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Bihar cabinet authorises Gram Panchayats to levy and collect taxes in Panchayats
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) authorised the Gram Panchayats to impose and collect taxes that would enable panchayats to develop their own financial resources, thus reducing their dependence on the State government. The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, gave its nod to the draft “Gram Panchayat Taxes, Rates and Fees…
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Hegseth announces testosterone screening for U.S. troops
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defence and Innovation Summit on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday mandatory annual testosterone screening for troops 30 years old or above, an initiative he said was aimed…
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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…