NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/ Independent Online News Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:44:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://nepsnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-13.03.36-1-32x32.jpeg NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/ 32 32 White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/20/white-house-calls-judge-challenging-trump-deportation-order-a-democrat-activist/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/20/white-house-calls-judge-challenging-trump-deportation-order-a-democrat-activist/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:44:11 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4818

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’

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Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access

Kaamil Ahmed

The cost of a mobile data package is all that is holding back many female entrepreneurs in developing countries, according to recent research.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/20/women-in-business-held-back-by-mobile-datas-cost-in-developing-world-report/feed/ 0 Scientists Discover a 6,000-Year-Old Bridge Hidden Beneath the Sea https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/scientists-discover-a-6000-year-old-bridge-hidden-beneath-the-sea/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/scientists-discover-a-6000-year-old-bridge-hidden-beneath-the-sea/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:05:59 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4803

A mysterious stone bridge, hidden beneath the waters of a Mallorca cave for 6,000 years, is rewriting history. Who built it, and what secrets does it hold?

Melissa Ait Lounis
A recently analyzed submerged stone bridge inside Genovesa Cave on the Spanish island of Mallorca suggests that humans settled on the island nearly 6,000 years ago—much earlier than previously believed.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/scientists-discover-a-6000-year-old-bridge-hidden-beneath-the-sea/feed/ 0 Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/peru-declares-an-emergency-and-deploys-the-army-as-violence-surges-in-the-capital/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/peru-declares-an-emergency-and-deploys-the-army-as-violence-surges-in-the-capital/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:59:15 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4796
Updated 10:28 AM GMT+5:30, March 18, 2025

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/18/peru-declares-an-emergency-and-deploys-the-army-as-violence-surges-in-the-capital/feed/ 0 Tamil actor-politician Vijay slams Nirmala Sitharaman over Periyar remarks https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/tamil-actor-politician-vijay-slams-nirmala-sitharaman-over-periyar-remarks/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/tamil-actor-politician-vijay-slams-nirmala-sitharaman-over-periyar-remarks/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:34:05 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4791 Tamil actor-politician Vijay hit back at BJP for using Periyar to divert criticism. He defended Periyar’s legacy on social justice, and questioned the Union government’s stance on Tamil and the trilingual policy.
Pramod Madhav
UPDATED: Mar 12, 2025 21:15 IST

Written By: Afreen Hussain

In Short

  • Vijay accuses BJP of using Periyar for deflection
  • Sitharaman calls DMK hypocritical over Periyar’s remarks
  • NEP controversy fuels DMK-BJP language policy clash

Tamil actor-politician Vijay came to the defence of social reformer Periyar, accusing the BJP of using the Dravidian leader to divert criticism against the Union government.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/tamil-actor-politician-vijay-slams-nirmala-sitharaman-over-periyar-remarks/feed/ 0 Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Tamil films dubbed in Hindi’ jab gets fiery DMK response https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/pawan-kalyans-tamil-films-dubbed-in-hindi-jab-gets-fiery-dmk-response/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/pawan-kalyans-tamil-films-dubbed-in-hindi-jab-gets-fiery-dmk-response/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:12:25 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4787 Pawan Kalyan’s remarks come at a time when the BJP-led Centre and DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu are engaged in a bitter spat over the ‘three-language formula’ that is a part of the New Education Policy.
India Today News Desk
Chitrada,UPDATED: Mar 15, 2025 13:56 IST

Written By: Abhishek De

In Short

  • Kalyan says Tamil leaders want money from Bollywood but refuse to accept Hindi
  • Says state welcomes labourers from UP, Bihar but rejects the language
  • Remark comes amid raging language row between DMK and Centre

Wading into the language row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan accused Tamil Nadu of hypocrisy, saying its leaders allow Tamil movies to be dubbed into Hindi for financial gains but oppose the language.

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David Hambling

Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation go back centuries and are more dangerous than you might think.

In the ninth century, St Agobard of Lyon wrote a treatise called On Hail and Thunder attacking the popular superstition that storm-raisers could call up tempests at will.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/storm-raising-witches-and-the-new-conspiracist-threat-to-weather-research/feed/ 0 Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/weather-tracker-cyclone-jude-causes-chaos-in-mozambique/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/weather-tracker-cyclone-jude-causes-chaos-in-mozambique/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:34:59 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4773 Faye Hulton (Metdesk)

More than 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours, destroying 900 homes and leaving 40,000 people without power

Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, it intensified over the next few days to a moderate tropical storm, affecting northern Madagascar on Saturday and killing at least one person.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/weather-tracker-cyclone-jude-causes-chaos-in-mozambique/feed/ 0 Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/reject-bigotry-and-discrimination-un-chief-says-urging-everyone-to-combat-islamophobia/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/reject-bigotry-and-discrimination-un-chief-says-urging-everyone-to-combat-islamophobia/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:11:13 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4766 The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry.

In a message marking Saturday’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Secretary-General António Guterres warned of racial profiling and discriminatory policies that violate human rights and dignity, to outright violence against individuals and places of worship.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/reject-bigotry-and-discrimination-un-chief-says-urging-everyone-to-combat-islamophobia/feed/ 0 In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/in-bangladesh-un-chief-vows-to-prevent-rohingya-suffering-as-aid-cuts-loom/ https://nepsnews.in/2025/03/15/in-bangladesh-un-chief-vows-to-prevent-rohingya-suffering-as-aid-cuts-loom/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:06:50 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4759 By Vibhu Mishra

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.… Read the rest

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