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Experts urge caution as demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit U.K.
Londoner Zainab Hussain once saw air conditioning as a luxury in Britain. Now, the 35-year-old “can’t see how we’ll survive without it”. She and her husband are among a small but growing proportion of British households embracing AC to deal with increasingly hot summers. But the trend has attracted criticism, particularly from sustainability experts who…
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation seeks turnkey role for proposed Kerala High Speed Railway project
The KHSR proposal has been prepared by veteran technocrat E. Sreedharan as an alternative to the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s K-Rail project | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has urged the Kerala government to entrust the proposed Kerala High Speed Railway (KHSR) project to it on a turnkey…
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Prison clashes in Sri Lanka’s Negombo: At least 19 dead, 72 injured
Following the clashes, three inmates were transferred to the Pallansena Prison Camp on Monday (July 6, 2026) as part of efforts to restore order and prevent further violence. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The death toll in the violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western coastal town of Negombo…
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AMMA row: Actor Ansiba Hassan to approach Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan seeking fair probe in case against Tiny Tom
Tiny Tom and Ansiba Hassan | Photo Credit: special arrangement Actor Ansiba Hassan will approach Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan seeking an impartial police inquiry into the case against actor Tiny Tom for allegedly making defamatory and communal remarks against her. The Kadavanthra police had registered the case against Mr. Tom on July 1, 2026.…
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Five killed in building fire in China
A fire broke out in a residential building in central China’s Henan Province on Monday (July 6, 2026), killing at least five persons and injuring one. The incident took place in the building in Zhengzhou, the capital city of central China’s Henan Province. The fire has been extinguished, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The injured…
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Landslip hits Pune’s Maval Taluka; NDRF team deployed for rescue
The heavy rainfall has also affected travel between Mumbai and Pune. Visuals from the Missing Link section of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway near the Khandala Exit. Photo: X/@ANI A landslide occurred in Patan village, Maval taluka, in the early hours of Monday (July 6, 2026). A section of a hill slope collapsed onto a house, reportedly…