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Column | Strength of a snowflake

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Phuphee’s lesson on celebrating the power of individuality

Six killed as wedding pandal catches fire in Bihar's Darbhanga

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The pandal caught fire during the bursting of firecrackers, eyewitnesses said.

Power of translation: ‘Shōgun’ champions the art of understanding

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Shōgun is a refreshing reminder that in a time where the power of the ‘one-inch tall barrier,’ still seems distastefully under contention, sometimes you need to revive the literal Tokugawa Shōgunate to bridge the cumbersome gap between…

News from the world of Education: April 26, 2024

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Information on colleges, admissions, scholarships, events, MoUs, and more

Police arrest man for assaulting elderly father, causing his death, in Perambalur

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Police said the 40-year-old man had assaulted his 63-year-old father over a property dispute

Goan village on a quilt | Savia Viegas records the stories of Carmona on denim

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Artist Savia Viegas’ hand-embroidered pieces preserve stories from her family and her village, Carmona

Over 1 kg of cocaine, worth ₹10 crore, seized from air passenger at Chennai airport

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Officials said the drug consignment was seized from a passenger who had landed from Doha and was en route to Delhi

Why students are protesting across U.S. campuses? | Explained

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Several U.S. campuses, taking inspiration from the protests in Columbia, have peacefully escalated their protests, which have also faced repression from respective university administrations. The protests are an escalation of the…

IPL-17: SRH vs RCB | We're successful in setting targets, now time to polish chasing abilities: SRH coach Vettori

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For a team that has breached the 250-run mark thrice this season, the target was easily gettable but a rare failure of the top and middle-order cost the hosts dearly

EVM-VVPAT to stay: SC rejects plea for revival of ballot papers

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The top court also denied giving voters VVPAT paper slips to put in physically into the ballot boxes

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Markets rally for sixth day running on firm Asian peers; Tech Mahindra jumps more than 12%

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The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 176.47 points to 74,515.91 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 50.05 points to 22,620.40.

A guide to ‘preventing’ public health misinformation

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A new Lancet paper suggests interventions that can build resilience, manage information ecosystems and prevent infodemics beyond merely “reacting to misinformation or disinformation” crises.

Polling begins in Maharashtra’s eight Lok Sabha constituencies

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The constituencies where polling started at 7 a.m. are Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim. Hingoli, Nanded, and Parbhani.

H.D. Kumaraswamy accuses Election Commission of lack of transparency in Bengaluru Rural constituency in Karnataka

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Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused the Congress candidate of distributing gift coupons with QR code to voters

Lok Sabha polls | Shashi Tharoor says this elections are about ‘preserving the idea of India’

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Shashi Tharoor says the prime aim is to ‘defeat BJP’s polarising and divisive agenda’

ATHLETICS | Tokyo bronze most special to Valerie who has won it all

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Between the two Olympics, Valerie had two children, and suffered a major medical scare with her second pregnancy

Operation to hunt down terrorists in J&K's Baramulla enters 2nd day

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Fresh exchange of firing took place between security forces and terrorists on Friday morning at the site of an encounter at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the Sopore area of north Kashmir

Rupee declines five paise to 83.33 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 83.30 against the dollar and then further slipped to 83.33, registering a fall of five paise over its previous close.

Top news developments from Telangana today

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Key news developments to watch out from Telangana on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Kerala CM says LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan should have exercised caution in meeting Prakash Javadekar in presence of middleman

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Pinarayi says he noted ‘nothing scandalous’ in E.P. Jayarajan meeting Prakash Javadekar or any other rival politician

Top Kerala news developments today

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Key news developments in Kerala on Aprril 26, Friday

Uneven distribution of voters in two booths leads to argument between voters and officials in Bengaluru

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While there was no queue at booth No. 40, adults stood in a long queue from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at booth No. 39.

Global rise in the incidence of IBD a cause for concern, say experts

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The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease has almost doubled in India from 1990 to 2019, with rising death rate; lifestyle changes, a Westernised diet with high fat and high sugar, processed and packaged food have further increased…

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Digital public infrastructure has emerged as a fundamental driver of social transformation and progress, says UNGA President

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Digital Public Infrastructure is set up in India as a Public-Private Policy partnership that has become a benchmark for multiple nations, corporations & start-ups across the world

Kerala Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Polling day in photos

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Polling in all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala for the 2024 General Elections commenced at 7 a.m. on April 26 amidst tight security arrangements. Many queued up since early morning outside the over 25,000 polling booths in Kerala to avoid…

Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

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Here is a list of top news developments from on Friday, April 26, 2024

Lok Sabha elections Phase 2 in Karnataka | Voters start early to beat the heat in Bengaluru

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A polling official in Sahakar Nagar said that long queues in the morning is the usual trend during most polling days

Lok Sabha 2024: Naveen Patnaik’s 20-year tenure in Odisha are ‘lost years’, says Amit Shah

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The Home Minister called for a “double engine” government in order to accelerate Odisha’s development

19,000 who lost school jobs likely to be eligible recruits: Bengal SSC

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The Bengal SSC’s claim comes after a HC judgment scrapped all 25,753 appointments made through recruitment process of State Level Selection Test-2016 in govt.-sponsored, aided schools