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Based on the High Court order, work on demolition of the K K Nagar arch began on late Saturday night. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY G Madurai District Administration on Saturday night demolished the ‘Periyar Thorana Vaayil’ entrance arch in K. K. Nagar, following the directions of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. Police…
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Samsung Electronics-owned HARMAN, a Stamford-based player in connected automotive technologies whose Global Capability Centre (GCC) is in Bengaluru, has roped in PES University and collaborated with over 25 students and eight faculty members on development of software that can power the next generation of automobiles. HARMAN is also in talks with many other universities and colleges…
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The Higher Education for Persons With Special Needs (HEPSN) wing of Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada, in collaboration with EnAble India, Bengaluru, organised a day-long workshop on digital accessibility for persons with low vision. As many as 20 participants, including government employees, corporate professionals, job seekers and students benefitted by the programme. The training was…
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The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government is contemplating lowering the State-level Value Added Tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). At present, the tax rate is 29%. “We want to make it on a par with that of neighbouring States,” says an official. It is expected that the actual rate will be made public when the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the principal Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday indicated that it may skip the National Conference (NC)-led protest demanding Statehood at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on July 20 unless the ruling party includes issues such as restoration of Article 370, release of political prisoners and lifting of the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami in its…
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In 29-year-old, George Town resident Shaikh Shamsudeen’s mind is lodged a memory that time cannot bleed away. Back in 2016, that memorable day arrived unbidden, and when it ended, a desire Shamsudeen had nursed for years had been fulfilled; the desire to follow in his father Shaikh Sadaqathullah’s footsteps as a selfless blood donor. New…
A woman walks past a mural of the FIFA World Cup trophy painted by students of the RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Thripunithura, on the college campus wall on 18 July, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The police will enhance surveillance in and around…
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PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday demanded that the Tamil Nadu government release a white paper on the financial position and functioning of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), alleging that the planning authority had been pushed into a financial crisis and was unable to meet…
The Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced a four-day traffic diversion plan in view of the construction of the Comprehensive Development Elevated Corridor between Saidabad Junction and Yadagiri Theatre. The diversions will remain in force from July 18 to July 21. As part of the construction work, one side of the road between Saidabad Y Junction…
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Djokovic interacts with Messi at the fest. | Photo Credit: AFP The FIFA’s World Cup has increasingly become a celebration not just of football but of football as entertainment. So, on the eve of the final, the governing body transformed the Javits Center beside the Hudson into a fan park. Hundreds queued for hours and…