TL:DR: Driving the news Iran is again convulsed by nationwide unrest – but this time the spark is not culture or identity. It is money. The Iranian rial’s plunge to roughly 1.4 million per US dollar in late December shattered already fragile markets and triggered strikes in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. What began as merchant walkouts...
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J&K: 5 govt employees sacked over ‘terror links’; 85 dismissed since 2020
Representational image NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday terminated five more government employees for suspected links with terrorist organisations.Since 2020, the Union territory administration under Sinha has dismissed 85 government employees after they were found to be working for terror groups.Officials said the aim is to target the “roots of...
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Kohli vs Sachin: The ‘nervous’ 90s and the great ‘What If’
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s run-machine Virat Kohli is in stunning form right now, and he is on a five-match streak of fifty-plus scores, including two back-to-back centuries in international cricket. The former India captain now plays only One-dayers for India, and despite that, there seems to be no stopping...
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‘Pay your own way’: Trump’s message to ‘big tech; Microsoft first to commit to lower power bills
US President Donald Trump has announced Microsoft will implement significant changes this week to prevent American households from bearing the cost of AI data centers’ high energy consumption. He emphasized that tech giants must “pay their own way.” This comes as rising utility bills are linked to AI infrastructure’s massive power demands, with some states...
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J&K: Security forces launch search operations in Kathua; gunshots heard
NEW DELHI: Several gunshots were heard on Tuesday after security forces launched a search operation following information about suspected terrorist movement in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said.The intermittent firing was reported from the Najote forest area of Billawar, around 10 km from the Kamadh nallah in the Kahog forest...
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2025-ம் ஆண்டுக்கான இலக்கிய மாமணி விருதுகள்: தமிழக அரசு அறிவிப்பு
2025-ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான இலக்கிய மாமணி விருதுகளில் மரபுத் தமிழ் வகைப்பாட்டில் ”தமிழ்நாட்டில் பல இளைஞர்களுக்கு மேடைப் பேச்சாற்றலுக்கான நல்வழிகாட்டியாகவும் உந்து சக்தியாகவும் திகழ்ந்து வருபவரும் சென்னை, கம்பன் கழகத்தில் செயற்குழு உறுப்பினராகப் பணியாற்றியவரும் மாபெரும் தமிழறிஞர்களின் வழிகாட்டுதல்களோடு இலக்கியப் பணியாற்றி வரும் இலக்கியச் சுடர் த. இராமலிங்கம் (வயது 68); ஆய்வுத் தமிழ் வகைப்பாட்டில் இலக்கியப் பேராசான் ஜீவானந்தம், 1959-இல் தொடங்கப்பட்ட தாமரை இலக்கிய இதழின் ஆசிரியராக கடந்த இருபது ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேல் பணியாற்றியவரும், இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட்...
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How to look busy without working hard, asks employee: Why corporate culture loves pretence
Taking a break doesn’t mean slacking—but try telling that to modern office culture A few weeks into a new job, an office worker did something radical. They took paid leave.Not unpaid leave. Not an emergency day. Not a sick day masked with half‑hearted Zoom check‑ins. Just paid time off—earned, approved, and technically encouraged by corporate...
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Mustafizur row: ‘Position unchanged’ on India travel, B’desh tells ICC; repeats ‘security concerns’
File photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday “reaffirmed its position” to not travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 during a meeting with the International Cricket Council (ICC).A video conference between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) was held this afternoon, the BCB...
