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Average Household Spending on Food Less Than Half for 1st Time in Modern India

A new government report highlights a major shift in India's food consumption patterns. For the first time since Independence, the average household spends less than half of its total monthly budget on food. This change, documented in the Economic Advisory Council's paper, is attributed to declining cereal expenditure and increased spending on diverse foods like milk, fruits, and meat.

C P Rajendran

The Glacial Lake Outbursts: An Emerging Risk In The Himalayas

A glacial lake outburst flood results in more damage and destruction than a flood caused by excess rainfall alone. The writer asserts that the glacial lake outbursts are an emerging risk in the Himalayas and there should be a serious rethinking of the current development models of the Himalayan states.

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Explained: What Is Project Strawberry And Why Is It Being Called The Most Powerful AI Model

Project Strawberry would be better at math and programming than any existing chatbot. This somewhat confirms that OpenAI is working on a project that’s bigger than the ones it has launched in the past. So, what exactly is this project? Read on.

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Blind Teaseller Kapil Parmar Wins India's First Medal In Judo At Paralympics

Kapil Parmar bagged India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo, winning a bronze in the men's 60kg (J1) after comprehensively defeating Brazil's Elielton de Oliveira in the play-off of the ongoing Paris Paralympics Games 2024 on Thursday.

Two Sons In Two Months: Rifleman's Killing In Kathua Attack Revives Horrific Memories Of Uttarakhand Family

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Constable Deployed For BJP Leader's Security Dies Of 'Accidental' Gunshot Wound In UP's Jaunpur

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A constable part of the security detail of BJP leader Manoj Singh in Uttar Pradesh died of a bullet injury. Preliminary investigations suggest that the firearm went off accidentally while the constable was cleaning it.

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Taxation Of Insurance Premiums, Online Gaming Among Matters On Table As GST Council Meets On Monday

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The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, will decide on whether to reduce the tax burden on health insurance from the current 18 per cent or exempt certain categories of individuals, like senior citizens. The deliberations will also happen concerning the goods and services tax (GST) cut on life insurance premiums.

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Teenage Girl Abducted By Local Youths; Gang-Raped In Uttar Pradesh's Meerut

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A 16-year-old girl was held hostage at a secluded colony in the Lohianagar area and gang-raped by three local youths, Circle Officer (CO) Kotwali Ashutosh Singh said after the survivor's family registered a case. Police is tracing the owner of the house where the crime took place and the three rapists who fled after committing the crime on Saturday.

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Say Hello To Fitness With Low Carb Diets As Study Dispels Scepticism, Shows They Do Meet Nutrient Needs

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A  study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition reveals that there are enough nutrients in low-carb meals, dispelling the scepticism around the nutritional quality of such diets.

Say Hello To Fitness With Low Carb Diets As Study Dispels Scepticism, Shows They Do Meet Nutrient Needs|episode|all

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GOAT: Thalapathy Vijay Film Takes Box Office by Storm with over Rs 100 Crore in Just Three Days

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Thalapathy Vijay's latest film GOAT – The Greatest of All Time has achieved remarkable success, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in just three days of its release. The actioner helmed by Venkat Prabhu features Vijay in a dual role.

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim They Shot Down Another US MQ-9 Drone

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The US military said it was aware of the claim but has received no reports of American military drones being downed over Yemen. The rebels offered no pictures or video to support the claim as they have in the past, though such material can appear in propaganda footage days later.

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Italian PM Meloni Says India Can Play A Role In Resolving Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni said India and China have a role to play in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict as she met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a conference.

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 Islamic Jihad Commanders In Gaza

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said in a statement that it carried out a precise strike in the city of Deir al-Balah and killed two battalion commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - Abdallah Khatib, commander of the PIJ's Southern Deir al-Balah Battalion and Abu Aljidian, commander of the PIJ's Eastern Deir al-Balah Battalion.

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Society Doesn't Like Anybody Breaking Own Family; Have Realised My Mistake: Ajit Pawar

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Making an apparent reference to the contest between his wife Sunetra and cousin Supriya Sule in the recent Lok Sabha polls, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar admitted his mistake by fielding his wife against NCP (SP) leader Sule and noted that one should not let politics enter the personal life.

Society Doesn't Like Anybody Breaking Own Family; Have Realised My Mistake: Ajit Pawar|episode|all

'No NRC Application Number, No Aadhaar': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Big Announcement

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that four Assam districts have more Aadhaar card holders than the population and announced the government’s decision to not issue Aadhaar cards to people who had not applied to be a part of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2014. He cited examples of Dhubri, Barpeta and Morigaon districts, where he said total number of Aadhaar cards issued exceeds projected population.

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