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Mapping Memories is more than a visual showcase — it is a journey through the inner landscapes of its artists. Currently on at At Lalit Kala Akademi, in collaboration with The Hindu’s Made of Chennai, each piece traces connections to spaces that have shaped the maker’ identities and experiences. These vivid stories are told in oil, watercolour, acrylic, and sculpture.  “A lot of the artists who have shown their works do not have representation, and for us, it is important that they get their voices heard and that their creative expressions are seen. These are compelling narratives of each person…

EMILY KWONG, HOST: The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated. There’s no blueprint for how to do it safely nor responsibly, which is why, for the last decade, the U.N.’s International Seabed Authority has worked to draw up regulations. But President Trump and one Canadian company have posed a question – why wait? Here to…

Updated on: Aug 11, 2025 06:50 pm IST The Punjab government has withdrawn its Land Pooling Policy that was brought in to develop urban housing and commercial establishments across the state. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has withdrawn the state’s land pooling policy that had been brought in recently with a stated aim of developing urban housing and commercial establishments across the state. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann(HT File) News / India News / Punjab withdraws land pooling policy after farmers’ protests, court rap See Less

Jen Pawol made history over the weekend as the first woman umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game.

New Delhi, The government will organise a focused workshop on human-elephant conflict in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on World Elephant Day on Tuesday to provide a platform for elephant range states to share their challenges and discuss mitigation measures. Govt to organise workshop on human-elephant conflict in Coimbatore on World Elephant Day The workshop will be jointly organised by the Union environment ministry and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. It will be inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in the presence of his deputy Kirti Vardhan Singh. India is home to nearly 60 per cent of the world’s wild elephant…

Florida is home to 12 of the 50 fastest-growing retirement communities in the country, including half of the top 10. This includes the No. 1, which is located 45 miles northwest of Orlando. The U.S. is experiencing a retirement surge as over 11,000 adults turn 65 every day, a historic record, which will result in over four million retirees just this year. So where are all those seniors relocating to spend their golden years? On July 30, GOBankingRates released a new study that uncovered the fastest-growing retirement “boomtowns” in the nation, which it defined as places with populations that have…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is “gravely concerned” about the repeated targeting of journalists in Gaza, his spokesperson said on Monday, after five reporters were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Israel’s military said it targeted and killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was involved in rocket attacks on Israel. Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government, rejected the assertion, and before his death, Al Sharif had also rejected such claims by Israel. Story continues below this ad “We are gravely concerned by the repeated targeting of journalists…

Air India will be suspending its flights between Delhi and Washington from September 1 due to a combination of operational factors—primarily the insufficient availability of Boeing 787-8 aircraft due to their retrofit programme and the continued closure of the Pakistani airspace. The Tata group airline said Monday that the Delhi-Washington service suspension is “to ensure the reliability and integrity of Air India’s overall route network”. Air India currently operates the thrice-weekly Delhi-Washington service via Vienna, where it takes a technical halt. The service was direct, but the longer flying time necessitated by the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian aircraft…

A parliamentary standing committee has recommended the Centre to review the draft National Council Teachers Education (NCTE) Regulations, 2025, cautioning that the proposed teacher specialisations courses under the National Education Policy’s (NEP) 5+3+3+4 schooling structure are “not practically feasible” and clash with state recruitment rules. A teachers’ training workshop underway in Ludhiana in March 2024. (HT File Photo) The panel recommended the Centre to hold extensive consultations with states to align the framework with their recruitment systems and uphold the federal nature of education to avoid litigations. Parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports in its report…

Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital.Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza City have attended the funeral of five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike outside al-Shifa Hospital.On Monday, large crowds joined the funeral procession, carrying the journalists’ bodies from al-Shifa Hospital to Sheikh Radwan Cemetery in central Gaza.Colleagues, friends, and relatives embraced in grief, while a man lifted a “press” flak jacket high above the crowd.The strike late on Sunday killed seven people, including prominent correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh,…