Month: July 2026

Aam Aadmi Party suspends three MCD councillors after ward committee polls

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Aam Aadmi Party suspends three MCD councillors after ward committee polls

Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj announced the immediate suspension of Nirmala Devi (Sharma) and Krishna Devi Raghav from the West Zone, and Sultana Abad from the City SP Zone. | Photo Credit: ANI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday suspended three Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors, alleging they cross-voted during the ward committee elections held a…

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Draft Apartment Bill gives flat owners stronger rights over common areas

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Draft Apartment Bill gives flat owners stronger rights over common areas

The proposed Bill attempts to end the disputes arising between flat owners and builders over the ownership and use of common spaces. | Photo Credit: File Photo The proposed Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, finally attempts to end the disputes arising between flat owners and builders over the ownership and use of common…

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Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

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Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth early on Thursday (July 16, 2026) that Israel is determined to keep its forces in “security zones” it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Mr. Katz’s office said…

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Cyber police issue lookout circular against controversial Kerala YouTuber ‘Thoppi’

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Cyber police issue lookout circular against controversial Kerala YouTuber ‘Thoppi’

The Ernakulam Rural Cyber police have issued a lookout circular against YouTuber Mohammad Nihad, popularly known as ‘Thoppi,’ in connection with a case against him for allegedly posting obscene visuals through streaming platforms. The police said that he has been absconding since the case was registered on June 20, 2026. The lookout circular was issued…

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Iran slams ‘barbaric’ U.S. attack after hospital evacuated due to nearby strike

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Iran slams ‘barbaric’ U.S. attack after hospital evacuated due to nearby strike

Tehran on Thursday (July 16, 2026) accused the United States of carrying out a “barbaric attack” after a cancer hospital in Iran’s southwest was forced to evacuate due to nearby strikes. “This barbaric attack, reminiscent of Israel’s atrocities against healthcare facilities, caused severe suffering and anxiety upon the hospitalised children,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei…

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CHESS | Abdusattorov ready to help Sindarov against Gukesh in World C’ship clash

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CHESS | Abdusattorov ready to help Sindarov against Gukesh in World C’ship clash

Nodirbek Abdusattorov playing against Hans Niemann at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Master Chess Tournament on Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Nodirbek Abdusattorov has good memories of Chennai. He was at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s spectacular run in the chess Olympiad in nearby Mamallapuram in 2022, with his defeat of D….

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Bangladeshi diplomat appointed head of UN mission in Afghanistan

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Bangladeshi diplomat appointed head of UN mission in Afghanistan

A senior Bangladeshi diplomat has been appointed as head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. Rabab Fatima, the former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…

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Chess | Firouzja gets the better of Pranesh; other games end in draws

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Chess | Firouzja gets the better of Pranesh; other games end in draws

Alireza Firouzja wore down Pranesh in a marathon 79-move game to emerge the only winner on the opening day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Chess Tournament on Thursday.. Photo: | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Alireza Firouzja got off to a winning start, dismantling M. Pranesh in a longish game, at the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament at Hotel Westin Velachery on Thursday….

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