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In-kind welfare: 22 crore move up consumption ladder

In-kind welfare: 22 crore move up consumption ladder

The findings also highlighted a distinct regional divergence in welfare impact NEW DELHI: In-kind social transfers ranging from free foodgrains under the public distribution system (PDS) to laptops, bicycles and school uniforms have pushed nearly 22 crore people — comprising around 19% of rural population and 8.4% of those in urban areas — into higher…

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Imran Khan praises Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur's ‘Dacoit’ for avoiding ‘toxic tropes’, calls cousin Zayn Marie ‘top star’ |

Imran Khan praises Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur’s ‘Dacoit’ for avoiding ‘toxic tropes’, calls cousin Zayn Marie ‘top star’ |

‘Dacoit’, starring Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur, and Zayn Marie Khan (Mansoor Khan’s daughter), earns praise from Imran Khan on Instagram. He calls it “free of toxic tropes,” spotlighting his cousin Zayn as top star and lauding Adivi’s vulnerability, Mrunal’s grit. The action thriller ‘Dacoit’, featuring Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur, premiered in cinemas on April…

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At 36,000 feet, a plane carrying 153 passengers drifted off course after an unexpected 28-minute lapse by both the pilots

At 36,000 feet, a plane carrying 153 passengers drifted off course after an unexpected 28-minute lapse by both the pilots | World News

Image: Chaideer Mahyuddin/CNN An Airbus A320 carrying 153 passengers was cruising towards Jakarta when an extraordinary lapse in the cockpit left neither pilot awake to monitor the aircraft. Both pilots on the Batik Air flight fell asleep at the same time for about 28 minutes, during which the aircraft drifted away from its intended route….

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P V Sindhu defeats Japan’s Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16; sets up French Open title clash with world No. 1 An Se Young | Indian Badminton League News

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu reached her second Super 750 final of the year after beating Japan’s Hina Akechi in a three-game battle at the French Open in Paris on Saturday.The 31-year-old Indian, who won the Japan Open Super 750 title in July, defeated world No. 22 Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in an hour…

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Japan's newspaper-printed solar cells could turn almost any surface into a power generator

Japan’s newspaper-printed solar cells could turn almost any surface into a power generator | World News

For decades, solar power has largely meant one thing: rigid silicon panels fixed to rooftops or spread across vast solar farms. Japan is pursuing a very different idea. Instead of heavy glass modules, researchers and manufacturers are developing ultra-thin, flexible solar cells that can be produced using high-speed printing techniques similar to those used for…

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‘My suffering goes beyond physical’: US convict Christa Pike recounts ordeal after botched execution attempt

‘My suffering goes beyond physical’: US convict Christa Pike recounts ordeal after botched execution attempt

Christa Gail Pike as seen in a picture provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Jan. 12, 2023. Christa Pike, the US death row inmate who survived an attempted execution by lethal injection last month, has issued her first public statement, saying her body is hurting from the botched execution.The 50-year-old, who would have become…

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Pv Sindhu: Japan break Indian hearts as PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma lose in Asian Games quarterfinal | Asian Games 2026 News

India’s PV Sindhu (ANI Photo) India’s women’s badminton team bowed out of the Asian Games after Japan secured a 3-1 victory in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with the singles players unable to match the impact of the country’s World Championships bronze-winning doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.India were handed a difficult start when two-time…

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