October 21, 2026
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Meet Saravanan, the 44-year-old Tamil Nadu teacher who carries a box of books on his scooter to children in tribal settlements after the National Book Trust gave him 250 books worth ₹10,000

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Image credit: The New Indian Express A six-year-old girl carefully counts from one to 10 in Tamil, reading from her mathematics book as her family watches. Government school teacher Saravanan stands nearby, pleased to see her progress. For him, the moment is a reminder of why he carries books to children in tribal settlements across…

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Ukraine says new Starlink restrictions disrupt military amid intel gaps , Trump clash

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Ukraine has accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of disrupting its military operations by limiting Starlink internet services, as the country reeled from a pair of intense Russian missile attacks that it said came without the usual advance warning from allies. Facing pressure from President Donald Trump to halt strikes on Russia’s energy industry, Kyiv and its…

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CPI inflation report September 2026

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September brought little relief to the accelerating cost of living, as consumer prices increased again and kept the inflation rate well above the Federal Reserve’s goal. The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the 12-month rate at…

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Meet M Thangaraj, the Tenkasi teacher who turned a village classroom into a mini government; students run education, health and agriculture ministries, while his methods have reached 50+ teachers

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A lesson about the stars can become much more than a science class when a teacher knows how to bring learning to life. At Panchayat Union Primary School in Puliyampatti, M Thangaraj uses a projector to take children beyond their textbooks, introducing them to distant constellations and the Milky Way. For his students, the experience…

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‘If we don’t scream, they won’t listen to us’: Student protests continue in Paris

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Students protests in France have entered their fourth week and with a renewed impetus, according to the BBC’s James Waterhouse. The nationwide demonstrations against poor classroom conditions, including old buildings, teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, have caused disruption to education across France as hundreds of lycées (15-18 year-olds colleges) had to be closed. Students on…

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Morgan Stanley (MS) Q3 2026 earnings

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Ted Pick, CEO of Morgan Stanley speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Morgan Stanley posted third-quarter results that beat expectations on blockbuster results in its equities trading franchise. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings per share: $3.03 vs. $2.91 LSEG…

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