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Lokesh Raj, 42, was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman while she was walking to her hostel in Choolaimedu. According to the police, the woman, a native of Andhra Pradesh, works at a private company in Chennai. On Monday evening, when she was returning to her hostel after work, Lokesh intercepted her. When he…
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s joint military command warned on Thursday (July 2, 2026) that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait,…
S.N. Raghuchandran Nair has been elected president of the Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the 2026-28 period. The other office-bearers are B. Govindan (senior vice-president); Suresh Mathew (vice-president); Abraham Thomas (honorary secretary); Sunlal V. (joint secretary); and M.R. Ranjit Karthikeyan (treasurer). Published – July 02, 2026 10:27 pm IST Source link
The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X on Thursday (July 2, 2026), while warning that any lay believers who “formally adhere” to the breakaway Catholic group would suffer the same fate. The Vatican decree comes a day after the traditionalist group consecrated four new bishops, openly defying a plea…
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The stone quarry at Madapattana village in Bengaluru South district where a massive boulder fell on workers, leaving seven dead and several others injured, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR As Rama Naik began his morning shift at the stone quarry, his son had just finished working the night shift at the same…
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Egypt’s star Mohamed Salah could feature in the big game. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia has made a habit of stretching World Cup matches into something uncomfortable, and that may yet be its greatest weapon in Arlington. Tony Popovic’s side arrives in the round of 32 not with the glamour of some of the tournament’s…
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A KNNL notification says that the Tungabhadra Dam at Hosapete has not received sufficient inflows due to the prevailing deficit in rainfall. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The State government has decided not to release water from the Tungabhadra reservoir into the Right Bank and Left Bank canals for the ongoing kharif season owing to…
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In January 2017, when FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams, starting with the 2026 edition, there were mixed feelings. Many welcomed the move, arguing that the flagship event of the planet’s most popular sport should have more than just 32 outfits. But there was criticism too, for many felt that the increase would…
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Stellar show: Cape Verde enters the knockouts unbeaten. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The script was written long ago — small island nation, eliminated at the group stage, goes home with a good story. Cape Verde has not read it. Three games in at the 2026 World Cup, it is unbeaten, through to the knockouts, and nobody…
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