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Jemimah has failed to get going so far in the competition. | Photo Credit: AFP There are talks now here in England of a 1976 style summer. It was so hot, riverbeds and taps dried up. There is a heatwave now, too, with warnings of extreme heat. All that didn’t stop the Women in Blue from…
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A nationwide study on health insurance claims experience, in which nearly 2,300 people participated, shows while the system is functional the complexity of the process and the gaps across claim mode, region and hospitalisation frequency call for meaningful improvements. Cashless claim route, compared to reimbursement, remains the easier route for customers. Reduced upfront burden, simpler…
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All in readiness: Athletics Federation of India officials and senior athletes after the press conference on the eve of the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A sparkling new track, despite shipping issues in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war, at the Kalinga Stadium here may offer…
A nationwide study on health insurance claims experience, in which nearly 2,300 people participated, shows while the system is functional the complexity of the process and the gaps across claim mode, region and hospitalisation frequency call for meaningful improvements. Cashless claim route, compared to reimbursement, remains the easier route for customers. Reduced upfront burden, simpler…
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V. Kamala, wife of V. Venkatesh breaks down following her husband’s death in the explosion at the Dakshin Energy unit in Parawada Industrial Park, Anakapalli district, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU The explosion at the Dakshin Energy unit in Parawada Industrial Park on Tuesday not only claimed two lives but also plunged two…
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Ian McLean | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Sachin Tendulkar hadn’t made his Test debut when Ian McLean played against him. “He was one of Kailash Gattani’s boys and I played against them in Scotland,” McLean, a former Scotland Under-21 player. “Gattani, a former Ranji Trophy player for Rajasthan, used to bring young Indian cricketers…
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The accident site where a tipper lorry crashed into a bus stop at Nileswaram in Kottarakara, Kollam, on Tuesday morning. | Photo Credit: C. Sureshkumar A decrepit 17-year-old truck with severely worn-out tyres. A wave of raw anger and indignation swept through the massive crowd gathered at the Nileswaram accident spot as the grim reality…
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Dozens of activists of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s now-disbanded Awami League party were arrested overnight as they staged sporadic street marches to mark the party’s 77th founding anniversary in defiance of a nationwide security ban, authorities said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026). Founded on June 23, 1949, when present-day Bangladesh was East Pakistan, the…
Dengue mosquito larvae inside a pipette tube after being collected during an inspection of houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has decided to appoint a military-led team to monitor the sudden surge in Dengue cases across the island, even as hospitals report overcrowding and mounting pressure on the public…
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The framework seeks to provide for systematic exploration of critical and deep-seated minerals by facilitating participation from private and public sector. File image for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Mines Ministry informed on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) that it has auctioned off ten critical and strategic mineral blocks associated with the…
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