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After a month of celebrating Chennai through its history, heritage and culture, the Made of Chennai festivities will end where the city arguably feels most at home: around food, music and a crowd. The Food and Music Festival, set to take place at YMCA grounds, Nandanam on August 29, will bring together live performances, food…
Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. T | Photo Credit: AP Thefts in museums, especially in Europe which houses several famous and infamous collections of objects from around the world, both part of a rich history and the residue of colonialism, are showing a…
Allahabad High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far: The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a plea by a minor student to wear a hijab along with the school uniform, reiterating the unanimous opinion of the High Courts over the years that wearing a headscarf is not an essential part of…
Farm operations underway in Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam district. Panchayats in Padmanabham, Anandapuram and Pendurthi mandals, which have a largely rural backdrop, have been proposed for merger with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Ahead of the proposed local body elections, the proposals to merge several gram panchayats in Bheemunipatnam and…
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The Centre has not been able to effectively implement the scheme of providing free coaching to economically disadvantaged students appearing for competitive exams, a parliamentary standing committee report has noted. Of the targeted 10,500 candidates to be enrolled for free coaching, the Union government could enrol only 2,790 students (26%) over the past three years….
A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Following the flash floods in Nepal and related disruptions along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Karnataka Revenue department has set up a helpline or State Emergency Operation Centre to collect information and…
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. File | Photo Credit: AFP Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known as the “polka dot queen”, has died aged 97, a statement from her company said on Thursday (August 27, 2026). “It is with profound sorrow that the passing of Yayoi Kusama at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026,…
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, U.S. media reported on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit. The Wall…
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. panel on religious freedom has expressed concern over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s visit to the U.S. and urged sanctions against members of the organisation, which it described as the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mohan Bhagwat, chief…
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. panel on religious freedom has expressed concern over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s visit to the U.S. and urged sanctions against members of the organisation, which it described as the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mohan Bhagwat, chief…
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