Wednesday November 24 2021

A New Notebandi

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Sanity Break #1

In 1967, young men and women who were born on August 15, 1947, turned 20, as did India. Films Division of India interviewed 20 of them about their hopes, fears and views of their young country. To hear these voices today is at once intriguing, moving, at times, amusing—and yet many of their thoughts are all too familiar.

Indians from 1967 talk about the future

Headlines that matter

Check out this edition for the most important stories from around the world today!

Headlines That Matter

Sanity Break #2

The gloriously messy speech made by UK PM Boris Johnson was very amusing to watch. But this straight-faced (and so snarky) BBC News report on it is pure British comedy gold.

A BBC News report on Boris Johnson's gloriously messy speech

Smart & Curious

Here’s a list of curious facts to pique your interest and wonder at our weird, wacky world.

Smart & Curious

Feel Good Place

Need an immediate pick-me-up? We have you covered! From hilarious animal clips to stuff that’ll make you go “lol why?!”, we have all you need to keep you sane on even your worst hair day.

Feel Good Place

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Big edition: Greatest Hits Album

August 25 2025

The splainer team, past and present, picked the Big Stories we most loved and are proud of.

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Big edition: Invisible India

August 18 2025

The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.

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Big edition: Whose Hero Is It Anyway?

August 11 2025

We cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.

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Big edition: Russian Bear in the Room

August 4 2025

We can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.

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