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For the first time, the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) is procuring various assistive devices and mobility aids, including retrofitted petrol scooters, for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department. Nearly 15 tenders have been floated by the TNMSC after the department asked it to undertake the procurements. The TNMSC was set up with…
Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Some in Iran call him the “eternal candidate”. Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaee, now 71, ran for President of Iran three times — 2009, 2013 and 2021. The former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has always remained an institutional insider and an ideologically committed apparatchik of the Islamic Republic,…
Salem Spartans all-rounder M. Mohammed gave a no-holds-barred response when asked to sum up his side’s disappointing TNPL Season 10 campaign. Spartans secured just a solitary win to finish bottom of the pile. “On paper, our team looks really good. We have about eight players who have played for Tamil Nadu… there are players who have been…
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The Commissioner of Collegiate Education has issued a showcause notice to the Joint Director (Planning and Development), Directorate of Collegiate Education, seeking an explanation for having sent a letter to principals of all government colleges directing them to take action to prevent students from participating in protests organised by Left parties and the Cockroach Janata…
Se-young celebrates her victory over Wang in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The men’s singles final will crown a new badminton World champion. The women’s title clash will pit the defending champion against a three-time victor. In men’s singles, 21-year-old Alex Lanier will face Japan’s Kodai Naraoka for a world title neither…
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Jaiveer Mahendru, with four points, emerged as the sole leader in the Open section after the fourth round of the Asian junior chess championship here. In the girls’ event, Pratitee Bordoli and Leyla Shohradova shared the lead with four points each. Five rounds remain. Important results (fourth round): Open: Jaiveer Mahendru 4 bt Aaditya Dhingra…
Rohit won the gold with a personal best. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Rohit Yadav spectacularly pushed his personal best to 87.68m to take the men’s javelin gold while 19-year-old sprinter Abinaya Rajarajan gave a dazzling performance to clock 11.34s and win the women’s 100m with a National under-20 record in the $75,000 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at…
The VII Additional District and Sessions Court in Puttur sentenced a 64-year-old man, Abdullah, to five years’ simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2020. The judge, Sumangala Chakalabbi, also imposed a fine of ₹35,000 on Abdullah for offences under Sections 354A(1) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code…
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Villagers during a protest against workers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who tried to visit a government school as part of their ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, in Bagru village, Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday (August 21, 2026). | Photo Credit: PTI An uneasy calm prevails in the nondescript Rampura-Kanwarpura village near Jaipur, a day after…
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Armed men abducted over 60 worshippers from a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state during Friday (August 21, 2026) prayers, police said on Saturday (August 22, 2026), in the latest mass kidnapping in a region plagued by violent gangs. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said the attackers stormed Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of the…
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