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West Bengal: BJP fields slain Suvendu Adhikari aide’s mother for Nandigram bypoll | India News

Rohitashwa Ranjan is a digital journalist with The Times of India, where he decodes Indian politics as a carefully staged production with scripts, subtext and everything behind. His stories track elections, party dynamics and the things that often are buried beneath the headlines. When not parsing vote shares or alliances, he is usually reading between…

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A Texas farmer stopped planting cotton and sent his sheep to solar farms; the switch turned a potential $200,000 loss into $300,000 profit | World News

Sheep under solar panels in Lanai, Hawaii. Images Credit: Wikipedia Chad Raines, a fourth-generation Texas cotton farmer, stopped planting cotton after years of losses and found a very different way to make a living from his land and livestock. Instead of relying on crops, he began moving sheep between solar farms, where the animals graze…

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Melinda French Gates puts $1 billion behind women’s power; her investments back overlooked women tackling climate change |

Melinda French Gates is committing $1 billion through 2026 to advance women’s power and influence, while her investment platform is backing women-led funds working on climate solutions. Through Pivotal Ventures, Gates has invested in Planeteer Capital, a climate-tech fund led by Sophie Purdom that backs early-stage companies developing solutions to climate change. The investment comes…

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Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ censor certificate report dismissed by publicist as ‘untrue’ ahead of October 15 release: ‘Updates will be given by production house’ | Tamil Movie News

Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ continues to generate buzz ahead of its theatrical release, but a report about the film’s censor certificate has now been dismissed by the actor’s publicist. Riaz K Ahmed has denied claims that the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial could receive an A certificate because of its violent content and that Rajinikanth had asked the…

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Seva Sankalp Abhiyan: Delhi to hold month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan from September 17, projects worth Rs 13,820 crore lined up | India News

Delhi to hold month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan from September 17, projects worth ₹13,820 crore lined up NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will launch a month-long public service campaign, the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, from September 17 to October 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday.The campaign will see…

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MIT scientists developed a way to turn discarded plastic into strong building materials, with recycled composites already used in a 40-foot bridge |

A new MIT-backed company is turning discarded plastic into structural parts for buildings and infrastructure. Atlas Building Composites has developed an AI-powered robotic manufacturing platform that shreds single-use plastic, melts it, and fuses it with American-made fiberglass. The resulting composite is then formed into parts such as foundations, decks, and trusses using large-scale 3D printing….

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In 1928, Bel-Air founder Alphonzo Bell built this Los Angeles mansion; bought for $5.5 million in 2010, it underwent a five-year restoration and is now asking $32.5 million

The Spanish-style home was bought by Michael Wexler for $5.5 million in 2010 and has since undergone a yearslong restoration. A nearly 100-year-old mansion in Los Angeles, built in 1928 for Alphonzo Bell, the oil businessman who helped create Bel-Air, is now on the market for $32.5 million. The Spanish-style home was bought by Michael…

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Israel is planning to surround prisons with crocodile-filled moats inspired by Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz; now people are debating wildlife protection and land use

A proposal to use crocodile-filled moats around Israeli prison facilities has brought an unusual environmental question into focus: what happens when wildlife conservation, security and land management intersect? The plan, which was first proposed in December 2025 by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, involves using crocodiles around maximum-security prison wings. The idea was reportedly…

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Mayawati: ‘Forcibly defeated’: Mayawati flags ‘govt irregularities’ in Rajasthan municipal polls | India News

NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday alleged that several candidates from her party were “forcibly defeated” in the municipal elections held in Rajasthan.In a social media post on X, Mayawati said that the BSP candidates lost by razor thin margins during recounts due to irregularities involving government machinery.“In the local body elections…

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