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From myth to market, gaming beckons India
From myth to market, gaming beckons India

The global press has recently taken notice of a newly released game titled ‘Black Myth: Wukong’. This game has taken the world by storm and even pushed the popular gaming platform Steam to reach its highest concurrent user count of 37 million.

US Diplomacy
US Diplomacy

The evolving crisis in West Asia continues to test the limits of US diplomacy, particularly as tensions between Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah intensify.

Waqf power at work

New battle-lines are being drawn in Parliament, and out of it, with waqf and its management at the centre of a major political slugfest.

Waqf power at work
Breaking ranks

With the campaign in Haryana now concluded and votes cast on Saturday, the wait for the results has begun.

Breaking ranks
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CM asks police to invoke POCSO in Joynagar case
CM asks police to invoke POCSO in Joynagar case

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked police to register a case under the POCSO Act in the alleged rapemurder of a 10-year-old girl in Kultali in Joynagar in South 24-Parganas istrict, and ensure that the culprits get capital punishment within three months.

Birbhum truck owners unhappy with 13-day ban on plying heavy vehicles

The local truck owners association has urged the police administration to reconsider its decision to prohibit the entry of commercial vehicles on the national highway in Birbhum district for thirteen consecutive days, beginning today, due to the upcoming Durga Puja festivals.

Birbhum truck owners unhappy with 13-day ban on plying heavy vehicles
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Assam: Eyeing 1951 as base year to detect illegal migrants
Assam: Eyeing 1951 as base year to detect illegal migrants

A recent discussion, initiated by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the leaders of the All Assam Students’ Union (which once launched the Assam Movement in association with Asom Gana Sangram Parishad), trying to resolve the explanation of an Asomiya, received widespread response from the conscious inhabitants of Assam.

Plastic waste will surpass marine life by 2050
Plastic waste will surpass marine life by 2050

India has come to the fore as the world’s largest plastic polluter, releasing 9.3 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, according to a recent study. This accounts for approximately one-fifth of the global plastic emissions. 

Planting seeds to restore harmony in nature

A young group of band members, who apart from playing music also contribute to social issues, decided to do something good for the ecology. Deeply concerned with the destruction of trees, causing imbalance to the fragile ecosystem of West Bengal, they decided to plant mangrove trees in the Sundarbans area.

Planting seeds to restore harmony in nature
All about that party on a moving tram

When journalist and environmental activist Mudar Patherya decided to host a party on a moving tram last Sunday, he was at the receiving end of a barrage of questions and quizzical looks. In this article for The Statesman, he attempts to answer a few of the whats and whys, while taking the reader quite literally on a ride.

All about that party on a moving tram
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Two Chinese nationals among several killed in Karachi blast

The Chinese missions in Pakistan have initiated emergency response work as soon as possible, requiring Pakistan to do its best to treat the injured, conduct a thorough investigation of the attack, and severely punish the perpetrators, the statement said.

Two Chinese nationals among several killed in Karachi blast
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The eternal struggle between light and dark

The latest novel by Kiran Manral typifies the prolific and multitalented author’s inexhaustible imagination and courage, backed by an extraordinary felicity of language and ability to depict the rawest of human sensations.

The eternal struggle between light and dark
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