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Red suitcase murder: CCTV trail leads cops to Chennai house, gruesome evidence emerges

A red suitcase containing decomposed human remains found at Agra Cantt railway station has led investigators to a rented house in Chennai, police told India Today. CCTV footage allegedly showed a man and woman carrying the luggage into Chennai Central before placing it on the Tamil Nadu Express. Police are…

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Air India reduces Delhi cargo transfer time to 5-8 hours, expands pilot across India-Europe routes

Air India successfully launched a new cargo transshipment policy on a key air route. This initiative significantly reduced cargo connection times at Delhi Airport. The policy allows eligible shipments to remain securely packed throughout their transit. This streamlined process aims to attract more transit cargo to Indian airports. The airline…

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What Indian Women Actually Wore in the 1970s and Why That Fashion Still Speaks Today

The decade that dressed itself in contradictionThe 1970s Indian woman did not dress for a mood board. She dressed for a power cut, a bus commute, a college corridor where being noticed too much was its own kind of problem. The silhouettes that came out of that decade were not…

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Batch Cooking for One: How Solo Meal Prep and Storage Planning Actually Work in India

The Standard Advice Doesn't ScaleMost batch cooking guides assume you're feeding four people and have a double-door refrigerator. Cook once, eat all week, that's the promise. For one person in a 1BHK in Pune or Chennai, that promise turns into a week of eating the same sabzi until you'd rather…

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Why Older Women With Younger Partners In India Face A Social Stigma That Men Never Do

The Punishment Has a Name, Even When Nobody Says ItYou know the look. It arrives before anyone opens their mouth, at a family dinner in Pune, at a colleague's wedding in Chennai, in the comment section under a photo you almost didn't post. It is the look that says you…

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All-India housing prices rises 6% YoY in 1QFY27 led by key markets: Kotak

In the first quarter of fiscal year twenty twenty-seven, real estate prices experienced a significant six percent year-over-year rise. Major cities such as New Delhi, Noida, Chennai, Greater Noida, and Bengaluru spearheaded this trend. While residential sales saw a moderate three percent uptick, the launch of new projects declined alongside…

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Who was Sowcar Janaki, veteran South Indian actor who died at 94?

Sowcar Janaki news: Veteran actor Sowcar Janaki died in Chennai at 94 following age-related ailments. With a career spanning more than seven decades, she worked across South Indian cinema in dramatic, glamorous and comic roles. Actor Y Gee Mahendran remembered her as a self-made performer known for her talent, simplicity…

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India, ADB sign $230 million loan to upgrade Chennai water system

India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $230 million loan agreement. This project will expand and modernize Chennai's water supply and sanitation infrastructure. It includes building new pipes and upgrading pumping stations across the city. Chennai will also implement a comprehensive ring-main system for improved water reliability. The initiative…

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22k gold rate today: Check 18k, 20k, 22k, 24k gold prices (August 21, 2026) at Tanishq, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers and IBJA

Today, gold prices have escalated in major urban centers across India. Leading jewelers including Tanishq and Malabar Gold & Diamonds are now offering elevated rates. This surge is apparent in various prominent jewelry brands throughout the nation. Indicative retail rates for gold and silver released by IBJA underscore the prevailing…

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Home sales cool, prices climb: Is India's housing market getting too expensive?

India's residential housing market saw sales decline by 6.1% YoY in Q2 2026, while average prices rose 1% QoQ to Rs 10,153 per sq ft. Led by a 26% price surge in Bengaluru, widening cost-sales gaps indicate maturing market dynamics and growing affordability pressures for mid-income buyers.

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Horseshoe Crab Blood Powers Every Vaccine and Injection You Have Ever Been Given

The blue blood that guards every hospital on EarthHorseshoe crab blood is blue. Not metaphorically, literally blue, because it uses copper-based hemocyanin to carry oxygen instead of the iron-based hemoglobin that makes human blood red. But the colour is not why the biomedical industry harvests roughly 600,000 horseshoe crabs every…

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5 Free Environmental Habits for Indian Homes That Actually Create Measurable Change

Stop rinsing dishes under a running tapA 2019 study by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) found that Indian households waste between 40 and 70 litres of water daily on habits that require no water at all to change. Rinsing dishes under a running tap is the clearest example.…

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The Tamilian Jewellery Traditions That Carry South Indian Craftsmanship, And the Artisans Losing Them

What the piece is actually sayingYou can tell a machine-made temple necklace from a hand-worked one by the back. The front is easy to fake, the goddess's face, the lotus border, the kirtimukha at the crown. Turn it over and the hand-worked piece shows you the ghost of every tool…

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Dhanushkodi: India's Abandoned Ghost Town Swallowed by the 1964 Cyclone That Erased It

The town that India declared deadOn the night of December 22, 1964, a cyclone made landfall at the southeastern tip of the Indian subcontinent with winds clocked above 280 kilometres per hour and a storm surge that put the entire spit of land under water. Dhanushkodi had roughly 1,800 residents.…

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Why Arunachala Mountain Is Worshipped as a Living Teacher in Hindu Sacred Tradition

The mountain that does not move, and does not need toRamana Maharshi arrived at Arunachala in 1896 as a sixteen-year-old and never left. Not because he was trapped. Because, as he said repeatedly, the mountain would not release him, and he had stopped wanting it to. He spent decades on…

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Paid Rs 46 lakh for flat in 2019, but builder didnt deliver even after 6 years; wealth manager shares how buyer got Rs 1 crore payout from court

A Chennai couple who paid Rs 46 lakh for a flat in 2019 allegedly waited years without receiving possession, while continuing to pay both rent and home-loan EMIs. Wealth manager Kalyan Kumar Biswal said a 2025 consumer court ruling ordered the builder to refund the amount with 19% interest from…

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Gold rate today (August 20, 2026): Check 24k, 22k, 20k, 18k gold jewellery prices from Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers, Tanishq & IBJA in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad & more cities

Gold rate today: Gold prices surged in various major Indian cities as jewellers adjusted their rates for 22k gold jewellery, marking a noticeable increase from the previous day. Noteworthy brands such as Tanishq, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, and Kalyan Jewellers are reflecting these heightened prices.

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3 Water Conservation Habits for Indian Households That Cut Your Utility Bill Every Month

Habit 1: Fix the drip you've stopped hearingA single dripping tap wastes between 15 and 20 litres of water per day. Over a month, that's 450 to 600 litres gone from one fixture you tuned out weeks ago. In most Indian households, there are two or three such taps, a…

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The Partition Museum in Amritsar Is the One Place in India That Should Stop You Cold

The Wall Does Not Let You Stay a TouristThe Partition Museum sits on Town Hall Chowk in Amritsar, and it does not announce itself the way the Golden Temple does. There is no gold. No single luminous point drawing crowds forward. You walk in, and the first thing you encounter…

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Cabinet clears Rs 13,041 crore rail & road projects; Howrah-Chennai line to be quadrupled

The Union Cabinet approved five infrastructure projects totaling Rs 13,041 crore. Four railway projects will enhance capacity on key eastern and southern routes. These upgrades aim to boost freight movement and passenger train operations significantly. A new highway project in Bihar will improve connectivity to the Nepal border. These developments…

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22k gold rate today: Check 18k, 20k, 22k, 24k gold prices (August 19, 2026) at Tanishq, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers and IBJA

GOld rate today: Gold prices dropped today at prominent Indian jewellery outlets, including Tanishq, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Kalyan Jewellers, and Joyalukkas. The IBJA confirmed a decrease in gold rates across multiple purity levels. Customers are encouraged to stay informed on the latest 18K, 22K, and 24K rates.

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Project Crocodile: How India Saved Three Species From Extinction Through Conservation

Three Species, One CrisisBy the early 1970s, India had hunted and farmed its crocodilians to the edge of disappearance. The mugger (Crocodylus palustris), found across freshwater lakes and rivers from Rajasthan to Odisha, had been slaughtered for its skin. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the largest living reptile on Earth,…

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Gold rate today (August 18, 2026): Check 24k, 22k, 20k, 18k gold jewellery prices from Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers, Tanishq & IBJA in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad & more cities

Today gold rate: On August 18, 2026, gold prices showed a slight uptick at leading jewellery retailers. While Tanishq kept its gold prices unchanged, competitors like Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, and Kalyan Jewellers raised their 22k gold rates. Notably, the India Bullion and Jewellers Association reported minor fluctuations in…

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One National Park: Shaping the next generation of commercial destinations in Chennai

One National Park presents a remarkable opportunity, blending top-tier commercial infrastructure with premier lifestyle amenities. Set next to Guindy National Park, this development not only enhances business efficiency but also enriches the employee experience amidst a stunning natural backdrop. With superb accessibility, it features integrated retail and dining choices, embodying…

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Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar.

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