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Licences of 10 fireworks units in the district have been temporarily suspended after officials found gross violations on their premises during a month-long audit conducted in Virudhunagar district. Following several explosions that claimed the lives of daily wage earners, the TVK government had promised to take stock of the reasons for such incidents, officials said….
Prasanna Kumar trained Iron Mirage (Akshay K up), won the Coromandel Gromor Bangalore Million (1,400m), the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (July 11). The winner is owned by Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Capt Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. Ashok Ranpise & M/s. DT Racing & Breeding LLP. The results…
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Wizardry: Haaland finds the space that opponents didn’t know they had left. | Photo Credit: AP Forget the scoreline for a second. If you actually looked at how Erling Haaland has scored his seven goals this World Cup, “one behind” starts to sound like the wrong way to describe him. The Norwegian might be a…
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Teak, Solana, Pledge, Maana and Savanna Storm showed out when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July11) Inner sand: 1000m: Eclipse Plus (Shinde) 1-7, 600/39. Strode out well. 1200m: Hold Your Breath (Rajesh K), Femme Fatale (Kiran Rai) 1-23, 1,000/1-9, 600/40. Former finished four lengths ahead. Outer sand: 600m: Irish Coffee (Arul) 44….
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Social Butterfly, Golden Dancer and Nebula impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (July 11) evening. Inner sand: 600m: Market King (Hamir) 38. Moved well. 800m: Age Of Reason (Hamir), Bright Button (Shelar) 54, 600/41. Pair moved level freely. Foxy (T.S. Jodha), Fay (P. Vinod) 54, 600/40. Both finished level freely. Dream Alliance…
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Ministers Kolusu Parthasarathy and Anagani Satya Prasad holding discussions with representatives of the employee unions, at the Secretariat on Saturday. The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday assured employees that it is committed to resolving their long-pending issues, and announced that a Joint Staff Council (JSC) meeting with all the employee associations would be held at…
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A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency/Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday (July 11, 2026) that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly”…
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In a special drive, Food Safety and municipality officials conducted checks at 52 shops and hotels across Perambalur on Friday. Sixteen eateries and shops, which were functioning under unhygienic conditions, have been issued notices, the Food Safety Department has said. According to a press release, the department officials, led by S. Suganthan, District Designated Food…
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Deepti’s 57 took India to 285 in the first innings. | Photo Credit: AFP Formats change. Deepti Sharma doesn’t. She remains the player India could bank on, with ball or bat. On the opening day of the first ever Women’s Test at Lord’s, the team needed someone to hold the lower-order together. Her 57 ensured the Women in…
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto embrace after a joint press conference following their meeting, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’ — the highest civilian honour of the…