September 21, 2026

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Thousands of tourists now crowd beaches around China’s Wenchang spaceport to watch rockets launch, turning a once-secretive space programme into a booming mix of tourism, art and entertainment

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CZ-7 launch from Wenchang (Wiki) Something that used to be treated as a secret is no more a secret! China’s space programme is increasingly showing launch pads and laboratories and now becoming a larger part of tourism, art, entertainment these days. According to a Reuters report from Hainan, Beijing and Inner Mongolia documents how rocket…

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India’s 1st FYUP batch walking into a vacuum, risks wasting a year to complete master’s | Delhi News

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Delhi University graduates face a postgraduate admission crisis after completing the four-year program. NEW DELHI: At the Jantar Mantar protest in July, closely competing with anger on paper leaks was frustration about the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).The country’s first and predominantly Delhi University batch to graduate this year under the National Education Policy (NEP)-mandated bachelor’s…

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‘Patently unlawful’: US judge strikes down Trump admin’s immigrant visa freeze for 75 countries

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US President Donald Trump. A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, calling the nationality-based restrictions “patently unlawful.”US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan ruled on Friday that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority and conflicted with…

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Age limit, two-term cap: DMK passes nine resolutions for sweeping organisational overhaul | India News

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DMK leaders at executive committee meet NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday unveiled a structural overhaul of its organisation following its defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in April, when it lost power after a single term.DMK’s executive committee, headed by party supremo and former chief minister MK Stalin, met at…

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TikTok to pay $400 million in US child privacy settlement over alleged violations

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TikTok agrees to $400 million US settlement over alleged child privacy violations TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US department of justice lawsuit alleging violations of federal children’s privacy laws. The settlement marks one of the largest recoveries under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…

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‘No compromise’: BJP passes resolution against Congress on Vande Mataram; vows natiowide protest | India News

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BJP passes resolution condemning Congress’ decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday condemned the Congress decision to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party programmes, saying the move undermines the national song’s legacy and significance.The party passed a 10-point resolution asserting that it would…

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Meta Legal Challenge: 29 states vs Meta: How a landmark child safety trial could reshape Facebook and Instagram

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The lawsuit alleges that Meta designed and monetised Facebook & Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young people (representative image) Meta is facing a landmark legal challenge in the US that could have far-reaching implications for how Facebook and Instagram are designed and operated, after 29 states accused the company of deliberately creating products that…

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24 billion tonnes of groundwater are being lost every year across Asia’s high mountains; why the water crisis is far bigger than melting glaciers

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Groundwater reserves beneath High Mountain Asia (HMA) often called the ‘Asian water tower’ are depleting at an alarming rate, according to a new satellite-based study. The region provides water that supports farming, cities, and ecosystems in more than a dozen downstream countries and is a critical resource for hundreds of millions of people. But as…

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