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Newly appointed White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. File. | Photo Credit: AFP President Donald Trump said Friday (November 6, 2026) that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. On his social media site, Mr. Trump praised…
NEW DELHI The Supreme Court directed on Friday that individuals with temporary residence in the Agasthyamalai biosphere or those living entirely outside the forest boundaries cannot be classified as traditional forest dwellers merely for cultivating silk cotton within the forest. “Persons falling in Category II and Category III, as classified in the additional affidavit of…
From bamboo bus shelters that offer shade and cooling to commuters, to the reclamation of waste dumps and the plugging of water supply leaks, Telangana is drawing up a broad plan to make its cities more resilient to climate change. The measures, backed by new urban policies and a project pipeline worth about ₹20,000 crore,…
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Every unit holding stocks will have to update details on the Food Stock Portal every Friday, the Food Ministry said in a statement. | Photo Credit: M. Srinath With rice prices rising due to a deficient and uneven monsoon, the Centre on Friday (November 7, 2026) directed traders, retailers, wholesalers, processors and millers across the…
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Social activist V. Rama Rao urges railway officials to speed up the rectification work, as commuters from Nanganallur are forced to go to Puzhuthivakkam to use the MRTS services. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Southern Railway is waiting for clearance from the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) for rectifying the gap between the…
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The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Velos Sapphire transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkiye, on September 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday (November 6, 2026), after Tehran said ships were on fire after hitting…
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Mohammed Shami of India poses for a portrait prior to the ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 at The Oval | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a 12-year career in which he claimed 229 wickets from 64…
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Big-ticket cricket: Michael Klinger is delighted with the support for the women’s game in India. ‘Our girls get to play in front of big crowds,’ he says. ‘And that’s what it’s all about.’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images Michael Klinger made 62 for Australia in the third T20I against Sri Lanka at Adelaide in 2017….
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Evergreen: Mitchell Starc continues to crank it up to the high 140s, his penchant for express pace overriding the sober realities of life in the fast lane. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In the life of a genuine fast bowler, the passage of time necessitates considerable compromises. As strands of grey sprinkle the hair and…
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Agriculture Minister P.M. Narendraswamy | Photo Credit: File Photo Krishi mela will be held for three days instead of one day, as was was announced earlier. Agriculture Minister P. M. Narendraswamy on Friday said that krishi mela at the Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) in Bengaluru will be held for three days this year as…
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