Don’t go by bad logic, cooked-up data

If it endorses a view that stray dogs should be put in shelters – implicitly treating the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme as a failure and sidelining Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act – Supreme Court will push a solution that is anthropocentric, scientifically unsound, fiscally reckless, and epidemiologically counterproductive. Read full story on TOI+…

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Oman announces new fees for citizenship and nationality applications | World News

Oman now charges OMR 600 for citizenship applications and OMR 200 for nationality withdrawal/Image: X Applying for Omani citizenship will now come with a clearly defined price tag. In a move aimed at tightening and standardising nationality services, Oman has approved a new fee structure covering both citizenship applications and requests to relinquish nationality, according…

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‘Can happen to India’: Chavan slams Centre for not taking stance on Venezuela; claims govt ‘scared of Americans’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday stirred a controversy after he criticised the government for not taking a stand after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying such an incident could also happen to India.“Whatever has happened in Venezuela is against the UN Charter. An elected president has been kidnapped….

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‘Fell into trap of Pakistan’: 15-year-old shares security info with ISI, terror networks; arrested in Pathankot | India News

NEW DELHI: In two separate cases of alleged espionage reported within 24 hours, authorities in Punjab and Haryana have arrested a 15-year-old boy from Pathankot and a contractor from Ambala for allegedly sharing sensitive defence-related information with Pakistan-linked handlers. Police in both states said the accused were in contact with individuals across the border and…

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Rupee rebounds! Currency rises 18 paise after 4-day losses; reaches 90.12 against US dollar

Rupee began strong on Tuesday, strengthening by 18 paise to 90.12 against the US dollar, snapping its four-day losing streak.The currency’s rebound comes a day after it ended lower on Monday, closing at 90.30 against the greenback amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and weak domestic equities. According to traders, after the American military operation in Venezuela,…

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: Spotlight on Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer ahead of New Zealand ODIs

Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: India batter Shreyas Iyer was appointed Mumbai’s captain for the remainder of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after regular skipper Shardul Thakur was ruled out with an injury. Iyer is returning after a prolonged injury layoff, having suffered a spleen laceration with internal bleeding during the third ODI against Australia in…

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