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In Ayodhya, it’s Sangh Parivar vs Sangh Parivar as Ram temple fund ‘theft’ charges blow up
Dharam Das is one of the most powerful seers in Ayodhya. In 1949, his guru planted an idol of Ram inside the Babri Masjid, breathing new life into a dispute over the 16th century mosque. Das was a litigant in the contestation over the place of worship for nearly four decades. The movement, which fuelled…
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How Tibetan nomads deal with life amidst China’s giant solar and wind farms
China is building some of the world’s largest solar farms on the Tibetan Plateau, where nomadic people have grazed herds of animals for millennia. It’s not the first time Tibetan regions have become a major source of renewable energy in China. Since the mid-1990s, many Tibetan communities have lived alongside hydropower stations. Now, with vast…
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For Indians, Silicon Valley’s lure is fading with AI layoffs and immigration crackdown
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. Every month, at least two to three Indian-origin AI researchers in Silicon Valley between the ages of 25 and 35 reach out to Aakrit Vaish, founder of AI venture fund Activate, asking, “How can I come back to India…
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Lucknow: 15 killed in fire in coaching centre
Fifteen students died on Monday after a fire broke out in a three-story building from which a coaching centre operates in the Aliganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, ANI quoted Medical Superintendent of King George Medical University Prem Raj Singh as saying. At least seven persons are admitted at the hospital, Singh added. The cause…
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Rush Hour: Six Uddhav Sena MPs switch sides, 14 students die in Lucknow fire and more
Six Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) switched to the rival faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The defections have reduced the Uddhav Sena’s strength in the Lok Sabha to three MPs and increased the Shinde faction’s tally to 13. The MPs who have switched sides are Hingoli…
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Demolition of at least 14 mosques, dargahs in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh draws Opposition criticism
The demolition of at least 14 mosques and dargahs in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh has sparked a political row, with Opposition leaders alleging that Muslim places of worship are being targeted. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Sunday that he had been informed by his party’s Bikaner unit that four mosques in…