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Kapil Bainsla Shines in 10m Air Pistol Junior Final at Asian Championship

India’s shooting talent once again made the nation proud when Kapil Bainsla clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol junior event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. His victory was not only a test of skill but also of nerves as he overcame Uzbekistan’s Ilkhombek Obidjonov in a nail-biting contest.

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The Book That Imagines Palestinians Vanish: A Review of Ibtisam Azem’s The Book of Disappearance

There are two kinds of books. The first you forget even before you put them down. The second gnaws at your mind long after the last page is turned, like an undigested bone stuck in your throat. Ibtisam Azem’s The Book of Disappearance belongs firmly to the latter. It is a novel of terrifying imagination, in which an entire people, the Palestinians, vanish in one night, leaving behind only their traces. Their homes stand. Their fields are green. Their coffee cups sit half-drunk on the tables. But the people themselves are gone.

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BCCI Brings in Like-for-Like Injury Replacement Rule for Domestic Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced a new rule that will change the way domestic cricket is played in the country. Starting this season, if a player suffers a serious injury during a multi-day domestic match, he can be replaced by another player of similar skill and role. This rule is known as the “like-for-like injury replacement.” It will apply to both senior and junior multi-day tournaments.

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Spain Battles Raging Wildfires Amid Scorching Heat

Spain is facing one of its worst wildfire seasons in nearly two decades. Around 20 major wildfires have erupted across the country, with the northwestern region of Galicia being the hardest hit. The Spanish government has been forced to deploy more than 500 additional military troops, bringing the total number of personnel fighting the fires to nearly 1,900. This emergency response comes as scorching temperatures and dry winds have created dangerous conditions.

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Godi Media and Its Impact on Public Opinion

In any democracy, the media is often called the fourth pillar of power. Its role is to question, to analyze, and to give citizens unbiased information. In India, however, the term “Godi Media” has become popular in recent years. It refers to those sections of the mainstream media that are seen as being too close to the ruling government, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The phrase, which literally means “lap media,” suggests that some TV channels and newspapers prefer sitting in the lap of power instead of questioning it. This transformation has had a major impact on how people form opinions and how democracy functions.

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Hinduism Has More Scriptures Than Any Religion in the World

When we speak of religions, we usually think of a single book. Christianity has the Bible, Islam has the Quran, Sikhism has the Guru Granth Sahib, and Judaism has the Torah. Each stands as the core text of faith, the one guide that defines belief and practice. Hinduism does not fit into this frame. It is not a religion of one book. Instead, it is a civilization that has preserved itself through an entire ocean of scriptures, written over thousands of years, reflecting a wide spectrum of human thought.

The question then arises: which religion has the most scriptures? The answer is simple—Hinduism. Yet the explanation is far from simple. To understand why, one must step into the history of its texts.

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Palmistry is Storytelling Based on Psychological Analysis

When someone looks at your palm and begins to describe your personality, strengths, and challenges, it may feel like they are unlocking secrets written in your skin. This practice, known as palmistry, has fascinated people for centuries. Some call it a mystical art, while others dismiss it as superstition. But if we look closely, palmistry is less about predicting the future and more about storytelling based on psychological cues.

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The Tallest Lord Vishnu Statue in the World

In the world of monuments and statues, size often becomes a measure of significance. Nations build towering figures to express culture, history and pride. While one may expect the tallest statue of Lord Vishnu to be in India, the land of its origin, the honour goes to a neighbouring country. It is in Bali, Indonesia, that the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue rises above the landscape, taller than even the Statue of Liberty in the United States.

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Plastic Pollution: The Invisible Enemy We Created

Walk down any street, look at a riverbank or climb a mountain peak and you will find plastic everywhere. What began as a miracle invention of the 20th century has now turned into one of the greatest threats to human health, ecosystems and global sustainability. Plastic pollution is no longer only an environmental issue. It has grown into a full socio-economic crisis.

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Meta AI Under Fire for Allowing Bots to Chat ‘Sensually’ with Kids

Meta Platforms is facing sharp criticism after internal documents revealed that its AI chatbots were allowed to engage in romantic and sexual conversations with users. The concerns came to light through a Reuters investigation that examined Meta’s guidelines for generative AI interactions across Facebook, WhatsApp, and other company platforms.

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India’s Partition History Rewritten

The Partition of India deserves to be taught in all its painful complexity — as a cautionary tale of how mistrust, identity politics, and hurried political deals can tear apart nations. Reducing it to a political morality play risks turning history from a shared inheritance into a partisan weapon. And when that happens, the real lesson is not about 1947, but about the perils of letting today’s politics dictate yesterday’s truths

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Online Advertising to Overtake Television in India by 2030

India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is undergoing a dramatic transformation in its advertising strategies — a change that could see television lose its long-standing dominance within the next five years. Leading companies such as Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Marico Ltd, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, and Dabur India Ltd are steadily shifting between 30% and 50% of their total media budgets to digital platforms. This shift reflects a growing consensus among advertisers that online media delivers better returns and deeper consumer engagement compared to traditional TV commercials.

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India’s Fashion Industry: A Global Giant in Waiting

India’s fashion industry, one of the country’s oldest and most culturally rich sectors, is at a crossroads. On paper, it is a behemoth — a textiles and apparel market valued at approximately US$175 billion, contributing about 2 per cent to GDP and employing nearly 45 million people. It is also the sixth-largest exporter of textiles and apparel globally, accounting for around 4 per cent of world trade. Yet, when the numbers are broken down, India’s share in global apparel exports — the higher-value and brand-driven end of the chain is stuck below 3 per cent. In contrast, Bangladesh and Vietnam, with far smaller economies, have overtaken India in global apparel rankings.

The reasons are structural, and the solutions are within reach. But the clock is ticking.

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Uttarakhand’s Hidden Glacier Threat: Science Behind the August Floods

Natural disasters often feel sudden, but scientists remind us that many of them have long histories hidden in the mountains, rivers, and glaciers. The recent flash floods in Uttarakhand are a strong example. A team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has suggested that a “hanging glacier” in the Kheer Ganga channel might have been the real trigger behind the destruction in Dharali on August 5. This discovery is not just about one disaster. It is all about how fragile our mountains are and how carefully we must deal with them.

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CBSE Makes APAAR ID Mandatory for 2026 Board Exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a major update that will affect all students appearing for board exams in 2026. From now on, schools will need to use each student’s 12-digit APAAR ID during registration for Classes 9 and 11, as well as when submitting the final list of candidates for Classes 10 and 12 board exams.

This decision, announced after the CBSE governing body meeting in June 2025, is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, or APAAR ID, is part of the government’s push towards a “One Nation, One Student ID” initiative.