Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users

Truecaller now has more than 4 million paying users across the world.

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J&K retrieves 3,700 kanals of Pandit land; transparency concerns remain

Providing a district-wise breakdown, the Chief Minister said the retrieved land includes 283 kanals in Shopian, 225 kanals in Baramulla, 146 kanals in Ganderbal, 73 kanals in Kulgam, 63 kanals in Pulwama, 19 kanals in Bandipora, 15 kanals in Anantnag, 8 kanals in Budgam, 7 kanals in Kupwara, and 3 kanals in Srinagar.

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15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss

Your human manager may soon be a chatbot. Across organizations, AI is being used to replace layers of management in what some are calling "The Great Flattening."

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As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results

AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

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Delve whistleblower strikes again, with alleged receipts about ‘fake compliance’

Shortly after Delve's founder published a lengthy denial of allegations, while promising changes, the accuser came forward with more alleged details.

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Empty tankers, Navy escorts and diplomacy – How India is securing oil and gas through Hormuz

As military confrontation in West Asia continues to intensify every day, India is making all possible efforts to protect its energy security. The government is sending empty tankers to the region to bring back essential oil and gas supplies. The operation is being coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Shipping and the Indian Navy to ensure that the country’s energy supply is uninterrupted, even in a high-risk environment.

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The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great

The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn't brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone.

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YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will ‘never leave their home’

CEO Neal Mohan insisted that he isn’t worried about Netflix luring away YouTube's most popular creators.

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‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit

Amazon’s bet on “Project Hail Mary” has paid off handsomely.

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Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice

While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be.

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Pakistani terrorists wanted in Jammu and Kashmir arrested in Punjab

Both suspects were found to be on a J&K Police blacklist of wanted terrorists linked to Pakistan. Following their detention by the CIA wing of Malerkotla, they have been handed over to the J&K Police for further investigation into their long-term sleeper cell activities. 

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J-K: Tulip Garden sees record footfall as 1.4 lakh visitors flock in two weeks

The garden, inaugurated by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, features around 1.8 million tulips spread across 70 to 75 varieties. By March 27, the cumulative number of visitors had reached 140,000, with an average daily turnout of 4,000 to 5,000 people, including locals, domestic travellers and international tourists.

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Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again

The deal would effectively double the company's $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.

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Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO

Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.

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Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart

Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.

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16 of the most interesting startups from YC W’26 Demo Day

From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort.

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Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

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Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL lands $7.5M to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing

The startup provides an e-prescribing marketplace for the booming cash-pay clinic market.

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`India is not a dalal nation like Pakistan...PM told Trump to end war`: Govt

The Opposition remained unsatisfied, demanding a Parliament discussion, while S Jaishankar said India cannot be “a dalal nation” and assured adequate oil and gas supplies.

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Talat’s AI meeting notes stay on your machine, not in the cloud

The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola.

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Meet Indian Army’s Dhurandhar: BM-21 multi-barrel rocket launcher that can fire 40 shots in 20 seconds, decimating enemy formations

The biggest strength of the BM-21 is its sheer volume of fire. In just about 20 seconds, it can launch 40 rockets, saturating the enemy battlefield.

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Bipartisan bill seeks to ban sports betting on Kalshi and Polymarket

Since FanDuel and DraftKings are subject to state-by-state gambling laws, rather than federal law, they would not be impacted by the bill.

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‘Look forward to welcoming PM Modi in 2026’: Lavrov hails India-Russia ties

In a video address to the participants of the 2nd International Conference "Russia and India: Towards a New Agenda for Bilateral Relations," Lavrov stated, "We look forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia in 2026."

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Indian injured from falling missile debris in Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday said its air defence systems intercepted multiple Iranian aerial threats, including 25 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 4 ballistic missiles, amid continuing West Asia conflict.  

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Do you want to build a robot snowman?

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future.

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Cursor admits its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI’s Kimi

Building on top of a Chinese model feels particularly fraught right now.

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Strait of Hormuz disruption could hit India`s LPG supplies, refined product markets more severe than crude oil markets: Report

The report emphasised that damage to refining infrastructure, along with logistical constraints, could restrict the supply of products such as diesel, gasoline, LPG, and jet fuel.

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It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”.

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Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns

Hachette Book Group said it will not be publishing “Shy Girl” over concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text.

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What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet

CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia […]

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Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16

Pinterest’s chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.

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Dhurandhar 2 `propaganda` row: Why critics are silencing the truth about a gangster`s ISI links

Critics are calling a privately-made Bollywood film "BJP propaganda" while passionately defending a man with 50+ criminal cases and a court-verified ISI connection.  

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Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal

MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.

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Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’

Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it.

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Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.

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Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.

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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

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The 2026 solo gamble: Why Vijay`s `secular` pivot at TVK Iftar is a strategic reset for Tamil Nadu politics

Actor Vijay rules out alliances, taking a "solo gamble" for the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections. Can his stance disrupt Tamil Nadu's two-alliance system and challenge the DMK- and AIADMK-led power blocs?

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Why Garry Tan’s Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate

Thousands of people are trying Garry Tan's Claude Code setup, which was shared on Github. And everyone has an opinion: even Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

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Kagi brings its ‘small web’ of a human-only internet to mobile devices

Kagi's "Small Web" offers a handpicked collection of more than 30,000 non-commercial, human-authored websites including personal blogs, webcomics, and independent videos.

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The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says

After their dramatic falling-out, it doesn't seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together.

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Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX

The move could help Apple better compete with Adobe Premiere Pro and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photo-realism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming

Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries.

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ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator

The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues.

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DK Shivakumar alleges Rs 5 crore bribe offer to Odisha congress MLAs for Rajya Sabha cross-voting

"Four people from Odisha met our party MLAs staying in Bidadi and lured them with Rs 5 crore each for cross-voting. But our MLAs sent them away, saying they were not ready for horse trading," Shivakumar said.

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Fresh snowfall in Kashmir’s higher reaches, Rain in Plains; Key roads shut

According to officials, snowfall was recorded in areas including Peer Ki Gali, Sinthan Top, Gulmarg, Doodhpathri, Gurez Valley, Sadhna Top, and along the Sonamarg-Zojila axis.

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The MacBook Neo is ‘the most repairable MacBook’ in years, according to iFixit

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook — it’s also the company's most repairable laptop in “about fourteen years."

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US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B

The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions."

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Lebanon: 177 Indian nationals depart Beirut for Delhi in second repatriation flight amid West Asia conflict

In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Beirut said the flight was arranged by the employer company of the passengers and that the mission remains committed to assisting Indian nationals in the country.  

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The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.

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Travis Kalanick reportedly starting a new self-driving company backed by Uber

Kalanick reportedly wants to be more aggressive in pursuing the technology than industry-leader Waymo.

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MEA condoles loss of lives of two Indian nationals in attack in Oman

Two expatriate workers were killed after debris from a downed drone fell in an industrial area in the Sohar province of Oman.

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Why Rivian is holding the $45,000 base model R2 until ‘late 2027’

Rivian spent the last two years promoting the R2 as a $45,000 SUV. But buyers won't be able to pay that price until late next year -- if at all.

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PM Modi speaks with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian; discusses energy, peace and stability

PM Modi held a telephonic conversation with Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, with the tensions across West Asia continuing to escalate, worries are mounting over civilian casualties, regional stability, and the safety of Indian nationals.

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Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Substack creators can pre-record video conversations with up to two guests, then publish directly on the platform.

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Amid LPG shortage, PM Modi urges states to take action against black marketeers, hoarders

Amid LPG shortage, Prime Minister Narendra modi issued a call to action for state governments, emphasizing the need for heightened vigilance and coordination during the current global situation.

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Pro-Iran hacktivist group says it is behind attack on medical tech giant Stryker

The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children.

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Iran war leading to nuclear attack? Bahrain`s request to India raises alarm | DNA

Reports suggest that a pharmaceutical liaison company from Bahrain has contacted a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Chandigarh to inquire about the production of these capsules. Instead of directly approaching the company, the Bahraini side reportedly used a liaison firm to gather technical and production-related information. 

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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.

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AI-powered apps can make money, but struggle with long-term retention, new data shows

AI can drive stronger early monetization for apps, but sustaining value remains the challenge, RevenueCat's latest report finds.

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down

Bluesky's board will search for a replacement while Graber becomes Chief Innovation Officer.

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Wake up Gujarat, sweep with `Jhaadu` and form your own govt: Arvind Kejriwal to voters

Arvind Kejriwal said the BJP has, over the past 30 years, devoured Gujarat’s business, jobs, schools, hospitals, roads and even funds meant for the poor under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

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It looks like the DOJ isn’t going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster

The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of State Attorneys General don't want to drop the lawsuit.

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Bangladesh military intelligence chief`s secret India visit lays ground for thaw in ties: Report

Major General Mohammad Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury of Bangladesh held crucial meetings with Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief Parag Jain and India’s Director General of Military Intelligence Lieutenant General R.S. Raman. 

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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation

The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.

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Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.

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West Asia Crisis: Jaishankar to brief Parliament on tensions, safety of Indians

The development comes amid escalated tensions in West Asia, following the killing of 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint military strikes by the US and Israel on Iran on February 28.

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PM Modi congratulates Team India after T20 World Cup 2026 victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian cricket team on winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, praising the players for their skill, determination and teamwork throughout the tournament. 

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Shivam Sahu 13 minute 14 second viral MMS: Husband nabbed in Rewa for blackmailing wife over dowry - all you need to know

Rewa Police arrest Shivam Sahu for allegedly uploading a 13-minute private video of his wife to an adult site. Charges include IT Act violations, dowry harassment, and criminal intimidation.  

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor

It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.

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J-K: Shia community pays tribute to Khamenei amid tight security in Kashmir

Thousands of Shia Muslims took to the streets in Budgam district and other Shia-dominated areas of Kashmir, carrying portraits of the late leader and raising slogans to express solidarity with Iran.

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Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks

In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — fourteen of them classified as "high-severity."

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X revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features, like exclusive threads and shareable cards

X is rolling out a series of new features for creators, like the ability to offer paid threads and other marketing tools.

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FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for.

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Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation

The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that's providing employee liquidity.

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Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability

Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code.

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Trump, Pakistan and Bagram question: Firing in Karachi and airstrike fallout raise strategic tensions

Ten protesters were killed after US personnel opened fire at the American Consulate in Karachi during violent demonstrations, raising diplomatic and legal questions under the Vienna Convention.

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X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’

Creators who break the rules will get a three-month suspension, and if they continue to violate the policy, they'll be permanently banned.

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Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue

The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced back teens a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays.

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Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service after WBD deal closes

If the Warner Bros. Discovery deal were to close, Paramount CEO David Ellison revealed that Paramount+ and HBO Max would combine into one platform.

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Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord

With many users feeling uneasy about Discord's new age verification requirement, here are some alternatives that could be worth exploring.

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PM Modi invokes ‘Vetri Vel’ in Madurai; targets DMK at NDA rally

At a public function earlier in the day, the Prime Minister announced that historically significant sites in the state, including Adichanallur, would be developed as world heritage destinations. He said the Centre remained committed to safeguarding Tamil civilisation and ensuring its global recognition.

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