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Star hotels, resorts likely to come up near Bhogapuram international airport

A Tata group company seeks allocation of land, another company recently completes a beach resort in Srikakulam




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Jaipur-based South Western Command establishes think tank Gyan Shakti

The think tank aims to create a combined pool of talent of all stakeholders, which would be ideally suited to advise the industry and the government on the way forward




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T.N. announces measures to ensure student safety, prevent incidents of sexual harassment in schools




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Suryanarkoil Saivite mutt locked as pontiff leaves following public protest




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Nilakanta Sastri’s take on Dravidian-Aryan divide and the claims on the Indus Valley Civilisation

In his lectures at Patna University in 1964, Sastri quotes J. Burrow, Professor of Oxford University, who had suggested that “Vedic speech was influenced not by the Dravidian languages of history as we know them, but by an earlier form, a sort of proto-Dravidian, which has long preceded them as well as Aryan advent into India”




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CM lays foundation stone for development projects, inaugurates new works in H.D. Kote

Drinking water schemes get emphasis




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Odisha’s panchayats witness spate of no-confidence motions after BJP’s victory in State

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory




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Government cites 17 reasons to deny or cancel foreign fund registration of NGOs

The reasons include diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities or inciting malicious protests and religious conversions




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav’s bag checked by poll authorities for second day; he demands same treatment for PM Modi

In a video, the 64-year-old leader is seen speaking to the election staff at the helipad, asking for their names, postings, and appointment letters. He asked them, “How many people have you searched so far?” When they said that he was the first, Mr. Thackeray asked, “Why am I always the first customer?”




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Remembering Suryakumari, the woman who immortalised ‘Ma Telugu Thalli ki’ with her voice

The neice of Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu brought much popularity to the song written by Sankarambadi Sundarachari




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Lokayukta police conduct raids across the State, book 8 officials




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Man arrested for murdering fruit seller in Tiruvottiyur




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It pains me to debate with Edappadi Palaniswami, who speaks like leaders who lack decency and civility, says Stalin




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UAS-B’s Krishi Mela on theme ‘climate-smart digital farming’ to feature drones for coconut-plucking, AI-based farm machinery

The Krishi Mela will be held on the GKVK campus of UAS-B from November 14 to 17




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Haryana — social dynamics, electoral outcomes

The recent Assembly polls are an example of how changing social dynamics impact the election result




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Delhi BJP leaders meet L-G, seek probe into ‘graft’ by discoms




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Admission process for nursery to begin from Nov. 28

The first list will be displayed on January 17, and the second list on February 3. The age limit prescribed by the DoE is the same as previous years




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College textbooks have no mention of freedom fighters from T.N., says Governor Ravi




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Gram Sabha meetings to discuss village panchayats’ performance in sanitation




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Language learning should not be imposed, says Venkaiah Naidu




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Lorry catches fire near Vandavasi; 10 tonnes of onion gutted




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Delhi HC pulls up govt. for not complying with its order on shifting Asha Kiran shelter home inmates




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Rajasthan’s seven Assembly bypolls present a test of credibility for veteran leaders

The BJP is trying to compensate for the loss of 11 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election in the State while the Congress-led INDIA bloc has fallen apart barely five months after the polls




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Bypoll candidates milk caste identity in western U.P.

Caste factor often cuts through the religious and social divide in the region’s politics




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Bypolls to three seats in Karnataka on November 13

Sons of two former Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and Basavaraj Bommai, Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Bharath Bommai, are locked in close contests in Channapatna and Shiggaon constituencies




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MP byelections: Last-minute tensions ahead of voting after firing in Vijaypur

The byelections, first since the Lok Sabha elections, have somethings at stake for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress




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Booker Prize 2024: British writer Samantha Harvey wins for space-station novel 'Orbital'

She called the book a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling the Earth, which she began writing during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns




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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at U.S. warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Pentagon press secretary said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance




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Study to predict fog conditions around Bengaluru airport achieves 75% success

JNCASR and BIAL are looking for a partner who can provide data to all stakeholders on a regular basis




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NHRC directs Gautam Buddh Nagar DM to address dismal conditions of primary schools

NHRC was acting upon a complaint it received on October 16 earlier this year, which stated that dismal conditions of U.P.’s government-run schools violate the Right to Education (RTE) guaranteed to students




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Trump nominates Army veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defence secretary

Mr. Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.




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Morning Digest: British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction; Big names face test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day




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FIR filed against producers of Yash-starrer Toxic 




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Assistant Commissioner is empowered to seek bank guarantee for release of vehicles seized in cow slaughter Act case, says court




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Parashuram statue case: Sculptor arrested in Puducherry




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It will be yakshagana all over the coastal belt for the next six months




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Union Minister stresses on the need to promote Ayush systems of medicine




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Study reveals how 3D environments affect bacterial growth and survival

For over 300 years, scientists have primarily studied bacteria using liquid cultures or flat 2D plates in laboratory settings




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PM Narendra Modi to visit Nigeria, Brazil, Guyana from November 16

The Prime Minister is expected to meet several leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil




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T.N. rains: Schools, colleges closed in several districts amid heavy rain

Schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu districts declared holiday due to heavy rain, exams to continue as scheduled




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Bypolls LIVE: Voting begins for 31 Assembly seats in 10 States

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut in Wayanad




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Donald Trump names Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

The U.S. President elect said their work would conclude by July 4, 2026, adding that a smaller and more efficient government would be a "gift" to the country on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.





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Why movie theatres will thrive after lockdown

Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019.The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.





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Remembering my conversations with Sushant

'I once thought Shah Rukh Khan to be the most knowledgeable actor in our industry,' Paresh Rawal once told me.'But Sushant was just as well-informed on any topic under the sun.'Subhash K Jha recalls his many conversations with the actor.




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Only if Sushant had believed his lines from Chhichhore

'Isn't 11.3 million Instagram followers and 1.9 million Twitter followers enough to make you feel wanted and loved as a successful star?' 'Can a huge bank balance, a fleet of fancy cars, and a big house assure you happiness and contentment in life?' 'For Sushant, it did not.'




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Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?''Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.





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Bollywood's biggest bane isn't nepotism

'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.''To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.