He was asked to leave school as he couldn’t pay the fees; years later, he built his own school where kids are taught both success and happiness

Sachan started Gurukulam-Khushiyon Wala School in 2019. For Uddeshya Sachan, the memory of being asked to leave school because his family could not pay the fees never really faded. His father was a tailor and his mother a homemaker. Growing up in a modest household in Kanpur, Sachan had seen his father struggle to keep…

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‘I climbed out of the emergency exit’: Woman recalls how she survived the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking that killed 20 and injured more than 100

Four decades later, the survivor says the memories of the hijacking remain vivid. Forty years ago, she was a 15-year-old girl travelling alone, returning to the US after a vacation in India. She had no idea that the flight home would become one of the most terrifying experiences of her life- or that the memory…

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Meet Steve Irwin: The ‘Crikey’ Crocodile Hunter who wrestled crocs, caught snakes, and rescued lizards at six; today, remembered as the fearless legend who turned wildlife into a worldwide obsession |

Steve Irwin (Photo: Australian Zoo) Steve Irwin, the khaki-clad Australian known to millions as “The Crocodile Hunter,” died at just 44 after being fatally injured by a stingray while filming a documentary off Queensland’s coast. Twenty years ago, on September 4, 2006, the world lost one of its most recognisable wildlife champions.Two decades later, his…

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North West: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West face backlash as daughter North West looks unrecognizable with her ‘new nose’

North West has never been afraid to experiment with her look. At 13, she’s already developed a style that’s very much her own, and her latest beauty moment is proving once again that she isn’t interested in playing it safe.The teenager recently appeared in a TikTok video sporting a dramatic alternative-inspired look, complete with a…

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“I could not afford expensive coaching”: How Mumbai slum boy Abhishek Sharma made the best use of borrowed internet to crack IIT

Every time his phone’s data ran out, the terrace became Abhishek’s classroom. (Photo: India Today) For most students preparing for JEE Advanced, a stable internet connection is hardly something they think about. For Abhishek Sujit Sharma, it could determine whether he would be able to attend a class or access his study material that day.When…

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Why are hotel shampoo, soap, and lotion bottles always so tiny? Here’s the real reason

The miniature format creates more individual packaging, which has made traditional hotel toiletries part of the wider conversation around plastic and waste. That is why some hotels have switched to refillable dispensers or larger containers that remain in the bathroom. These systems reduce the need to provide a separate miniature bottle for every guest. So,…

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