Month: May 2026

Summer showers, strong winds damage over 200 houses in Ernakulam

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Summer showers, strong winds damage over 200 houses in Ernakulam

District Emergency Operations Centre data show 201 houses in the district were damaged between March 1 and May 17 this year.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Heavy summer showers accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds have caused widespread damage in Ernakulam district this year, with the number of houses damaged in rain-related incidents recording a…

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Calls grow for Greater Chennai Corporation to bring permanent solution to Adyar River hyacinth issue

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Calls grow for Greater Chennai Corporation to bring permanent solution to Adyar River hyacinth issue

Water hyacinth on the stretch of the Adyar near Madras Boat Club. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The persistent accumulation of water hyacinth and consequent rising mosquito menace in the Adyar River have drawn flak from residents and rowers, who have demanded a permanent solution from the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). S. Jagadeeshan, 24,…

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

The RTI Act was originally designed to scrutinise the state, a limit that the BCCI has repeatedly tested thanks to its outsized power. The BCCI is a private body that operates commercially and lacks direct public financing. RTI disclosures could expose competitive information and compromise the flexibility required to govern a sport, especially since the…

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Sports

IPL 2026: GT puts on a show with crushing victory, sends CSK packing

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IPL 2026: GT puts on a show with crushing victory, sends CSK packing

Gujarat Titans players celebrate the wicket of CSK’s Batsman during the IPL 2026 T20 Cricket Match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on May 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Chennai Super Kings’ yellow outnumbered Gujarat Titans’ cosmic blue in the Narendra Modi Stadium stands, but…

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Sports

Pulwama terror attack mastermind Hamza Burhan killed by unknown gunmen in PoK

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Pulwama terror attack mastermind Hamza Burhan killed by unknown gunmen in PoK

Hamza Burhan, believed to be one of the masterminds behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of over 40 CRPF personnel, was killed on Thursday (May 21, 2026) when unknown gunmen opened fire on him in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), sources said. Burhan alias Arjumand Gulzar Dar, alias Doctor, a commander of the…

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World

Pickup van overturns on ghat road, one injured

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Assistant Director of Mines in Ranipet relieved of duties

A road accident occurred on the Darakonda ghat road in GK Veedhi mandal on Thursday evening. A Bolero pickup vehicle, which was transporting milk packets to local anganwadi centres, reportedly lost control and overturned. According to local residents and police, there were three occupants in the vehicle at the time of the accident. One person…

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How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?

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How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?

ISRO successfully conducted the Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for Gaganyaan, India’s first human spaceflight mission, on April 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) replicates the earth’s atmosphere in earth orbit by managing air, water, temperature, and waste. In short-term space missions, all supplies are carried…

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Science

IT-based skill training launched for inmates at Visakhapatnam Central Jail

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IT-based skill training launched for inmates at Visakhapatnam Central Jail

Visakhapatnam District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore interacts with inmates during the launch of the IT-based “Office Assistant” skill development programme at the Visakhapatnam Central Jail on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department, in collaboration with the Skill Development Institute (SDI), Visakhapatnam, launched an IT-based skill development course titled “Office Assistant”…

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