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I remember opening for the Who towards the end of my time in the Ordinary Boys, the band with whom I enjoyed brief fame in the 00s. Roger Daltrey, then in his late 60s, sang, apparently without irony: “I hope I die before I get old.” It made me think: “What’s next? Maybe I could find a nice job in advertising.” It’s a question that almost every performer faces in an industry that fetishises youth: is it better to burn out or just fade away? And then what? Where do you go? What do you do? How do you move on?These are the…

On the first day of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, one of the major highlights of the 29-session-long day was Turkish author Elif Shafak in conversation with Nandini Nair. The Booker shortlisted author, in an engaging conversation, talked about her latest work The Island of Missing Trees, and the place for politics, tradition and human values in the world of storytelling.The author stressed on the importance of the novel in its ability to remind people of the world and its complexities. “You do not have the luxury…

SpiceJet Turbulence Incident: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the SpiceJet Mumbai-Durgapur flight “accident" on Sunday that left 17 people injured, two in serious condition after the aircraft encountered turbulence. The episode has been classified as an “accident" as it has left serious injuries on passengers and crew members, sources said.The Mumbai-Durgapur flight of Spicejet ran into severe turbulence during its descent phase, causing injuries to 14 passengers and three cabin crew members.…

Image for representation. (Image source: Udaipur Airport)All incoming and outgoing flights to Maharana Pratap Airport at Dabook in Udaipur were cancelled after the officials announced that the facility was shut down without any prior notice.All incoming and outgoing flights to Maharana Pratap Airport at Dabook in Udaipur were cancelled after the officials announced that the facility was shut down without any prior notice. According to the airport officials, the airport was shut down for runway maintenance caused by the…

The world must cut down greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change, a new UN report has warned. It added that unless emissions peak in the next three years, the world will experience extreme climate events. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said if urgent action was not taken, the world will fail to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, leading to a future of more fires, drought, and storms. It will also eviscerate most of the coral reefs and make…