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Lionel Scaloni has spent nearly eight years building one of the most successful teams in Argentina’s history. Yet even now, he admits it continues to surprise him. After watching his side overturn another deficit to beat England 2-1 and reach a second successive FIFA World Cup final, the coach searched for words to explain a…
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India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 at the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1 will be launched on July 18, 2026, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Private space launch company Skyroot Aerospace on Thursday…
The allegations of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation and institutional protection for the accused within Hockey India (HI) have gone beyond the federation’s internal purview. The sports ministry, recognising the seriousness of the matter, has now directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to look into it. “The sports ministry has asked the IOA to form a…
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Kavya and Sovereign King should fight out the finish of the Dr. S.R. Captain Salver, the feature event of the opening day’s races of the Pune racing season 2026, here on Friday (July 17). Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1.SEASON OPENER PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to…
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Captive elephants Muthu and Cauvery at Chadivayal elephant camp in Coimbatore district. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is exploring the possibilities of permitting visitors to its elephant camp at Chadivayal in Coimbatore district. The plan is to allow visitors to witness feeding of elephants as permitted in Theppakadu elephant…
Southern Force, Khazana, Eminent Gold and Bright Thunder impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (July 16). Inner sand: 600m: Golden Mist (rb) 40. Strode out well. 1200m: Thessalian (Girish), Legacy Field (Shareef) 1-23, 1,000/1-7, 600/39.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Outer sand: 1000m: Southern Force (Rayan) 1-11, 600/43.5. Impressed. Khazana (Aleemuddin)…
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The British government on Thursday (July 16, 2026), urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. Argentina beat England 2-1 in a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), in Atlanta. During post-match celebrations, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans…
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Rupee depreciated for the fourth straight day, shedding 8 paise to settle at 96.33 against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated for the fourth straight day on Thursday (July 16, 2026), shedding 8 paise to settle at 96.33 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar amid volatility in global crude oil prices…
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A passenger boat sank off an Indonesian island, killing at least one person and leaving 24 others missing, the local search and rescue agency said on Thursday (July 16, 2026). An engine failure caused the boat to sink as it sailed near Selayar, a small island south of the larger Sulawesi, said the head of…
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The crab, the scientists deduced through dissection, had entered the bottle as a juvenile, fed on small fishes and algae that wafted into the opened mouth of the bottle and survived there for about two months. Picture for representation. | Photo Credit: NiAk Stock In July 2022, a group of scientists recovered a seemingly unremarkable…
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