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An SBI manager questioned in Ayodhya ‘theft’ case was a tenant of Ram temple trustee
The State Bank of India is banker to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The cash offerings at the temple are counted in the temple complex and regularly deposited at the Ayodhya branch of the bank, where the temple trust operates two accounts. The trust was formed to construct the temple after a Supreme Court judgement…
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How tiny Cape Verde has defied its limitations to shine at FIFA World Cup 2026
For decades, the West African island nation of Cape Verde was perhaps best known for the music of late singer Cesária Évora. This summer, however, the Atlantic archipelago has gained fame for a different reason: football. As one of the surprise stories of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, Cape Verde has captured the imagination of…
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Seychelles says citation for Modi that contained typos was not final, shouldn’t have been circulated
Days after a row broke out about spelling errors in the presidential citation of an award granted by Seychelles to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation said on Thursday that the text had not been approved and should not have been circulated. “It contains typographical and spelling errors, including on the seal, which…
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Mumbai: 55-year-old man dies after falling into manhole, third rain-related fatality this week
A 55-year-old man died on Thursday after falling into an open manhole in Mumbai’s Sakinaka area as heavy rains continued to lash the city. The man, identified as Aslam Esaf Shaikh, fell into the manhole during drain maintenance work, reported The Times of India. This is the third rain-related death in Mumbai this week. On…
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Manipur: At least 29 houses set on fire in fresh violence along Myanmar border
At least 29 houses were set on fire in separate incidents in Kuki and Tangkhul Naga villages in Manipur near the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday, said an Assam Rifles official. Officials said that unidentified persons set fire to all 15 houses in Phaimol, a Kuki village, in Kamjong district at around 12.30 pm, The Times…
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A big EV opportunity is emerging. Can India tap it?
“The rising fuel cost keeps eating into my income,” says 60-year-old Ramsurat, an app-based cab driver in New Delhi. Ramsurat first felt the pinch back in the 90s, when he was a young truck driver in his hometown of Uttar Pradesh. The 1990-’91 Gulf War between Kuwait and Iraq pushed up fuel costs in India,…