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At least 117 individuals from India and Pakistan, in a joint open letter, on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) asked Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan to re-open bilateral dialogue, resume discussions on J&K, demilitarise and de-escalate for a lasting peace in the region. The initiative of the joint letter, addressed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Members of the All Types of Differently Abled Persons and Caregivers Rights Association staged a copy-burning protest outside the Collectorate here on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), opposing the Union government’s move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAM G). Wearing…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 67 paise to close at 95.23 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), as a strengthening dollar index weighed on emerging market currencies. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair witnessed significant pressure due to the strengthening of the American currency in the overseas…
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Irish Gold and Little John pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (July 1) morning. Inner sand. 600m: Blue Jet (S.J. Sunil), Paloma (Peter) 41. Pair easy. Mysteriousstranger (Shahrukh), Victory Flair (Nazil) 41. Pair level. 800m: Sukoon (Dashrath), Zephyr (Kaviraj) 54, 600/39. Pair moved level freely. Juracan (S. Kamble), Desert Classic (J. Chinoy)…
Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar. File | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar, on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), accused DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin of allegedly entrusting former Minister and incumbent…
I rang the closing bell at Nasdaq, an American Stock Exchange in New York on May 1. This was as part of an event by Gold House, an organisation in the US that selects the Gold100: a group of 100 leaders responsible for shaping global culture over the past year. It was one of those…
Taoism by Rajesh RV | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As a child, artist Rajesh RV was drawn to the wonders of the natural world, spending hours watching National Geographic, BBC Earth, and wildlife documentaries instead of the news. “Around the V or VI standard, I started watching these programmes with my father, and slowly developed…
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Language is a key aspect of human life that most likely came up more than a lakh years ago — but linguists still disagree on how exactly it evolved. The influential U.S. linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky proposed that complex modern language emerged suddenly, a theory that many linguists still stick to. But some believe…
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Venezuelan merchant Grian Serrano has survived two of the country’s worst natural disasters: the devastating 1999 mudslides that ravaged the coastal state of La Guaira and, 26 years later, two powerful earthquakes that struck the same region. Bruised around his left eye and across much of his body, 46-year-old Mr. Serrano is recovering from the…
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Ecuador head coach Sebastian Beccacece resigns after Ecuador’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 exit. | Photo Credit: AP Sebastián Beccacece has stepped down as coach of Ecuador following World Cup elimination. Also read | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Africa bests Asia in reaching the knockout stage The 45-year-old Argentine confirmed it after…
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