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Biryukov, despite a mid-match wobble in the final, had a tournament to remember. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Petr Bar Biryukov overcame jitters to eclipse Ilya Ivashka 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-4 in the singles final of the S.M. Krishna Memorial Open ATP Challenger at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium here on Saturday. Mukund Sasikumar and…
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Activist S. Meenakshisundaram points to the pedestal awaiting the installation of freedom fighter Parali Su. Nellaiyapper’s bust at the Knowledge and Study Centre in Chromepet. | Photo Credit: T. Arvind A bust of freedom fighter Parali Su. Nellaiyapper, a close associate of Subramania Bharathi and V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, remains wrapped and awaiting installation at a memorial-cum-library premises in Chromepet, even as activists continue…
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Gurindervir Singh and Vishal T.K. smashed the men’s 100m and 400m National records respectively to set the track ablaze in the Federation athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here on Saturday. Tejaswin Shankar added more thrill to the historic evening by finishing his decathlon routine on a high and becoming the first Indian…
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Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly criticised the withholding of Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle in the country. In a statement, Mr. Vijayan alleged the X handle of the youth movement had been withheld on the Union government’s demand. This reflected the intolerance towards democratic protests. “It also reveals the apprehension that the Cockroach…
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KKR batsmen Rinku Singh and Ajinkya Rahane on the eve of the IPL T20 Match against Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue its late resurgence when it hosts Delhi Capitals in the final league fixture of IPL 2026…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with the Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Saturday (May 23, 2026) it was finalising a 14-point framework for a deal with the United States, signalling some convergence in positions while cautioning that…
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ from right, head coach Abhishek Nayar, assistant coach Shane Watson, mentor Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine share a light moment during a practice session. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar said that maintaining composure helped his side make a late fightback in IPL 2026. “If you…
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Tiny Tom and Ansiba Hassan | Photo Credit: SPECAIL ARRANGEMENT The ongoing rift within the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) got murkier on Saturday with actor Ansiba Hassan accusing actor Tiny Tom and a section of the members of the forum of subjecting her to character assassination and making communal remarks targeting her. She…
The Idukki District Congress Committee (DCC) on Saturday nominated Nikhil Paily, an accused in the murder of Dheeraj Rajendran, a BTech student at the Idukki Government Engineering College, Painavu, and a Students Federation of India (SFI) activist, to the committee. When the police had registered the arrest of Mr. Paily in 2022, he was the…
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When doctors express scepticism about whole-body scanning, a predictable counter-argument surfaces on social media within hours. Physicians, the theory goes, have a vested interest in keeping you undiagnosed. Healthy patients don’t fill hospital beds. Early detection threatens the treatment economy and the doctor is the last person you should trust to tell you whether to…
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