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Mayor Zohran Mamdani: New York installs new public bathrooms where doors open automatically after 10 minutes; “This is not a place to scroll,” says Mayor Zohran Mamdani |

Mamdani introducing the toilets (Screengrab) Imagine you’re on a sightseeing spree in New York City and urgently need to use a public bathroom. You step inside the toilet and hear a warning bell at five minutes, another at eight minutes and then, as you cross the 10-minute deadline, the bathroom door automatically opens while you’re…

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“I lost my hands that day, but I never lost…”: A driver’s heartbreaking journey from a life-changing accident to rebuilding his life for his family

For Avinash Rathod, life changed in a matter of seconds. A routine day at a construction site turned into a life-threatening accident that left him without both hands. But what followed was not a story of giving up. It was a story of fear, family, faith and the determination to begin again. Rathod shared his…

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Shruti Haasan: ‘I would really just love to be a mum’: Shruti Haasan opens up about adoption, PCOS fears and why one doctor changed how she sees motherhood

For years, Shruti Haasan had carried a fear that motherhood might not be possible for her. She had been told from a young age that PCOS could make conception difficult, a message that stayed with her and eventually made the subject of having children difficult to approach. Now, at 40, the actor says a conversation…

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Why adding this nutrient-rich fruit to your diet may be good for you

Dragon fruit contains a genuinely impressive concentration of antioxidant compounds, including betalains, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamates, all of which help the body neutralise free radicals responsible for cellular damage over time. Betalains, in particular, are the pigments responsible for the fruit’s vivid colour, and research suggests they may offer additional anti-inflammatory benefits beyond their antioxidant properties….

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Meet Ishtiaq Ali: 85-year-old artist from Lucknow who carves Hindu gods on living trees without harming them; “When I sleep, I see Devi-Devtas…” |

Ali spent his youth as a daily wage worker in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh. There was a time when Ishtiaq Ali returned home with the idols he had made, only to be told that they would not help run the household. Today, the 85-year-old artist from Kakori in Lucknow is drawing attention for carving Lord…

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