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40-year-old suffers from UTIs for 6 months, urologist says she was 'one step away from organ failure': 'If this story scared you...'
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From garam paani to soaked almonds: Chitrangda Singh shares her nutritious morning routine for ageless skin and high energy
Chitrangda Singh
What it means when your heart suddenly races mid-workout: ‘It can show up unexpectedly during a run…’
An Indian man after a workout is worried after his heart that suddenly starts racing, with his hand on his heart
'Life planning se chalti nahi hai...': When Salim Khan spoke about 'not planning' the career and life of his three sons -- Salman, Arbaaz, Sohail
Salim Khan
Can applying ghee twice a week for a month help with frizzy hair?: ‘Within 2-3 weeks of regular use...’
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Vikrant Massey opens up about his love for South American cuisine: 'Peruvian food is out of this world'
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Virat Kolhi nutritionist shares tip for starting weight loss
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Sutapa Sikdar on life after Irrfan Khan
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Vitamin D deficiency makes anxiety worse?
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'Being nice is overrated,' says Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal on not gaining weight easily
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Express Research

How Kolkata wrote her own history, one year at a timeSubscriber Only
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Books

‘Good translation? For whom’: Vivek Shanbhag on India’s loudest literary story
For Vivek Shanbhag, the problem lies in incoherence. (File Photo)
Ramayana has influenced how I think about stories: Tash Aw on his epic quartet
Ramayana has influenced how I think about stories: Tash Aw on his epic quartet

North East India

Tripura CM Manik Saha lauds Sanskriti Haat, announces Rs 50.25 lakh grantSubscriber Only
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‘Token protest’: BJP workers vandalise TMC office in Agartala over assault on party leaders in BengalSubscriber Only
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Pregnant woman dies after being assaulted by husband in Tripura, accused abscondingSubscriber Only
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Parenting

Why ‘strong kids’ still need to cry – like a tree that bends instead of breakingSubscriber Only
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Health Specials

Severe anaemia in pregnancy is rising: How a single-dose IV iron drip is a game changerSubscriber Only
Severe anaemia in pregnancy is rising: How a single-dose IV iron drip is a game changer

Science

Study reveals Pompeii’s public baths were riddled with human waste
Researchers were able to confirm through isotope testing that the city’s oldest bathing facilities, known as the Republican Baths, which were built long before Roman rule, were supplied by wells and rarely renewed. (Image:X/ Earth.com)

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Libra Horoscope Today, 19 January 2026: You manage feelings better, and the relationship feels smoother
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INVESTIGATIONS

BMC polls tomorrow, look at Mithi river today: Toxic flow, projects stalled, crores unspent
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Mumbai civic polls | Opposition chorus: Injustice, bias… why should our wards pay the price?
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