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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at the Secretariat in Chennai on July 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and discussed establishing a coordinated mechanism among the five southern…
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Warren Buffett said it was not a surprise when he told Bill Gates about his decision to stop donating to the Gates Foundation, ending their two-decade philanthropic partnership. Mr. Buffett, 95, did not include the Gates Foundation in a nearly $6 billion donation of Berkshire…
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The Kerala High Court has stated that the Digi Yatra portal cannot insist on Aadhaar details to establish a person’s identity. The court directed Digi Yatra to inform the court whether any other proof of identity would be sufficient to register on the portal by a person, while observing that Aadhaar cannot be used for…
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Water was transported deep into the Earth’s surface, the mantle, aiding the creation of magma that triggered volcanoes such as those in the contemporary the Pacific “Ring of Fire” | Photo Credit: Beboy_ltd A recycling process between the Earth’s deep, scorching mantle and its surface water occurred some three billion years ago, generating magma-forming volcanoes…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) said that the India-U.K. free trade agreement is set to unlock untapped potential across labour-intensive industries, offering zero-duty market access for 99% of the country’s exports. The #IndiaUKFTA that comes into force today is the…
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Taiwanese and Lithuanian flags displayed at Taiwan embassy in Vilnius. File | Photo Credit: Reuters New Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), the 2021 decision to allow Taiwan to open a de-facto embassy in the country was ‘maybe too brave’ as he sought to repair relations with China on his…
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The railways has announced changes in train services on July 18 owing to engineering works for the maintenance and rehabilitation of railway bridges in the Erode–Karur section. A release from the Salem Railway Division said Train No. 56809 Tiruchi–Erode Passenger, scheduled to leave Tiruchi Junction at 7.25 a.m., will not proceed beyond Karur Junction and there…
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Duke Of Tuscany, Spark Of Life, Xanthe and Absolute Force shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (July 15). Outer sand: 600m: Alfonsine (rb) 44.5. Moved on the bit. Eminent Gold (Arul) 45. In fine trim. Tipped Off (Ritesh G) 46. Easy. Solana (Ritesh G) 45.5. Moved freely. Preview (D. Patel) 42.5….
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Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the new scheme covers the entire value chain of the semiconductor ecosystem. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) cleared ₹1.27 lakh crore for the second edition of India Semiconductor Mission, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The government expects the new scheme to…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The India-U.K. Double Contributions Convention (DCC), allowing temporary Indian and British workers an exemption from paying social security contributions in their host countries for 60 months, is not retrospective, i.e., it will not apply to Indians already working in the U.K. and Britons working…
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