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Tamil Nadu Ministers S. Rajesh Kumar and Srinath visit the family of Sabari Varman in Kanniyakumari district on July 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The kin of judicial custodial death victim S. Sabari Varman (35) from Ethankadu in Kanniyakumari district have insisted on receiving his body only after verifying the genuineness of the…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Sri Lanka’s former police chief, who served between 2020 and 2023, has allegedly ended his life on Friday (July 17, 2026), according to police. Chandana Wickremaratna, the former Inspector General of Police, passed away around 7:30 this morning at Athurugiriya, an eastern suburb of…
The process for securing certain types of U.S. visas — including for studying there — has become precarious [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: On June 23, the U.S. Embassy in India said in an X post, “Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Bill seeking to impose 100% tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil, while exempting European nations purchasing gas from Moscow, was introduced in the U.S. Senate with the support of over 60 lawmakers. The Bill, introduced on Thursday (July…
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder C. Joseph Vijay and party general secretary ‘Bussy’ N. Anand. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Madras High Court, on Friday (July 17, 2026), ordered omission of ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay (Chief Minister), general secretary N. Anand alias ‘Bussy’ Anand (Minister) and Villupuram district secretary N….
Brussels has been under intense pressure to overhaul the two-decade-old Emissions Trading System (ETS), as the 27-nation EU seeks to shore up industry while tackling high energy costs. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union on Friday (July 17, 2026) unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, industry and activists…
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: The Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are wholly-owned, captive firms of multinationals that serve only their global parent company. These offices of multinationals are reshaping the urban office spaces and job markets in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and a host of other Indian cities….
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Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police K. Arun and other senior police officers inspect the scene where a 21-year-old woman was hacked to death at the KSRTC bus stand in B.C. Road, Bantwal taluk, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT The Bantwal Town police on July 17 got hold of Chethan, 22, who allegedly hacked…
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An outside view of the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University after the Rampur Development Authority served a demolition notice over alleged unauthorised construction on its premises, in Rampur on Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday (July 16) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of “seeing communalism even in…
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Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday (July 20) asserted that he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day amid a warning from doctors that his prolonged fast has reached a critical stage. Addressing supporters at the protest site, Mr. Wangchuk acknowledged…