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Leading into the second ODI between India and England here in Cardiff, history at the Sophia Gardens — both recent and distant — had favoured the chasing team. Eight of the previous 12 ODIs, including four of the last four, were won by sides batting second. For a brief while on Thursday (July 16, 2026),…
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Representational image of CRPF personnel inside a WhAP armoured vehicle | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad In the wake of two ambushes on Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur and Nagaland, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) units deployed in Manipur have been instructed to use only armoured vehicles for movement and to avoid sudden or unplanned…
Tirupati MLA Arani Srinivasulu, TUDA Chairman C. Divakar Reddy, SAAP Chairman A. Ravi Naidu, AP Greening and Beautification Corporation chairperson M. Sugunamma, TDP in-charge JB Srinivas, YSRCP leader D. Sidda Reddy at the inauguration of the renovated bus shelter at Town Club Circle in Tirupati on Thursday. The facility was developed in memory of the…
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Two Bangladesh citizens, identified as M.D. Sohan and M.D. Nadeen Hossain, were sentenced to two years in jail under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act for staying without proper documents in Palladam police station limits in Tiruppur. Second Additional District and Sessions Judge R. Kanagaraj also imposed on them a fine of ₹10,000 each. Published…
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A female elephant, aged about eight, was found dead in a private estate near Valparai, within the limits of the Manambolly forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, on Wednesday. The carcass was found in field no:5 of Murugan Estate. A necropsy was performed on the carcass on Thursday. According to the Forest Department, it…
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Minor tension prevailed at Kaniyur near Coimbatore on Wednesday evening when the cadre of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam assembled for an event arranged for the party’s Sulur MLA N.M. Sukumar to thank voters for his victory in the Assembly election. A woman functionary, Vasanthi, alleged that she was pushed by party workers who accompanied the…
India’s retail inflation breached the RBI’s 4% target for the first time under the new CPI series, rising to 4.38% in June from 3.93% in May and about 2.7% a year earlier. The latest print reflects a broader pass-through of price pressures that had, until recently, remained concentrated at the producer level, largely driven by…
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With three people testing positive for shigellosis following a suspected food poisoning incident at a hotel in Kochi, the Health department has called for safe food habits. District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr. R. Shahirsha said three people who had sought medical help had been discharged. Shigella cases were reported in patients from Ponnurunni, Malayidamthuruth, and…
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It feels like it was only the other night that co-hosts Mexico and South Africa kicked off the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, and here we are with only two of the gargantuan 104 matches left to play in the tournament. One of them, the third-place playoff, is a match no team wants…
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High-powered pump sets will be installed to operate the new borewell that has been dug to a depth of 400 metres, say officials. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT : The Public Works Department (PWD) has installed a high-powered borewell in the District Munsif cum Magistrate Court at Walajah town in Ranipet on Thursday to provide an…