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MOEFCC SET TO LIFT BAN ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN COASTAL AREAS
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed lifting the ban on the handling and storage of certain hazardous substances such as Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB), N-Paraffin and Carbon Black Feedstock (CBFS) in Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ).
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May 30, 2026
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Discipline of compassion: Keep the dogs away from the tigers, please
INDIA’S tiger story is one of the great conservation achievements of our time. From 1,411 in 2006, the national estimate rose to 3,682 in 2022, with the country holding nearly three-fourths of the world’s wild tigers.
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May 30, 2026
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WAY AHEAD FOR QUAD: LESS SUMMITRY, MORE SUBSTANCE
HIS Quad’s ministerial meeting in India this week showed why the grouping may be entering its most consequential phase yet—not as an Asian Nato or a summit-heavy geopolitical theatre, but as a focused coalition delivering practical public goods across the Indo-Pacific.
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May 30, 2026
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THE POPE'S PRESENT PONDERABLES
N the 5th century CE, Augustine of Hippo decided a debate in the Christian faith with a terse argument that remains quotable: ‘Roma locuta, causa finita (Rome has spoken, the case is closed).’
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May 30, 2026
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Olympian and distinguished sports administrator Randhir Singh no more
IT was quite hot in Chateauroux, the venue for shooting during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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May 28, 2026
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10k jawans to track down 25 Maoists in Saranda
IN a decisive push to eliminate the remaining Maoist presence, the Jharkhand Police have deployed around 10,000 security personnel to track down nearly 25 rebels still hiding in the Saranda forests of West Singhbhum.
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May 28, 2026
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1,150 crore cocaine plot busted off Gujarat coast, smuggler jumps into sea
THE India Coast Guard and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat achieved major success against maritime narcotics smuggling on the Gujarat coasts on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
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May 28, 2026
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AI flight with 230 passengers returns to Delhi after technical glitch mid-air
AN Air India flight to San Francisco, carrying 230 passengers and 15 crew members, returned to Delhi on Wednesday afternoon after flying for more than seven hours.
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May 28, 2026
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Modi to address NDA CMs on June 10 amid cabinet reshuffle buzz
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled and NDA-governed states on June 10, according to sources.
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May 28, 2026
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Maharashtra's moon
LONAR, sits quietly in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district — another unremarkable stretch of the Deccan plateau and nothing about its approach prepares you for what lies behind the low hills at its edge.
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May 28, 2026
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Unstoppable Sooryavanshi
Teenager might have missed out on a historic IPL ton but his 29-ball 97 helps RR beat SRH
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May 28, 2026
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MORE QUESTIONS ON CBSE EVALUATION
THE controversy surrounding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) expanded on-screen marking (OSM) system has triggered an unusually intense backlash.
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May 28, 2026
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Antil rewrites world mark
SUMIT Antil rewrote his own world record in the men’s javelin F64 event during the ongoing 8th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship in Bengaluru.
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May 28, 2026
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Filmmaker falls from rooftop of house, dies
NOTED Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta died on Wednesday afternoon after falling from the terrace of his wife’s apartment at the Hindustan Park area in south Kolkata.
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May 28, 2026
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1% stocks drive 95% global mkt rally in '26
THE rally in AI-focused stocks has ensured that only 1% of the top 10,000 stocks are driving nearly the entire global equity rally so far this year, cornering a whopping 95% of the total gains, according to an analysis by a private brokerage.
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May 28, 2026
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Multi-crore paddy shortage scam rocks Rajnandgaon dist of C'garh
WHILE paddy shortage is cited as an annual menace in Chhattisgarh, the staggering discrepancy in numbers unearthed this season has sent shock waves through cooperative societies, administrative circles, and political corridors alike.
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May 28, 2026
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HORN FALLS SILENT BUT THE MUSIC KEEPS ROLLIN'
AD Walter Theodore ‘Sonny’ Rollins not been drawn to spiritualism, jazz would not have come back to India in 1978 with a big bang.
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May 28, 2026
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3 pvt players in race to build 5th-generation stealth fighter
THE government on Wednesday invited bids for India’s nearly ₹15,000-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, with three shortlisted Indian firms and consortia set to compete for development of the country’s first indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter.
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May 28, 2026
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Govt okays ED overhaul, expands workforce as caseloads go up sharply
THE Government has approved a restructuring of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), while substantially increasing sanctioned strength across multiple cadres, according to an order issued by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
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HC reserves order in Twisha mother-in-law's bail case
TWO days after registering a case into the suspected dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma, the CBI took in its custody Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
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Rybakina shocked by unseeded Starodubtseva
AUSTRALIAN Open champion Elena Rybakina suffered a shock early exit in the French Open second round on Wednesday at the hands of unseeded Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva.
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May 28, 2026
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Govt told to reply on CBSE's 3-language policy
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday sought detailed responses of the Centre, CBSE and the NCERT after hearing the plea challenging the mandate on three languages, including two regional languages for students from Classes VI to IX.
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May 28, 2026
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Gold loans up 50.4% at ₹18.6 tn in FY26, outperforms personal loans, credit card
THE record prices of the yellow metal, which had risen over 80% in 2025 and had touched ₹18,000/gram in late January, has helped gold loan companies and banks to increase their outstanding loans by 50.4% in FY26 to ₹18.6 trillion.
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May 28, 2026
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SC seeks report, says speed up Manipur trial
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday said that trials in cases linked to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence must be fast-tracked as it directed the authorities to submit a status report.
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May 28, 2026
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LESSONS FROM A GREYING PENINSULA
THE Sample Registration System’s report from the Registrar General of India marks a critical milestone in the nation’s demographic trajectory.
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May 27, 2026
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How Gukesh won a gruelling tie vs Keymer
FOR over 165 moves across both the first Classical game and the subsequent Armageddon clash against former Vincent Keymer, D Gukesh fought.
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May 27, 2026
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Asiatic lion deaths trigger alarm in Gir, Gujarat
ASIATIC lions in Gujarat’s Gir are facing a health scare. In a matter of days, five lions and cubs have died across Gir East and Gir West forest divisions, triggering panic in the Forest Department and reviving memories of the deadly 2018 epidemic.
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May 27, 2026
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Are all galaxies going in the same direction?
When we think about galaxies, we imagine enormous spinning systems of stars, gas, dust and dark matter drifting through space.
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May 27, 2026
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Shah visits Sanchu outpost along Indo-Pak border in Raj
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday visited the Sanchu Border Outpost near the India-Pakistan international border in Rajasthan and unveiled a modern security model for the nation’s defence.
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May 27, 2026
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Debate on delimitation is back in focus
THE contentious issue of delimitation has arisen again after the Union Home Ministry published the latest round of the Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin.
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