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The Hindu Half of world's mangroves under threat, says conservation group

Mangrove forests cover around 15% of the world's coastlines and play a vital ecological and economic role, filtering water and providing breeding grounds for fish and other marine life

The Hindu Kerala local body elections: Draft voters’ list on June 6, says State Election Commission

Final list to be published on July 1, says State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan after a meeting to discuss summary revision of electoral rolls for local bodies

The Hindu Nathan Lyon interview | On batting on one leg, ‘The Test’ and IPL 2024

Australian offspinner Nathan Lyon reminisces about the latest season of ‘The Test’, a docu-series on the Australian cricket team’s journey

The Hindu Lalu Prasad neither worked for welfare of backward classes nor Yadavs: Amit Shah in Bihar

The Union Home Minister was addressing an election rally in favour of senior BJP leader and Union Minister R. K. Singh in Bihar’s Arrah.

The Hindu What are the implications of Raisi’s death for Iran | In Focus podcast

Dinkar Srivastava speaks to us about Raisi’s legacy on the domestic and international front, and how Iran will deal with the many challenges that it faces in the region.

The Hindu U.S. envoy to India expresses hope that American consulate could be established in Bengaluru in coming year

U.S. ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said that ‘it sometimes takes 5-10 years (to establish a consulate)‘

The Hindu Three villages to be merged with Greater Chennai Corporation

The Municipal Administration officials have planned to merge Ayanambakkam, Adayalampattu and Vanagaram with Greater Chennai Corporation.

The Hindu Israel Army recovers bodies of three more hostages in Gaza

Israel says around 100 hostages are still captive in Gaza, along with the bodies of at least 39 more, while 17 bodies of hostages have been recovered

The Hindu Operation Palm Tree: Kerala GST dept. stands vindicated as it lands windfall of ₹209 crore against ₹46 lakh spent on residential training

Administrative sanction of ₹46.65 lakh for training programme at a time when Kerala government was facing financial crisis was dubbed as profligate by certain quarters

The Hindu The art of calligraphy

Imagine a time when there were no text messages or emojis. If you wanted to send a message to someone far away, you had to write it down by hand. They were written with such beauty and precision that they looked like works of art! The magical art of making those letters dance on the page is called calligraphy.