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Kochi school gets facility to tinker with new ideas
Key areas of learning include science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; Children of classes 6 to 11 will be able to work with their ideas in the laboratories that focus on electronics, artificial intelligence, and robotics
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Two GOs and a competitive exam
After much delay and controversy, the Group-I test begins in Telangana
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Navalur residents demand measures to prevent tankers from emptying sewage in their area
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PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 23
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri made the announcement, a day after India and China firmed up an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
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Many areas in Bengaluru engulfed in darkness as Bescom suffers infrastructure damage
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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports
Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices
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Private engineering colleges urge A.P. government to release fee reimbursement arrears of ₹4,500 crore
With the reimbursement amount not paid last year, many colleges are finding it difficult to stay afloat, says APPECMA president Vasireddy Vidyasagar
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India ready to provide all possible assistance for peace in Ukraine: PM Modi in Kazan
He also met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and called for the de-escalation of tension in the West Asian region
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More rainfall expected in Bengaluru, says IMD
Bengaluru recorded 23.3 mm of rainfall in the nine hours ending at 5.30 p.m.
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At least 16 farmers arrested in Haryana’s Kaithal for stubble burning; 22 FIRs registered
Opposition Indian National Lok Dal secretary-general Abhay Chautala termed the government directions on stubble burning “anti-farmer” and “dictatorial”
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Centre eyes ‘presumed consent’ for cornea retrieval in hospital deaths
THOTA may be amended to facilitate retrieval of cornea from all Indians who die in hospitals, without family consent.
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Nine-judge Bench to pronounce verdict on Centre-States’ tussle over industrial alcohol
At the crux of the case is the tussle between the Union and the States over the power to levy tax, manufacture, and produce alcohol
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Raveendran Sankaran Interview | We will ensure that more athletes from Bihar get into the Indian team in the 2028 Olympics
The Bihar Sports University is the first of its kind; the State Sports Academy, Rajgir, acting as a State Centre for Excellence, will cater to 23 disciplines; Sports academics have to go hand in hand with training and that’s the philosophy behind it
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Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: SP, Congress will contest upcoming elections together, says Ajay Rai
Uttar Pradesh assembly Byelections are set to be held on nine Assembly seats — Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur city), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj) and Kundarki (Moradabad)
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At a hillock known for its Shiva temple, Jain beds lie hidden under an overhanging ledge
Within the folds of a craggy hillock, called Aruvimalai, in Madurai district are chiselled 12 Jain beds that are almost 2,000 years old. Archaeologists fear a threat to this site from major quarrying work undertaken just one kilometre away. They want the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology to declare it a protected spot
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Congress legislators seek second international airport in Bengaluru South
Namma Metro, NICE road and the newly-developed Bengaluru-Mysuru express road will enable easy movement of passengers if the second airport in located in Bengaluru South, say Congress MLAs, MLCs
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