Disasters batter Uttarakhand, children forced to study in crumbling schools | India News

DEHRADUN/HALDWANI/ALMORA/RUDRAPUR: In Uttarakhand, each monsoon brings devastation-roads wash away, homes collapse, and there is widespread destruction. This year, the monsoons have been particularly harsh, as the disasters at Dharali, Tharali, Harsil and Syanachatti show. Amid this annual havoc, children are among the most vulnerable, forced to study in crumbling govt schools despite crores being sanctioned…

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After Charlie Kirk’s killing, Oklahoma becomes first state to mandate Turning Point USA chapters in all high schools

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Tuesday that Turning Point USA chapters will be established in every high school in the state. The organisation is a conservative group that works with students across the country.Walters posted the news on X. He said the initiative was aimed at reducing the influence of teachers’ unions in schools….

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Naseem Shah on facing criticism: ‘If you start to care about everything, you are not a strong cricketer’ | Cricket News

Naseem Shah represents Desert Vipers in the fourth season of the ILT20 in the UAE. (Image: Creimas) New Delhi: In an era where T20 cricket is increasingly packaged as boundary-fuelled entertainment, fast bowlers often feel like collateral damage — judged harshly by numbers, deprived of friendly conditions, and discarded quickly when the spotlight shifts elsewhere.For…

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Social security benefits to rise 2.8%: Retirees to see $56 monthly boost; senior citizens say increase not enough

Social security benefits to rise 2.8% (AP) The Social Security administration on Friday announced that its benefits will increase by 2.8% in 2026, giving retirees an average monthly boost of more than $56. The rise reflects moderating inflation after several years of higher cost-of-living adjustments (COLA).The increase will take effect in January for nearly 71…

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India-New Zealand FTA: Zero duty on 100% Indian exports – what the deal means for trade, MSMEs & Indian workers & students

The trade deal aims to expand cooperation in services, mobility, goods, investment and trade facilitation. (AI image) India-New Zealand trade deal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on Monday had a telephonic conversation and announced finalising the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both leaders stressed that this FTA would…

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Bihar elections: Congress holds first CWC meeting in state post-independence; BJP takes ‘lathbandhan’ jibe at INDIA bloc | India News

NEW DELHI: As Congress top brass met in Patna on Wednesday for the party’s first post-Independence Working Committee meeting in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party targeted the opposition INDIA bloc, claiming disputes over seat-sharing.The Congress held Working Committee meeting focusing on the assembly election strategy and increasing pressure on the BJP over alleged “vote chori”…

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Who is Rishabh Agarwal, Indian-origin AI researcher who left million-dollar job at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta after just five months

AI researcher Rishabh Agarwal is making headlines after he quit his multi-million dollar job at Meta in just 5 months. Sharing a post on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), Agarwal wrote”This is my last week at @AIatMeta. It was a tough decision not to continue with the new Superintelligence TBD lab, especially given the talent…

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