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When the Forest Stares Back
A nocturnal trail in Sri Lanka's Sigiriya shows how humans can coexist with wildlife
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November 02, 2025
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A Dam Good Weekend
Punekars have a new getaway, and it's not Goa or Karjat, but quiet waters just outside the city
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November 02, 2025
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The Alpha School Project: A Daring Innovation
The Alpha Schools enterprise is a highly innovative experiment in school education in the US that commenced in 2014 based essentially on the use of AI. It is a bold departure from the traditional. Its essential features focus on personalised learning, efficiency, and holistic development. Founded in Austin, Texas, the Alpha School challenges the conventional modelwhere students endure lengthy lectures across fragmented subjects-by reallocating time to AI-powered learning and essential life skills. This for-profit private institution is crafting footprints in other cities. It also plans potential charter school integrations for broader access. It has at the same time sparked a debate: Is it a transformative force or a fleeting experiment?
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November 02, 2025
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EC ORDERS TRANSFER OF PATNA SP OVER MOKAMA VIOLENCE
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday ordered the transfer of Patna Superintendent of Police (Rural) Vikram Sihag and disciplinary action against three other officials, two days after a violent clash between supporters of the JD(U) candidate Anant Singh and those of Jan Suraaj Party, including gangster-turned-politician Dular Chand Yadav in Mokama, leaving the latter dead.
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November 02, 2025
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The Future of a Stable India Depends on UBI
Kerala, we are told, is now the first state in India to be declared \"extreme poverty-free.
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November 02, 2025
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A Helping of Goodwill
When the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) first began a modest tiffin service for a few office-goers in Ahmedabad, no one could have guessed that those humble lunchboxes would one day spark a café movement.
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November 02, 2025
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Moscow says will abide by Indian laws
SC: Don't want to pass order which may hurt Russia ties
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November 02, 2025
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MSIL's dominance in smaller car segment to grow as GST cut lifts sales
RC Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), expects the company's dominance in the smaller car segment to grow following last month's reduction in goods and services tax (GST) from 28% to 18%.
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November 01, 2025
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Where have all the ants gone from our urban landscapes?
HOW many of us really remember the childhood story of 'The Ant and The Grasshopper'! It did not just teach us life lessons on hard work and resource conservation for tough times but opened our eyes to the significance of ants in our ecosystem. Once a crucial part of our lives, ants are all but gone.
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November 01, 2025
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Ration on doorstep: TN lowers eligibility age from 70 to 65 yrs
THE Tamil Nadu government has lowered the eligibility age for home delivery of PDS (public distribution system) goods for senior citizens from 70 years to 65.
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November 01, 2025
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NIA court declares Pakistani official proclaimed offender
A special NIA court in Chennai on Wednesday declared Pakistani official Amir Zubair Siddiqui as a proclaimed offender after he failed to honour the court's summons to appear on October 15.
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November 01, 2025
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Gujarat Cong to launch farmer march in Nov
GUJARAT Congress president Amit Chavda on Friday announced a week-long farmers’ foot march, ‘Khedut Aakrosh Yatra’, from November 6 to 13, which will be taken out from Somnath to Dwarka.
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November 01, 2025
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Let them (chief secys) come: SC in stray dogs case
THE Supreme Court on Friday ruled that chief secretaries must appear in person before the court on November 3 in connection with the stray dogs menace case.
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November 01, 2025
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UIDAI plans to set up 26 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in TN by March
THE Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court that it proposes to establish 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) across Tamil Nadu by March 2026 to enable people make corrections in demographic and biometric information in Aadhaar cards.
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November 01, 2025
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June next yr timeline set for Maha farm loan waiver: CM
CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that the state government will complete the farm loan waiver process by the end of June next year. Fadnavis, who had earlier opposed the idea of a waiver, said the decision was made to ensure meaningful relief for farmers. “The farm loan waiver should be done properly so that it helps farmers in a real sense,” he said.
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November 01, 2025
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IMD predicts warmer Nov, no harsh winter
NOVEMBER is likely to be relatively warmer and wetter than usual in most parts of the country, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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November 01, 2025
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Guv gives nod to fiscal responsibility & 8 other Bills passed in last session
GOVERNOR R N Ravi has given his assent to nine of the 18 Bills adopted during the winter session of the state Assembly.
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November 01, 2025
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WHY NERDS ARE HERDING TO PUBS
ALL cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat,\" said the Logician in Eugène Ionesco's play Rhinoceros.
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November 01, 2025
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Custodial torture victim seeks transfer of Balveer Singh case to SC/ST court
DURING the hearing of four custodial torture cases involving former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh on Friday, the counsel for the SC victim - one of nearly 10 persons affected -sought the transfer of one of the cases to the Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases.
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November 01, 2025
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INDUCED RAIN LEAVES A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS
N a region where agriculture, commerce, and culture have been shaped by monsoon rains for millennia, artificially induced precipitation is bound to be seen as a spectacle just short of a miracle.
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November 01, 2025
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CBI team uses 3D mapping tech at Karur stampede site
A CBI team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Praveen Kumar on Friday visited Velusamypuram, where 41 people lost their lives in the stampede during actor-politician Vijay's rally on September 27.
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November 01, 2025
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Vijay to appoint zonal secretaries to strengthen coordination with top brass
AMID growing discontent among TVK cadre over lack of communication from the top leadership, party president and actor Vijay has decided to introduce a zonal-level structure to strengthen coordination within the party.
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November 01, 2025
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Fiscal deficit widens 21% to ₹5.7L cr in H1
THE Centre's fiscal deficit widened 21% year-on-year in the first six months of the current financial year to ₹5.7 lakh crore as the government accelerated capital expenditure amid muted tax revenue growth.
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November 01, 2025
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Russia, US to join Navy events next yr; China, Pak & Turkey not invited
MORE than 55 countries have expressed their willingness to participate in the Indian Navy's simultaneous hosting of three major international maritime events at Visakhapatnam in February 2026.
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November 01, 2025
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HUL gets ₹2k cr tax demand; co set to appeal
Hindustan Unilever (HUL), one of India's largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, has been served with a ₹1,986.25 crore ($238 mn) tax demand for the financial year (FY) 2020-21.
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November 01, 2025
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THE 65-YEAR-OLD WHO RECLAIMED HIS LIFE WITH GOVERNMENT AID
The life of Unnikrishnan, a 65-year-old from Thirunavaya, Malappuram in Kerala is nothing short of a family drama movie. One day, he was an expatriate; from there, he fell into neck deep destitution.
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November 01, 2025
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City Union Bank receives $50 million from IFC to support MSME solutions
CITY Union Bank on Friday announced that it has secured $50 million commitment from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group.
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November 01, 2025
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A LIFELINE AND A REUNION
Kerala government's Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme Uplifts a Blind Couple
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November 01, 2025
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Industry bodies urge govt to rationalise buyback tax, allow share cost deduction
INDUSTRY associations have urged the finance ministry to rationalise the taxation of share buybacks and restore parity by treating the proceeds as capital gains rather than deemed dividends.
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November 01, 2025
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BoB profit slips to ₹4,809 cr despite better asset quality
THE country's second-largest public sector lender Bank of India on Friday reported an 8.2% year-on-year drop in net income at ₹4,809 crore, despite improved asset quality and the resultant sharp 47% drop in provisions, along with stable net interest margin in the September quarter.
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