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States asked to flag data quality concerns, make corrections in real time during Census 2027
This is the first digital Census, with enumerators using an app to record data, allowing for monitoring, correction, targeted supervisory intervention; in Phase 1, some enumerators asked to go back, correct data “discrepancies”
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Ninth tranche of mineral block auctions offers 20 blocks
Till date, across the eight tranches of mineral block auctions, 100 unique critical and strategic mineral blocks have been offered, of which 64 blocks have been successfully auctioned.
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Germany’s Gen Z protests spark debate on integration, bias
Political debate about the recent Gen Z riots have raised the question: Can Germany talk about problems with integration without putting entire groups of people under suspicion?
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Germany’s Gen Z protest riots spark debate on integration and bias
Political debate about the recent Gen Z riots have raised the question: Can Germany talk about problems with integration without putting entire groups of people under suspicion?
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Banned tobacco products worth ₹7 crore seized in Ernakulam; seven held
Contraband was seized in a midnight raid conductedat a warehouse in Aluva
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Defections put ODM rebels on edge ahead of 2027
Shifting alliances are setting the stage for bruising nomination battles in party strongholds.
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Zero tolerance against violence on campuses, says Roji M. John as SFI activists stage ‘banner protest’ at Kalady
Suspended SFI activists staged a banner protest, declaring that they would not tender an apology over the August 13 campus incidents
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Five bodies recovered from landslide site in Odisha
All five victims belonged to the same family — a couple and their three children; officials described the task of clearing the massive volume of debris deposited over several houses in the remote village owing to the cyclone as a herculean challenge
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CM directs officials to begin Kaleshwaram barrage restoration works in December
Final approvals to be secured by month-end; ₹4,193 crore estimated for repairs and restoration
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Karnataka: Drought compensation for farmers to be doubled to ₹5,000
Drought compensation for farmers to be doubled to ₹5,000.
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Amid rising concerns over Ebola, A.P. steps up surveillance at airports
Medical teams stationed at three airports and three ports to screen passengers arriving from Ebola-affected countries for any symptoms
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Farmers agree to allow sugarcane crushing in mills starting today
‘We are hopeful of getting at least ₹5,000 per tonne with the factories paying ₹4,000 and the State government giving an incentive of ₹1,000’
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Transport dept. and Maruti Suzuki sign MoU for testing tracks
and Maruti Suzuki sign MoU for testing tracks.
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10 smaller Gulf carriers denied airport slots at Mumbai
The development comes as Mumbai airport plans to suspend flights to 14 international destinations, which will be served from Navi Mumbai.
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Nigeria to partner with AES countries to reposition MNJTF
The countries that were part of the MNJTF include Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin
