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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicMullaperiyar Dam

Topic: Mullaperiyar Dam

Mullaperiyar row flares up again as Kerala seeks to proceed with dam study, TN warns of legal action

Tamil Nadu is concerned about neighbouring state’s move as it believes that a new dam if built will snatch away its rights to operate and maintain the structure.

Story of the Mullaperiyar dam caught in the Kerala flood controversy

Last week, Kerala argued that the more than 100-year-old dam might collapse if excess water is not reduced, Tamil Nadu said it’s safe for now.

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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