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The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

Panchabati Baske, 50, does not mind snakes in paddy fields. “There are 118 women farmers here who are growing organic paddy,” she says. Freedom from control Rekha Sinh, 42, a farmer who has been instrumental in getting 102 women farmers at her village, Biriberia, to join Aamon, says organic farming has been about breaking barriers. The lyrics go: “Keetnasake desh …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Man murdered son in Kancheepuram district

The Hindu

Kancheepuram District Police has arrested a 60-year-old man and his relative for allegedly murdering the former’s alcoholic son who was a trouble maker. On Wednesday, police received a message from the villagers of Pudupakkam near Kancheepuram that an unidentified body was floating in the pond with wound marks on his forehead. Police arrested Kathavarayan, 60 on charges of murdering his …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Max George gives update from his hospital bed after his veins collapse during terrifying 2.5 hour emergency heart surgery

Daily Mail

Max George has revealed he's had a pacemaker fitted after undergoing emergency heart surgery, which lasted 2.5 hours. Max George has revealed he's had a pacemaker fitted during terrifying 2.5 hour emergency heart surgery The Wanted star, 36, who has been in hospital for a week suffering from a 2:1 atrioventricular block and is awaiting a pacemaker, shared a picture …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Residents block road in protest against delay in completing UGD project, 19 detained

The Hindu

Residents of K. Sathanur and nearby areas staged a road blockade near the Udayanpatti railway gate on Saturday, demanding the completion of the long-delayed underground drainage project on the K. Sathanur-Udayanpatti Road. Work on the UGD project, covering a 2-km stretch along the arterial K. Sathanur-Udayanpatti Road under Wards 63 and 64 of the Tiruchi Corporation, has been going on …

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4 days, 6 hours ago

Maisie Smith, 23, visits her 'wonderful' boyfriend Max George, 36, in hospital as he prepares to undergo emergency heart surgery before Christmas

Daily Mail

Max George received a visit from his girlfriend Maisie Smith as he prepares to undergo emergency heart surgery before Christmas. Max George received a visit from his girlfriend Maisie Smith as he prepares to undergo emergency heart surgery before Christmas The Wanted star, 36, has been in hospital for a week suffering from a 2:1 atrioventricular block but was given …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Delhi government schools now at par with private schools, says Atishi

India Today

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi declared a significant transformation in government schools, highlighting their rise to match private institutions' standards over the past decade. Speaking at the inauguration of a new academic block at Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Mukundpur Village, she attributed this success to the AAP government's relentless focus on education. ADDRESSING LOCAL NEEDS Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

The Wanted’s Max George says ‘we don’t have too much time’ as he’s set for urgent heart surgery

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Wanted singer Max George …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

Farmers Begin 3-Hour 'Rail Roko' Protest, Block Tracks In Punjab's Shambhu

ABP News

Farmers have started the rail roko along the Shambhu border. Earlier farmers' groups protesting along the Shambhu and Khanauri borders rejected an offer to hold talks with the Supreme Court-appointed committee on Wednesday, December 18. On Tuesday night, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an apolitical umbrella body of farmers, and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha sent a letter to the committee's chairman, …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

San Diego politicians want to block Trump deportations. The sheriff refuses, sparking immigration battle

LA Times

Pedro Rios of the American Friends Service Committee tidies up the area located near a tent containing food and supplies used to comfort and aid people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez said her office won’t comply with the county’s policy and would continue to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials when some people not …

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6 days ago

Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs

Wired

The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought. According to Reuters, which has seen transition team documents, the Trump team wants to abolish EV subsidies, claw back federal funding meant for EV charging infrastructure, block EV battery imports on national security grounds, and prevent the federal government and the US military from …

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6 days, 2 hours ago

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

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6 days, 9 hours ago

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban temporarily, CEO meets Trump in last ditch-effort

Firstpost

The emergency request, filed on Monday, comes after a lower court refused to put the brakes on the impending law. As per the recently pased law, TikTok must be sold to a US-based company by the January deadline to avoid being removed from major app stores like Apple and Google. Image Credit: Reuters TikTok has made a last-ditch plea to …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app

India Today

TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the US unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. The case could attract the court’s interest because it pits free speech rights against the government’s stated aims of protecting national security, while …

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TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban

Hindustan Times

TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, invoking favorable comments about the popular social-media platform from President-elect Donald Trump. “It would not be in the interest of anyone — not the parties, the public, or the courts — for the act’s ban on TikTok to …

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TikTok Asks US Supreme Court to Block Government Ban

Live Mint

TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, making a late push to keep the social-media platform operating in a market with more than 170 million users. The emergency request comes after a federal appeals court upheld a new law banning TikTok in the US if …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

TikTok asks Supreme Court to block potential ban

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, asked the U.S. Supreme Court, on Monday, …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok’s more …

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1 week ago

After Elon Musk, now Meta is trying to block OpenAI from switching to a for-profit model

Firstpost

Meta accuses OpenAI of leveraging its nonprofit beginnings to attract substantial investment, only to now seek private gain. Meta contends that OpenAI’s conversion would allow it to unfairly reap benefits built on a charitable foundation The battle over OpenAI’s status highlights a broader debate about the balance between innovation and ethical responsibility in the AI industry. Critics like Meta and …

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Netherlands will block Serbia’s next step towards EU membership

NL Times

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp announced that the Netherlands will block the next steb of Serbia’s progression toward European Union membership, citing concerns about the country’s readiness for the next stage in the accession process. "We see that there is insufficient progress in the area of the rule of law in Serbia," Veldkamp told reporters. Last week, during a parliamentary …

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1 week, 1 day ago

65 booked for availing old-age pension fraudulently in Odisha

New Indian Express

KENDRAPARA: Police on Saturday booked at least 65 persons of Argala gram panchayat under Kendrapara’s Aul block after they were found to have received old-age pension by producing fake documents. Aul block development officer Minati Jagdev said these persons, aged between 40 and 50 years, had availed old-age pension from February to August this year by producing fake documents. Aul …

Pension Kendrapara 65 Booked

1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok dealt another blow as ban case appears destined for Supreme Court: report

Raw Story

Video-sharing social network TikTok was dealt a new blow on Friday, as a federal appeals court declined to temporarily block the law that could result in its ban in the United States, reported CNN. "The company had indicated in court filings that if the appeals court declined to grant interim relief, it would ask the Supreme Court to step in …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Drunk auto driver assaults policeman with paver block

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A police constable was attacked with a paver block by a drunk auto rickshaw driver at the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road in the early hours of Friday. Drunk auto driver assaults policeman with paver block According to the police, the injured policeman, Chintaman Belkar, 56, is attached to the Powai police station. Chauhan tried to flee after this, but Belkar …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Protestors block road traffic after 3 dozen cow carcasses found near Mathura

Hindustan Times

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Mathura-Vrindavan Road, blocking traffic for hours after over three dozen cow carcasses were found here on Friday. Representative image: Protesters gathered at the Mathura-Vrindavan Road, blocking traffic for hours after finding cow carcasses on Friday The carcasses were found in a forested area behind the PMV Polytechnic College, according to police. "We found some …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope

Hindustan Times

* Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope Taliban shut nursing and midwifery schools * Students say closures will worsen women's health care * Nursing one of few jobs still open to women By Bahaar Joya LONDON, - When the Taliban suddenly shut nursing and midwifery schools across Afghanistan this month, a handful of students in the …

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The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

Man murdered son in Kancheepuram district

Max George gives update from his hospital bed after his veins collapse during terrifying 2.5 hour emergency heart surgery

Residents block road in protest against delay in completing UGD project, 19 detained

Maisie Smith, 23, visits her 'wonderful' boyfriend Max George, 36, in hospital as he prepares to undergo emergency heart surgery before Christmas

Delhi government schools now at par with private schools, says Atishi

The Wanted’s Max George says ‘we don’t have too much time’ as he’s set for urgent heart surgery

Farmers Begin 3-Hour 'Rail Roko' Protest, Block Tracks In Punjab's Shambhu

San Diego politicians want to block Trump deportations. The sheriff refuses, sparking immigration battle

Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban temporarily, CEO meets Trump in last ditch-effort

TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban

TikTok Asks US Supreme Court to Block Government Ban

TikTok asks Supreme Court to block potential ban

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

After Elon Musk, now Meta is trying to block OpenAI from switching to a for-profit model

Netherlands will block Serbia’s next step towards EU membership

65 booked for availing old-age pension fraudulently in Odisha

TikTok dealt another blow as ban case appears destined for Supreme Court: report

Drunk auto driver assaults policeman with paver block

Protestors block road traffic after 3 dozen cow carcasses found near Mathura

Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope