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Suvendu Adhikari visited Jadavpur for a public recital of national song Vande Mataram, which saw thousands of people joining the Chief Minister

Members of a citizen group have petitioned the Supreme Court seeking restoration and reclamation instead of beautification of the ponds

The development followed a notice issued by the FSDA on Thursday after it took note of social media publicity for the proposed event

NDMA head confirms the formation of two new lakes and moraines, but says no information is available on water volume; monitoring limitations mean that early warning systems may not be able to prevent another such disaster

Letter addressed to the late childrens writer lands at her home at Wadakkanchery; son Ashtamoorthy responds with a pointed social media post

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar received rescued Tamil Nadu pilgrims at Delhis IGI Airport after their return from flood-hit Nepal, as India continues evacuation, rescue and relief efforts.

As of 11 a.m. on Friday, the SEOC had collated details of 24 persons from Karnataka who are stranded or missing in the two affected regions.

Environmentalists had alleged that iIllegal sand mining took place at 30 places on the riverbeds of the two rivers; officials say the number of complaints has come down after the TVK came to power in the State

No one was injured in the explosion, which left a small crater on the ground and caused minor damage to the walls of the compound

Minister of State for Railways Somanna assures Kota Srinivas Poojary of Union governments commitment to Mangalurus integration with SWR

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said 96 Indian nationals who were stranded on the Chinese side have safely crossed over to Nepal by land route

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Nepalese authorities are racing to rescue people affected by this weeks devastating flash floods, with the death toll rising to 469. The disaster has swept away bridges, roads and hydropower infrastructure, leaving several communities cut off and hampering rescue operations.

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Nepalese authorities are relying on satellite imagery to track conditions, though monitoring is limited by the availability of images, the official said

The TMC supremo said she will soon start a tour of the State, and walk the streets if her public meetings aren't allowed

As per an IDC estimate, nearly 173 million sub-10K smartphones, which shipped last year, are facing an existential crisis. In Q2 2026, this segment saw an almost 60% YoY drop

More than 50,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine have been received, according to Congo's state news agency

The settlement involves Meta paying states up to $18 billion over the next decade and remedies such as limiting how teenagers use its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms

Google has made several changes under the hood and added features that aim to make the phone more useful in everyday life

We noted that experts and official institutions of China and Nepal have made preliminary assessments on the cause of the disaster. According to their analysis, the disaster may have beentriggeredby the collapse of a high altitude glacier in Nepal, Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.

Nepal Police also issued an alert after receiving information that a water dam on the Tibetan side had burst again

V.S. Balasubrahmanyam had travelled to Nepal on August 13 with a batch of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra pilgrims

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The task force will establish communication with the families of affected Sikkim residents and facilitate the exchange of verified information regarding their status and whereabouts

A federal judge has ruled in favour of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon

The standard, Anthropic said, works on any device that has a programmable interface and allows devices and agents to communicate across networks

Many caretakers believe Metas child protection measures could help combat social media addiction, but verifying the ages of tech-savvy children is a significant challenge

Through art and imagination, Friends of L Street in Koramangala show what happens when you treat your street as an integral part of your home

After decades of being caught between Maoists and the police, the seven families still living in Telanganas Karreguttalu Hills are discovering life beyond fear. Once a formidable Maoist stronghold on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, the hills are now opening up with roads, security infrastructure and the promise of electricity and development. But return of the States writ also raises questions about the future of the forests and the communities that have lived here for decades.Abhinay Deshpan

Sayali Satghare will be Anushka's deputy in the T20s, while Anushka will serve as vice-captain to Bhatia in both the One-Day and multi-day formats

Nayaka was part of an Isha Foundation group that had undertaken a pilgrimage to Manasarovar

It had already announced, during the demands for grantsfor the Public Works Department, a plan to create an eight-lane road between Chennai and Kanniyakumari, says Aadhav Arjuna

The X account of American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD) Forum @AheadForum1 remained unavailable to users and was restored after intervention from X

The website claims to fact-check statements made by the Congress leader during his Chhatron Ki Goonj campaign