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Filmmakers have always used the beach to represent love and life.. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Filmmakers have always used certain symbols, motifs, and signifiers to represent ideas, concepts, and places. Over the many years, popular city landmarks, including the hotel Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai and the Cubbon Park in Bengaluru, have been…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia, said the focus of both countries would be on “institutionalising stability” even as…
Consumers queue up at an LPG gas agency for e-KYC verification in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: File photo Cooking gas households that missed the August 23 deadline to complete the e-KYC for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections have got a breather, with the last date extended till August 31. The e-KYC or Aadhaar biometric authentication…
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The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors on June 24 devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings fell apart. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuela’s interim government on Monday (August 25, 2026) reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago. The…
Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters Dust-producing stone quarries and crushers in the vicinity could cripple Assam’s semiconductor unit, a signature pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before it can start, an environmental activist has warned. Tata is developing the ₹27,000 crore Semiconductor Assembly and Test (TSAT) facility in Morigaon district’s Jagiroad,…
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U.S. President Donald Trump with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Monday (August 24, 2026) removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries. The U.S. Department…
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The mission said it had deployed a “Quick Reaction Force” to secure the area and support the emergency response after the attack. File | Photo Credit: AP Armed men ambushed a patrol travelling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday (August 24, 2026), killing two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia, said the focus of both countries would be on “institutionalising stability” even as…
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Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday (August 25, 2026), an official familiar with the plans told The Associated Press, escalating a trade fight that has sharply worsened since negotiations with the Trump administration collapsed. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the plans…
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Activists of Justice Morcha, a forum of youths pushing the issues of employment and education in Uttar Pradesh, on Monday (August 24, 2026) reached the District Magistrate (DM) office in Deoria, demanding improvement of critical gaps in basic school infrastructure The group reached the administration after a case was filed against one of its members,…