May 15, 2026

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd: When metro builds a city: Chennai Metro Rail plans to develop 73.4L sqft across 37 locations as commercial hubs along Phase-II corridors to boost non-fare revenue | Chennai News

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CHENNAI: Glass façades, retail arcades and office blocks may soon line the city’s Phase-II metro corridors. To achieve this, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) will develop 73.4lakh sqft of commercial property across at least 37 locations.The large-scale property push is aimed at monetising land parcels to boost non-fare box revenue and improve financial sustainability…

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Inside Aishwarya–Rajinikanth relationship: Lessons in respectful parenting

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Among Indian film celebrity families, few relationships demonstrate a blend of respect, collaboration, and emotional maturity as much as that between filmmaker Aishwarya Rajinikanth and her father, the superstar Rajinikanth. Though Aishwarya’s personal life has seen its share of public scrutiny-from her marriage to actor Dhanush down to co-parenting her sons-her relationship with Rajinikanth carries…

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Stillborn girl with rare congenital defect declared ‘goddess Kali’ in UP’s Mainpuri | Agra News

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UP village worships stillborn baby as ‘Goddess Kali’ AGRA: In a quiet nondescript village in UP’s Mainpuri district, grief has given way to fervour. A baby girl declared stillborn by doctors and diagnosed with a fatal congenital condition has been proclaimed by her family as an “incarnation of Goddess Kali”. AGRAThe child was embalmed and…

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In 1938, László Bíró noticed newspaper ink dried instantly while his fountain pen smudged, and this led to the creation of the modern ballpoint pen |

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László Bíró was frustrated by smudged notes. Image credit – Wikimedia In the late 1930s, a Hungarian journalist, László Bíró, found himself facing the same problem every day. His fountain pen left smudges on paper, whereas the ink used for newspaper production dried quickly and did not smear. A simple comparison posed an obvious question….

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Moonlighting to full-time gigs: Techies widen income sources

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BENGALURU: From young professionals to experienced developers, techies are increasingly taking up freelance assignments to supplement incomes and build alternative career paths as the industry grapples with slowing hiring, rapid advances in AI, and growing uncertainty around traditional tech roles. For some, these gigs are side hustles alongside full-time jobs-reflecting a rise in moonlighting-while others…

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