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Tunnel collapses at Uttarakhand hydropower project, killing at least 7

LUCKNOW, India, August 14, 2026 (AP) A tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in Uttarakhand collapsed overnight, leaving at least seven workers dead, officials said Friday. A rescue operation was launched after a sudden rush of water and debris entered the tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in Chamoli district later Thursday night, said top district official Gaurav Kumar. Of 22 people who were working in the tunnel, 12 have been rescued alive and another three a

14 Aug 2026 4:44 pm
The false and the furious: We aren

August 14, 2026 (Conversation) Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken. We are behavioral scientists who study the role of beliefs in politics and everyday life. Our new research finds that people are more disturbed by others beliefs when they feel those beliefs are not merely different from their own but are based

14 Aug 2026 11:05 am