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PM Modi Said India’s Namibian Cheetahs Say ‘Everything is Fine’. But Is It, Really?. Of the eight adult African cheetahs sent to India from Namibia in 2022, five have died; the most recent death was of female Nabha on July 12. @aathiperinchery✍️.
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Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is “ready for discussions with an open heart” but did not provide any clear answers to whether the demands will be heeded to. @SravastiDasgup2✍️.
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Day Ahead of Monsoon Session, Opposition Raises Pahalgam, Trump’s Claims and Bihar SIR in All-Party Meet. @SravastiDasgup2✍️ .
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Fifth Round of US Trade Talks End, Indian Team Comes Back: Report. The talks, held from July 14 to 17, focussed on sorting out aspects such as tariff cuts in agriculture and automobiles.
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Why Trump’s Statement that ‘Five Fighter Jets Were Shot Down’ is Significant.
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Restoring Sea Floor After Mining May Not be Possible, Researchers Warn. "If we remove nodules from the seabed, we do not know what we lose, only that it's lost forever," was one of the conclusions of DEEP REST, a sea floor conservation research project.
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@atulhowale18 "The police were completely deferential in allowing them (right-wing mob), even as they threatened to push us. It reveals a deep divide," says activist @harsh_mander, who was at the demonstration. @atulhowale18✍️.
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Delhi: Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest Met With 'Jai Shree Ram' Chants, Threats in Police Presence. @atulhowale18✍️.
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Portrait of a Leader: Was This the Face that Launched a Million Kills?. Hitler’s charisma was figural, working by association and images, so the visual dominated the reception of the Führer. Pramod K. Nayar✍️.
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US Environment Agency Axes Nearly a Quarter of Workforce. Earlier this month the EPA suspended 139 employees after they signed a scathing open letter accusing Lee Zeldin of pushing policies hazardous to both people and the planet.
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Days After Balasore Girl Dies by Self-Immolation, Minor Girl Set on Fire by 3 Men in Odisha. The girl has sustained 70% burn injuries and is currently under treatment at the burns trauma unit of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Ashutosh Mishra✍️.
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NEP Row in J&K as LG Sinha Moves Proposal to Make Sanskrit ‘Mandatory’ in Schools. The NEP 2020 document makes it clear that no language will be imposed on any state or union territory. @Gaamuk✍️.
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Rajampet MP Midhun Reddy Arrested in Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam. “I will fight legally over the false case,” Reddy had told the media before appearing at the SIT office on Saturday.
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Fauja Singh: The ‘Turbaned Tornado’ Who Stayed Committed to His Passion For Running Even at 114. Fauja Singh’s cremation will take place on Sunday, July 20, at his native village Beas in Jalandhar district, Punjab. @Arora24Kusum✍️.
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It's the Small Things | Sundays. I hate Sundays, even though I’m always waiting for them. A Sunday is like the beginning of an end. Like sunsets. Sujatha Shankar Kumar✍️.
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India’s EV Journey and the Rare Earth Bottleneck: A Chinese Playbook Worth Studying. If India wants to lead the global EV transition, it can’t afford to be a bystander in the rare earth game. @banik_nilanjan✍️.
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EC’s Special Intensive Revision in Bihar Violates Nehru and Patel’s Enlightened Views on Citizenship. S.N. Sahu✍️.
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To Those Who Dared to Show Solidarity With the Palestinian People. I can only imagine your shock and chagrin when the trouble suddenly came from the very people you were trying to reach with your message of humanity and solidarity. Rohit Kumar✍️.
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Art Shows in London Chase Wealthy Indian Collectors. Young high-earning collectors are entering the market. @JElliottIndia✍️ .
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Transfer and Elevation Orders for Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Have Left Them Confused. Many doctors were assigned to unsanctioned vacancies following an order. Junior doctors were also promoted after overlooking senior ones in a separate order. Farooq Shah✍️.
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Yamuna Water Quality Dips As Levels of Faecal Bacteria Spike 4,000 Times Above Safe Limit: Report. The DPCC’s latest status report also revealed that levels of dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demand were also well above the prescribed safe limits.
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