Month: July 2026

Nagarkurnool DEO refutes rumours on Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s voter registration

July 15, 2026 admin

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy casts his vote for the Municipal Elections at the Zilla Parishad High School polling station, in Kodangal, Mahabubnagar district on February 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements / The Hindu The Nagarkurnool District Election Officer (DEO) dismissed reports claiming that Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was registered as…

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Rupee rises 5 paise to 96.11 against U.S. dollar in early trade

July 15, 2026 admin

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.12 and inched up to 96.11, up 5 paise from its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee rose 5 paise to 96.11 against the U.S. in early trade on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), amid heightened tensions in West Asia and a…

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NASA astronaut Anil Menon, two others reach International Space Station

July 15, 2026 admin

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts reached the International Space Station with hugs and handshakes in the early hours of Wednesday (July 15, 2026) onboard Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft after a little over three-hour journey. The Roscosmos spacecraft carrying Mr. Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from Baikonur at…

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Kerala HC seeks response from Transport Commissioner, MoRTH on illegal vehicle modifications posing risks

July 15, 2026 admin

The Kerala High Court has sought instructions from the State’s Transport Commissioner and the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on the continuing unauthorised alteration of vehicles by installing lights, oversized wheels and illegal exhaust systems. While many such lights within vehicles could distract the driver — as could have occurred in the…

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Stock markets rebound in early trade; Sensex jumps 553 points

July 15, 2026 admin

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) after a sharp decline in the previous session led by bank stocks and a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve may adopt a less aggressive monetary policy stance in the coming months. The 30-share BSE Sensex…

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What are the gains from the India-U.K. trade deal? | Explained

July 15, 2026 admin

The story so far: The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect on July 15, a year after it was signed. Coupled with this agreement, the Double Contribution Convention (DCC) also comes into effect at the same time. The deal has been hailed by both sides, with Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal even…

World

Can a person be declared a foreigner without a fair hearing? | Explained

July 15, 2026 admin

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13, 2026) held that the determination of citizenship and foreigner status must follow a “fair, lawful and reasoned” process, as it set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments upholding orders that declared the appellants to be foreigners and remanded the cases to the concerned Foreigners Tribunals for…

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U.S. Senators unveil bill for 100% tariffs on India, four others for buying Russian oil

July 15, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators unveiled a bill that seeks to impose 100% tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for purchasing oil from Russia. Also read | India committed to stop buying oil from Russia and get it from U.S., claims…

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Kerala HC directs Defence Ministry to file report on hazardous cargo threat from MSC Elsa 3 shipwreck

July 15, 2026 admin

Workers at Grove beach in Kovalam painstakingly collect the plastic nurdles that polluted the coast of Kerala following the sinking of the container vessel MSC ELSA-3 last year, in Thiruvananthapuram on June 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Kerala High Court has directed the Ministry of Defence to file a report regarding the…

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Project to fill 88 tanks in Haveri district will be helpful in rain-deficit years: Minister

July 15, 2026 admin

Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi reviews a project to fill Sarvajna tank in the Upper Tunga Command Area of Haveri district in Karnataka on July 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Satish Jarkiholi, Minister for Public Works and district-in-charge for Haveri, has said that the project to fill 88 tanks in Hirekerur and Rattihalli…

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