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Where football is freedom: A Kolkata mixed-gender team is rewriting rules from margins

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 05:48
As the FIFA World Cup commands global attention, children from Kolkata’s Kalighat red-light area are fighting a different battle for the game—one for playgrounds, dignity and the right to dream
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Murmu departs for three-nation European tour to boost ties

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 05:41
She will visit Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania
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News in Frames: The weight of a nation’s food

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 05:38
From dawn until dusk, they lift, carry, stack and unload sacks of grain and agricultural commodities, keeping the flow of food moving from farms to markets
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What makes Skyroot’s Vikram-1 launch unique? | Explained

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 05:25
Skyroot’s Vikram-1 has made India only the third country where a private company has independently placed payloads in orbit. Here’s what makes the mission significant
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Delimitation not just an INDIA bloc issue, concerns our Constitutional framework’ says Congress’ K.C. Venugopal

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 05:21
“Delimitation is not a Congress issue or an INDIA bloc issue alone; it is a national issue because it concerns India’s democratic and constitutional framework,” Mr. Venugopal said
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Drop Shot Episode 3 | Usha Uthup, Christopher Nolan, Huma Qureshi & Monsoon Treks

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 03:02
Drop Shot Episode 3 | Usha Uthup, Christopher Nolan, Huma Qureshi & Monsoon Treks
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As Vikram-1 reaches orbit, Skyroot faces a steep climb to business success

Sun, 07/19/2026 - 02:33
A single launch — crucial though it is — will not catapult Skyroot to success. The global small-satellite launch market is evolving and there are still considerable challenges, including domestic demand and market uncertainties
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Faith and its fallout

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 20:59
In Ayodhya, weeks after allegations of money being siphoned off from donations at the Ram temple surfaced, pilgrims and residents say it has triggered a crisis of trust. Devotees say their faith in Lord Ram and the temple remains intact, but many have grown cautious about donating. Locals report a dip in visitors, though they attribute part of that to seasonal factors as well. As an SIT probe seeks accountability, Ishita Mishra reports from the temple town, where faith, transparency, and the city’s religious tourism hopes hang in the balance
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Quicksand in Chennai’s Pallikaranai marshland

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 20:14
The first expansion of the city of Chennai in modern times happened along its southern stretch. As the government in its wisdom decided to locate the IT corridor in south Chennai, breathless development happened over a couple of decades, right around a rich natural reserve, the Pallikaranai marshland. Today, two decades later, there’s a conflict that pits development against preservation. This report attempts to pull together the several threads that have brought this particular tapestry to the fore today
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‘Not just Statehood’: PDP chief lists conditions for joining NC’s Delhi protest

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 19:26
In letter to Farooq Abdullah, Mufti says party may skip agitation unless restoration of Article 370, release of political prisoners and lifting of the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami are included in agenda
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T.N. government to celebrate State’s history on both July 18 and November 1, says Vijay

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 19:19
When the AIADMK was in power, the then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced that November 1 would be celebrated as Tamil Nadu Day. However, after the DMK came to power in 2021, it changed the observance to July 18
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Shutdown over civilian ‘death’ during anti-militancy operation hits life in J&K’s Chenab Valley

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 19:17
The victim was a 30-year-old was said to be out on a picnic when he was killed
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Mother, son complete their IIT-M programmes together

Sat, 07/18/2026 - 19:04
While Aditya Kapadia completed his BS degree programme in Data Science and Applications, his mother completed a Diploma in Data Science
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