‘Devoid of facts’: Centre tells NGT about Global Forest Watch report on declining green cover
The Ministry and FSI made the remarks in a joint affidavit filed before the NGT’s principal bench, which took suo motu ...
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US envoy expected in Beirut for ceasefire talks amid escalating Lebanon-Israel tensions
US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected to arrive in Beirut on Tuesday to discuss the progress of a ceasefire between Israel and ...
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Why Maharashtra sugar mills are turning to machines for harvesting cane
Getting labour for agricultural operations has become a recurrent problem. The reasons: The drudgery of transplanting paddy, ...
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Madhuri Dixit on marrying Shriram Nene, quitting films while at her peak: ‘I was living my dream’
Madhuri Dixit surprised many when she decided to quit acting at the peak of her career for marriage. In 1999, she married Dr ...
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Aphantasia: When some people cannot see in their mind
When one hears, one’s mind sees. Imagine being on a train, with an infant a few rows ahead. Even if one does not see the child, her wail will trigger a visualisation of a child crying. What exactly ...
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From giving jobs to helping run homestays, Bengal CM pushes for development in tribal areas
Prioritising the development of the tribal community in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for ...
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UN to resume Haiti aid flights after planes hit by gunfire
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service will restart flights within Haiti on Wednesday after around a week’s hiatus and ...
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Online classes are back again, here’s how Delhi schools are making lessons more engaging
At Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, on Monday, a teacher played the role of a vegetable seller, complete with props, ...
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BJP leader’s son stabbed to death in Vadodara, 5 arrested
A Dalit BJP leader and former Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) corporator’s son was allegedly stabbed to death on the ...
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Freedom At Midnight is a pulpy portrayal of Partition politics, where its flaws are its greatest strengths
In Nikkhil Advani’s Freedom At Midnight — a seven-episode adaptation of Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins’ detailed account of Partition politics — the relentless passage of time looms over every ...
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A small Manipuri village had escaped the brunt of violence. A surprise attack there has now put the state on edge
The cycle of violence in Manipur’s Jiribam that started on November 7 has continued for over 10 days, with the latest casualty being 22-year-old Kh Athouba Singh, who was shot dead allegedly during a ...
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Sanjay Murthy appointed next CAG
K Sanjay Murthy, a 1989-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, will be the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India. He will succeed incumbent Girish Chandra Murmu, who is retiring on November ...