Month: July 2026

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to attend Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral

July 2, 2026 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland. File photo: Nathan Howard/Pool Reuters via AP Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the funeral of the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei this week, the South Asian nation’s…

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India’s two Test tour of Sri Lanka starts August 15

July 2, 2026 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s two-Test series against hosts Sri Lanka will be played in Galle and Colombo from August 15 to 27, the home board Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday (July 2,2026). The series is part of the World Test Championship. The first Test will be…

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FPI selling spree continues, pull out ₹49,340 crore in June

July 2, 2026 admin

Image used for representational use only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Foreign investors extended their selling spree in June, withdrawing ₹49,340 crore ($5.16 billion) from Indian equities, triggered by a combination of early-month global risk aversion, a preference for developed markets, soaring U.S. bond yields, and stretched valuations in the domestic market. With the latest…

Business

BJP will get neither donations, nor votes, says Akhilesh Yadav

July 2, 2026 admin

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday (July 2, 2026) claimed that word about the alleged “theft” of a donation at the Ram Janmbhoomi temple in Ayodhya had reached villages across Uttar Pradesh, and said the BJP would face public backlash over the issue. “The news…

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Amazon vows action against its delivery partner after Uttarakhand fire probe concludes

July 2, 2026 admin

Amazon has said the safety and wellbeing of its workers is its top priority. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amazon said on Thursday (July 2, 2026) it will take “appropriate action” against a third-party delivery partner in India once a police investigation into a fire that killed ‌two workers concludes. Amazon, one of…

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Chennai Corporation to privatise operations of six Muthalvar Padaippagams

July 2, 2026 admin

A view of Muthalvar Padaippagam in Chennai. Representational image. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) plans to privatise the operation and maintenance of six Muthalvar Padaippagam facilities in Zone 6 at an estimated cost of ₹1.42 crore. The facilities are located at Jawahar Nagar, Jaganathan Street, Kanigapuram, Otteri, Mangalapuram, and…

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Science for all newsletter data analysis finds a common cricket wisdom may be a myth

July 2, 2026 admin

In cricket, few strategies are as deeply ingrained as the left-right batting combination: where of the two batters at the crease, one is left-handed and other right-handed. Coaches, commentators, and even players have argued that every time the batters switch ends when they run, the bowler and captain have to adjust their tactics and field…

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‘Excited’ Donald Trump takes first flight on Qatar-gifted Air Force One

July 2, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) he was thrilled to make his first flight aboard his new Air Force One plane,…

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As Visakhapatnam rises skyward, groundwater sinks in Yendada-Madhurawada corridor

July 2, 2026 admin

On the surface, the situation appears reassuring. The Yeleru reservoir remains well stocked, Godavari water continues to supplement Visakhapatnam’s supply, and officials say there is no immediate threat to municipal drinking water. Beneath the ground, however, another story is unfolding. Groundwater levels have fallen sharply across several of the city’s fastest-growing neighbourhoods, where apartment towers,…

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Rules governing creches in India | Explained

July 2, 2026 admin

The Story So Far: Five caregivers at the ‘Little Buds Day Care’ located within the Capgemini campus at Brookefield in Bengaluru were booked after shocking videos surfaced showing them severely abusing toddlers. The staff allegedly placed crying children inside front-loading washing machines, locked them in bathrooms, and sprayed toilet jet water into their mouths. The…

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