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Nanguneri MLA Reddiyarpatti V. Narayanan releases water from Kodumudiyar dam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT Water was released from Kodumudiyar Dam on Thursday for cultivation of paddy during the ‘kar’ season in Radhapuram and Nanguneri taluks. Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, Ayush Gupta and MLAs Reddiyarpatti V. Narayanan of Nanguneri and S.K. Christopher of Radhapuram released…
Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. Department of Homeland Security moved to amend visa regulations for foreign students and journalists on Thursday (July 16, 2026), replacing the more open-ended stays that are currently stipulated, according to a government notice. The new final rule would create a fixed…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Government has listed a Bill that it plans to table in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament to replace its June Ordinance through which it had exempted foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) from capital gains tax and…
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File photo of the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh downplayed concerns regarding the data breach involving electronic files linked to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. “This (the breach) has nothing to do with the nuclear plant, or…
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Swedish table tennis great Peter Karlsson at the meet-and-greet event in Goa on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sweden’s Peter Karlsson admitted that he was “a bit stubborn” during his playing days, but only in the sense that he possessed an unshakeable belief in his own abilities. That unwavering self-confidence was one of the…
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In his new book Computing in the Age of Decolonization, MIT-based historian Dwaipayan Banerjee uncovers the overlooked history of India’s computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s, and analyses why the efforts to build self-reliance failed. The story unfolds at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), where scientists found computing to be integral…
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A group of farmers stage a protest at the grievance redressal meeting held at the Collectorate in Thoothukudi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH Farmers on Thursday staged a sit-in protest at the grievance redressal meeting at the Collectorate here after their demands for declaration of five blocks in the district as drought-affected areas…
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The solitary sub-adult tusker (centre), flanked by kumkis, being captured near Palamaner in Chittoor district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A wild sub-adult tusker that terrorised several villages under Palamaner, Bangarupalem, Gudipala and Chittoor mandals on the Chittoor-Tamil Nadu border was captured on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) evening, after a day-long operation involving…
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Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday (July 16, 2026), posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies. The idea has been discussed within the Islamic Republic’s leadership, and the message…
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The attendance set a new record for a women’s Test match and the MCC pulling out all stops to market the historic contest reflected the stunning evolution of the game Source link