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England’s James Willstrop, a former World No,1 has been named the foreign coach of the Indian senior (men & women) squash team for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) from September 19 to October 4. The 43-year-old will reach Chennai on September 17 and will fly with the Indian team the next…
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Veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Friday (August 21, 2026) sworn in as Bangladesh’s 23rd President. Mr. Alamgir, a longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was administered the oath of office by Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, the official office-cum-residence of…
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Peeyush Dubey, GCL chairperson. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Global Chess League, the fourth edition of which opens at Bengaluru on September 5, is aiming to bring the mind sport closer to the common man even as it is attracting new investors, including a football World Cup winner. The GCL chairperson Peeyush Dubey is…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has issued one observation to AuroPeptides, the peptide API manufacturing subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma, following a routine inspection of its facility in Sangareddy district near Hyderabad from August 17 to 21. The observation relates to facility and equipment maintenance and does not pertain to data integrity or…
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‘Sowcar’ Janaki was, until her demise, probably the oldest surviving south Indian actor, and was known for her versatile roles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. The name ‘Sowcar’ became part of her name when she made her film debut in Shavukaru, a Telugu film directed by L.V. Prasad. In Tamil, her entry began with…
India’s retirement-income replacement rate is currently around 35–40%, compared with a roughly 60% level globally, according to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman S. Ramann, as the regulator seeks to cover 30 crore people through the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) over the next four to five years. “Roughly,…
Alleppey Ripples’ Mohammed Azharuddeen took apart the Trivandrum Royals attack in his match-winning innings. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement T.S. Vinil’s spell set up Ripples’ win with a fiery spell. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Left-arm pacer T.S. Vinil’s fiery spell upfront and Mohammed Azharuddeen’s blitzkrieg during the chase powered Alleppey Ripples to an eight-wicket win over Trivandrum Royals in the Kerala Cricket League at…
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A team of NDRF and Fire and Rescue Services personnel participating in a drill to test response to train disaster at Goods Shed in Tiruchi on Friday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY The Tiruchi Railway Division conducted a full-scale joint disaster management mock exercise at the Tiruchi Goods Yard here on Friday along with the…
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There was always something unmistakably independent about Sowcar Janaki. Even at 90, she did not seem particularly interested in the revelry that usually surrounds a milestone birthday. In the conversation I had with her in 2021, at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic ahead of her 90th birthday, she was more concerned about the health of…
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