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India-Sri Lanka Relations: ‘Civilisational twins’: Rajnath Singh meets Sri Lankan president, steps up India’s defence ties with Colombo | India News

Defence minister Rajnath Singh being greeted by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo and discussed the multi-faceted partnership between the two countries, including cooperation to ensure the safety, security, peace and…

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West Bank sanction row: Israel bars 12 British MPs from entering country | World News

Israel bars 12 British MPs from entering the country. Israel has barred 12 British MPs and a campaign group director from entering the country, with Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accusing them of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity.The move came after the UK government imposed restrictions on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank,…

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Before the White House, Jimmy Carter was a Georgia farm boy who worked before dawn; his childhood farm is now a historic park | World News

Image: Left/Carter in 1932; at age 7/Right/Official portrait, 1977/Wikipedia​ Well before he took office as the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter spent many years on a Georgia farm, where mornings were usually before the break of dawn. Carter grew up in the small community of Archery, close to Plains, where he participated…

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Human rights organisations condemn ‘racist murder’ of Manipuri singer Chongtham Vikram in Delhi | India News

The groups called for support, protection and compensation for Vikram’s family and urged authorities to protect them from intimidation, harassment or further victimisation. NEW DELHI: A group of civil society and human rights organisations has condemned the death of Manipuri music teacher and singer Chongtham Vikram, who was allegedly killed by a mob in Delhi…

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In 1928, a California garbage collector began building a one-room shack from trash; over 50 years, beer cans, car parts, driftwood and shells became an multi-level hillside home

The exterior of Nitt Witt Ridge and cans of food in a kitchen cabinet. Once, along California’s rugged Central Coast, there was still room for people who wanted to live differently. Away from polished streets and grand estates, the landscape attracted eccentrics, dreamers and determined outsiders who built their own worlds with whatever they could…

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California removed more than 900,000 pounds of human debris while restoring 40 acres; crews deliberately left old telephone poles because purple martins can use them as nesting sites

Midpen staff had discovered purple martins nesting in holes inside similar poles near the mountain top while working on Mount Umunhum. California crews left old telephone poles standing while restoring about 40 acres of land at Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve because purple martins use holes in the poles as nesting sites. The decision came…

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‘Poster-boy actions’: Vijay Mallya’s message to those calling him ‘bhagoda’ | India News

The allegedly fugitive businessman has claimed that the Indian Government has been grossly unjust to him (Photo: Agencies). NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya said he is legally barred from leaving the UK, claiming his innocence on Wednesday, in a series of posts on X.The allegedly fugitive businessman has claimed that the Indian Government has been grossly…

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Brazil restored a former cattle landscape with native trees; decades later, lowland tapirs returned after disappearing for 100 years |

South American tapir. Image Credit: Charles J. Sharp/Wikipedia A former cattle landscape in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has been transformed into a thriving wildlife refuge through years of restoration and the planting of native trees. At the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve in Rio de Janeiro State, land that was once cleared and used for grazing has gradually…

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Australian space firms seek deeper India partnerships | India News

The University of Western Australia and the Space Industry Association of India intend to collaborate through the university’s Global Engagement Alliance, focusing on education, research and industry engagement and the exchange of expertise and opportunities. BENGALURU: A 12-member Australian space industry delegation led by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) used Bengaluru Space Expo…

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