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US Education Department says California violated federal law by withholding student gender records from parents

The United States Department of Education has concluded that the California Department of Education violated federal law by maintaining policies that prevented parents from accessing certain student records related to gender identity.According to a press release issued by the Department, the finding was made by its Student Privacy Policy Office, which enforces the Family Educational…

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Nowruz 2026: The Persian New Year festival that survived invasions, outlasted ayatollahs and arrives again | World News

A woman carrying Iran’s historic “Lion and Sun” flag leaps over fire during the Nowruz Fire Festival marking the Persian New Year, in West Vancouver, British Columbia. At 14:46 GMT on Friday, March 20, 2026, the earth does what it has done for billions of years. The sun crosses the celestial equator, day and night…

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Real work begins after liftoff: Isro chief puts mission ops at centre of space ambitions | India News

BENGALURU: India’s space missions may grab headlines at liftoff, but their real test begins only after the rocket falls silent. Mission operations, the long, invisible phase that keeps satellites alive for years, will define the next phase of the country’s space ambitions, Isro chairman V Narayanan said here on Wednesday.Speaking at the Spacecraft Mission Operations…

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FPIs turn sellers: Foreign portfolio investors withdraw Rs 21,000 crore amid Middle East tensions

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned heavy sellers in Indian equities during the first week of March, pulling out nearly Rs 21,000 crore (about $2.3 billion) over four trading sessions as global risk appetite weakened amid escalating tensions in the Middle East The withdrawals came between March 2 and March 6 in the cash market. Trading…

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Allu Arjun reviews Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge; praises Ranveer Singh, Aditya Dhar, R Madhavan, calls it a ‘blast’ | Hindi Movie News

Amid the massive buzz surrounding Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, the film has already started garnering attention even before its full-fledged theatrical run. Adding to the excitement, Allu Arjun has now shared his first reaction—and it’s nothing short of glowing. The Pushpa star took to social media to praise the film’s scale, performances, and patriotic appeal,…

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Search ops launched in 3 J&K districts; GOC IX Corps visits Kathua | India News

Image used for representative purposes JAMMU: Security forces launched cordon-and-search operations in three J&K districts — Rajouri, Doda, and Poonch — following inputs about suspected terrorist movement, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, GOC Rising Star Corps (also known as IX Corps) Lt Gen Rajan Sharawat reviewed the operational preparedness of troops in Machhedi sector in Kathua…

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‘We’ll find him another job’: Rahul Gandhi says he met ‘Yamaraj’ during Kerala campaign, highlights UDF health scheme | India News

Screen grab: X @RahulGandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of an unusual interaction during his Kerala poll campaign, where he met a man dressed as ‘Yamaraj’ — the Hindu God of Death — on a bus ride in Balussery.The interaction appeared to be part of a promotional pitch for…

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Oil industry pitches ethanol as clean cooking fuel to cut LPG import dependence

The petroleum sector has urged industry stakeholders to explore ethanol as a clean cooking fuel for households, as part of broader efforts to reduce India’s dependence on imported LPG and expand the biofuel ecosystem.R S Ravi, Director (Downstream) at the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), raised the proposal while addressing the All India Distillers’…

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