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Why north Karnataka’s under-nutrition burden stays high

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 01:11
In north Karnataka districts, child undernutrition has been an unrelenting problem for decades. More than a function of food scarcity, it is an outcome of overlapping issues, some inter-generational and some structural, writes Shilpa Elizabeth
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A trailblazer for the rights of  Dalits and the empowerment of women

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 01:05
Meenambal Sivaraj was born on December 12, 1904, in Rangoon, in a family that placed great importance on education and service. One of her most significant contributions was her work with All India Scheduled Castes Federation founded by  Ambedkar 
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Days ahead of polls, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal get new Governors

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 01:02
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says Union Home Minister Amit Shah called her and informed about R.N. Ravi’s appointment and that she was “shocked” by the resignation of Ananda Bose
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Suspension of flights, shipping surcharge push exporters from south India to the edge

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:28
Suspension of flights from India to West Asia disrupts supply chain for vegetables, fruits, and seafood exported from South India
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Four TMC, one BJP candidate file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:20
The ruling Trinamool Congress is set to secure four seats in the upper house and the BJP one
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Ashok Gehlot slams Centre’s silence on U.S. attack on Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:07
An emerging superpower should not remain a mute spectator to such violent incidents in its own region, says Mr. Gehlot; if we are the true protectors of the Indian Ocean, we must put our autonomy and safety of our guests above all else, he adds
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Matuas pushed into ‘confusing situation’, deliberately excluded from voter list by SIR, says Mamata

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:55
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleges that political games are being played in the name of giving citizenship and questions are being raised about their identity
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The promise of a bridge to development in Odisha’s Kalahandi

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:38
For tribal and Dalit families stranded on a landmass within the vast Indravati reservoir in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, life remains in limbo. Satyasundar Barik travels to this remote, rarely visited region to examine how a project widely credited with ushering in prosperity has failed to positively transform the lives of the people there
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Nitish Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha, ending 20 years as Bihar CM

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:29
Confirming speculation about the end of his 20-year rule in Bihar with a post on social media, Mr. Kumar declared that he had a “desire in his heart” to become a member of both the Houses of Parliament.
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Kalyan Singh told an ‘utter lie’: K.K. Venugopal on Babri Masjid demolition

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:18
In a candid conversation with The Hindu, K.K. Venugopal discusses the “command from political masters” that triggered the anti-Sikh riots in the 1980s, his sense of betrayal when he realised then-UP CM Kalyan Singh had told him an “utter lie” that the Babri Masjid would not be demolished in the 1990s.
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SU-30 MKI aircraft of IAF crashes in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, search operations underway

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:08
The aircraft had taken off from Jorhat and was last in contact at 7.42 p.m.
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Medical colleges asked to link patients’ digital health records

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 21:03
All patients coming for OPD, emergency, or hospital admissions must now have linked Ayushman Bharat Health Account IDs; this is aimed at weeding out the fake patients that some colleges submit during the NMC assessment
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Indian Navy began search, rescue operations after receiving Iranian ship’s distress call

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 20:59
According to the Indian Navy, the ship was operating about 20 nautical miles west of Galle in the SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility
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One for all: On seat-sharing for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 20:18
The DMK has managed to keep a major alliance partner happy
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Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi transferred to Bengal

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 19:32
Mr. Ravi’s transfer was announced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in an X post; Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu.
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Kerala’s public health sector in need of a booster shot

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 19:15
Complaints of lapses in the famed public health system of Kerala hog the headlines as the State braces for Assembly polls. C. Maya finds out what is ailing the health sector of the State
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