Month: July 2026

Staria, Dreamer, Turn And Burn, Yinsiruk and Storm Majesty catch the eye

July 10, 2026 admin

Staria, Dreamer, Turn And Burn, Yinsiruk and Storm Majesty caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Friday (July 10) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Gold Bar (Santosh) 40. Easy. Lumineer (S.J. Sunil) 42. Easy. Bee Magical (C.S. Jodha), Bright Button (Hamir) 42. Pair easy. Victory Flair (Nazil), Dancing Cloud (Shahrukh) 39. Former ended…

Sports

Turmeric prices cross ₹17,000 a quintal at Erode market

July 10, 2026 admin

The finger variety turmeric is being sold at over ₹17,000 a quintal at the regulated market in Erode. | Photo Credit: M.GOVARTHAN Turmeric prices has crossed ₹17,000 a quintal at the Erode regulated market as arrivals have slowed down and there is uncertainty over the next crop. Harvesting of the turmeric crop, which began in…

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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender

July 10, 2026 admin

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile ‌in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nations longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim to return voluntarily to the…

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Madras High Court restrains Election Commission from notifying byelections in five constituencies in Tamil Nadu

July 10, 2026 admin

The Madras High Court on Friday (July 10, 2026) restrained the Election Commission of India (ECI) from notifying byelections to Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, and Karur Assembly constituencies until July 31, 2026, because, though the elected representatives of these constituencies had resigned, their victories had been challenged by way of election petitions before the…

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Indian mission in touch with Sri Lanka prison riot victim’s family, say sources

July 10, 2026 admin

Security personnel escort prisoners to a bus at Negombo prison on the outskirts of Colombo on July 6, 2026, following overnight clashes between inmates. | Photo Credit: AFP The High Commission of India in Colombo is in touch with Sri Lankan authorities and the family of the Indian inmate who was among those killed in…

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Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan’s capital shuts schools; over 17,000 evacuated

July 10, 2026 admin

A bicycle falls on the ground in the heavy rain as Typhoon Bavi approaches in Ishigaki, Japan, on July 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A powerful typhoon was heading toward China’s east coast on Friday (July 10, 2026), the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two…

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EU demands Facebook, Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users

July 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union accused Meta on Friday (July 10, 2026) of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling. The EU’s executive arm issued a fresh set of charges…

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The Hindu’s Lit for Life Unplugged launches in Kolkata with Usha Uthup and Trincas

July 10, 2026 admin

“Trincas is like home to me. It is my mandir, it is my masjid, it is my girija. It is my hallowed ground, really. I still feel a lump in my throat when I enter it. Trincas is my everything,” says legendary singer and Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Usha Uthup, with a reservoir…

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Why is Chhattisgarh government asking farmers to adopt DSR method for paddy cultivation | Explained

July 10, 2026 admin

The story so far: In an advisory issued for Chhattisgarh’s farmers on July 3, 2026, the State government has placed a special emphasis on prioritising Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) over the traditional transplanting method. The advice comes against the backdrop of the uncertainty of rainfall due to El Niño, a climate phenomenon that tends to…

Business

Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France

July 10, 2026 admin

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday (July 10, 2026) in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could have spelled disaster. Fire and thread:…

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