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Salaar makers are now facing allegations of inflating figures by nearly Rs 100 crore (photo: National Herald archives)

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“I faced and overcame anxiety issues. I am not ashamed of it" says Karan Johar emphasising the importance of addressing mental health in society (photo: IANS)

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Subhash K Jha picks his favourite Hindi films of 2023

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Lack of awareness, diagnosis hinders India's fight against rare diseases: Report

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Indian scientists decode how TB bacterium persists in human body

'Muslim Jesus', a compilation of items from the 'Muslim gospel' by Tarif Khalidi, explores around 300 anecdotes connected to Jesus Christ in Islamic literature (photo courtesy Harvard University Press)

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Jesus said: "Blessed is he who reads the Quran and does what is in it"