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NHRC issues notice to MP govt
National Human Rights Commission New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over the death of seven people and more than 40 falling ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district. Reportedly, the locals had been complaining about the “supply of contaminated water…
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Ski patroller strike, closure of Telluride ski area continues
Tom “Socko” Sokolowski has lived in Telluride for 54 years. “But I’ve only been patrolling for 53 years,” the 80-year-old said after a day of picketing with his fellow ski patrollers in front of the quiet ski hill. Jan. 1 marks day five of the ski patroller strike at the Telluride ski area, which the owner has closed in response…
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All the big elections to look out for in 2026 | Elections News
EXPLAINER From the February vote in Bangladesh to the November US midterms, here is a calendar of key election dates. More than 40 countries, representing a combined population of 1.6 billion people, will hold national-level elections in 2026. These contests, including general, presidential, and parliamentary elections, will shape the governance for nearly one-fifth of the global population. The outcomes will…
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How Health Tech Is Transforming Gyms & Clubs
From advanced body-composition scanning to personalized services including metabolic testing and GLP-1s, ATN breaks down how fitness facilities across the U.S. are morphing into preventive health hubs The long-predicted convergence between gyms and health-optimization services is no longer theoretical; it’s here and scaling fast Across the U.S., fitness brands are morphing into preventive health-tech zones. Access to biomarker testing is…
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Upcoming Animated Movies Calendar: 2026 Feature Releases
2025 came to a close with animation as globally dominant as ever. Ne Zha 2 topped the worldwide box office with $2.21 billion, followed by Walt Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2, which came out hot in late November and is still cooking, and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle at $759.3 million. Anime was more dominant than ever, with films like Chainsaw Man…
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New rules barring aid groups from Palestinian territories take effect
Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday that new regulations banning access of dozens of aid organizations to Gaza and the West Bank had come into force, despite calls by UN agencies and international humanitarian groups to halt the move. Minister for Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said organisations had been given 10 months to submit detailed information about their staff, with the deadline…
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Panahi & Kiarostami: Two Masters | Features
In May of 2025, Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme d’Or, for his film “It Was Just an Accident,” a stark drama about several former prisoners who debate whether to kill a man they believe tortured them when they were inmates. Rather surprisingly, the government of Iran actually allowed Panahi to leave the country and…
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11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026
For American architecture, 2025 may be remembered for the deaths of icons Frank Gehry, Robert A. M. Stern and Ricardo Scofidio, a mastermind of New York’s High Line. More likely, however, it will go down as a year dominated by Donald Trump — his preference for classicism and disdain for brutalism; his controversial demolition of the White House’s East Wing;…
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Telangana DCA seizures on spurious, illegally sold medicines touch Rs 1.39 crore in 2025
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, intensified its regulatory and enforcement actions in 2025, conducting widespread raids, inspections and prosecutions to curb the circulation of substandard, spurious and illegally sold medicines. According to the Annual Report 2025, the department carried out 244 seizures, detected 84 Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) drugs and seized medicines worth Rs 1.39 crore during…
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President Holland Remembered as a Teacher, Father, Apostle of Love and Hope
“President Jeffrey R. Holland left a huge mark, loving personal memories of his influence and his unforgettable testimony of God on all that he touched,” said President Dallin H. Oaks during the funeral for the man fondly remembered as a teacher, father and an Apostle of love, learning and hope. The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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