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Humanity’s Leap Forward | How Axiom 4 reignites India’s aspirations for...

Biju Dharmapalan As the world watches the International Space Station orbit above us, a historic mission awaits its moment to launch. The Axiom 4 mission, which is presently delayed but is on the brink of takeoff, is far more than just another routine trip to space. International cooperation, scientific discovery,...

Bollywood Buzz

Rajesh Khanna and the Myth of Stardom

Love Letters and Lipstick-Stained Madness B S Dara Some stars shine bright. Others burn. And then there was Rajesh Khanna, the man who made India believe in love, longing, and loneliness, all at once. From 1969 to 1972 was a time in India when the name Rajesh Khanna was a fever. He...

Personality

Frederick Forsythe, the Unusual author of Thrillers

Tirthankar Mitra His first love was reporting. And while on the job in locations as diverse as Paris and Biafra, Frederick Forsythe who passed away on June 9 dug out the nuggets of lives unknown which would later be the material of his best selling fiction. He was 86.Forsythe did...

Health

Surviving the Summer Blaze

Ankit Sharma As global temperatures climb to historic highs, the world finds itself battling a relentless summer blaze. Heatwaves once considered rare are now an...

Career & Education

Scholarship Alert

Scholarship Name 1: Satya Scholarship Program 2025 Description: The Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust invites applications from Class 12 graduates who have scored at least 60% and are pursuing under graduate (UG) or integrated master's programs at selected colleges/universities (Institutes) located in Ludhiana district. With full tuition coverage, this scholarship is...

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Society

Smartphones and Children

Dr Piyali Arora In today's India, smartphones have become incredibly needful and are used by a large portion of the population. Two-year-old, Megha, glued to a cartoon on her mother's phone refusing to eat unless the screen stays on;this scene, once unusual, is now common in many homes. From toddlers...

Book Review

General Zorawar Singh: translated into Dogri

Yashpaul Nirmal Name of the book - General Zorawar Singh Genre - Novel Original author - Ganga Ram Raji Translation - Jyoti Sharma Price - 549 Pages - 160 Publisher - Sarva Bhasha Trust, New Delhi. The Book entitled "General Zorawar Singh" is a Novel based on the life and works of General Zorawar Singh. The original...

Fashion

Summer Hair Masks

Shahnaz Husain All that 'fun in the sun' during the summer months mean great things for our social life and general happiness levels. Summer is all about sun, beach trips, and vacations, but the intense heat, sweat, and humidity can wreak havoc on your hair. We are in the middle...

Heritage

Hinglaj Mata, Balochistan…A sacred Shakti Peeth

Chander M Bhat Brahmarandhram Hingulaaym Bhairavvo Vimallochanah Kottari Saa Mahaaamaayaa Trigunaa Yaa Digamvari Nestled deep within the arid expanse of Hingol National Park in Balochistan, Pakistan, stands one of the most sacred and enigmatic shrines in the Hindu spiritual landscape: the shrine of Hinglaj Mata, also reverently known as Hinglaj Devi or...

Science & Technology

Space’s Silent Mystery What happens to Women up there?

Girish Linganna Sixty-two years ago, Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go to space. But since then, only about 11% of astronauts have been women. Because there are so few women astronauts, we still don't fully understand how space travel affects the female body. There are also more men than...

Art and Culture

35 Years of Children Theatre Camps in Jammu

Aarushi Thakur Rana In last 35 years, Jammu emerged as one of the most happening centres of India in terms of Children Theatre. The movement was started by Natrang in the year 1990 with the first ever Children's summer theatre camp in Jammu under the direction of Balwant Thakur and...