Month: July 2026

Kerala Cricket Association lifts its 3-year ban on Sreesanth

July 1, 2026 admin

The Kerala Cricket Association’s ban on Sreesanth was imposed prior to the last Kerala Cricket League matches. File | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) lifted the three-year ban it had imposed on former international cricketer S. Sreesanth last year for allegedly making defamatory remarks against the…

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Kerala takes another step towards becoming ‘Keralam,’ Assembly unanimously approves President’s reference

July 1, 2026 admin

A unanimous resolution was passed by the Kerala Assembly on June 24, 2024, seeking the name change. The resolution, introduced by the former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, highlighted that the State’s name in Malayalam is ‘Keralam’ and that the official name should reflect its linguistic and cultural identity. The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Wednesday (July…

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Science Quiz | On historical diseases that changed history

July 1, 2026 admin

The bacteria shown here is Yersinia pestis, present in the foregut of a flea. Scientists recently found that just 5,500 years ago, these bacteria could be transmitted directly; today, they spread via infected fleas. Photo: Public domain Published – July 01, 2026 02:36 pm IST Source link

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In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran draws its red lines

July 1, 2026 admin

Forty days of war, more than sixty days of tense negotiations, and then a memorandum of understanding. Yet, the U.S. still has no easy solution to a problem that did not exist before it joined Israel in launching its war against Iran on February 28, 2026: who will manage the Strait of Hormuz? The strait,…

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Telangana’s OGH doctors perform 36-hour surgery to transplant five organs on one patient

July 1, 2026 admin

A view of the Osmania General Hospital. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Doctors at Telangana Government-run Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad have performed multi-visceral transplant, which is claimed as India’s first. They have transplanted five organs — stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small intestine, and right colon — on a single patient. The 36-hour marathon surgery…

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Madras High Court refuses to reject suit against continuance of Nadigar Sangam office-bearers after expiry of term

July 1, 2026 admin

(from left) Actors Vishal Krishna, Nasser and Karthi. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), refused to reject a civil suit filed last year against the continuance of actors Nasser, Vishal Krishna and Karthi as president, general secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the South Indian Artistes Association,…

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Bengaluru remains India’s GCC capital as maturing market cools rental growth

July 1, 2026 admin

Bengaluru, home to the largest number of GCCs in India, can expect a slow increase in GCC office rents in the days to come. | Photo Credit: File photo As Bengaluru continues to be India’s largest Global Capability Centre (GCC) market, a new ranking of cities based on the Commercial Property Rental Index (CPRI) for GCCs has shown that the city’s GCC index, as…

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Calcutta HC directs Bengal to frame guidelines for transporting accused persons

July 1, 2026 admin

TMC leader Soumitra Banerjee attacked with eggs while being taken to court, in Raniganj. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to frame guidelines for the transportation of accused persons to ensure that they are not pelted with eggs. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata…

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Stainless Steel industry calls for National Policy and Anti-Corrosion Mission to curb corrosion, imports

July 1, 2026 admin

India’s stainless steel industry has urged the Centre to introduce a National Stainless Steel Policy and a National Anti-Corrosion Policy to strengthen domestic manufacturing, secure critical raw materials and accelerate the adoption of corrosion-resistant materials in infrastructure. This comes after reportedly annual economic losses of nearly ₹12 lakh crore incurred due to corrosion. Rising imports…

Business

Venezuela’s twin earthquakes: Unprecedented struggles for survival amid crisis | In pictures

July 1, 2026 admin

Venezuela — hit by twin earthquakes on June 24 — is struggling to build itself back up. With official rescues dropping dramatically, the death toll has risen to 1,943 and the number of injured has almost doubled to 10,571, according to latest information. From India sending a field hospital under Operation Amistad and two IAF…

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