Month: July 2026

CODISSIA asks govt. to classify dry agricultural land for industrial use

July 4, 2026 admin

The Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) has urged the State government to classify dry agricultural land as industrial land for better development of both agriculture and industry. In a memorandum to Minister for Industries S. Keerthana, CODISSIA president V. Rangaswamy said parcels of industrial land were reclassified as agricultural and residential land in the…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 preview: Brazil wary of Haaland and Norway

July 4, 2026 admin

Vinicius Junior and Endrick could pose challengers to the Norwegian defence. | Photo Credit: AFP Brazil’s World Cup campaign has offered reassurance and alarm in almost equal measure. Carlo Ancelotti’s side has won three of its four matches but needed a 95th-minute Gabriel Martinelli strike to squeeze past Japan in the round of 32. It is yet to fully hit…

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Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shares space triumphs, humorous anecdotes at book launch

July 4, 2026 admin

Astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday (July 4 2026) reminisced about being aboard the International Space Station on this day last year, where he successfully completed a challenging STEM demonstration assigned by ISRO after struggling for five days. Speaking at the launch of his book, The Second Orbit: Belief of a Man……

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Venezuela FM visits Indian field hospital; expresses gratitude for earthquake relief work

July 4, 2026 admin

These images provided by Vantor show the before and after of the earthquakes that struck on June 24, 2026, in Playa Grande, Venezuela. On the right are buildings as they appeared on June 15, 2026, and on the left are collapsed buildings from the day after the earthquakes, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Satellite image…

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Trust urges T.N. Social Justice Minister to ensure law against honour killings is enacted

July 4, 2026 admin

Minister for Social Justice Vanni Arasu honoring top performers in the Classes 10 and 12 exams, at an event in Chennai on Thursday | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The State government should ensure that a separate law is enacted against ‘honour’ killings, said Swaminathan Devadoss, joint managing trustee of People’s Education Trust (PET) and Pro…

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Pope Leo urges U.S. to welcome immigrants in July 4 appeal from Lampedusa

July 4, 2026 admin

Pope Leo marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence on ‌Saturday (July 4, 2026) with an appeal to Americans to welcome and protect immigrants, in a letter sent to his home country as he visited Italy’s migrant frontline island of Lampedusa. Pope, who drew the ire of Donald Trump last ⁠year after calling the U.S….

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Indian scientists recreate key functions of human Placenta on chip

July 4, 2026 admin

Before a baby’s first breath, life depends on an extraordinary organ that most people rarely think about — the placenta. Acting as the baby’s first life-support system, the placenta delivers oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products, protects the developing foetus and produces hormones essential for sustaining pregnancy. Yet, despite its critical role in human development,…

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NTPC Ltd’s BESS proposal under active consideration of KSEB

July 4, 2026 admin

A proposal by NTPC Ltd to establish a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at NTPC facility at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district is under the active consideration of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The proposed BESS, which would be the seventh in the State and the second in south Kerala, will initially have a…

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Karuvannur bank fraud case: CPI(M) leaders A.C. Moideen, K. Radhakrishnan, M.M. Varghese get bail

July 4, 2026 admin

A file image of the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank in Thrissur. | Photo Credit: K.K. Najeeb CPI(M) MLA A.C. Moideen, K. Radhakrishnan, MP, and former Thrissur district secretary M.M. Varghese, all accused in the money laundering case related to the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank in Thrissur, Kerala, secured bail from the Special Court for the…

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Sleepless fans in Kerala put through wringer as Argentina goes to the brink and back

July 4, 2026 admin

Argentina’s Facundo Medina heads the ball against Cape Verde’s Jamiro Monteiro during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Argentina and Cape Verde in Miami Gardens on July 3. | Photo Credit: AP Rayan Ismail, 15, pumped the air with a clenched fist when Lionel Messi put Argentina ahead against minnows-turned-crowd favourites Cape…

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