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No dams in upper reaches of Ganga: Open letter to PM Modi

Eight years after the Supreme Court moratorium on dam construction in the Upper Ganga region, three Union Ministries and the Uttarakhand government had reached a “consensus” to allow construction of seven hydropower projects, including the one destroyed in the February 2021 flash floods in Chamoli district.

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First look of Tamil movie ‘Idumbankaari’ released

The title and first look of Tamil movie ‘Idumbankaari’, were launched on Friday. Tipped to be an investigative thriller, the movie is directed by debutant Arul Ajit, and has Shivadha Nair and Ramya Pandiyan in lead roles.

Taliban torture journos: ‘We could hear their screams and cries through the walls’

The three men were taken into a small holding cell with 15 people in it, two of whom were reporters with Reuters and Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, Shaygan said, the report added. It was while they were in holding that the three heard reports of the disturbing abuse suffered by Daryabi, 22, and Naqdi, 28, who were being held in separate rooms.

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Telangana CM calls meeting on implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme

The chief minister recently announced that Dalit Bandhu will be implemented in four mandals, Chintakani in Madhira constituency, Tirmalgiri in Tungaturthy, Charakonda mandal in Achampet and Kalwakurty constituencies and Nizam Sagar in Jukkal constituency. This is in addition to the ongoing implementation of the scheme on a pilot basis in the Huzurabad Constituency.

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Kejriwal announces pact with International Baccalaureate for Delhi schools

“Under this agreement, international experts will visit our schools, our teachers will be trained accordingly, a student assessment programme will be planned out and Delhi’s schools will be verified and certified, all as per international standards,” Kejriwal said at a press conference here.