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TOI Dialogues Uttarakhand ‘Stories from the Hills’: How the mountains shape Uttarakhand’s stories, culture and memories

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Photographer and historian Ganesh Saili, Almora Literature Festival chairperson Dr Vasudha Pant, author and historian Dr Roshen Dalal and anthropologist and heritage writer Lokesh Ohri in conversation with author Akshat Gupta Uttarakhand is often written about through its landscapes, but its most compelling stories are rooted in the people, the traditions and the memories created … Read more

Sonu Sood REACTS to ‘Hanuman Ansh’s stunning Rs 220 crore box office success: ‘It’s high time we make films not just for the glamour but stories’ |

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Sonu Sood REACTS to ‘Hanuman Ansh’s stunning Rs 220 crore box office success: ‘It’s high time we make films not just for the glamour but stories’ ‘Hanuman Ansh’, a film chronicling the life and miracles associated with spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba, has itself become something of a box office miracle. Starting off with little … Read more

Water kept leaking into his ground-floor home despite repeated fixes; after an 8-year legal fight, Maharashtra court orders first floor flat owner to allow repairs and split costs

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The upstairs owner was no longer willing to let repair workers enter his flat. (Image for representative purpose only) Co-habiting in a housing society can come with its set of challenges. One such case is of a ground floor flat occupant who was constantly troubled by water leakage from the first floor, and the problem … Read more

Mark Carney: Canada will be ‘stronger, more resilient, more independent’ after US trade war, Mark Carney says

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File photo: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (Picture credit: AP) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with the United States as a more resilient and independent economy, while stressing that future cooperation with Washington must be based on respect for both countries’ sovereignty.“And to our … Read more

Farmers seek complete crop loan waiver, stage protest in Trichy | Trichy News

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Trichy: Hundreds of farmers staged a protest in Trichy on Tuesday demanding a complete waiver of crop loans, following which ministers and officials assured them that their demands would be examined and placed before chief minister Joseph Vijay.Farmers belonging to various associations gathered near Samayapuram and staged the protest while holding palm leaves. They expressed … Read more

Shah Rukh Khan lost Rs 5000 at Ajmer Sharif, fakir told him he will earn Rs 500 crore, the actor once revealed, ‘I don’t believe in such things, he was right’ |

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Long before Shah Rukh Khan became one of the most celebrated stars in Indian cinema, he was a young actor trying to find his footing in Bollywood. During those early years, he accompanied his ailing mother, Lateef Fatima Khan, to Ajmer Sharif to seek blessings. Decades later, the actor recalled a memorable incident from that … Read more

In 2021, a British Columbia woman allowed limited tree trimming; neighbours cut far more for a Shuswap Lake view, and a judge ordered them to pay $34,064 in damages

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Hays said she had lost the shade that had previously made the yard comfortable- AI image A British Columbia woman who allowed her neighbours to trim some trees in 2021 later found that much more had been cut down to improve their view of Shuswap Lake. A provincial court judge has now ruled that the … Read more

Dengiall Vaccine: One shot against four dengue strains? What India’s home-grown DengiAll vaccine could change about dengue prevention

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​India’s DengiAll vaccine is being studied as a single-dose, four-strain dengue vaccine. The story explains how tetravalent protection works, why Phase 3 results matter and what must happen before the vaccine can reach the public.(Representative image) India’s first home-grown dengue vaccine, DengiAll, is being tested in a large clinical trial. If it proves safe and … Read more

‘D56’: Dhanush and Tamizharasan Pachamuthu’s next film reportedly titled ‘Padayal’; pooja on September 17 |

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Tamil superstar Dhanush has multiple films in his pipeline, including ‘OM’ with director Rajkumar Periasamy. As the film is set to hit the big screen next month, the latest buzz suggests that his next upcoming action entertainer, tentatively referred to as ‘D56’, has reportedly been titled ‘Padayal’.According to a report by Valai Pechu, the film … Read more

Lalbaugcha Raja: How a broken market, struggling fishermen and a vow to Lord Ganesha created Mumbai’s most famous Ganpati

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Lalbaugcha Raja idol ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaug, in Mumbai Mumbai’s most famous Ganpati did not begin with a grand pandal or celebrity crowds. Its story began with a market that had shut down, families worried about their livelihood and a promise made to Lord Ganesha. In 1934, that promise took the form … Read more