Inside Delhi’s weekend book crawls

For a growing number of young readers, the ideal weekend now means a tote bag, an iced latte, and an afternoon spent moving from one bookstore to the next (AI Image) In a city where leisure often defaults to malls and cafes, bookstore hopping offers a quieter form of exploration. Tucked inside bustling markets, with…

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Delay in forming ministry cripples civic projects

Chennai: More than a week after model code of conduct was lifted, the tenders section of key govt departments, including GCC, Metrowater, Highways and PWD, lie in limbo as there is no active ministry in place to approve and fund projects.Besides a few small emergency projects involving road cuts, govt departments haven’t floated any initiatives…

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Pregnancy termination at illegal clinic sparks foeticide probe

During the raid, officials found a facility operating with an operation table, surgical instruments and medicines. Investigators seized several items Gurgaon: A 17-week pregnant woman developed severe complications after an illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic in Rewari, prompting a probe into female foeticide and sex determination practices. A joint team of health department, police…

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An open top league & merit-based ecosystem

Kolkata: As All India Football Federation (AIFF) is preparing to put heads together over a potential club-led model for the future operation and commercialization of the Indian Super League (ISL) next week, East Bengal club has come up with a series of proposals aimed at restructuring the Indian football season with a “globally-aligned, competitive and…

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