Month: June 2026

Hobbyists and visitors celebrate all things analogue at this three-day expo in Egmore

June 19, 2026 admin

Visitors at the “Hobbies Thiruvizha” under way at the Egmore museum on Friday. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN Do you still ask, “What’s your hobby?” when striking up a conversation in 2026? M.L. Rajesh of the Gandhi World Foundation believes the question is not used that often any more, and that many people, irrespective of…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | United States of America vs Australia LIVE updates: Group D match gets underway

June 19, 2026 admin

The co-hosts U.S. won their opening Group D match on Saturday (June 13, 2026) against Paraguay 4-1. The U.S. started its goal haul within seven minutes in the first World ‌Cup tournament on its soil since 1994, thanks to an own goal by Damián Bobadilla. If U.S. wins this match, they will be entering the…

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Congress celebrates Rahul Gandhi’s birthday with service activities at Gandhi Bhavan

June 19, 2026 admin

Job-seekers during the recruitment drive organised by the TPCC at Gandhi Bhavan on the occasion of the birthday of Rahul Gandhi, in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Hyderabad The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) marked the birthday of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with a series of service-oriented…

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Nicholls and Ravindra steady New Zealand and extend lead over England to 194 at The Oval

June 19, 2026 admin

New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls bats on day three of the second cricket test between England and New Zealand, in London, Friday June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra dug in against England and reinforced New Zealand’s hefty 100-run first innings lead in The Oval test on Friday (June 19, 2026)….

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Indian refiners could use petcoke to produce urea, methanol and ammonia rather than selling it outright: Dastur Energy CEO

June 19, 2026 admin

Atanu Mukherjee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of energy engineering and advisory company Dastur Energy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. India’s petroleum sector could increasingly look at utilising petroleum coke (petcoke) to produce more downstream products as ammonia, urea, methanol and dimethyl ether (DME), among others, instead of selling it off directly, Atanu Mukherjee, Chief Executive…

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To see the young guys come in and bowl was a wow moment: ten Doeschate

June 19, 2026 admin

Prince Yadav during a practice session in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu India, having clinched the ODI series against Afghanistan with victories in the first two outings in Dharamshala and Lucknow, is set to try out the bench strength in the third and final game here on Saturday (June 20, 2026) ….

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Kerala Revised Budget: Kozhikode Light Metro project gets fresh impetus

June 19, 2026 admin

A view of the modified Panniyankara railway overbridge in Kozhikode. The structure was constructed a decade ago for the proposed Light Metro project in the city. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The long-pending Kozhikode Light Metro project has received a fresh impetus in the Kerala government’s Revised Budget for 2026-27, with funds earmarked for the project-related activities and…

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‘Formats don’t make a huge difference’

June 19, 2026 admin

Priyansh Arya. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya Consistency has defined Priyansh Arya’s rise over the last couple of years. After being retained by Punjab Kings following a strong IPL campaign last year, Priyansh began the 2026 season in stunning fashion, smashing 283 runs in his first seven innings at a strike rate of 250.44. Though…

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Jane and Jill — the pioneers who created a rich legacy

June 19, 2026 admin

Jill and Jane Powell.. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar The scoreboard said: Jane Powell and Jill Powell 63 not out. Jane smiles at the memory. The twins were part of an England side that toured India. “The scorer could not tell us apart, so he added our runs together and bracketed us together,” Jane tells The…

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Engineer shortage hits civic works across Bengaluru’s five corporations

June 19, 2026 admin

Eight months after the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) was formed by dissolving the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the five corporations under the GBA are reeling under a shortage of engineers, which is now affecting civic works. According to the GBA sources, nearly 40% of vacancies in the engineering section are yet to be…

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