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EXPLAINER
How to check your name on the voter list — and fix mistakes online
A ten-minute check today saves an hour of argument at the polling booth. Here is the full process, step by step.

EXPLAINER
DigiLocker, PAN and Aadhaar: the documents worth keeping digital
FROM THE EDITOR
How this newsroom verifies a story before you read it

HOW-TO
Monsoon-proofing your home: the checklist that actually works

GUIDE
School admission season: eight questions every parent should ask
EXPLAINER
Understanding your electricity bill, unit by unit
MONEY
First-time investor? Master the boring basics before the exciting ones

WEEKEND
Explore your own city like a tourist: a weekend walking plan

EXPLAINER
WL, RAC, CNF: how a train ticket actually gets confirmed

HOW-TO
FASTag trouble? Balance, blacklists and double deductions, sorted

MONEY
UPI disputes: where the money goes when a payment hangs

GUIDE
The scholarship paperwork that trips up first-generation applicants

EXPLAINER
Renting a first flat: the agreement clauses worth reading twice

EXPLAINER
Generic medicines: same salt, smaller bill — how to switch safely

FOOD
Street food, safely: how to pick the right stall

WEEKEND
The kitchen garden that survives an Indian summer

FITNESS
Your first 5K: a run plan for people who don't run

SPORTS
Gully cricket to league night: organising a real local tournament

IN PICTURES
In pictures: six frames from the morning wholesale market

IN PICTURES
In pictures: the last letterpress in the old printing lane

IN PICTURES
In pictures: monsoon evenings from four rooftops
OPINION
The library is the best classroom we keep ignoring
OPINION
Footpaths before flyovers: a walkable city is a working city

HOW-TO