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02 Sep

Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief

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Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief André Corrêa do Lago, head of this year’s climate conference in Brazil, urges nations and businesses to step up their efforts to tackle climate change . The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement, and the disappointment of developing countries at a finance deal reached at the previous edition in Baku last year, have cast a shadow over the effectiveness of the UN-mandated climate negotiation process . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

Supreme Court: RTE exemption to minority institutions should be revised

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Supreme Court: RTE exemption to minority institutions should be revised The SC called for a reconsideration of its 2014 constitution bench judgment granting them blanket exemption from the applicability of the law . The bench directed that its decision be placed before the CJI for appropriate directions on whether the Pramati ruling should be reconsidered by a larger bench . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

SCO Summit: Opposition urges caution, cites Pakistan-China ‘jugalbandi’

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SCO Summit: Opposition urges caution, cites Pakistan-China ‘jugalbandi’ WHILE Congress’s communication head Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “cowardly kowtowing” to Beijing and being silent on what he called was the Pakistan-China “jugalbandi,” party leader Shashi Tharoor struck a more nuanced note saying Modi’s engagement with Chinese President Xi Jinping was a “necessary step” towards “restoring the balance” and he was confident the Government will “stand our ground.” His party colleagues, former External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari, cautioned the Government against adopting a “knee-jerk foreign policy” just because India is Read full…
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02 Sep

SCO Summit: Xi pushes for equal, multipolar global order as he slams Trump over tariffs

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SCO Summit: Xi pushes for equal, multipolar global order as he slams Trump over tariffs Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the SCO plus leaders’ summit as he advocated practising multilateralism . Xi pressed his vision for a new global security and economic order that prioritises the “Global South” Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

After brother KTR, Kavitha trains guns on cousin Harish Rao: ‘Responsible for CBI inquiry’ against father KCR

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After brother KTR, Kavitha trains guns on cousin Harish Rao: ‘Responsible for CBI inquiry’ against father KCR Hours after the Telangana Assembly led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy passed a motion to transfer the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation, BRS leader and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha trained her guns on cousin and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao. At a press conference she held, Kavitha claimed her father KCR’s name was being “dragged through the mud because of some people who have benefitted from being around him”. These…
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02 Sep

Rajasthan’s new Bill for coaching centres softens penalties, but some concerns flagged by MLAs remain

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Rajasthan’s new Bill for coaching centres softens penalties, but some concerns flagged by MLAs remain Earlier version of the Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025, had proposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh for first violation by coaching centres and Rs 5 lakh for second violation . Now, the Bill states that in case of violation of any of the terms and conditions of registration or general conditions, a coaching centre will be liable for Rs 50,000 for the first violation . The fresh Bill is expected to come up for debate in the ongoing Assembly session this…
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