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At least 9 people have died and around 69 others have been hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing plant in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The incident has raised concerns about ammonia poisoning and the dangers associated with industrial gas leaks. So, what exactly is ammonia poisoning? What are the…
Formally dressed in a traditional Qatari bisht, Dr. Nasser Mohamed strolled past a crowd of several hundred people outside Chase Center as the England-CroatiaFIFA World Cup match was shown high above on the big screen. His gold-and-black robe featured a flourish: rainbow piping down each sleeve and the words “love” and “freedom” written in Arabic….
A sewer network laid in Secunderabad Cantonment more than 15 years ago under a Japan-funded infrastructure project is set to become fully operational. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: Representational Photo A sewer network laid in Secunderabad Cantonment more than 15 years ago under a Japan-funded infrastructure project is set…
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi. File | Photo Credit: AP The FIFA World Cup 2026 group stages are turning out to be a goal fest. Also read | FIFA World Cup 2026: Messi breaks all-time scoring record with 17th goal Lionel Messi’s first goal in Argentina’s match against Austria saw him overtake Miroslav Klose as the tournament’s…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun exchange a handshake ahead of their meeting in Seoul on June 24, 2026. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar via ANI. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) held talks with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun, focusing on bilateral cooperation and the rapidly…
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CHENNAI, 14/03/2017 : For Tamil Nadu Desk : An electricity pylon tower carries high voltage power lines, the picture taken at Redhills in Chennai. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The grim financial health of the Tamil Nadu government has been accentuated by the plight of State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSUs),…
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Oman said it would keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping without imposing any tolls and had designated two temporary routes north and south of the existing shipping lane to facilitate the safe passage of vessels departing the…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An under-construction warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area collapsed on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) afternoon. Several workers are feared to be trapped inside the collapsed structure. Rescue teams and personnel of the Kolkata Police have reached the spot, and attempts were made to rescue workers trapped under the debris….
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More than a thousand varieties of mangoes exist in India, the popular ones being Banganapalli, Dassheri, Alphonso, Badaami, Imaam Pasandh, and Mulgoa. There is even a “Lalbagh” variety in Bengaluru. Many of us associate the fruit with a summer childhood memory, of eating it with our bare hands, the mango juice dripping on our clothes….
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Women miners wearing plastic bags over their clothing to protect themselves from mud and dirt, clean rocks in water in search of gold particles at an artisanal mining site in Mongbwalu, Ituri Province, on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP In the mines of Mongbwalu, the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the northeastern…
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