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All about The Habitat, the venue where Kunal Kamra’s show and ‘India’s Got Latent’ were filmed

All about The Habitat, the venue where Kunal Kamra’s show and ‘India’s Got Latent’ were filmed

The Habitat, located on the first floor of a hotel in Mumbai, is an “intimate 55-70 seater for music, standup comedy, poetry, alternate events” venue, according to its website. It is the same venue where comedian Kunal Kamra’s show was filmed, during which he allegedly made derogatory remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

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70-hour work week pays off? This Indian IT firm leads in H-1B Visas approvals

70-hour work week pays off? This Indian IT firm leads in H-1B Visas approvals

Indian IT firms in 2024 had secured one-fifth of the total H-1B visas issued by the United States, according to data published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). I-T giants like Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL, Wipro, Tech Mahindra were among the top beneficiaries. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon remained the highest receiver of H-1B

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Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States

Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States

On March 8, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shocked everyone by proposing the death penalty for religious conversion, equating it with the rape of minors. He added that the State’s Freedom of Religion Act would be amended to include capital punishment, similar to the penalty for the rape of minors. Asserting that voluntary religious

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Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Project Fallout: Santosh Nagar’s Struggle for Survival amid a Thriving Illegal Blood Market

Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Project Fallout: Santosh Nagar’s Struggle for Survival amid a Thriving Illegal Blood Market

In Ahmedabad’s Santosh Nagar, 60-year-old Abida Biwi Abdul Rehman Sheikh lives in a state of constant anxiety. She has struggled to sleep ever since the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) put up an eviction notice in her colony. The flats in Santosh Nagar’s Sikander Bakt Nagar, allocated in 2013, house nearly 1,000 families—over 7,000 people, most

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Confidence in judicial system on decline in people’s perception: Kapil Sibal

Confidence in judicial system on decline in people’s perception: Kapil Sibal

Asserting that the confidence in the judicial system seems to be on the decline in people’s perception,c has said alternatives can only be found when both the government and the judiciary accept that the systems in place, including for judges’ appointments, are not working. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Sibal talked about what ails

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Palakkad Division confident of completing Mangaluru Junction station development work by April

Palakkad Division confident of completing Mangaluru Junction station development work by April

Work on the station facade, including a magnificent entrance porch, is almost complete under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) of Mangaluru Junction Railway Station under Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division, in Mangaluru on March 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY Achieving over 80% physical progress in the development work under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

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Girls Who Stray: Anisha Lalvani’s Debut Novel Redefines Indian Women’s Fiction with a Dark, Coming-of-Age Thriller

Girls Who Stray: Anisha Lalvani’s Debut Novel Redefines Indian Women’s Fiction with a Dark, Coming-of-Age Thriller

The protagonist moves through Delhi’s neon-lit party scenes, upscale coffee houses, deserted streets, and shadowy corners. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock Anisha Lalvani’s debut novel marks a bold new direction in Indian women’s writing. This coming-of-age thriller follows a nameless 23-year-old woman who dreams of moving abroad to salvage her floundering career and escape the

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These LinkedIn challengers created a buzz. Now they’re figuring out a business.

These LinkedIn challengers created a buzz. Now they’re figuring out a business.

Grapevine, which was incorporated as Watercooler Chat Pvt. Ltd in 2023 and has raised about $2.6 million from PeakXV Partners and Riverwalk Holdings, plans to launch a job board shortly. “We want to give companies 10 good candidates every time they ask for one and do it faster than LinkedIn,” said co-founder and chief executive

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