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    As house sparrows vanish, how people across cities fight to bring them back

    Saleem Shaik
    5 Sept 2025 10:50 AM IST

    The humble house sparrow is vanishing from cities. From Hyderabad’s clay-nest guardian to Delhi’s ‘Nest Man’ and nationwide campaigns, scientists and citizens are working to restore the bird’s chatter

    As house sparrows vanish, how people across cities fight to bring them back
    The Eighth Column
    Kunal Ghosh
    West Bengal

    Mithun Chakraborty, Kunal Ghosh file defamation suits against each other

    5 Sept 2025 9:53 AM IST
    Reduction of price for SUVs is estimated to be roughly around 6.6 per cent on account of the GST rejig first indicated by PM Narendra Modi in his Red Fort speech on August 15. (Representative Image: iStock)
    The Federal Focus

    GST bonanza: SUVs, small cars get cheaper; relief for premium car segment

    5 Sept 2025 9:46 AM IST
    A view of the area around the Kashmere Gate bus terminal in New Delhi after the Yamuna River water level continues to rise. (Photo: PTI)
    Uttar Pradesh

    55 families rescued from flood-hit Ghaziabad villages; Yamuna embankment being monitored

    5 Sept 2025 9:30 AM IST
    Uproar over new halal lifestyle project in karjat mumbai NHRC

    Uproar over new 'Halal lifestyle' township project near Mumbai; NHRC seeks probe

    5 Sept 2025 8:59 AM IST
    German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not receive US President Donald Trump

    Trump-Modi friendship is gone, says ex-NSA John Bolton

    5 Sept 2025 8:53 AM IST
    PM Modi with Ursula von der Leyen

    What did Modi, EU leaders discuss?: Ending Ukraine war, sealing FTA deal by Dec

    5 Sept 2025 8:47 AM IST
    Xi and Kim

    Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un pledge to boost China-North Korea ties

    5 Sept 2025 7:45 AM IST
    Inspector Zende_manoj-bajpayee

    Inspector Zende review: Manoj Bajpayee lifts a wobbly film about Charles Sobhraj chase

    5 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    PM Narendra Modi

    Ethanol blending: Congress alleges PM Modi has ‘army of nephews’; targets Gadkari

    4 Sept 2025 9:00 PM IST
    GST revision

    Hail GST reform or slam it? Karnataka’s Congress govt in a fix

    4 Sept 2025 8:44 PM IST
    Shashi Tharoor

    Mumbai man's bike stolen in UK: Shashi Tharoor takes 'British Museum' dig

    4 Sept 2025 8:15 PM IST
    Modi on National Space Day 2025

    PM Modi hails GST reforms as ‘double dose’ of support and growth

    4 Sept 2025 7:51 PM IST
    plant based protein food sources

    20 vegetarian foods with more protein than eggs

    4 Sept 2025 7:47 PM IST
    Doctors, healthcare

    Why GST cut is a boost for Indian healthcare: Experts' take

    Shweta Tripathi
    4 Sept 2025 7:46 PM IST

    The new GST reforms are expected to be an advantage to the pharmaceutical industry, bringing down treatment costs and enhancing public health outcomes...

    The Grand Alliance Opposition in Bihar has decided to take on the BJP as it protests against the

    Opposition in Bihar to counter Modi’s ‘mother insult’ charge with aggression

    4 Sept 2025 7:25 PM IST
    tea

    Tea and coffee prices increase in Chennai from September 1

    4 Sept 2025 7:18 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    Trump administration defends India tariffs in Supreme Court, citing Ukraine peace

    4 Sept 2025 7:16 PM IST
    What drove Modi govt to rationalise GST?

    GST 2.0: Historic reform or delayed fix? Political, economic angles decoded

    4 Sept 2025 7:04 PM IST
    K Vaitheeswaran interview

    GST 2.0 explained: What India’s new tax regime means for you | K Vaitheeswaran interview

    4 Sept 2025 6:50 PM IST
    IDFC First Bank Chief Economist Gaura Sen Gupta

    GST reform | Some gains will be offset by US tariffs: Gaura Sen Gupta

    4 Sept 2025 6:45 PM IST
    GST revision

    Why the mere drop in GST on cement may not bring relief to homebuyers

    4 Sept 2025 6:45 PM IST
    Lexposium 2025 will be held on September 6

    SRM School of Law to host Lexposium 2025 featuring legal experts, former CJIs

    4 Sept 2025 6:43 PM IST
    Gujarat, by-polls, Gandhinagar, 2 Rajya Sabha seats, Lok Sabha elections, Assembly, MLAs

    Karnataka cabinet recommends use of ballot papers for local body polls

    4 Sept 2025 6:26 PM IST
    Manipur

    Kuki-Zo groups ink SoO deal with Centre to aid Manipur peace process

    4 Sept 2025 6:02 PM IST
    Rahul Mamkoottathil

    FIR against MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil for stalking and sexual misconduct

    4 Sept 2025 5:43 PM IST
    MSME

    GST reforms are mere tokenism, don't address systemic issues: TN MSMEs

    4 Sept 2025 5:38 PM IST
    US Democrat lawmaker Gregory Meeks (right) with Indian Ambassador to US Vinay Mohan Kwatra

    US lawmaker Meeks warns Trump’s tariffs threaten vital US-India relationship

    4 Sept 2025 5:10 PM IST
    NIRF Ranking 2025, Dharmendra Pradhan

    NIRF Ranking 2025: IIT Madras No. 1 again; see full list of top colleges, universities

    4 Sept 2025 4:59 PM IST
    Bairabi–Sairang railway line

    Mizoram's first rail line set for inauguration

    4 Sept 2025 4:54 PM IST
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