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DMK chief Stalin accuses CM Vijay of using reels to cover administrative failures

September 10, 2026 admin

DMK president M.K. Stalin released a video on social media on September 10, 2026. Photo: X/@mkstalin DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday (September 9, 2026) accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay of posting reels to cover up what he described as the “inefficient administration of the government” and “cheating an entire generation”. “There…

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A.P. data centre case: High Court takes note of land allotment and environmental concerns

September 10, 2026 admin

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Intense arguments took place in the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) during a hearing on the on the allotment of temple lands situated in an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to Google’s hyperscale data centre being set up in Visakhapatnam and…

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Form doesn’t really matter when it comes to the World championship battle: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

September 10, 2026 admin

Only 15 chess players have touched 2800 Elo points on the FIDE rating list . Arjun Erigaisi was the last to reach there, and it has been two years since. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave crossed the mark in 2016. With a peak rating of 2819, the French Grandmaster is the seventh strongest player in chess history. He…

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Nepal flash floods wash away illusions of clean, easy hydropower

September 10, 2026 admin

The wake of the August 26 flash floods in Nepal, which devastated several towns and villages, killed more than a thousand people, and left several more unaccounted for, follows a familiar pattern that emerged after the Chamoli floods, the South Lhonak Lake disaster, and the Thame floods: a call to rethink development in the region…

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‘My jaws were indeed broken in jail during Emergency’: Stalin responds to Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

September 10, 2026 admin

DMK president M.K. Stalin released a video criticising T.N. Chief Minister Vijay’s Assembly speech. | Photo Credit: X/@mkstalin DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday (September 10, 2026) said that the alleged body-shaming gesture made by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Assembly was indeed reflective of what had happened to him, as…

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Ministry by ministry, India’s forest rights regime is fraying

September 10, 2026 admin

On August 31, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) sent an office memorandum to the Ministry of Power stating that the Forest Rights Act 2006 has “no provision for obtaining” gram sabha consent for forest clearance. The communique was in response to observations of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2026-27) of the Lok Sabha on…

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International Space Summit gets underway in Paris

September 10, 2026 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron (centre right), French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet (centre) and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (centre left) pose with aerospace professionals during the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, on September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The two-day International Space Summit got underway in Paris on…

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Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’

September 10, 2026 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday (September 9, 2026), arguing Latin American cartels would “eat these countries alive” if left unchecked. Hailing a new generation of conservative leaders emerging across the region who are allied with President Donald Trump, Mr. Rubio…

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UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years

September 10, 2026 admin

The diplomatic move has been under consideration since June 2025, when the IAEA board found Iran officially in noncompliance with its nonproliferation obligations because of Tehran’s lack of cooperation in the investigation. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) reported Iran to the UN Security Council for…

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Teaching job aspirants protest in Prayagraj seeking recruitment

September 10, 2026 admin

Teaching job aspirants in Prayagraj continued their indefinite sit-in protest on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) seeking notification for over 60,000 primary teachers’ posts. They accused the government of delaying vacancies for eight years. “The vacancy of primary teachers is not advertised since the last eight years. This extended delay is negatively affecting our lives; we…

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