Month: July 2026

Profile | Nandan Nilekani head of PM Modi’s task force on exam reforms

July 26, 2026 admin

Nandan Nilekani. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nandan Nilekani, appointed by the Union government on Sunday (July 26, 2026) as the head of a high-powered task-force to bring about exam reforms, is an entrepreneur, technocrat, and bureaucrat. The techpreneur and co-founder of Infosys has transitioned from the private sector into public service and governance…

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Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz Strait management

July 26, 2026 admin

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Sunday (July 26, 2026) it had made progress in talks with Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway crucial for oil and gas trade that both countries border. The…

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Flavio Bolsonaro gets party nod to take on Lula in Brazil polls

July 26, 2026 admin

Brazil’s right-wing Liberal Party on Saturday (July 26, 2026) formally nominated Flavio Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator and son of imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, as its candidate in the October Presidential election. He is set to face off against leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, who is seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term and has…

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Former Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy shifted to Yashoda Hospital after cardiac arrest

July 26, 2026 admin

BRS former MLA from Narsampet Peddi Sudarshan Reddy. File photo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader and former Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, who reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, was shifted to Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad after receiving emergency treatment at a private hospital in Hanamkonda on Sunday. Upon…

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Russian and Ukrainian strikes kill at least 10

July 26, 2026 admin

This photo provided by Ukraine’s 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanised Brigade press service and taken Saturday, July 25, 2026, shows the damaged centre of the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least 10 people on Sunday (July 26, 2026), with Kyiv saying Moscow attacked…

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TNPL organisers promise better pitches, exciting contests

July 26, 2026 admin

As the TNPL gears up for a milestone season this year with the 10th edition set to get underway from August 4 in Dindigul, the organisers have promised better pitches to ensure the action on the field is exciting. The TNPL has helped unearth promising talents from the state to play for IPL franchises and…

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Cuban President accuses U.S. of seeking to seize island

July 26, 2026 admin

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends a ceremony marking National Rebellion Day, which commemorates the start of the 1953 uprising against U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista that ignited the Cuban Revolution, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday (July 26, 2026) denounced Washington’s pressure campaign against…

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Zelenskyy says Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korean troops for Ukraine war

July 26, 2026 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country. Preparations for the extra troops are being made in Russia’s Voronezh region near the frontier with Ukraine, Mr. Zelenskyy said in a…

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AITA EGM held in a cordial atmosphere

July 26, 2026 admin

Justice Gita Mittal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) is understood to have been held in a cordial atmosphere in New Delhi on Sunday. Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal, the Delhi High Court-appointed administrator tasked with bringing the AITA’s constitution in line with…

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MEA advisory urges Indian seafarers to assess security risks before taking jobs in Black Sea region

July 26, 2026 admin

A cargo vessel leaves a port in the Black Sea. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after another cargo vessel carrying Indian crew was attacked in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday (July 26, 2026) issued an advisory urging Indian seafarers to “carefully assess security risks” before…

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