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Villagers gather in large numbers in front of the residence of caste killing victim C. Kavin Selvaganesh in Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district on August 1.

How ‘honour’ killings in India are reinforced and legitimised

Sivabalan  Elangovan

Train to India: 185 Pakistani nationals now rejoice getting Indian citizenship

Abhinay Deshpande
Abhinay Deshpande

How to plan for 10X rise in education expenses

Vaishali R Venkat
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Biodiversity everywhere is ordered by a common ‘hidden’ pattern

Hirra Azmat,Vasudevan Mukunth

Ethanol fuel plan cuts imports, worries motorists. What does science say?

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PM Modi chairs high-level meet on next-gen reforms

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De-escalation process at LAC must move forward: Jaishankar tells Wang

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in New Delhi on August 18, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar via PTI

Opposition meet to pick V-P candidate remains inconclusive

Sobhana K. Nair,Sandeep Phukan

Bihar SIR: Any person missing from draft rolls may file a claim with copy of Aadhaar, says Election Commission

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Plastic items are displayed at an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled “The Thinker’s Burden”, during the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

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