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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s education minister resigned on Saturday after weeks of protests that demanded his removal over alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. The move marked the first major concession from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government after the Cockroach movement held weeks of nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. The demonstrations have become […]

What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she grabs the weekly circular to look for coupons she might have missed. If the shelf prices look too high, she scratches items off her list or tries to find lower prices someplace else. “The apples went up […]

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is poised to accept the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate nomination on Saturday, formally ending the two-week scramble to replace Graham Platner on the ballot for November’s midterm election. Platner withdrew on July 10 after sexual assault allegations, which he denies. Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former Republican from northern Maine, locked up the nomination last […]

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump had no time for lengthy tariff investigations when he returned to office last year, wanting to hammer trading partners right away to wring concessions. What followed was a chaotic start to a trade agenda that was eventually upended by a stinging Supreme Court defeat this year. Now he and his team are moving into a […]

July 25 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at the Tyumen refinery in western Siberia, local Russian authorities said on Saturday. The attack on a facility more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Ukraine underscores the increasing reach of Kyiv’s long-range drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure. Emergency services are working at the scene, Tyumen region governor Alexander Moor said, without giving further details. Any disruption […]

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city famous for its wines. The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordered the evacuation in the early hours of Saturday, covering parts of three of the city’s western suburbs, including its airport. Evacuations were also underway in other towns and villages further west of the […]

July 25 (Reuters) – India’s education minister Dharmandra Pradhan said on Saturday he had resigned from his post, after youth protests calling for him to quit. (Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Kim Coghill) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

MADRID, July 25 (Reuters) – Winds will pick up in Spain on Saturday, with gusts of up to 60 kph (38 mph), complicating the fight against out-of-control wildfires west of Madrid, the Interior Ministry warned. Two separate wildfires in the Madrid region combined on Friday and became one huge blaze, but so far they have not merged with another in Avila, in the neighbouring Castilla y Leon region. The fires […]

Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 12 in 7 1/3 innings as the host Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night, delivering arguably his best outing of the season in what could have been his final home start with Detroit. Skubal, who is headed to free agency, has been the subject of massive speculation over whether the Tigers will deal him before the Aug. 3 trade […]