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Conjuring up a grand conservation scheme
Conjuring up a grand conservation scheme

The word “conservation” is used in our everyday language to mean “proactive prevention of destruction and/or depletion” as in conservation of wildlife, historic buildings, wetlands, etc.

Can India benefit?
Can India benefit?

The relationship between the United States and China has always been a delicate dance of power, influence, and mutual dependence.

Putin’s choice

In the annals of political appointments, surprises are nothing new. Yet, President Vladimir Putin’s selection of Andrei Belousov as Russia’s defence minister still manages to raise eyebrows.

Putin’s choice
The Middle Path~II

The tree is known by its fruits. Buddhism put reason in place of authority, it discarded metaphysical speculation to make room for the practical realities of life, it raised the self-perfected sage to the position of the gods of theology, it set up a spiritual brotherhood in place of hereditary priesthood, it infused a cosmopolitan spirit against national exclusiveness.

The Middle Path~II
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Raju Bista protests illegal mining in Kalimpong

Raju Bista, who has contested Lok Sabha Polls from Darjeeling for the second time on a BJP ticket, is still working to stop illegal mining in Kalimpong, where a private company has caused environmental damage.

Raju Bista protests illegal mining in Kalimpong
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Analysing India-China relations
Analysing India-China relations

Ramachandaran visited China many times from 2013–19 and was a journalist in China with China Daily, Global Times and China-India Dialogue from 2008–2016, thus well placed for an objective view of the bilateral relationship.

The golden significance of Akshaya Tritiya
The golden significance of Akshaya Tritiya

Much of our Hindu celebrations are tied up with nature and the change of seasons. In Bengal, Akshaya Tritiya was a day when fruits were offered to deities before mortals could enjoy them wholeheartedly.

Might makes (or breaks) right

I was really struck by a recent local news item here in New York. Some young people vandalised an equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Grand Army Plaza in midtown Manhattan.

Might makes (or breaks) right
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Business
ModiNomics has created over 50 crore jobs, says Anurag Thakur
ModiNomics has created over 50 crore jobs, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Anurag Singh Thakur said on Wednesday that the opposition INDI Alliance is making “misleading and hollow” allegations on insufficient jobs in the country as part of their “bogus propaganda” to gain votes in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

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Siliguri schools score well in CBSE list
Siliguri schools score well in CBSE list

Lavanya Adhikari, a student of GD Goenka Public School in Siliguri, has achieved top position in CBSE Class XII examination in North Bengal with an impressive score of 98.4 per cent in the humanities stream.

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IPL 2024: LSG, MI battle out for pride

While Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoffs race long back, Lucknow Super Giants’ chances of making the last-four are hung by a thread even if they win their last league stage game here by a huge margin.

Fire breaks out at house in Badarpur area
Fire breaks out at house in Badarpur area

According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Director Atul Garg, a call was received at 0619 am regarding a fire at a house in Street no. 1, Dharmveer Market, Badarpur and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.