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The Hindu International Education Fair opens with huge response

Hundreds of students and parents visited the stalls and interacted with colleges, universities, consulates, and agencies from across the globe, and got information about overseas education




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Prathap Suthan: Breaking boundaries with bored poetry

The adman’s day dawns with verses on topical concerns. They are my sunrise, he says, after completing six years of the exercise




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“With ‘Sherni’, I wanted to move away from the hero archetype”

A unique environmental drama, the recently released ‘Sherni’ is earning accolades from leading Indian conservationists for its accurate portrayal of the modern wildlife crisis




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The Scindias: Straddling royalty and politics with equal ease

Rasheed Kidwai’s book on the Gwalior royal family is as much a palace chronicle as it is a companion volume to modern Indian political history




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It’s heartbreak for England

But Italy are worthy winners of a wonderful football spectacle




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Raising a hospital: The Akole model

When finding a hospital bed proved daunting during the devastating second wave of Covid-19, the villagers of the Maharashtra taluk got together to set up makeshift healthcare centres




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Pulping patriarchy with ‘Haseen Dillruba’

Kanika Dhillon, the creator of fiesty heroines — ‘Manmarziyan’, ‘Kedarnath’ and ‘Haseen Dillruba’




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Life with my noisy roommates Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa

Comedy of errors are wont to occur when a tech writer’s lockdown friends — IoT devices — come out to play




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Plant humanities: A discipline takes shape

The words buzz in my head: Plants, pollinators, medicinal cannibalism, history of transplanted trees and bodies... And I wish for educators to use this slant of thinking into their curriculum




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Prince Philip on how to ‘get on with it’

Gyles Brandreth’s biography is an anecdote-filled final portrait of the ever-practical duke




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Exiting with grace and dignity

When changing jobs, upright professionals should communicate their decision to resign with truth and honesty, with respect and gratitude




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Finding Ritwik Ghatak’s boy hero

Over 63 years after its release, an author traces down Parama Bhattaraka, the impish child actor in one of Bengal’s most loved films




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Imperilled Immunity — India’s ailing Vaccine PSUs

At one time the primary producers of the country’s vaccine requirements, the units are in terminal decline. Can they be revived?




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Hyderabad rekindles the fire for heritage cuisine

Nothing about it is quick or simple. Meats need days of marination, spices are ground from scratch, and cooking takes hours. Yet, dishes from the Nizam era are winning new connoisseurs




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The gender leap: India sent its first woman athlete to the Olympics in 1924

While India began sending women athletes to the Olympics fairly early, a few countries started doing so as late as 2000




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‘A Death in Shonagachhi’: A world neither black, white nor grey

Rijula Das’s debut novel is a hard-hitting portrayal of life and death in the red light district




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Happiness at work is more than the sum of its parts

Interventions for promoting happiness at the workplace must start with a paradigm shift




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Weaving Connections: British designer William Morris’s colonial inspirations

The handcrafted colourful textiles of South Asia appealed immensely to the celebrated 19th-century craftsperson and polymath. A new exhibition of his works highlights these influences




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How Novotel floated its cloud kitchens

The Accor group hotel beat lockdown blues with some smart pivots




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Start-ups are shaking up the disability space even as investors lag

Why don’t Venture Capitalists and funders view those with disability as consumers with a wallet and a need? ask entrepreneurs who have built promising assistive solutions




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Radioactive — How Ushaben’s broadcasts transmitted the message of freedom

The spirited 22-year-old woman, who earned the sobriquet Radioben, was an integral part of the underground radio service during the Quit India movement




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Working with known devils vs unknown angels

Unlike relationships with friends and families, our work relationships are not unconditional




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Their guitars gently wept for Bangladesh

Pandit Ravi Shankar and George Harrison pulled off a coup of sorts when they managed to get Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and other stars to play a healing note for a new and anguished nation




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The cheat sheet for creativity

Taking a break on Mondays may not only drive away the blues but cultivate creativity




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Streaming a new reality: Malayalam movies in the OTT world

The industry has responded to the pandemic in creative ways and, in the bargain, gained a new audience as well as a generation of actors who do not walk formulaic paths




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Restoring Kozhikode’s Zamorin past with gentle retouches

The spruced up Tali temple pond complex serves as a portrait to the culture and history of the erstwhile rulers of Malabar




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Machan at the Taj takes its guests for a safari — inside its kitchens!

The iconic hotel at the heart of Delhi is reimagining and re-inventing the business of hospitality in creative ways




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Closing the loop on sustainability

As new regulations make it imperative to walk the talk on energy efficiency and eco friendliness, a bunch of cool companies design change all the way from planning to production




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Tamil poet Subramania Bharati’s English writings and songs find a voice

On his 100th death anniversary on September 11, a new book and a podcast throw light on unknown facets of the literary icon





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Beyonce expecting twins; Twitter explodes!

Queen Bey and her rapper husband Jay Z are already parents to daughter Blue Ivy.




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PIX: Nicki Minaj's curves and Jaden Smith's hair take centre stage at Met Gala

Some celebrities followed the theme while some put on their elegant outfits...





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Golden Globes 2018: Shape Of Water, Dunkirk, Big Little Lies lead nominations

Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya.





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Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 2018 winning list, right here.




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BAFTAs: Check what movies made it

Sally Hawkins, we think, will pip Frances McDormand.



  • NameDarkest HourDunkirkThe Shape of WaterThree Billboards Outside of Ebbing
  • IMAGE
  • Missouri
  • Tonya
  • Vanessa TaylorThree Billboards Outside of Ebbing
  • Darkest HourThe Death of StalinGod
  • BAFTA
  • HoytemaThe Shape of Water
  • Phantom ThreadOctavia Spencer
  • James IvoryThe Death
  • Hans ZimmerPhantom Thread
  • Daniel Day Lewis
  • Your NameChristopher Nolan
  • Jonny GreenwoodThe Shape
  • TonyaKristin Scott Thomas
  • Steven RogersLady Bird


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Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux split

'Normally we would do this privately, but given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directly.'




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BAFTAs 2018: Amy Jackson rubs shoulders with Hollywood

The highlights of the glamorous Brit awards, right here.




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Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for?




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'If you have a dream, fight for it'

'It's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going.'







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Oscars BANS Will Smith for 10 years

'We want to express our deep gratitude to Mr Rock for maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances,' the Academy stated.




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Big Reveal: Will Smith-Jada Separated...

Talk show host and actor Jada Pinkett Smith, 52, has revealed she and actor-husband Will Smith, 55, have been separated and have lived 'completely separate lives' since 2016.




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It's 30 Years of Pulp Fiction!

The cult film celebrated his landmark on April 18 with a special screening in Los Angeles.




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Priyanka's Day Out With Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra rubbed shoulders with Hollywood aristocracy when she co-hosted the Kering Foundation's Caring for Women dinner along with Julianne Moore and Kim Kardashian on September 9 in New York.




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Integration of paper-based analytical devices with digital microfluidics for colorimetric detection of creatinine

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00688G, Paper
Larissa G. Velasco, Danielly S. Rocha, Richard P. S. de Campos, Wendell K. T. Coltro
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a platform that allows the automated manipulation of individual droplets, ranging from nanoliters to microliters, and coupling sensing techniques can be facilitated by paper-based devices (PAD).
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