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A social media post of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter Archita Sachin Rahar allegedly celebrating the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union Education Minister has sparked resentment in the party rank and file in Odisha. Ms. Rahar, in an Instagram post which had a photograph of Mr. Pradhan in the backdrop of the national…
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Delhi University on Sunday extended by a day the deadline for candidates allotted seats in the second round of admissions to accept their offers. Colleges will now verify and approve applications by July 28, and candidates will have time till July 29 to accept their seats. Under the earlier schedule, colleges were to complete approvals…
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The redevelopment works held at Ernakulam Junction railway station on July 26. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The deadline for completing the redevelopment of Ernakulam Junction (ERS) and Ernakulam Town (ERN) railway stations has been revised to March 2028 and December 2028, respectively, following the re-tendering of the works. The Railway terminated the contracts of…
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The comprehensive sewage treatment project proposed under the Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System (IURWTS) in Kochi is expected to receive a fillip following a recent visit by a team of experts appointed by the Central government. The team visited the sites of the proposed sewage treatment plants (STPs) and the underground sewerage pipeline…
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Almost six decades ago, the Brahmaputra River devoured Pashan Ali’s house at Charai Khasara village in south-western Assam’s Goalpara district. Now, a legal hurdle in the land through which the river flows is threatening to erode his grandson Aminul Hoque’s Indian citizenship. On February 28, 2019, Aminul’s world came crashing down when the Foreigners’ Tribunal…
The headmaster and a teacher at Government Panchayat Union Primary School at Vedanvadi village were suspended after they were arrested under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act for alleged sexual harassment of girl students. The police said the arrested teachers were identified as S. Ravi, 58, headmaster, and D. Muralidaran, 42, teacher. Initial…
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Three youths riding a two wheeler were allegedly assaulted by passengers of a car in a suspected road rage incident at Thrikkakara on Sunday (July 26, 2026). The attack was reportedly triggered after the two-wheeler rider failed to give way to the car near the NGO Quarters roundabout. The youths who were in the car…
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk. File | Photo Credit: PTI Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday (July 27, 2026) and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said. Mr. Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital after he broke his 26-day fast…
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Sophie Devine stopped kindly for her fans. She smiled into the selfie camera. She engaged for a while with the cricket fans, who had assembled in large numbers on that warm Sunday afternoon at Lord’s for the Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and Australia. Devine’s World Cup had been over by then: New…
Passengers in the Vande Bharat express train proceeding from Mysuru to the city were shocked to find an adhesive gel packet along with the food served. D. Sekhar, a resident of Kathirvedu, said he along with a few others was returning from Mysuru to the city in the Vande Bharat (train no. 20608) train on…
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