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Along the ghats at Varanasi

BrijRama Palace: Exploring Varanasi through Aangan, akharas and the Ganga

Awais Ahmed, founder of Pixxel Space Technologies, with parents Nadeem Ahmed and Ghazala Tashfeen. The company has become the first Indian space start-up to secure a contract from NASA to provide hyperspectral Earth-observation data.

From Aldur to orbit: The remarkable journey of Chikkamagaluru boy-turned-Pixxel CEO

Jalbharas on display at Surjya Kumar Modak in Chandannagar

Chandannagar’s jalbhara gets GI tag: The 220-year-old Bengali sweet that began as a wedding prank

Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods(centre)in a scene from Elle

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Old-school cool: Manav Suthar’s rousing entry bolsters the competition in India’s spin department. His style is reminiscent of an older vintage of tweakers.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects at Pachpadra, in Balotra, on July 4, 2026.

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India avoided fuel rationing, LPG disruptions, price surges, with domestic refineries upping their LPG production and public sector OMCs bearing the losses, says PM; promises further expansion of refinery capacity

Saptaparno Ghosh

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Finance Ministry notifies rules for determination of origin of goods under India-U.K. trade pact

A Delhi court has rejected Umar Khalid’s fresh bail plea in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case. File

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Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. File.

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‘One Nation, One Election initiative would fracture country’s federal compact’

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TMC’s Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns as party’s Bengal chief a month after appointment

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Morocco players toss the two-goal scores Azzedine Ounahi (8) after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Canada and Morocco in Houston, Saturday, July 4, 2026.

Morocco beat World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

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Indian immigrants, students and professionals weigh opportunity against uncertainty, asking if the American Dream is still worth chasing

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Indian Americans waiting to greet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, June 2023.

Trump says American identity under ‘renewed attack’ as U.S. turns 250

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., on July 3, 2026.

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Andhra Pradesh is India’s largest mango-producing State, with the crop cultivated over nearly five lakh hectares and an annual production of close to 40 lakh tonnes in a normal year

Sumit Bhattacharjee

Unlike premium table varieties such as Banganapalli and Alphonso, Totapuri is cultivated almost exclusively for industrial processing. File

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Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain as part of an official Indian delegation attend the funeral ceremony of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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The Diwan Deodhi Kamaan that is going to be repaired under a new plan.

Hyderabad’s historic arches from Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi eras set for restoration

Godrej Enterprises Group’s Storage Solutions manufacturing facility in Ambattur, Chennai.

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(left) A Bandra bungalow; and a representational image of what Bandra would look like after redevelopment

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Women mixing tiles while playing Chinese board game Mahjong at home.

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Heavy rains batter several parts of Kerala; riverbank residents put on alert

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Commuters wade through a severely waterlogged road amid rainfall in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on July 3, 2026.

Bleak scenario: Karnataka’s hydel storage second-lowest in last 10 years

Linganamakki dam accounts for only 10.92% of storage as against 45.4% during the corresponding period last year.

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Health

New rules to bring stem cell, gene therapies under Central licensing net close regulatory gap

The amendment does not amount to automatic approval of these therapies, nor will it immediately make them cheaper or more accessible, a Health Ministry official clarified.

Health activists seek revision of India’s essential medicines list to ensure price cap, availability

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Indian scientists recreate key functions of human Placenta on chip

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Indian scientists recreate key functions of human Placenta on chip

Acting as the baby’s first life-support system, the placenta delivers oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products, protects the developing foetus and produces hormones essential for sustaining pregnancy. Image used for representational purposes only

As monsoon rains falter, Wayanad farmers in Kerala fear poor harvest

'Pepper vines normally begin producing spikes after the summer showers, with spike development continuing into the onset of the monsoon before berries develop. This year, poor rainfall has disrupted the process.' A view from a plantation in Wayanad on Saturday.

World’s largest science machine faces tough question: after the Higgs boson, what next?

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J&K L-G administration suspends 8 officials over pro-separatist content in library books

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha. File

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shares space triumphs, humorous anecdotes at book launch

Astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla addresses the gathering during the release of his memoir.

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Why India’s education system needs urgent reform

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Kashmiri food festival at Novotel Visakhapatnam brings authentic Wazwan flavours

Dishes presented at the ongoing Kashmiri food festival at Novotel Varun Beach in Visakhapatnam.

Women entrepreneurs showcase ideas, products at meet

VMRDA Commissioner N. Tej Bharath visits the handcrafted ceramic stall by Arra Pottery at the Women Entrepreneurs Expo in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday

Glenmorangie’s single malt Scotch whisky, Lasanta, arrives in Kolkata

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