Month: July 2026

Govt has allocated ₹40,000 crore for scientific mine closures, says Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy

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Govt has allocated ₹40,000 crore for scientific mine closures, says Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy

For mine closure, we have dedicated funds worth $5 billion, or approximately ₹40,000 crore from the Ministry, G. Kishan Reddy said. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Scientific mine closure is a national priority, and the government has allocated approximately ₹40,000 crore for scientifically closing completely-extracted coal mines, stated G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines Wednesday.  Speaking at the signing…

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Government to set up fast-track courts for paper leak cases, says PM Modi

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Government to set up fast-track courts for paper leak cases, says PM Modi

“Those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared,” said PM Modi on Thursday, July 23, 2026. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (July 23, 2026) that the government has decided to set up fast-track courts for paper leak cases. Mr. Modi stated in…

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From Gardener to Facilities Manager: S Ganapathy’s 40-Year British Council Journey

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From Gardener to Facilities Manager: S Ganapathy’s 40-Year British Council Journey

S Ganapathy who has spent his life rising up the ranks at British Council, starting as a gardener and retiring as facilities manager, South India. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M On the last day of a 40-year career that has undergone the unmissable seesaw of life, S Ganapathy, who began as a gardener at the…

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France draws the line at 15: inside Europe’s first social media ban for children | Explained

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France draws the line at 15: inside Europe’s first social media ban for children | Explained

The story so far: Years since whistleblowers first sounded alarm over social media companies pushing harmful and addictive content towards children, France, on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), became the first European Union (EU) nation to legislate a blanket ban on social media access to children under 15 years of age. The ban had been a…

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16 metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Delhi Gate and Central Secretariat, closed, says DMRC

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16 metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Delhi Gate and Central Secretariat, closed, says DMRC

Security personnel standing near the closed Patel Chowk Metro Station, as Delhi Metro closed 16 stations due to ‘security reasons’ on July 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy As Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters prepare for another day of protest demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (July 23, 2026), Delhi Metro…

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NCB dismantles transnational drug syndicate, arrests Myanmar-based “kingpin”

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NCB dismantles transnational drug syndicate, arrests Myanmar-based “kingpin”

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest in Manipur of its alleged kingpin who operated from Haichin in Myanmar’s Chin State, the agency said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). “Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi was apprehended from Churachandpur, Manipur. Investigation has established that he was one of the principal…

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Will Trump’s bunker buster bombs punch through Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?

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Will Trump’s bunker buster bombs punch through Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?

Conventional bombs explode on or near a target surface, with the explosion and fragments, e.g. shrapnel, rendering the bomb’s damage. But when a target is buried deep under a mountain, the soil and rock mass surrounding it can absorb enough of the blast’s energy to keep the target from being damaged too much. This is…

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Science

Iran says stopped three oil tankers transiting Hormuz

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Iran says stopped three oil tankers transiting Hormuz

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday (July 23, 2026) they stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway. In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to…

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BJP, Congress stage competing protests against each other in Jaipur

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BJP, Congress stage competing protests against each other in Jaipur

Protesters climb over barricades during the Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore-led protest march from the BJP State office to the Congress party headquarters, in Jaipur on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress staged massive competing protests against each other here on Wednesday (July 22,…

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Police given ‘free hand’ to deal with crimes against women, says CM in Assembly

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Police given ‘free hand’ to deal with crimes against women, says CM in Assembly

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: ANI Suvendu Adhikari also blamed the Trinamool Congress regime for the poor state of the police force in the State. He said that they used police only to serve political interests West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) stated that the police…

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