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Calling out exploitative labour dynamics on platforms

India’s first nationwide digital strike that was organised by women gig workers is an attempt to mainstream their work issues




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Ashok Leyland expands to Southeast Asia, expects domestic market recovery in H2

EV Arm Switch Mobility set for EBITDA break-even this fiscal




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Domestic tractor sales hit historic high in festive October, H2 outlook remains robust

Total tractor sales in the domestic market grew by 23%per cent to 144,675 units in October 2024




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Out of the planter

Some unusual mediums for gardening from Rupa Gopal




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Try out poly-houses

S. Vishwanath says poly-houses with drip irrigation systems and misters can reduce the amount of water required for cultivation, evaporation losses can be reduced through mulching, and fertilizer use minimised by directly applying them in the right dose to the root zone of the plant




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Rolling out a red carpet to garden birds

They are also the friendliest and are not afraid to share space with humans




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Effects of SEBI outsourcing arbitration

The arbitrators who were previously assigned arbitration work are now being assigned conciliation work as well, albeit with a lower fee




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Migrants locked out of the West

The West is grappling with an influx of illegal immigrants, driven as they are by crises and instability in their countries




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The irony about climate meets

‘PEAK’ emissions.The emissions from air travel, local transport and accommodation for COP delegates are staggering




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Blackout Review

Vikrant Massey is a man of undeniable talent. But he too can't rise above Blackout's derailed script that reduces the likes of Jisshu Sengupta, Chhaya Kadam and Mouni Roy to chumps, observes Sukanya Verma.




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Govt may get rice milling outside state, says Punjab CM




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Karnataka will look for an outright win against a winless Uttar Pradesh

The visitor has had a rain-marred campaign and is fourth in standings; the home side is coming off a drubbing against Kerala and languishes in sixth




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Sri Lanka hires South African consultant coach

Neil McKenzie’s playing career highlights included sharing a 415-run stand with Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in 2008




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COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

Within moments, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres took to the stage to say that doubling down on fossil fuels was an absurd strategy




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Youth arrested for thefts on suburban trains

He also extorted money from migrant labourers at railway stations by threatening and beating them up




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French Village Food Court dishes out food and games aplenty on ECR




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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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When the Centre carried out a drive to ‘cleanse public life’ in Tamil Nadu

Immediately after the Karunanidhi government was dismissed on corruption charges, Governor K.K. Shah convened a meeting of Collectors and police officers to underscore the importance of a “clean, impartial, efficient, upright and just administration”. He said months later that he would restore Tamil Nadu’s image as the best-administered State




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EPS hits out at DMK for ‘stifling’ voice of government workers




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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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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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Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.




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So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.




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Does Rocky Aur Rani Bring Out KJo 2.0?

Rocky Aur Rani is definitely Karan's most subversive project, discovers Aseem Chhabra.




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National Awards: Bollywood Clout At Work

'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.




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What Was Jawan All About?

There is no plot, no central story line or theme. It appears Atlee felt if he put a Shah Rukh Khan (there are two of them actually!) on screen doing just about anything, the film would sell, sighs Nitin Sathe.




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Marching Out of Time

Exhilarating fife and drum music that marked the routine of military troops during the 18th century and sent the patriots marching into battle.




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Redesigned programmes can vastly improve TB treatment outcomes

Doubling the direct benefit transfer to Rs.1,000 per month, disbursing Rs.3,000 at the time of diagnosis, and nutrition support to TB patients can have a huge impact




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When did the duplication of a gene responsible for breaking down complex carbohydrate starch in the mouth occur?




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New genus of jumping spiders ‘Tenkana’ discovered in south India

Unlike related species that live in forests, Tenkana spiders prefer drier areas and ground habitats and have been found in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 




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South Africa petrochem unit world’s single largest greenhouse gas source

The Sasol facility places the country at a crossroads because its coal-based technology emits much more carbon dioxide emitted per tonne of product




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Why is WHO cagey about publishing Meghalaya polio case details?

Despite knowing the results of the case on August 12, and the follow-up results of the child’s immunological profile and virus circulation in the community before mid-September, WHO has not published the news




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First science result from Aditya-L1 mission is out

As the maximum phase of the current solar cycle approaches, continuously monitoring the Sun with Aditya’s VELC payload is expected to provide valuable scientific data




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Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans

Scientists say the model could reduce the need for multiple ultrasounds scans once it is validated at greater scale




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Scientists uncover a magnetic misunderstanding about Uranus

Much of what we know is based on Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986, but now it seems the probe visited at a time of unusual conditions




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How about a percentile-based rank list?

In this method of normalisation of marks, the relative merit of a student is assessed only in comparison with the other students of the same education system.




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What does discipline mean without authority?

Who are we really when we are alone? Can we be free of the need for external voices to discipline us, as we see the true joy of what we are doing?




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NEET ordinance ‘quite disturbing, without taste’, Supreme Court tells Centre

However, it refuses to stay ordinance; freeze on law will trigger chaos as lakhs of students across 17 States have already written exams, it says.




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Twin advantage at University of Southampton

Hemanth Iyappa Guddanda writes about his exciting stints at the university's Malaysia and the U.K. campuses.




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From Salem to Southampton

Anand Kumar Selvam writes about how research at the university helped him gain more insights into the field of electrochemistry.




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Animated about the future

Business partners Anand Gurnani and P. Rama Krishna are on a road-show across the country with a single mission — to spread the word about the endless possibilities of animation among professionals, industry, faculty in institutes and students. Geeta Padmanabhan catches up with the duo




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Journey from school dropout to mechanic

The sight of a mechanic may be commonplace but the person in the picture is unique. Meet 20-year-old Bhavani, perhaps the only woman mechanic in the city.




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Rabbit farming best bet for housewives, unemployed youth

NABARD offers training on scientific lines to those interested




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Firmly out of favour

Reverse mortgage could be a safety net for cash-strapped retirees but it has few takers in India for now. K.T. Jagannathan finds out why




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Explained: Why Earth Vibrated For 9 Days Continuously In 2023? Know About Greenland Landslide Mega Tsunami

Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, the glaciers had been gradually thinning. When the glacier finally gave way, it sent a colossal amount of debris tumbling into the fjord, displacing enough material to fill around 10,000 Olympic-sized pools.




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The outside mirrors the inside

The crumbling facade of single-screen theatres on K.G. Road may not just be a sad metaphor for the quality of films... there’s more to it, perhaps?




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When Palavakkam was an outback

Laugh non-stop, that’s what the audience did watching ‘Crazy Thieves...’




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Currency Outlook: Treasury yields tumble

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall