“The Blue Economy and water security are emerging as critical areas for sustainable economic growth and international cooperation. India has considerable scope to benefit from global innovations in water management, clean technologies and sustainable industrial solutions. Our engagement in Rome h...
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Somewhere in Gujarat right now, a woman is adjusting her chaniya choli before stepping into a Garba circle that will spin past midnight. In a lane in Kolkata, someone is arguing over which pandal has the best Durga idol this year. In Karnataka, Mysore Dasara festival is happening...
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Nine nights, colourful outfits, energetic dance moves and music that keeps people on their feet — Navratri has all the ingredients of a Bollywood spectacle. As Navratri begins today, the festival offers an opportunity to revisit how Hindi cinema has brought garba and dandiya into...
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One day before the first garba night, 21-year-old Vyomi Kapadia has not opened her wardrobe. Her outfits, however, are already planned, all nine of them. She typed her requirements into an AI chatbot citing a mid-range budget, two chaniya cholis she already owns and the nine-day ...
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Sanjay Khare has taken over as Principal Chief Engineer, Central Railway on 01.10.2026. Before taking over as Principal Chief Engineer, he was posted as Chief Track Engineer, Western Railway. He succeeds Rajneesh Mathur, who superannuated on 30.09.2026. Sanjay Khare, an officer o...
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The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX‑2026) off Paradip, Odisha, under the aegis of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB). With the theme “Leveraging Technology to Strengthen SAR Preparedness and Maritime Sa...
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India’s manufacturing sector needs to move beyond assembly-led production and build deeper links with global value chains, with AI, automation, robotics and IIoT emerging as key drivers of the next phase of growth, industry leaders said at the CII National Conference on Advanced ...
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The knockout phase of the 81st All India Inter Railway Football Championship 2026, organised by the Northeast Frontier Railway Sports Association (NFRSA) was inaugurated on 3rd October 2026 at the NFRSA Football Stadium, Pandu. The championship concluded on 7th October 2026 with ...
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‘ The Sins of the Father’ has been released in India first and then in the other parts of the world. Why not some other city? We release in India first for two reasons – firstly, it has my biggest fan base (50m people have read Kane and Abel in India), and secondly, if it’s print...
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NTPC, India’s largest integrated power utility, concluded Electron Quiz 2026-27, its flagship initiative aimed at encouraging curiosity, learning and fresh thinking among young minds, on 8th October 2026. Organised from 5th September, beginning with the regional round in Lucknow ...
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Fadnavis ordered both the departments to formulate a joint policy to ensure that students received fresh, nutritious and quality meals on time and examine the feasibility of extending the scheme from Class 8 to Class 10...
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A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande delivered the judgement on September 29, while hearing a petition filed by the federation and the two housing societies...
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For nine nights, the dhol is non-negotiable. But your body might have other plans. With Garba and Dandiya going from 30-minute community circles to 3-hour high-intensity workouts in sneakers and lehengas, physiotherapy clinics in Mumbai see a 30-40% spike in ankle twists, patella...
