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I don't think things will change because of the win

When independent filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light scripted history by winning the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, it was not just a proud moment for the film's team, but also a triumph for the collective aspirations of women across the country.

Sid for kids

As a child, Sidhartha Mallya wished he had someone in his life to tell him what he wants to convey in his latest children's book, Sad Glad

Ready to roll

Following the Pokhran tests, India has operationalised a credible deterrent that the nation should be proud of

Breaking nuclear apartheid

How India protected its ability to move ahead with the nuclear weapons programme despite not signing the NPT

Power point

The Pokhran tests launched India's march towards being a full partner and participant in the global nuclear order

Shock and awe

India’s comprehensive capability in the nuclear domain is the result of its autonomous pursuit of the atomic programme against all odds

Spied on none, stole from none

A senior scientist during the Pokhran test in 1974 and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission during the tests in 1998, Dr Rajagopala Chidambaram has been a key figure in the Indian nuclear journey.

Leader with a difference

ARVIND KEJRIWAL'S RETURN TO JAIL APPEARS IMMINENT. BUT HIS BLISTERING POLL CAMPAIGN MAY HAVE BRIGHTENED INDIA BLOC’S PROSPECTS

HIT LIST

Strengths and weaknesses of top teams at the T20 World Cup

BABU BOOM

Meet bureaucrats who took the political plunge

TALKING POINT

By voting in large numbers, the people of Kashmir have expressed their readiness to resolve pressing issues peacefully

MAMATA FEARS THAT I WILL TAKE HINDU VOTES TO BJP

Everyone was surprised when Mamata Banerjee accused Kartik Maharaj, a monk associated with the Bharat Sevashram Sangha, of not allowing Trinamool Congress’s agents to sit in some polling booths during the Lok Sabha elections and of inciting communal violence in Murshidabad.

SOUTH WREST

As nine constituencies in southern Bengal go to the polls on June 1, the Trinamool Congress hopes to retain its hold

Why BJP is not contesting in Kashmir

Union Home Minister Amit Shah claims “there is no greater testament to the removal of Article 370” than the high polling percent ages in the Kashmir valley.

GO THROUGH ME FIRST...

How India's valiant human shields protect important political leaders and visiting dignitaries

If the BJP is determined to put democracy in jail, then I am determined to run democracy from jail

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ARVIND KEJRIWAL, DELHI CHIEF MINISTER AND AAM AADMI PARTY NATIONAL CONVENER

Spivak's speech; not fair, lady!

When Horatio Bottomley, MP, called in to see Lord Cholmondeley, he told the butler, “I wish to speak to Lord Cholmond-ley.”

Stroke Of Genius?

Not really. Stroke care is not rocket science. All it needs is better public awareness and access to timely and affordable treatment

At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?

ACCORDING TO A US STUDY PUBLISHED in the journal Psychological Science, loneliness follows a U-shaped pattern in adulthood people are loneliest during younger and older adulthood, and least lonely in middle age.

How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart

Getting angry can constrict blood vessels and increase a person's risk of developing heart in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Winner in a wheelchair

Cerebral palsy could not stop Sarika from achieving her dream of becoming a civil servant

BONE SUPREMACY

Taking good care of your bones will take a big load off your old age

MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40

THE US PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for all women to start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40 and continuing through age 74.

TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE

PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR GUM DISEASE treated following treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), or irregular heartbeat, are significantly less likely to suffer AFib recurrence, according to Japanese research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PRESENTED AT ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, climbing stairs is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

A SINGLE LOW DOSE INJECTION of esketamine given right after childbirth can reduce the risk of major postpartum depression by about three quarters, finds a US study published in The BMJ.

Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?

I have been following Nancy Tyagi on Instagram for over a year.

Cannes can do

Never mind that India is witnessing a massive general election, perhaps one of the dirtiest it has ever witnessed.

AGEING BACKWARDS

THE NEW BREED OF WELLNESS’ GURUS—FROM FITNESS EXPERTS TO BIOHACKERS

Lady Whistledown's back

The new season of Bridgerton could have been a reflection of reality, rather than an escape from it