
Aditi Bhaduri
As large parts of the world celebrate Buddha Purnima, tradition reminds us that over 2,500 years ago, Prince Siddhartha Gautama—who would become Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One—was born on this day. It is also believed that on this very day, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in prese...Read more
Rajeev Narayan
At its narrowest, the Strait of Hormuz is barely 34 kilometres wide. Yet through this slender corridor flows a fifth of the world’s oil, a volume so vast that even a temporary disruption can send shockwaves across the globe. Today, as tensions involving the United States, Israel...Read more
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Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has opened up about the emotional toll of high-pressure cricket, revealing that she finds comfort and clarity in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita during difficult phases of her career.
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New Delhi
High-income countries are on track to eliminate cervical cancer -- preventable through vaccination and screening -- by 2048, while low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will see only slight reductions over the next century, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.<...Read more
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Samsung’s next-generation Ultra flagship may arrive with a major camera redesign if recent leaks are anything to go by. Although the Galaxy S26 Ultra debuted only a few months ago, speculation surrounding its successor, likely to be called the Galaxy S27 Ultra is already ...Read more