An American gambler spent $90 million buying 54,000 acres of logged Florida land. Eight million longleaf pines later, a lost forest is returning | World News

M.C. Davis spent close to 90 million dollars buying up 54,000 acres of heavily logged land in the Florida Panhandle, turning what timber companies had stripped bare into one of the largest private nature preserves in the southeastern United States. Since founding what he called Nokuse Plantation in 2000, Davis and his team have planted…

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Indian Youth Employment: 7.67 crore trained, 8.7 crore youth still outside education and work: What is going wrong with India’s skilling push?

A young graduate moves out of college, with fond hopes and aspirations to secure a prestigious job. She opens a job portal fervently, only to meet disappointment. She wants digital fluency, communication, workplace readiness, and practical experience. She looks for a course. Another problem appears: Which one is actually worth it?This is the paradox that…

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‘Turned his car around and drove away’: Mamata Banerjee’s swipe at PM Modi over CJP Parliament march | India News

Narendra Modi; Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the prime minister “turned his car around and drove away” as a section of CJP protesters neared the Parliament complex during their march a day earlier.“You saw what happened in…

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IFF says govt order to GitHub on BitChat unconstitutional, demands its withdrawal | India News

The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Digital rights advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has termed govt’s order directing GitHub to remove the source code repositories of Bluetooth-based messaging app BitChat “unconstitutional and authoritarian”.In a statement Friday, IFF said the order, issued…

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1 in 4 Kerala candidates skips NEET, Rajasthan posts 69% success | India News

NEW DELHI: NEET-UG’s nationwide attendance fall acquired a regional pattern in 2026, with Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka recording high absenteeism while Rajasthan expanded its candidate base and posted the strongest qualification rate among large states.Kerala had 1.14 lakh registrations, but only 84,664 candidates appeared, leaving 29,122 absent (25.6%). Tamil Nadu lost 33,893 of its…

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A Michigan woman owns 19 acres between two planned Toll Brothers communities; she is suing over her only access route and a proposed wastewater discharge

Toll Brothers sued by owner of land surrounded by 107-luxury home project A Michigan woman who owns 19 acres of wooded land between two planned luxury housing developments has filed a lawsuit against homebuilder Toll Brothers. The dispute centers on her property access rights and plans to build a private wastewater treatment facility near her…

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From making iPhones to building the next Apple: Will India’s Rs 62,500 crore mobile phones bet pay off?

Smartphones became India’s top exported individual commodity in FY 2025-26. In 2020 when the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme was launched as a cornerstone of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ push, little did anyone know that smartphones would emerge as the poster boy of its success. Mobile phones assembly and manufacturing is arguably the biggest success story…

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Breast cancer survival rate up, but India lags behind rich nations: WHO | India News

World Health Organization NEW DELHI: The breast cancer survival rate has steadily improved in India over the years, yet only about two of three women diagnosed with the disease survive for at least five years, according to World Health Organization‘s first country-wise survival estimates, underscoring the need for earlier diagnosis and timely treatment.India’s estimated five-year…

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When Jayaram recalled Pradeep Rawat’s hilarious ‘Oppidu’ dialogue mix-up; Dileep burst into laughter; Mohanlal stayed in character |

When Jayaram recalled Pradeep Rawat’s hilarious ‘Oppidu’ dialogue mix-up; Dileep burst into laughter; Mohanlal stayed in character Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat who passed away on August 4, 2026, at the age of 74 after battling blood cancer, was known for portraying memorable villains across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema.Malayalam audiences will remember his powerful…

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