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A Sculptor Who Stands Tall Without Standing
The story of Dhananjay Patra does not start with clay, straw, or even the shimmering colours of Maa Durga. It begins in silence.
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September 14, 2025
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DD Lapang, four-time Meghalaya chief minister passes away at 91
Dr Donwa Dethwelson (D.D.) Lapang, one of Meghalaya's tallest political figures and a four-time chief minister, passed away on Friday night, 12 September, at Bethany Hospital, Shillong. He was 91.
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September 14, 2025
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2 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, arms and explosives recovered
In a significant blow to the Maoist activities in Chhattisgarh, security forces in Bijapur district neutralised two high-ranking cadres during a fierce encounter.
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September 14, 2025
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BJP files FIR against Congress over alleged AI deepfake video targeting PM Modi, late mother
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a formal complaint with Delhi Police over the alleged deepfake video defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi (photo), and accordingly, an FIR has been registered in this regard, a source said.
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September 14, 2025
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Back to the 1930s war economy
American author Mark Twain quipped that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. With European economies promising to up their defense expenditure to 5 per cent of GDP, are we repeating the 1930s, when the Western powers used defense spending to pull themselves out of the Great Depression?
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September 14, 2025
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Anurag Thakur Slams Congress Over Video on PM Modi's Mother
Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday strongly criticised the Bihar Congress and RJD for sharing a controversial video on social media that allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother.
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September 14, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Back to the 1930s war economy
American author Mark Twain quipped that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. With European economies promising to up their defense expenditure to 5 per cent of GDP, are we repeating the 1930s, when the Western powers used defense spending to pull themselves out of the Great Depression?
4 min |
September 14, 2025
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Between silence and song: Women on the margins
India has never struggled to worship women, only to respect them. From sanctums where goddesses are adorned with vermilion and incense, to households where women are pushed into corners of obedience. The paradox sits carefully unchallenged.
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September 14, 2025
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Stalin asks cadres to stand firm ahead of Karur rally
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin has asserted that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) remains an unyielding fortress of ideals, one that cannot be shaken or touched by either old rivals or new challengers.
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September 14, 2025
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Iran expects prisoner swap with France
Iran's foreign minister says Iran and France are close to agreeing to an exchange of prisoners, including the release of an Iranian woman arrested in France over her online posts related to the war in Gaza.
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September 14, 2025
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Adani Power to supply Bihar 2,400 MW for 25 years
Adani Power Ltd (APL) officially announced here on Saturday that it has signed a 25-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd.
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September 14, 2025
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Admiral Tripathi Flags Off Navy's Outreach Car Rally Across UP
In a bid to showcase the Navy's unwavering commitment to social responsibility and community welfare, a 34-member team embarked on a car rally organised by the Indian Navy here on Saturday.
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September 14, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Between silence and song: Women on the margins
India has never struggled to worship women, only to respect them. From sanctums where goddesses are adorned with vermilion and incense, to households where women are pushed into corners of obedience. The paradox sits carefully unchallenged.
2 min |
September 14, 2025
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Winged Voyagers: The Story and Significance of World Migratory Bird Day
Winter is approaching and so is the season of migratory birds. These winged wonders face a host of dangers as they fly from country to country, over forests and mountains and across oceans and deserts. This report looks at how we can work together to combat the threat.
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September 14, 2025
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MP High Court Issues Notice to Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Others Over Controversial Song in Jolly LLB 3
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, along with producer Alok Jain, director Subhash Kapoor, and others, in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Hindi song Bhai Vakeel Hai from the upcoming film Jolly LLB 3.
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September 14, 2025
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Community effort turns barren land in Rajasthan into thriving green patch: LG Saxena
A 25-acre patch of degraded land in Nichla Mandwa village in Udaipur district has been transformed into a green oasis within four years, according to a post shared by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on X on Saturday.
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September 14, 2025
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CM Gupta Launches First Hi-Tech Hotline Repair Van
Rekha Gupta states that similar vans will soon be seen across other constituencies
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September 14, 2025
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Ritu Rangam Film Festival hosted its eighth edition
The name Rituparno Ghosh still resonates deeply within the world of Indian cinema.
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September 13, 2025
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Central Bank of India Kolkata Zone Marks Vigilance Awareness
Central Bank of India, Kolkata Zonal Office, recently hosted a Town Hall Meeting as part of the ongoing Vigilance Awareness Campaign.
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September 13, 2025
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Fate of Mediation Act remains unknown
The Supreme Court of India proposed a separate standalone legislation on mediation in India more than five years ago, citing the mounting caseload on Indian courts and the nature of many civil disputes that can be settled amicably without the intervention of the courts, but the fate of the Mediation Act 2023 remains unknown.
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September 13, 2025
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Haryana to launch 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar' health initiative on September 17
Haryana is set to launch its comprehensive 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' from September 17 to October 2, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the state's commitment to public health and women's well-being.
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September 13, 2025
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Scrap exemption for critical mineral mining
With environmentalists raising alarm bells, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Friday demanded that the Union Government withdraw the exemption given to mining critical and atomic minerals from the purview of public consultation, maintaining that it is unacceptable.
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September 13, 2025
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PCIM&H Conducts Capacity Building Training Programme
The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), Ministry of Ayush, conducted a five-day capacity building training programme from September 8 to 12 at its headquarters in Ghaziabad.
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September 13, 2025
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Sirsa designated minister in-charge of South Delhi
During a review meeting to assess the progress in the development works across the South Delhi Parliamentary constituency, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday, Manjinder Singh Sirsa has been named the minister-in-charge of South Delhi parliamentary constituency.
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September 13, 2025
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Occasional Note
Of the reporting stations in the Bengal-Assam-Orissa area, some thirty have up to date recorded deficient and twenty excessive rainfalls.
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September 13, 2025
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IOA chief PT Usha calls for grassroots focus, tech adoption in sports
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Friday said India's rise as a global sporting power hinges not only on sustained success across disciplines but also on its readiness to adopt modern tools and technologies.
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September 13, 2025
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AAP's Ankush Narang seeks answers on sewage, garbage woes in Karol Bagh
AAP's Leader of Opposition in MCD, Ankush Narang on Friday pressed the BJP-ruled civic body to account for sanitation lapses in Karol Bagh in central Delhi.
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September 13, 2025
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Sharpshooter of Rohit Godara-Virendra Charan gang arrested after encounter
Following a brief exchange of fire, the Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested a sharpshooter of the notorious Rohit Godara-Virendra Charan gang near Azadpur Mandi on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.
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September 13, 2025
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Neeraj Chopra to headline India's campaign at World Athletics C'ships
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra will spearhead India's 19-member squad at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, starting Saturday.
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September 13, 2025
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Everyone who defeats you is a vote chor: Rao
Criticising Congress over its leader Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi a vote chor, senior BJP leader and former MP GVL Narasimha Rao (photo) on Friday said if the grand old party would call all political parties and the leaders who caused vote loss to it as vote chors.
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