Palak Chawla
Regulating Screentime: Nations Respond to Gaming Addiction
November 5, 2025
#OnThisDay : On November 5, 2019, China became first nation in the world to limit minors, or those under 18 years to 90 minutes per day of online gaming on weekdays, with full ban in night from 22:00 to 08:00. #MIG
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Barack Obama: From Historic Election to Enduring Legacy
November 4, 2025
#OnThisDay: On November 4, 2008 Barack Obama, then a US Senator from Illinois, was elected 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold that office. #MIG
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JP Morgan and New York Banking Crisis
November 2, 2025
#OnThisDay : On November 2, 1907, the first worldwide financial crisis began in New York as US financial system came close to collapse, following high speculation over shares of United Copper by Augustus Heinze and Charles Morse. #MIG
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Manipulated data, ponds of drinking water: BJP’s clean environment measures in Delhi
November 2, 2025
As has been the norm over the past many years, in the days following Diwali this year, too, Delhi reclaimed the dubious title of the city or at least the capital with the worst air pollution in the world, a status that it ‘earns’ every year after a boisterous, smoke-filled Di...
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Kerala Tourism hosts ‘Network Kerala’ B2B meet in Delhi to boost tourism
October 30, 2025
Kerala Tourism organised a B2B tourism meet, ‘Network Kerala’, in Delhi, today. The event showcased a range of new experiential tourism products designed to attract both domestic and international travellers during the upcoming festival and winter holiday seasons. The day...
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Ernest Hemingway: A life in words and adventure
October 28, 2025
#OnThisDay: On October 28, 1954, American writer Ernest Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of narrative,” especially shown in The Old Man and the Sea published in 1952 and for his influence on modern writing style. #MIG
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The price of progress: AI’s growing strain on energy and infrastructure
October 28, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become the defining technology of our age. From conversational assistants and autonomous systems to generative models that create lifelike videos and music, AI now powers an astonishing range of human activity. Yet, behind this impressive ...
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Taylor Swift: Journey from Country Prodigy to Global Pop Icon
October 27, 2025
#OnThisDay: On October 27, 2014, Taylor Swift released 1989, her first “official pop album,” marking a bold shift from country to mainstream pop. #MIG
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Repeated fatal truck accidents in US put spotlight on Indian drivers
October 26, 2025
On October 21, Jashanpreet Singh, an allegedly illegal Indian migrant, was arrested after a fatal crash in California when his truck slammed into slow-moving traffic, killing three people. Police reported that Singh was driving under the influence of drugs. Singh’s arrest com...
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From Broadway to the big screen: Musicals that took home Oscars
October 21, 2025
#OnThisDay: On October 21, 1964, the American musical film My Fair Lady, directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, had its world premiere. #MIG
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Lighting up lives: Women entrepreneurs redefine Diwali festive decor
October 18, 2025
Each year, as Diwali, the festival of lights, approaches, it lights up not just the homes and ambience of the country, but also puts spotlight on the creative talents that normally remain in the shadows. A number of women turn entrepreneurs for the festive season fulfilling not j...
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South Asian Booker Laureates: A Legacy of Powerful Storytelling
October 15, 2025
#OnThisDay : On October 15, 1997, Arundhati Roy became the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize, awarded for her debut novel ‘The God of Small Things’. #MIG
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