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Cotton yarn spinning at a textile mill in Coimbatore | Photo Credit: The Hindu : Textile mills are witnessing a revival in cotton yarn demand, with capacity utilisation crossing 90%, but a sharp rise in cotton prices is raising concerns over the sustainability of operations. “The demand for cotton yarn started reviving almost five months…
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Former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy addresses a press conference in Puducherry on Wednesday | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Strongly defending Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc in the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, former Chief Minister and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said the Congress was no…
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Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez joined Manchester City on the transfer deadline day | Photo Credit: Reuters The Premier League has smashed its summer spending record for a second successive season, with outlay by England’s top-flight clubs reaching around £3.46 billion ($4.67 billion). The spending spree continued right up to the final hours of the transfer window…
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Shubman Gill slipped two positions to ninth, while Devdutt Padikkal gained five positions to reach 54th. File | Photo Credit: PTI Captain Shubman Gill slipped two positions among batters, and Jasprit Bumrah dropped one spot among bowlers, while Devdutt Padikkal rose to the 54th spot among Indians in the latest ICC Test rankings released on…
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Nepal’s devastating flash floods have killed over 1,100 people, with nearly 4,000 still missing. Rescue and relief operations continue as authorities search for survivors and provide aid to affected communities. Source link
Imagine a classroom where you are given the space to explore and understand concepts on your own with the guidance of a teacher and the internet. Imagine the amount of knowledge which will open up if this non-traditional education style is adopted. That is exactly what Professor Sugata Mitra, a computer scientist and educational theorist,…
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said that veteran Sunni scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar had misinterpreted Islam. The Kerala Muslim Jamaat has condemned Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s remarks that veteran Sunni scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar had misinterpreted Islam. It demanded that the Chief Minister withdraw the statement and apologise to the Muslim community….
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Alexander Zverev, of Germany, acknowledges fans after defeating Lorenzo Sonego, of Italy | Photo Credit: AP Alexander Zverev weathered a storm from Lorenzo Sonego to reach the U.S. Open second round on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) and keep alive his bid to reach a third straight Grand Slam final, after relentless rain wreaked havoc with…
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Researchers at ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) established the significance of Vitamin D3 over Vitamin D2. The image is used for representative purposes only. ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Hyderabad, researchers have found that vitamin D3 is more effective than vitamin D2 in maintaining and restoring muscle and heart function, at least in animal studies…
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There is a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae. It comes in at least a hundred different forms, or serotypes, and lives in the tissue lining our nose and throat. S. pneumoniae is normally harmless. But when your body’s immune system becomes weaker, for example when you have a viral fever, these bacteria may invade your lungs…
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