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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets US, Japan, Australia defence chiefs: What India’s Indo-Pacific push means
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets US, Japan, Australia defence chiefs: What India’s Indo-Pacific push means
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From reviewing a 10-year defence framework with Washington to strengthening military coordination with Tokyo and Canberra, Rajnath Singh’s meetings in the Philippines signal India’s effort to deepen s ...
Neeraj Yadav dies at 42: The rise, Asian Para Games glory and final chapter of India’s para-athletics star
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Three-time Asian Para Games gold medallist Neeraj Yadav, who set an Asian record in javelin after being diagnosed with polio as a child, has died in Delhi. Police are investigating the circumstances o ...
EXPLAINED | WPL Auction: Who Gets Picked When 146 Players Chase 27 Places?
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Indian wicketkeepers, overseas all-rounders and sharply unequal budgets could shape the bidding in Kochi. Here’s how teams decide which player is worth their remaining money
RFK Jr under fire for saying Arabs Muslims don’t produce science or win Nobel Prizes
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US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been condemned after claiming Arabs no longer produce major science or literature. Nobel laureates and the Michigan Senate race have put his remarks under ...
Karwa Chauth holiday expanded in Himachal: Men get the day off too
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Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has extended the Karwa Chauth holiday to male employees, turning October 29 into a wider public holiday across Himachal Pradesh. Here is what changed, which insti ...
‘DK, It’s Done, Bro!’: BJP Taunts Shivakumar After NDA Sweeps Karnataka MLC Polls 4-0
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The BJP retained three seats and ally JD(S) wrested Bengaluru Teachers’ from Congress, giving the Opposition fresh ammunition ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections
A Sweet Break: KitKat, Diwali & the Great Fairy-Light Fiasco
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Two friends lose a fight with their Diwali decorations and reach for a KitKat. The little comedy belongs to a much longer story about how a chocolate brand made the break its own
Anthropic’s $80.7-billion Loss: Why Its IPO Accounts Tell Several Different Stories
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Claude’s maker has disclosed soaring sales, a much smaller operating loss and positive operating cash flow. Here is how those numbers fit together, and what they reveal about the business behind the c ...
UAE Honors Captain Smit Machchhar for Bravery During flydubai Cockpit Attack
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Dubai Crown Prince presents the honour; Sheikh Hamdan calls the Indian pilot ‘part of the story of our nation’