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Anbumani Ramadoss. File | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), demanded a CBI inquiry into the recent death of an inmate inside a Nagercoil Sub Jail. In a statement, he charged that the victim, jailed for possessing gutkha, was “virtually tortured and killed by prison personnel.” “Allegations have…
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A photograper looks out at the view towards the Gobi desert in Taipusi in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, 2007. Taipusi is the centre of the ‘Green Wall’ project, a buffer that slows the desert’s expansion. | Photo Credit: AFP For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in…
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. File | Photo Credit: ANI Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) expressed concern over the situation, especially killing of civilians in clashes, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and called upon Pakistan to “prioritise dialogue, restraint and engagement”. “As I continue to hear expressions of anguish and distress from…
UBI reduced Gross Non Profitable Assets (GNPA) by 87 bps to 2.65% of the outstanding loans, from 3.52% in the year ago period. Net NPA also improved to 0.47%, down 15 bps from 0.62%. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Union Bank of India (UBI) net profit increased 29.57% to ₹5,332 crore as defaulting assets as a share…
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The story so far: The Supreme Court on July 14 decided to examine a writ petition filed by a woman lawyer, advocate Maheravish Rein, for framing a uniform and institutional framework to urgently set up Benches, night or day, no matter the hour, for citizens who approach constitutional courts, including the High Courts, in cases…
A police constable runs to rescue tourists swept into the water at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Screengrab | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Five tourists from Telangana were rescued from drowning by the Coastal Security Police (Marine) in coordination with community guards, after they were swept into the sea by strong waves at RK…
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China’s economy grew 4.3% in the second quarter of 2026, according to data released on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). With growth falling to the lowest in more than three years and below the government’s already lowered annual target of 4.5-5%, attention has turned to how the Chinese government…
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West Bengal Congress committee president Subhankar Sarkar. File | Photo Credit: PTI West BengalCongress president Subhankar Sarkar on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), invited TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to the party’s July 21 programme in Kolkata, saying she should acknowledge that leaving the Congress nearly three decades ago was a ‘mistake’. Speaking to reporters after reviewing…
China’s economy grew 4.3% in the second quarter of 2026, according to data released on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). With growth falling to the lowest in more than three years and below the government’s already lowered annual target of 4.5-5%, attention has turned to how the Chinese government…
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“Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers clocked a record 12,73,811 units in the first quarter of this fiscal year, registering a growth of 25.9% driven by strong domestic demand despite the headwinds from the West Asia war,” industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026). “Passenger vehicle…
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