Month: July 2026

Kolar Bats are nature’s pest controllers, finds OU study

July 28, 2026 admin

The study analysed faecal pellets collected from four species of leaf-nosed bats — Kolar Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus), Hipposideros durgadasi, Hipposideros fulvus and Hipposideros speoris — sharing a cave at Hanumanahalli in Kolar district, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Representational Photo Researchers from Osmania University have used faecal DNA metabarcoding to study the diet of bats,…

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Lufthansa confirms €3 bn upgrade to India-bound fleet; Germany a preferred tourist destination for Indians, says GNTO

July 28, 2026 admin

Lufthansa planes parked at Frankfurt airport | Photo Credit: Reuters With India emerging as one of its strongest growth markets, the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) has unveiled its four campaign themes for this year and Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa confirmed a €3 billion investment to lift its India-bound fleet, including doubling the capacity in…

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Corinthian obliges in the feature event

July 28, 2026 admin

Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram-owned Corinthian, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Colonel B. Santosh Babu Memorial Trophy, the feature event of Tuesday’s (July 28) races here. The winner is trained by D. Netto. Jockeys Akshay Kumar and Trevor scored a treble each. Trainer Magan Singh Parmar saddled his 100th winner at the Hyderabad Race Course when his ward Ek won the fifth race. 1. SHAMIRPET TROPHY (Div. II) (1,200m): DARING SPIRIT (Suraj Narredu) 1,…

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‘We are not anyone’s proxy force’: Iranian Kurdish party

July 28, 2026 admin

The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an armed militant group and political party based in Iran’s Kurdish region (also known as Eastern Kurdistan), says they are not a proxy of any power but a force for democratic change and freedom in Iran. PJAK, which is aligned with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) of Turkiye, has…

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Better safeguards for gig workers in draft aggregator rules sought

July 28, 2026 admin

The key recommendations also call for notification of a fair minimum base fare, coupled with a periodic revision of per kilometer and per-minute charges in consultation with registered driver unions. | Photo Credit: Representational Photo Gig worker unions have urged the State government to incorporate stronger safeguards for drivers onboarded by app-based companies in the…

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Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

July 28, 2026 admin

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every time I score some runs, he pleaded. It is difficult to say which comes first, the public’s obsessive interest in a player or the media’s creation of…

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From a delivery boy to a Kerala Cricket League star, the incredible rise of Krishna Devan

July 28, 2026 admin

Bonanza: Krishna Devan was the second most expensive player in the KCL auction. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Along the winding road leading to the KCA cricket stadium in Mangalapuram, his face stares at you from the numerous flex boards. After all, the 27-year-old Krishna Devan is the toast of his hometown after he became…

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Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Lindsey Graham’s funeral

July 28, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Tuesday (July 28, 2026) ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president’s ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Mr. Trump is set to welcome Mr….

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Industrial growth hits 23-month high of 7.3% in June 2026

July 28, 2026 admin

India’s industrial growth hit a near two-year peak of 7.3% in June 2026, fuelled by strong performance in manufacturing, electricity, and capital goods, official data released on Tuesday showed. Analysts, however, caution that this strong performance might not continue in the face of a lower-than-expected monsoon, and continued uncertainty due to the war in West…

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Cockroach Janta Party proposes peaceful march in Hyderabad on July 29

July 28, 2026 admin

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk along with youngsters during a protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park in Hyderabad on June 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has proposed to organise a peaceful march in Hyderabad on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) to commemorate the…

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