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This recent rescue from Oliver Road in Mylapore highlights the fact that Chestnut winged cuckoo, a passage migrant in Chennai, often bumbles its way around in urban spaces, ending up in a distressful situation, pecked by crows and in the recent case, bitten by a dog. Ornithologist V. Santharam narrates a string of such events from 1980s. The old question that is being asked again: how much of a passage migrant is the Chestnut winged cuckoo?
White House Spokeswoman said U.S. President Donald Trump looked forward to restoring legitimacy to the G20 in the U.S.s 2026 host year
As part of this new initiative, students will receive specialised training in communication skills and digital skills two competencies increasingly critical in todays clinical environments
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that the DMK leader had become synonymous with anarchy and division and alleged that T.N. Deputy Chief Minister was known for his hatred for Hindus
Wells have gone dry and dust forms a thick coat over nearly every surface in the once sylvan landscape of Uthiramerurin Kancheepuram; quarries and stone crushing units are slowly eroding quality of life and leaving the residents in a belt of 60 villages in distress. DeepaH. Ramakrishnanand Geetha Srimathirecord the tragic transformation of Uthiramerur
Considering the uncertainties of life, everyone with whatever income should ensure safety nets for their dear ones
Officials say that the safety of climbers was taken into considerationas the terrain on the hills was still wet; this will be the second year to ban devotees from climbing the hills on Maha Deepam day
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Sanjay Murthy explained how data-driven governance enhances institutional accountability and improvement and underscored the need for strong institutional financial discipline and investment-readiness
The culture of endless documentation has made genuine teaching almost impossible
The appointment had been held up for quite some time and the hill state did not have a Pradesh Congress Committee after the previous committee headed by Kuldeep Singh was dissolved on November 6 last year
Their lived experiences of education systems, healthcare access, urban design, and digital landscapes are rarely consulted
In a Mumbaichawl, a woman waits for her missing husband. In Nashik, a man is allegedly bludgeoned to death. In Ahilyanagar, a child ends his life after he is allegedly humiliated in a live-streamed video
The Cuban legend and World record holder high jumper said India is currently at the right stage to produce world-class athletes but added that the drive has to come from within
The Congresswoman from Georgia, who clashed with Trump, announced she would be quitting the House, formalising the split in the MAGA movement
The killing of Madvi Hidma, the elusive commander of the Central Military Commission of the Maoists, signals not just a tactical defeat of the insurgents but the effective collapse of the armed struggle that once threatened to engulf vast swathes of Indias forested heartland
Why is the Union government pushing e-KYC verification of workers who are employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act? Was there no method of verification available before the e-KYC system? What is the National Mobile Monitoring System?
What is the history of the proposed project? How has the Tamil Nadu government reacted?
Enthusiasm for air travel remains strong, signifying its enduring appeal as a convenient mode of transportation
Each train can carry 1,500 passengers per trip, but the trains will arrive only by 2028
One accused was himself hired by deceit, deported in 2020; efforts on to trace money trail, identify other recruiters: police
District Police Chief (Kochi City) Putta Vimaladitya has sought an internal report on the incident
The festival will see the participation of over 8,000 students
The film has been directed by Sameer Vidwans and produced by Karan Johars Dharma Productions
The updated regulations now allow dark business-casual trousers including classic, non-distressed jeans in blue, black or grey for both men and women for the Doha event from December 25 to 30
Though the State Election Commission has set a ceiling of 1.5 lakh as election expenses for candidates in district panchayats and Corporations, the real cost overshoots the limit by a huge margin. Parties bear a portion of the expenses, but the candidate has to shoulder the actual burden
Grama panchayat sees five different presidents in the past five years. Though UDF won the poll in 2020 with 11 seats and LDF 10 seats, two of its members defected to the in 2022 bringing the panchayat under LDF control. The was followed by a series of defections and power struggle
CPI(M) has fielded 48 leaders of Students Federation of India in the polls while the Congress has found 79 candidates from the Kerala Students Union. MSF, the students union of the Indian Union Muslim League has fielded 47 leaders, while 14 from the All India Students Federation, the CPIs student wing, are also in the fray
The concern expressed by activists and trade unionists, besides the State government, is that the present framework of welfare schemes for unorganised workers may get disturbed after implementation of the Labour Code
Speaking at an event at the Gateway of India to mark the 17th anniversary of the 26/11 attack that is coming up, the Maharashtra CM says an attack on the city was an attack on the sovereignty of the country

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