Month: July 2026

Team Bharat asks for E10 availability, E0 at reasonable rates amid E20 backlash

July 29, 2026 admin

A petrol pump in Kochi | Photo Credit: The Hindu Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicles currently on the road, a citizens’ advocacy group Team Bharat met officials from the Union Petroleum Ministry, urging the government to continue supplying E10 petrol (petrol with 10% ethanol) for vehicles designed to use…

Business

Scuffle with passenger leads to suspension of railway ticket-checking staff

July 29, 2026 admin

A ticket-checking staff has been placed under suspension following a scuffle with a passenger travelling without ticket in Chennai-bound Pothigai Express on Monday. A statement said that the ticket-checking staff had followed the standard procedure and requested the passenger to pay the applicable railway dues. However, the passenger refused to pay and allegedly used abusive…

Nation

No link between SIR and welfare schemes: CEO

July 29, 2026 admin

C. Sudharshan Reddy | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is solely aimed at preparing an accurate and error-free voters’ list and has no connection with any government welfare schemes, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharshan Reddy said on Wednesday. Reviewing the progress of the SIR exercise with…

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CCS arrests inter-State fraudster accused of ₹2 crore imported gold scam

July 29, 2026 admin

The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) has arrested an alleged inter-State fraudster accused of cheating people of around ₹2 crore by promising to supply imported gold from Dubai and Sri Lanka at below-market prices. The accused, identified as Kondapuram Laxmikanth Reddy, a native of Mahabubnagar district, was arrested in connection with a case registered on…

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Gland Pharma gets U.S. FDA nod for Sugammadex injection

July 29, 2026 admin

FDA stamps approval | Photo Credit: Getty Images Shares of Gland Pharma were in the spotlight on Tuesday, rising more than 4%, after the Hyderabad-based generic injectable drugmaker got the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its abbreviated new drug application for Sugammadex Injection, 200 mg/2 mL (100 mg/mL) and 500 mg/5 mL…

Business

Indian garment exporters hope for tariff-rate quota from the U.S.

July 29, 2026 admin

Indian garment exporters are hoping for tariff-rate quota, which countries such as the Bangladesh have got, from Washington as India is also a major buyer of U.S. cotton. Officials in a couple of textile and apparel export promotion councils told The Hindu on Wednesday that the Indian government is trying to negotiate with the U.S….

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Commonwealth TT | Indian teams cruise to the threshold of glory

July 29, 2026 admin

Sreeja again came up an inspired display to sustain India’s fortunes. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Diminutive Sreeja Akula and bespectacled Manav Thakkar produced contrasting yet equally influential performances as India’s women and men marched into the team finals of the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex on Wednesday. Both the teams outclassed England in their respective semifinals to set…

Sports

NDA govt. committed to protecting A.P. farmers’ interests, says Agriculture Minister Atchannaidu

July 29, 2026 admin

Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Wednesday said the coalition government was committed to protecting farmers’ interests and urged political leaders to avoid making statements that could negatively impact agricultural markets. Addressing the media, Mr. Atchannaidu said that the State and Central governments had jointly…

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From Pajero culture to street protests: The struggle for accountability in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

July 29, 2026 admin

In January 2006, I stayed at Kashmir House in Islamabad’s posh F-5 Sector, a neighbourhood of broad avenues framed by hills, a rare sight for a South Asian capital. Having spent much of my college life at Delhi University visiting Kashmir House in Chanakyapuri, I could not help but notice the contrast. In New Delhi,…

World

Starzella primed to repeat success in feature

July 29, 2026 admin

Starzella, who is in fine nick, may score an encore in the Bangalore Summer Million (1,600m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday (July 30). False rails (width about 6.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. OWN OPINION PLATE (Div. II), 1,400m, maiden 3-y-o only,…

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