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Sri Lankan universities close, shift to online classes amid dengue surge
As the number of dengue cases across the island rose last month, authorities appointed a military-led team to monitor the outbreak. File | Photo Credit: Reuters COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s University of Colombo has decided to move some lectures online amid the persisting dengue surge on the island, authorities said. The decision comes after the University of…
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NGT directs Ghaziabad DM to prevent illegal construction in city forest
National Green Tribunal (NGT). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The National Green Tribunal has passed an interim order directing the district magistrate to ensure that no illegal construction is carried out in Sai Upvan, the 200-acre forest area in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The green body is hearing the matter regarding the deteriorating condition of…
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RBI launches 3 key surveys to get input for monetary policy
The Reserve Bank on Thursday (July 9, 2026) launched three key surveys. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank on Thursday (July 9, 2026) launched three key surveys, including one to gauge inflation expectations among households, aimed at providing critical inputs for formulating monetary policy. The July 2026 round of the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of…
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Eye on Indo-Pacific: India and Australia deepen ties across nuclear, maritime and mineral sectors
India and Australia on Thursday (July 9, 2026) sealed a raft of landmark pacts spanning civil nuclear energy, maritime security and critical minerals sectors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese reinforced the vital role of the bilateral partnership in ensuring a peaceful Indo-Pacific. The agreement on civil nuclear energy to…
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Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, has died at 75
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Tyler died “unexpectedly” in a hospital in Portugal where she was being…
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Motorists cautioned after crack found on Thamarassery mountain pass linking Kozhikode and Wayanad in Kerala
A crack that developed near the eighth hairpin bend on the Thamarassery Ghat Road connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in Kerala. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As the monsoon rains intensify, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a fresh advisory to motorists using the Thamarassery Ghat Road connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in…