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At 14, he left his home in Bihar with just ₹1,000 and an old laptop: Six years later, Adarsh Kumar won a scholarship from Georgetown University worth ₹3.5 crore

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At Georgetown in Doha, he will study with students from more than 70 nationalities. (Image Courtesy: Instagram/@adarshbihari.in) At 14, Adarsh Kumar left his home in Bihar’s Motihari with ₹1,000 and an old laptop. He was hoping to study in Kota, but could not afford coaching. Six years later, he is set to study at Georgetown … Read more

Ameesha Patel calls out love’s double standards: Why women are called ‘Gold Diggers’ for wanting stability, but men’s expectations go unquestioned

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When it comes to relationships, women are often expected to compromise, adjust, and fit into roles that society has traditionally assigned to them. But when a woman openly says she wants a financially stable or well-settled partner, she can quickly find herself being labelled a “gold digger.” Actor Ameesha Patel recently highlighted this double standard … Read more

Sunlight Travel Time: In 1992, scientists found out that light formed in the Sun’s core takes 1,70,000 years to reach its surface; Why does the sunlight that takes 8 minutes to reach Earth require lakhs of years to come out?

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Sunlight helps to sustain life on Earth; as soon as we step outside and tilt our faces up, we feel the warmth as if it were switched on. In reality, that light has lived two very different lives before it touches your skin. The final leg, from the Sun’s visible surface to Earth, takes only … Read more

Eight years after his wife’s death, yet he still saves a place for her every day: Bengaluru auto driver’s story is a quiet portrait of love and loss

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For some people, love does not end with goodbye. It simply changes the way it is expressed. An elderly auto driver in Bengaluru has been quietly carrying on a daily ritual for his late wife, even eight years after her death. Every day, he cleans his auto, places flowers inside the vehicle, and keeps his … Read more

Tibetan Plateau Ice Increase: Between 1979 and 2018, ice inside the Tibetan Plateau has increased despite rising global warming, which should melt it: What is the surprising reason behind the unusual pattern?

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Global warming is supposed to have one obvious effect on frozen ground: it melts.And this is what is happening across most of the world’s cold regions, from the Arctic to the Alps. But high up on the Tibetan Plateau, something strange is going on. Scientists have found that across roughly a third of the region’s … Read more

While the world sleeps, this little boy wakes at 6 AM to feed stray dogs: His daily ritual of love, kindness and compassion is melting hearts across the internet

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For most children, 6 am is still a time to be asleep. But for one little boy, the early morning has become a time for a special routine. Every day, he makes his way to a neighbourhood shop, sits quietly, and waits, not for a friend or a family member, but for a group of … Read more