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Mali government reports rebel attacks targeting northern towns
A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako on July 4, 2026. Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks on July 4, 2026, striking multiple towns and a prison just months after hobbling the country’s military junta with a similar wave of assaults. | Photo Credit:…
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Ninth edition of The Hindu Home Expo commences at LuLu Mall
Mayor V.K. Minimol inaugurating the 9th edition of the two-day The Hindu Home Expo 2026 at LuLu Mall, Kochi, on July 4, 2026, in the presence of Kiran Joshi, Assistant Vice-President and Kerala Business Head of The Hindu; Sandeep Abraham, President, Sales and Growth Strategy, CERA Sanitaryware Limited; Jayadeep Narasimhan, General Manager, Sales, CERA Sanitaryware Limited; and K.S. Sudhi, Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, Kochi. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Curtains have gone up on the ninth…
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U.S. DoJ says Adani case should never have been brought, urges judge to drop charges permanently
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has forcefully defended its decision to abandon the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, telling a federal judge the prosecution was legally flawed, diplomatically counterproductive and inconsistent with the Trump administration’s enforcement priorities. In a sharply worded 10-page filing, the DOJ said the case “should…
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Field survey highlights wetland’s significance amid reservoir debate
The site in Nemmeli where the Mamallan freshwater reservoir is proposed to be constructed. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M A field survey documenting the breeding activity of 47 bird species in the Kovalam-Nemmeli Coastal Wetland Complex has brought renewed attention to the ecological significance of the area, even as the proposed Mamallan freshwater reservoir project…
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Zelenskyy denies Russian capture of key eastern city Kostiantynivka
A drone view shows soldiers holding up a Russian and Chechen Republic flags, as the Russian defence ministry says its forces had taken control of Kostiantynivka, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine in this screen grab from handout video released July 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine still…
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Sacred groves key to biodiversity conservation, says study
Sacred groves continue to play a vital role in conserving biodiversity and sustaining ecological processes even when they are spatially isolated from the Western Ghats, according to a new study by researchers at the Central University of Kerala (CUK). The study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, found that these community-protected forest fragments support…