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- Venue change an acknowledgement that domestic cricket needs audience
The Duleep Trophy was held behind closed doors last season. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain On Duleep Trophy matchdays at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) on the outskirts of Bengaluru last year, there was a familiar sight. A small group of enthusiastic fans would gather near the gates, hoping to watch some of the…Read More “Venue change an acknowledgement that domestic cricket needs audience” »
- Sajjan Kumar death: Commissions, committees that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar leaves a Delhi court in 2010 after appearing in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence after being convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, died on Thursday (August 20, 2026). He was convicted only in…Read More “Sajjan Kumar death: Commissions, committees that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots” »
- Turkiye denies military visit to Syria air base hit by Israel
A satellite image shows craters on the runways of Abu al-Duhur airbase near Syria’s Aleppo after an Israeli attack, August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye on Thursday (August 20, 2026) denied having any military presence at an air base in north Syria struck by Israel earlier this week, and vowed to continue “resolutely”…Read More “Turkiye denies military visit to Syria air base hit by Israel” »
- Kochi Corporation seeks control of Parade, Santa Cruz grounds from Revenue dept.
The Parade Ground in Fort Kochi, which last underwent major maintenance in 2017, when it was used as a practice turf for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT As part of a broader effort to make more playgrounds accessible to the youth, the Kochi Corporation Council has passed a resolution, which…Read More “Kochi Corporation seeks control of Parade, Santa Cruz grounds from Revenue dept.” »
- Swapna Barman – The Hindu
Former Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended for testing positive for a banned substance. Swapna, who claimed the Asian Games heptathlon gold by achieving her personal best of 6,026 points in Jakarta in 2018, has returned a positive result for endogenous steroid boldenone, according to information published by the National… - USFDA clears Strides’ manufacturing unit in Bengaluru
The FDA headquarters in the U.S. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Strides Pharma Science Limited on Thursday said its flagship manufacturing facility in Bengaluru has received the Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), marking the successful closure of the regulatory inspection. The USFDA conducted a current Good Manufacturing Practices…Read More “USFDA clears Strides’ manufacturing unit in Bengaluru” »
- Age Of Reason and Don Julio pleaseAge Of Reason and Don Julio pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 20) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Kimiko (Bharat) 41. Easy. Ageisjustanumber (Pranil) 41. Easy. 800m: Fire Away (Dashrath) 57, 600/42. Easy. Manwar (Zervan) 54, 600/40. Moved fluently. Liban (Nazil) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. El Nino (S.J. Sunil) 54, 600/39. Worked…
- Drug trafficking: two accused teachers released in police custody
The Vadakara Special Court (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Act cases) on Thursday (August 20) granted police custody of former Perambra Block Resource Centre (BRC) teachers K. Kavya and V.P. Neeshma, two of the five accused in the Vadakara MDMA case, for further interrogation in the incident. Special investigation team members said the two would remain…Read More “Drug trafficking: two accused teachers released in police custody” »
- BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s new President
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday (August 20, 2026) elected as the country’s new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman…Read More “BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s new President” »
- UKG student dies after teacher tries to strip, slaps him in Visakhapatnam classroom
A still from CCTV footage at Little Gardens School in the One Town area of Visakhapatnam, which police are examining after the death of a six-year-old pupil on Thursday. The footage appears to show a teacher pulling at the boy’s clothes in the classroom. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A six-year-old boy died on Thursday…Read More “UKG student dies after teacher tries to strip, slaps him in Visakhapatnam classroom” »