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Your Pancreas Controls Insulin, Digestion, and Your Diabetes Risk. Here Is How.

A Small Organ Doing Two Very Different JobsThe pancreas sits behind your stomach, about 15 centimetres long, and most people could not point to it on their own body. It runs two entirely separate systems simultaneously. The first is exocrine: it produces digestive enzymes, lipase, amylase, protease, that travel through…

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An accident left him wondering if he would ever walk again, yet this physicist who grew up in a poor Rajasthan village became the first Indian to win the Wolf Prize

Indian-origin physicist Jainendra K. Jain has made history by winning the esteemed Wolf Prize in Physics for his innovative composite fermion theory. This theory not only elucidated the fractional quantum Hall effect but also reshaped the landscape of quantum physics. Jain's inspiring journey from rural Rajasthan showcases his unyielding spirit…

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Seven states plan 1,380 new GCCs, to help create 12 lakh jobs by 2031: CBRE

Seven states are establishing dedicated policies for Global Capability Centres. These initiatives aim to create approximately 1.18 million jobs by the year 2031. Karnataka targets 500 centres and 3.5 lakh new employment opportunities. Maharashtra plans 200 centres, expecting 4 lakh jobs, while Rajasthan targets over 200 centres. Other states are…

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Pin Valley, Himachal's Cold Desert Inside the Himalayan Range, Rewards Every Patient Traveller

The Road That Decides Before You DoThe road into Pin Valley does not ease you in. From Kaza, the last town in Spiti with a functioning ATM and mobile signal, the route to the valley floor drops and climbs in ways that make the vehicle feel like a suggestion rather…

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6 Foods That Protect Your Gallbladder, All Already Sitting in Your Indian Kitchen

TurmericCurcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly stimulates bile production and improves bile flow from the gallbladder into the small intestine. A 2002 study published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics found that curcumin caused significant gallbladder contraction in healthy volunteers, reducing the stasis that allows cholesterol to crystallise…

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Why Oxidised Silver Jewellery Became the Urban Indian Woman's Quiet Style Statement

The jewellery that stopped trying to impressYou have seen her. On the Metro in Delhi, in a Bengaluru café nursing her second coffee, walking through a Colaba market on a Saturday with no particular urgency. She is wearing oxidised silver, a pair of jhumkas gone dark at the filigree, a…

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Weather update today, August 12: IMD issues extremely heavy rain alert for Rajasthan, check forecast for states across the country

The India Meteorological Department warns of extensive rainfall spanning numerous Indian states. On August 11, isolated regions of East Rajasthan may experience exceptionally heavy downpours. The Himalayan regions and Northeast are projected to see significant rainfall throughout the week, while thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds may affect other areas. Residents…

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Kutch Is Where the Rann Ends and the Artisans Begin: Crafts That Belong to No Other Place

The Rann Is the Threshold, Not the DestinationYou arrive at the white desert and think you have arrived at Kutch. The Rann of Kutch is enormous and genuinely strange, a seasonal salt marsh that turns solid and blinding white in winter, stretching toward Pakistan in one direction and the Arabian…

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How Kidney Stone Formation Begins in Your Renal System and How to Stop It Early

What Actually Happens Inside the KidneyYour kidney filters roughly 200 litres of blood every day, pulling out waste and excess minerals and sending them out in urine. Most of those minerals stay dissolved. A stone begins when one of them stops dissolving and starts crystallising instead.The most common type is…

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"Did order come from PMO?": Arvind Kejriwal targets BJP over 'zombie drug' video claim linked to Punjab

Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP MPs of spreading falsehoods regarding a video purportedly from Punjab. The Punjab Police clarified the circulated video actually originated from Rajasthan. Kejriwal also criticised the Modi government's E20 fuel policy implementation. He stated the government suppresses voices critical of its fuel initiative. AAP advocates for transparency…

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India's Rarest Wildcat, the Caracal, Is Quietly Surviving in Places Nobody Predicted

A Cat That Refused to DisappearThe last confirmed caracal sighting in many Indian states happened so long ago that field biologists stopped budgeting for them. Then camera traps started catching something unexpected: a medium-sized feline with tufted black ears and a tawny, unmarked coat moving through the rocky scrublands of…

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Weather Today: Heavy rain to lash Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra as IMD warns of intense monsoon spell across India

Weather Today: India anticipates widespread rainfall and thunderstorms on Tuesday, August 11. Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast across several northern and central regions. The monsoon trough and a low-pressure area are driving the active weather systems. Many states will experience thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds over the coming…

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Indian Jewellery Pieces Worth Owning Before Artisan Craftsmanship Disappears Forever

The Man Who Makes It Is Sixty-ThreeThe karigar who makes Odisha's finest filigree silver earrings is sixty-three years old, and his son drives an auto-rickshaw. This is not a tragedy in the making. It is already made. Across India's jewellery-making clusters, Karimnagar in Telangana for silver filigree, Jaipur for meenakari,…

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Why Choosing Kundan Jewellery Has Always Been a Political Statement in Indian Fashion

The Weight It Carries Before You Put It OnKundan arrived in Indian jewellery not as decoration but as court language. The Mughal ateliers in Agra and the Rajput goldsmiths of Jaipur and Bikaner refined it over centuries into something that communicated rank, alliance, and aesthetic allegiance simultaneously. The technique, setting…

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Why Kidney Stones Are Striking Indians in Their 30s, and the Diet and Dehydration Link

The numbers have shifted, and urologists have noticedA 2022 study published in the Indian Journal of Urology found that nearly 12% of India's population will develop kidney stones at some point, with the incidence rising sharply among working-age adults between 25 and 45. The "stone belt", a geographic band running…

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The Rusty-Spotted Cat Is India's Smallest Wild Feline and Almost Nobody Knows It Exists

Smaller Than Your Kitten, Deadlier Than You'd ExpectThe rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) weighs between 0.9 and 1.6 kilograms at full adult size. A domestic cat typically weighs three to five kilograms. This wild feline fits in a human hand and would lose a size comparison to most Indian street kittens.…

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What Traditional Indian Jewellery Really Signals About Your Region, Religion, and Caste

The dialect spoken in goldThe mangalsutra a woman wears in Pune looks nothing like the one her counterpart wears in Chennai. One is black beads strung on gold thread. The other is a thali tied with turmeric cord at the wedding and later restrung on a gold chain. Both signal…

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The Hair Clip Is Back: How Gen Z Indian Women Are Reclaiming Traditional Adornment

What your grandmother clipped into her braid without thinkingThe gold-toned hairclip your nani kept in a steel box beside her sindoor wasn't decorative in any self-conscious way. It was functional. It held a plait, kept hair off a face bent over a chulha, marked the end of the morning routine.…

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School Holiday Tomorrow, August 10: Heavy rain forecast, check school closure updates

School holiday, August 10: In anticipation of heavy rainfall across multiple regions in India on August 10, 2026, district administrations are preparing to assess local conditions for possible school closures. It's important to note that Telangana's schools will be shut for the Bonalu festival, which is unrelated to the ongoing…

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NEET paper leak 2026: How WhatsApp ‘watch’ message, Mygate app helped CBI crack case

A WhatsApp message initiated the CBI's investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Investigators used app logs and a WhatsApp group to track students and identify question setters. Chemistry professor PV Kulkarni allegedly shared questions after memorizing them from NTA preparations. Physics paper was leaked separately by another NTA panel…

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Five Salt Lakes and Flats Across India That Rival Sambhar and Rann of Kutch for Travel

Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India's Largest Inland Saline LakeMost Indian travellers who know Sambhar know it only as a name on a map between Jaipur and Ajmer. The lake itself, roughly 230 square kilometres at full spread, sits in a shallow basin that has been harvested for salt since at least…

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Heavy rain in Rajasthan; wet spell to continue till Aug 10

Rajasthan experienced heavy rainfall on Friday as the southwest monsoon reactivated. The India Meteorological Department forecasts continued intense showers across the state for several days. Two weather systems are expected to intensify, bringing more rain to eastern regions. Moderate to heavy rainfall is predicted for Bharatpur, Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer, and…

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Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan's Salt Wilderness Where Flamingo Season Makes Reality Feel Optional

The lake that shouldn't exist hereSambhar is the largest inland salt lake in India, spread across roughly 230 square kilometres in the Nagaur and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan, and it sits in a place that geologically has no business being a lake at all. The Aravalli ranges funnel seasonal runoff…

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The Stepwell Trail Through Madhya Pradesh: A Guide to India's Forgotten Baoli Architecture

Why Madhya Pradesh, and Why NowMost people chasing stepwells head to Rajasthan. Rani ki Vav in Patan gets the UNESCO plaque and the Instagram queue. But Madhya Pradesh has been quietly holding a parallel inventory of baoli architecture, older in some cases, less restored in others, and almost entirely free…

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Weather tomorrow, August 7: Heavy rain alert for Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and other states; check national forecast

Weather updates August 7: Extensive rainfall is anticipated throughout various regions of India on Friday, with robust thunderstorms in the North, Central, East, and Northeast. The national capital, Delhi, along with Haryana, are set to experience substantial rainfall. Additional states such as Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are bracing for heavy…

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