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Rise in jellyfish along coast a threat to ecosystem
WEEDS and pests are not just limited to forests and the urban landscape, but are also a concern among aquatic species. Over the past few months, marine experts, forest department officials of southern India and aquaculturists are reporting a rise in jellyfish population.
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September 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Sanitation workers get ₹565/day against HC mandate of ₹761/day
DESPITE the Madras High Court on August 20 directing the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to ensure that sanitary workers receive either the minimum wage of ₹761 per day or their last drawn wage of ₹753 per day—whichever is higher—Chennai Enviro Solutions Private Limited (CESPL), which recently took over waste management operations in the Royapuram and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zones, issued appointment letters on August 24 fixing their gross salary at a mere ₹16,950 a month (₹565 per day), before deductions such as PF, ESIC, etc.
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September 01, 2025
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Retract stand backing women's entry into Sabarimala: BJP to TDB
THE BJP on Sunday expressed its willingness to participate in the highly-anticipated global Ayyappa Sangamam.
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September 01, 2025
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India set to take on Iran in CAFA Nations Cup football
BOOSTED by the win against co-host Tajikistan in the campaign opener in new head coach Khalid Jamil's maiden international match, India will aim to challenge the might of Asian giants Iran when the two teams clash in the CAFA Nations Cup on Monday.
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September 01, 2025
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Finding Grace in the Heartland
Recently, I had the opportunity to revisit Madhya Pradesh, the Indian heartland, and came away with many musings.
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September 01, 2025
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Birsa Munda Bhawan launched to empower tribals
The Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on Sunday inaugurated the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Bhawan, a tribal research and training centre in a grand ceremony attended by dignitaries, social leaders and activists.
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September 01, 2025
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Strategic Autonomy Guides Ties, PM Tells Xi, Seeks Mutual Trust Amid Global Turmoil
AIMING for long-term stability in India-China relations amid disrupted global trade and shifting geopolitical alignments triggered by US tariffs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday noted with President Xi Jinping that the two countries must pursue strategic autonomy and their ties should not be viewed through the lens of a third country.
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September 01, 2025
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Panchayat Raj Amendment Bill Aims to Grant 42% Quota, Cleared in Assembly
TELANGANA Assembly on Sunday passed the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Third Amendment) Bill, 2025, removing the 50% ceiling on reservations in local bodies and clearing the way to provide 42% reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming elections.
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September 01, 2025
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Lebanon Urges Dialogue on Hezbollah Arms
LEBANON's parliament speaker on Sunday criticised Washington's push to quickly disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine \"the fate of those weapons.\"
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September 01, 2025
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7 Municipalities Set Up for Local Governance & Civic Facilities
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced the formation of seven new municipalities and 16 notified area councils (NACs) in the state.
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September 01, 2025
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Doctrine on high-impact missions for three forces to expand scope
INDIA's newly released Joint Doctrine on Special Forces (JDSF), unveiled by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, sets forth guiding principles, operational strategies, common understanding and frameworks for enhanced interoperability and synergy among the commandos of the three services (the army's Para SF, the navy's Marine Commandos and IAF's Garuds).
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September 01, 2025
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'I CRACK A LOT OF GOOFY JOKES'
Soha Ali Khan talks about her latest podcast All About Her, reminisces her teenage years, and spills the beans on collaborating with Madhavan after about 20 years
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September 01, 2025
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Shahid Kapoor wraps up Vishal Bhardwaj's next
HAHID Kapoor has completed shooting for his upcoming film with Vishal Bhardwaj, marking their fourth collaboration after Kaminey (2009), Haider (2014) and Rangoon (2017).
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September 01, 2025
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Why Economists Are Urging Caution Despite Strong GDP Growth in First Qtr
DESPITE India's economy growing stronger-than-expected at 7.8% in the first quarter of FY26, economists caution that the growth print looks brighter than the underlying reality—thanks largely to a sharp drop in the GDP deflator from 3.4% in the previous quarter to 1% in Q1 of FY26, the lowest in 6 years.
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September 01, 2025
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Satwik & Chirag rue lapse in third game during their semifinal against Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China at Worlds
WITH spring in their steps, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty employed every tool in their arsenal in their pursuit for greatness. A good dose of textbook smashes, some mind-bending returns and the duo also exhibited their tenacity. But at the latter stages of their men's doubles semifinal contest at the World Championships in Paris on Saturday, they hit a dead end.
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September 01, 2025
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School kids at risk as roads blocked, towns submerged
Children in Uttarakhand braving dangerous conditions to attend schools
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September 01, 2025
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Holder Sinner and Swiatek in last 16
JANNIK Sinner kept his US Open title defence on track Saturday as Iga Swiatek struggled through to the last 16 and home favourite Coco Gauff booked a blockbuster clash with Naomi Osaka.
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September 01, 2025
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New norms to tie green credits to tree survival
THE Union environment ministry has revised the rules to calculate and award 'green credits' for tree plantation on degraded forest land.
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September 01, 2025
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Neeraj to Lead India's Challenge at Tokyo Worlds
TWO-TIME Olympic Medallist and defending world champion Neeraj Chopra will lead India's 19-member team at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, which begins from September 13.
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September 01, 2025
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Former PFI chief seeks treatment in pvt hosp, HC asks Tihar to give report
FORMER Popular Front of India (PFI) chairman E Abubacker's request for treatment in a private hospital has prompted the Delhi High Court to seek a health status report from Tihar jail authorities, where he remains lodged under charges filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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September 01, 2025
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IMD Predicts Rain for Next 5 Days as Monsoon Spell On
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an active monsoon spell over Delhi and its adjoining areas for the next five days, with cloudy skies and frequent spells of light to moderate rain.
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September 01, 2025
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For the Sake of Good Times
From the loud neon-lit bars to the serene rice fields, sake takes you far and beyond to understand its gentle hold on Japan
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August 31, 2025
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Punjab floods: 24 dead, 1K villages hit; rescue ops on
Seven NDRF teams deployed in Gurdaspur, one each in Fazilka and Ferozepur, and two in Pathankot, Capital city witnesses 175 mm of rain
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August 31, 2025
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Leading political figure shot dead in Ukraine
A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements in 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.
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August 31, 2025
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Restorer of Light in City of Silk
Chandra Jain is bringing back natural dyes to Banarasi handloom, and protecting the artisans' wellbeing and also the environment
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August 31, 2025
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Dhawan Not the One
Shikhar Dhawan has never been the one to blend in. With his explosive batting, twirling mustache, and signature 'thigh-five' celebrations, he has always been as much a performer as a player.
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August 31, 2025
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The New Opiod in Our Lives
The world has a new opioid. If you think opium, codine, heroin or any of the others in the list of addictive drugs, were dangerous in their abiltiy to make addicts out of us, this one is just as bad.
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August 31, 2025
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Need an AI Smiley Between Eureka and Kodak Moments
While LLM development work can happen in cozy penthouses, noisy academic gullies need to train and build capacity to develop frugal and impactful AI solutions
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August 31, 2025
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'Humans-wildlife balance under severe strain'
SPEAKING at the conference, Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Patron-in-Chief of KeLSA, Justice Nitin Jamdar, observed that while humans and wildlife had coexisted for centuries, this balance was now under severe strain.
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August 31, 2025
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Brazil
Brazil, the only country other than India that’s facing punitive levies of as high as 50%, isn’t caving in. Initially in April, tariffs stood at just 10%, but the Latin American nation attracted Trump's wrath, which all agree is not due to trade, but because of the ongoing trial by the Brazilian government against Trump’s right-wing ally Jair Bolsonaro for coup-plotting.
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