Month: July 2026

Shutterfly, Akitaania, Caccini and Duke Of Tuscany excel

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Shutterfly, Akitaania, Caccini and Duke Of Tuscany excel

Shutterfly, Akitaania, Caccini and Duke Of Tuscany excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (July 17). Inner sand: 600m: African Gold (R. Pradeep) 38.5. Pleased. 1000m: Stellantis (G. Vivek) 1-7, 600/38.5. Impressed. Outer sand: 600m: Roadrunner (rb) 43.5. Moved well. 1000m: Akitaania (Ritesh G) 1-10, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Tyaaraa (Shinde), Bruce Almighty…

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Sports

Kalingarayan, LBP farmers spar over water release at grievance meeting in Erode

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Kalingarayan, LBP farmers spar over water release at grievance meeting in Erode

Farmers submitting petitions to Collector S. Kandasamy during the farmers grievance meeting at the Collectorate in Erode on Friday. Tension prevailed for a while at the monthly farmers’ grievance redressal meeting held in Erode on Friday (July 17) after farmers from the Kalingarayan and Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) irrigation systems pressed their respective demands over…

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Nation

U.S. airstrikes on Iran appear to have damaged Chabahar port

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U.S. airstrikes on Iran appear to have damaged Chabahar port

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared the image of the surveillance tower appearing to collapse. Credit: X/@PeteHegseth U.S. airstrikes on Friday (July 17, 2026) appeared to have collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for Afghanistan. U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared the image of the surveillance…

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World

Hockey India slaps show cause notice on Asunta; latter calls it ‘retaliation’

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Hockey India slaps show cause notice on Asunta; latter calls it ‘retaliation’

The mess within Hockey India (HI) keeps getting worse. In a latest development, former India captain and HI Executive Board member Asunta Lakra has been served a show cause notice by the federation’s Ethics Committee on a complaint filed against her by Albela Rani Toppo, also from Jharkhand. This comes a day after the Sports…

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UTT | Largely positive feedback for TTR in its debut outing in India

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UTT | Largely positive feedback for TTR in its debut outing in India

Vipin Mehra, the TTR referee, says  the system has worked seamlessly, with every review producing a conclusive verdict. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Introduced in India for the first time at Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7, the Table Tennis Review (TTR) system has largely earned positive feedback from players, officials and umpires. Vipin Mehra, the…

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Asaram’s plea for interim bail: Don’t want any untoward thing to happen, says Supreme Court

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Asaram’s plea for interim bail: Don’t want any untoward thing to happen, says Supreme Court

Asaram was convicted on April 25, 2018 for sexually assaulting a minor student at his ashram and was sentenced to life imprisonment under multiple provisions of the IPC, the POCSO Act, and Juvenile Justice Act. File | Photo Credit: PTI “We don’t want any untoward thing to happen,” the Supreme Court said on Friday (July…

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Nation

Man beaten to death in Padappai, two persons surrender before police

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Man beaten to death in Padappai, two persons surrender before police

A 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Padappai, with two persons later surrendering at the Somangalam police station in connection with the crime. The deceased, identified as Rajesh, was a resident of Sethupattu, near Somangalam, in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kancheepuram district. He worked at a meat shop in the locality. According to the police,…

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Index of Core Industries set to get an upgrade with revised base year and weights

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Index of Core Industries set to get an upgrade with revised base year and weights

The current ICI includes eight sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity. The new series will include nine sectors.  File image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will on July 20 release an updated Index of Core Industries…

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Business

Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against U.S. dollar

Rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 gainst the U.S. dollar on July 17, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (July 17, 2026), on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of…

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Business

Stock markets surge on buying in blue-chips; Sensex jumps 965 points

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Stock markets surge on buying in blue-chips; Sensex jumps 965 points

Market benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday (July 17, 2026) , with the Sensex climbing 964.58 points and the Nifty reaching the 24,330 level, led by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, bank and IT stocks. After a subdued ending in the previous trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex bounced back 964.58 points, or 1.25%, to…

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