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Nagpur Cyber Police register FIR against content creators over alleged defamatory campaign targeting Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI The Nagpur Cyber Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against multiple social media content creators for allegedly executing a defamatory digital campaign targeting Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. The legal action stems from highly…
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U.S. says will not obstruct Venezuela Opposition leader’s return
Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States will not block Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s return to her home country, a U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), though he cautioned that the right conditions must be in place. “The policy in the State Department is…
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Beyond momos: Meghalaya’s chefs are reclaiming the state’s culinary identity
When Ahmedaki Laloo was training to be a chef at Manipal University, she missed the taste of her home state, Meghalaya. “I would tell my mom to send some pickles, fermented bamboo shoots, fish chutney, and condiments,” recalls the Shillong-born chef, who was recently in Chennai, as a part of Zhouyu Hosts, a culinary pop-up…
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Three policemen killed, 34 injured in two terrorist attacks in NW Pakistan
Rescue workers and volunteers transport an injured victim of a suicide bomber upon arrival at a hospital in Bannu, in northwest, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three policemen were killed and 34 injured after terrorists attacked a police convoy and a police station in separate incidents in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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U.S. House of Representative passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent
Picture of clockmakers adjust the time zone controllers. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vote…
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Low water level in Mullaperiyar raising concern in both States
Representational view of the Mullaperiyar Dam on Kerala-Tamil Nadu border | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Mullaperiyar Dam recorded alarmingly low water storage in July, dropping to 112.9 feet on Wednesday compared to 131.4 feet on the same day last year. This 18.5-foot deficit compared to last year’s data is severely affecting farming activities in…