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It will take more than Children’s Booker Prize to arrest the dramatic decline in reading enjoyment
It will take a bookish community of adults to increase reading enjoyment in children.
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Calcutta High Court disqualifies TMC’s Mukul Roy as MLA for defecting from BJP
The bench also set aside his nomination as the chairman of the public accounts committee of the state Assembly.
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As Trump signs bill to end US government shutdown, staffers describe 43 days of stress they faced
Nearly 1.4 million federal employees were hit by a livelihood crisis. They are not sure when they will receive their back pay.
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Rush Hour: HC refuses to quash POCSO case against Yediyurappa, Delhi AQI remains ‘severe’ and more
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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash POCSO case against former CM BS Yediyurappa
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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash POCSO case against former CM BS Yediyurappa
It directed the special court not to insist on the Bharatiya Janata Party leader’s appearance during the trial unless ‘his presence is essential’.
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Mumbai: Former judges, academics urge CM Devendra Fadnavis to stop ‘monetisation’ of public land
They said that railway, mill and port lands are being diverted for commercial use, alleging that there was no transparency or accountability in the process.
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Crime fiction: A young man disappears, caught in a brutal cyber scam hub operating from Cambodia
An excerpt from ‘Press 9 for a Crime’, by Shailendra Jha.
Supreme Court bans mining within 1-km radius of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries
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Supreme Court bans mining within 1-km radius of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries
The bench also directed the Jharkhand government to notify the Saranda forest area as a wildlife sanctuary.
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Türkiye denies Indian media reports accusing it of providing support to global terror groups
Ankara said such reports were part of a ‘malicious disinformation campaign’ aimed at damaging relations between the two countries.
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Indian firm among 32 entities, persons facing US sanctions for links to Iran’s missile programme
The sanctions came amid renewed efforts by the Donald Trump administration to build pressure on Tehran and prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon.
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Cauvery dispute: SC rejects Tamil Nadu’s plea against proposed Mekadatu dam in Karnataka
This process was taking place after considering the state’s objections, and therefore, its petition was ‘premature’, said the bench.
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Podcast: Why Ireland’s Great Famine matters
Padraic X Scanlan discusses his new book, ‘Rot: A History of the Irish Famine’ with Dinyar Patel.