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When disasters strike, preparation saves lives — is India ready when crisis hits?

Disasters don’t just cause infrastructure losses, cripple economies, or claim lives. They shake something far deeper, that is, the very fabric of human existence.Each disaster leaves scars that statistics cannot fully capture silent grief, disrupted childhoods, fractured communities and lives permanently divided into “before” and “after”. Homes swallowed by raging floods erase decades of memory....

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‘From Ghazni to Aurangzeb’: PM Modi invokes Somnath’s history; hails temple’s resilience

PM Modi during an address at Somnath Swabhiman Parv NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invoked the history of Somnath Temple and how ancestors had “staked their lives for the temple 1,000 years ago”, saying “flag hoisting at Somnath Mahadev Mandir shows the power of India and its capabilities to the entire world”.“From...

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FMCG firms report volume-led growth; rural demand and e-commerce shine

Representative image The FMCG sector registered a robust recovery in the December quarter, aided by GST changes, festive sales, and reduced costs of raw materials. Even Dabur, Marico, and Godrej Consumer Products reported volume growth with single-digit revenue growth along with improved operating profit margins. The rural market continued to report better sales than the...

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A 72-hour workweek sounds heroic until you try it: This professional’s story tells you why

One professional’s story exposes why endless hours don’t equal productivity—and why India’s workforce is choosing smarter work. When Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy suggested that young Indians should work 72 hours a week to help the nation compete globally, he likely did not expect his argument to be dismantled—not by a policy paper or an economist—but...

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Big Short investor targets Oracle: Questions $95B debt for AI expansion; OpenAI deal at risk – 12

Michael Burry is betting against Oracle. The investor, who is also known from the movie “The Big Short,” has revealed bearish positions against the company founded by Larry Ellison after its recent expansion into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. In a latest Substack post, Burry revealed that he holds put options on Oracle shares and has...

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Who is Reza Pahlavi? Iran’s exiled crown prince urges protesters not to ‘abandon the streets’

Photo credit: AP Iran has been rocked by widespread anti-government protests that have already entered their second week. What began as demonstrations over economic collapse has quickly escalated into broader calls for political change and the end of the country’s theocratic regime. Protests have spread across multiple cities despite heavy security measures, internet restrictions and...

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Damroo in hand, 108 horses in procession: PM Modi takes part in ‘Shaurya Yatra’ at Somnath; offers puja

PM Modi during Yatra in Gujarat NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took part in a ‘Shaurya Yatra’ at Somnath, marking a four-day national commemoration observing 1,000 years of uninterrupted faith and resilience since the first recorded attack on the Somnath Temple in January 1026 by Mahmud of Ghazni.PM Modi also paid tributes...

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Suvendu Adhikari writes to EC; rejects Mamata Banerjee’s allegations on SIR

Image: ANI NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday hit out at chief minister Mamata Banerjee, strongly rejecting her allegations about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, Adhikari highlighted that Mamata Banerjee’s letter to the EC “appears to be...

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