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Rescuers recover a trapped victim from the rubble at the scene of a landslip in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing area on Sunday, July 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Rescuers pulled another three bodies from the rubble of a landslide in southwestern China on Friday (July 24, 2026), bringing the toll to 14,…
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Alvaro Robles and Syndrela Das in action in the semifinal against Dabang Delhi. | Photo Credit: Butterfly UTT Spanish veteran Alvaro Robles starred with another flawless display as Dempo Goa Challengers outclassed Dabang Delhi TTC 8-2 to storm into its third Ultimate Table Tennis final in four seasons at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor…
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Romania’s President Nicusor Dan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Romania shot down a drone in its airspace on Friday (July 24, 2026), its president said, a first since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The NATO member bordering Ukraine has seen frequent drone incursions, including drones crashing on its soil, since the start…
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Smoke rises after explosions were heard and air defences were activated near the airport in Erbil, on July 24, 2026. Several blasts sounded on July 24 near Erbil airport, which hosts U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said. | Photo Credit: AFP Kurdish forces said the U.S.-led coalition shot down…
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BRS leader T. Harish Rao checking power supply records (log book) at Solepet substation in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district on Friday. HYDERABAD Deputy Floor Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the Assembly T. Harish Rao alleged that the Congress Government had failed in ensuring uninterrupted power supply, available water for irrigation to the agriculture sector,…
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Maruti New Brezza to make further inroads in Indian compact SUV market | Photo Credit: The Hindu To capitalise on the fast-growing compact SUV market in India, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Friday launched the upgraded Brezza Turbo Boosterjet at price staring from ₹7.4 lakhs (ex-showroom). This segment, which now accounts for 30% of the passenger…
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Minister for Natural Resources, Minerals and Mines T.K. Prabhu announced that strict new regulatory measures to curb illegal mining were being implemented and drone surveys would now be mandatory before and after quarry operations across Tamil Nadu. He spoke to reporters following a government function here on Friday. “We are continuously investigating the mineral resource…
Anil Aldrin, Rahul Dravid and Sandeep Somesh go down memory lane. | Photo Credit: Aarav Shisodia Former India cricket team captain Rahul Dravid got the chance to indulge in nostalgia when he visited St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (SJCC) here on Friday. Dravid, perhaps SJCC’s most famous alumnus, held centrestage in the inauguration ceremony of…
The Israeli military shot and killed four Palestinians in the village of Tell in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday (July 24, 2026), raising tensions in the occupied territory after an Israeli settler was killed in a confrontation with local residents. Two other Israelis and four more Palestinians were wounded,…
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Generic drugmaker Laurus Labs’ consolidated net profit more than doubled year-on-year (YoY) to ₹361.99 crore for the June quarter, driven by a 29% jump in revenue. Revenue from operations rose to ₹2,026.31 crore, supported by a 67% surge in CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) business to ₹870 crore. Within CDMO, small molecules segment grew…