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Book excerpt | What's the correlation between social media engagement by politicians & their vote share in elections?
Book excerpts from The Online Effect by Sanjeev Singh: Can social media help politicians get votes? Do politicians hold strategy meetings about which issues to post on? Do some issues get more engagement than others? Does engagement with posts go up during elections? And what does it all mean for assembly polls and general election results?
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Rakul Preet & Jackky Bhagnani wedding: Couple wore custom Tarun Tahiliani ensembles
Bollywood wedding 2024: Actress Rakul Preet and producer Jackky Bhagnani got married at Goa's ITC Grand South Goa on February 21, 2024. While Rakul Preet wore a hand-embroidered lehnga with 3D floral motifs, the inspiration for Jackky Bhagnani's wedding sherwani came from Kashmiri crafts traditions, Chikankari and the Kashmiri chinar leaf.
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Pathaan 2 gets green light: Here is a look at where we are in the YRF Spyverse
YRF spy universe looks to consolidate the success of Shah Rukh Khan’s entry into the Spyverse with standalone film. The story so far, ahead of the release of Pathaan 2.
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Porn actor Johnny Sins gets candid about sex work, taboo and Kamasutra in a chat with Tanmay Bhat
Comedian Tanmay Bhat hosted a candid chat with porn star Johnny Sins who has recently set the internet ablaze with a subversive saas-bahu styled ad about the need for men’s sexual wellness.
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With Signing of Don 3, Brand Kiara Advani Goes from Strength to Strength
Kiara Advani will star opposite Ranveer Singh in the next Don film, possibly the most attractive IP on offer in Hindi cinema. With this Kiara Advani’s net worth, prospects and the horizon of what she can achieve as an actress, seem to be on the upswing again.
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Amazon Prime Video’s Poacher hopes to offer nuance to the human-animal conflict in Kerala
Incidentally, the series Poacher releases in the aftermath of violent protests in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency of Wayanad, where three people have recently been killed by elephants within a month.
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The upcoming total solar eclipse could be among the top travel events of the year
On April 8 will witness a total solar eclipse. It'll be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US until 2044. Between 1 million and 4 million people are estimated to journey to the path of totality to see it.
ENVIRONMENT
How many types of solar eclipses are there, and how often do they occur?
Eclipses follow a predictable cycle known as the Saros cycle, lasting 6,585 days. April 8 will witness a total solar eclipse. It'll be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US until 2044.
ENVIRONMENT
Top myths associated with solar eclipses
In spite of the scientific explanation for the celestial event, some misconceptions still endure. April 8 will witness a total solar eclipse.
ENVIRONMENT
How 6 ancient cultures explained a solar eclipse
These interpretations helped them make sense of what seemed like an inexplicable phenomenon. April 8 will witness a total solar eclipse, when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the Sun. It'll be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US until 2044.
TECHNOLOGY
OpenAI drops 'Sora', new groundbreaking text-to-video tool, can make films in the future
Microsoft-backed startup & ChatGPT maker OpenAI's new disruptor Artificial Intelligence tool, Sora, stuns social media with hyper-realistic 60-second videos created using text prompts. The potential of Sora is massive.
BUSINESS
Paytm pains far from over, but Sandeep Tandon of Quant MF sees digital banking new reality
On January 31, the RBI placed restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank, saying the actions were warranted by “persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns in the bank”
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Dunki on Netflix: Shah Rukh Khan & Rajkumar Hirani's film trends on social media again
Dunki OTT release: Director Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki is now on Netflix. Over 2 hours, 41 minutes, Dunki covers a span of 25 years and the distance from Laltu in Punjab to London and back. The story of three illegal immigrants made around Rs 430 crore in worldwide box office collections.
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Pioneers: Rukhmabai, one of India's first women doctors, encouraged women to seek medical help, socialise
Book excerpt: Rukhmabai: The Life and Times of a Child Bride Turned Rebel-Doctor by Sudhir Chandra | "In 1897, within months of the hospital’s formal opening, the plague epidemic broke out in Surat. Rukhmabai was given charge of the women patients at the Civil Hospital. As the pestilence raged on, she also had to undertake house-to-house visitation in the sprawling city to look for women and children affected by the disease."
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Who walked with Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir?
Book excerpt | Dilip D'Souza in Roadwalker: A Few Miles on the Bharat Jodo Yatra: "The GPS coordinates had been sent to me by WhatsApp—the digital age, after all. Ahead, because someone had told us the best place to walk was just in front of the main body of yatris: still among plenty of walkers but not engulfed in a flood of them jostling for space on the road. So we waited there for the Yatra to arrive. I strolled about, taking photos of nearby posters and bunting."
SCIENCE
When and where to see total solar eclipse in 2024
On April 8, 2024, the rare celestial phenomenon total solar eclipse will be visible across continental America. Here's what you need to know about the time of surya grahan in India and best places to see the solar eclipse 2024 ring of fire in America, Canada and Mexico.
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Parsi home-cooking: Easy Dhansak recipe
Book excerpt: Frenny Billimoria is one of over 100 people who contributed to The India Cookbook: From the Tables of My Friends, selected and edited by Sunita Kohli. Billimoria's recipe for Parsi dal-and-meat dish Dhansak with rice and kachumbar salad, reproduced with permission from Aleph.
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How Shankar Mahadevan joined Zakir Hussain & John McLaughlin's Indo Jazz band Shakti
Book excerpt from The Authorized Biography of Grammy 2024 Winner for Best Global Music Album, Shankar Mahadevan, The Musical Maverick by Ashis Ghatak.
INDIA
Haldwani violence: 5 killed, over 100 cops injured; Uttarakhand on high alert
Communal tensions and violence erupted in Haldwani after an illegal madrasa and an adjoining mosque were demolished; paramilitary forces have been deployed to control the situation.
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How descriptions of urban planning and sustainable living in epics and puranas, informed the making of Ayodhya airport
One of the key architects at Sthapati, which worked on phase 1 of the Ayodhya Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, was writing the book 'The Splendour of Shri Rams Ancient City AYODHYA: A Walk Through the Living Heritage' around the same time. The two projects intersected and informed each other. Here's how.
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Ustad Rashid Khan tribute: Best film & non-film songs of Mian Tansen’s descendant
The demise at age 55 of Ustad Rashid Khan, of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, who was a direct descendant of Mian Tansen, marks the end of an era of Hindustani classical music. Here is a list of some of his memorable songs across genres.
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Book excerpt: Revolutionizing Business Operations | 'Achieving Transparency in Business Processes'
From 'Revolutionizing Business Operations' by Tony Saldanha and Filippo Passerini | "KEY INSIGHT: Transparency in business processes is a powerful strategy. It fosters collaboration and systemically accelerates process effectiveness."
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Book excerpt: The Winning Culture | A case for sticky messaging in all organisations, everywhere
"The messaging must also be concise and memorable. Clunky statements that attempt to be all things to all employees can never secure attention, much less recall." - Major General Neeraj Bali in The Winning Culture: Lessons from Indian Army to Transform Your Business.
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Book excerpt: In Unboxing Bengaluru, reasons why Bangalore works for startups
Three reasons why Bangalore stands out even among big Indian cities: Its geography, history and strong tech culture.
