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A billionaire’s $150 million gift made Yale Drama free and gave young artists room to dream

Yale’s David Geffen School of Drama removed tuition fees with a $150 million donation. This move opened doors for talented students previously excluded by financial barriers. Image Credits: Wikipedia The cultural environment is quick to assume that creativity is entirely based on merit. We all think that as long as one is gifted enough, determined,…

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Against role models

If Hitler told you a good joke, would you laugh? It’s an uncomfortable question, one that makes us squirm a little. After all, who can laugh with a monster? But what if the joke was really funny? What if it appeared in a book many years after his death? Would the joke still work? The…

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Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora sent to judicial custody in ₹100 crore money laundering case

GURGAON: A special PMLA court on Monday sent Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to judicial custody in a money laundering case. Arora, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Chandigarh on May 9 in connection with an alleged ₹100 crore fake GST billing and laundering racket, had been in ED custody since his arrest.Before the…

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UP to recruit 10,000 teachers for urban schools under Basic Education Council

Uttar Pradesh to appoint 10,000 teachers and upper primary school instructors shortly UP government teachers recruitment 2026: The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated the process for the recruitment of 10,000 new teachers for schools located in urban areas under the Basic Education Council. The development was announced by Sandeep Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge)…

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How Hugo Gernsback’s bizarre 1925 invention was designed to block 95% of sound and induce total concentration amongst workers and inventors

The strange invention called “The Isolator” was conceived by Hugo Gernsback, a prolific inventor and science-fiction writer, in 1925. More than seven decades ago, before anyone talked about noise-cancellation, productivity tools, and deep work techniques, the inventor felt that humans require complete seclusion from everything else to concentrate and be productive. To achieve such an…

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The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the just-concluded Trump-Xi summit, the renewed focus on Taiwan, Russia’s large-scale attack on Kyiv and Ukraine’s response, the collapse of the Latvian government due to a drone incident, and the elimination of the Islamic State terror group’s No.2 in Nigeria. So,…

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Can you actually tell the difference between two similar-looking cats?

Creatures from the cat family are an intriguing topic of discussion, whether large or small; each one is unique in its traits, characteristics, functions, and hunting style, yet surprisingly, they share a similar appearance despite belonging to different species. Similarly, at first glance, bobcats and lynxes, belonging to the cat family, look almost identical. Both…

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Date, timings, puja rituals and significance

Chaturthi is one of the most auspicious days in Hindu religion. The day is dedicated to worship Lord Ganesha. On this auspicious day, devotees worship him with devotion and observe fast from sunrise till sunset. Chaturthi falls twice a month during Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Chaturthi that occurs during Krishna Paksha is known as…

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