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As long as one remembers while we’re alive there is no beginning and there is no ending, every effort is part of a long, mostly tedious journey to becoming yourself.

New year, old you

January 11, 2026 4:47 pm

Perhaps the way to see New Year’s resolutions isn’t the fact that they’re almost certainly doomed to fail, but that by making them we’re forced to critically evaluate our lives, and at least think about where improvement is necessary.

Shalini Pandey on her 2026 career outlook, nepotism, diet, and why ageing is a privilege: 'My body responds best to balance'

January 10, 2026 4:55 pm

Shalini Pandey on how she prioritises balance in her diet, enjoys home-cooked meals and maintains fitness through strength training and yoga.

Harvinder Kalyan has been representing the Gharaunda Assembly constituency in Karnal district since 2014. (Image: @HarvinderKalyan)

Vidhan Sabha Secretariat asks Karnal DC to probe commercial use of Speaker’s photo and take action

January 08, 2026 11:00 am

In an advertisement published in newspapers by a property dealing firm from Gharaunda in Karnal District, intended for commercial purposes, the photograph of Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvindra Kalyan was used without obtaining his consent.

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Swiss bar where fatal New Year's fire broke out had last safety inspection in 2019

January 06, 2026 5:01 pm

Investigators finished identifying the 40 dead on Sunday

New Year Resolution: When intentions are built solely around outcomes, they carry an invisible but constant pressure. (Photo: iStock/Representational Image)

Why most New Year intentions fail – and what actually works instead

January 13, 2026 3:01 pm

What happens when fulfilment, not discipline, becomes the organising principle of the year.

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Delhi college students invite food delivery rider to join their New Year's house party: 'Pure Delhi energy'

January 03, 2026 4:13 pm

The moment unfolded around 11 pm on December 31. The post goes on to describe how the rider, initially “shocked and uncomfortable,” ended up “vibing, holding a drink, and enjoying the New Year with complete strangers.”.

FBI thwarts ‘ISIS-inspired’ New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina

January 02, 2026 11:46 pm

18-year-old Christan Sturdivant was charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Mumbai rings in 2026 with train horns echoing through CSMT as clock strikes midnight: ‘Most amazing New Year party’

January 02, 2026 11:58 am

Clips circulating widely on social media show the moment when passengers and others at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station paused to welcome the New Year.

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C Raja Mohan writes: In 2026, navigating a world without norms

January 02, 2026 9:15 am

Governments will continue to invoke the language of norms but employ it selectively and inconsistently. India is no exception

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: A new year wish for India in 2026 — Let sober realism be the guide, not political fantasy

January 02, 2026 9:14 am

We are told that historical anxieties can be healed by deepening communal antagonism, as if recasting contemporary politics as an epic struggle between Hindus and Muslims were the path to renewal. In this imagination, politics becomes myth, victimhood becomes virtue, and the past substitutes for the future