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L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Union Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal, CM Rekha Gupta and other dignitaries at the unveiling of the MPD-2047 in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Master Plan for Delhi-2047 was notified on Thursday, setting out a 20-year framework for housing, redevelopment, transport and urban expansion in…
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The Ernakulam General Hospital will offer a full-time neurology service from next week. Dr. Prebhudas R., Superintendent, said the service is being offered for the first time. Earlier, the facility was available only once in a week. With the launch of the new facility, specialised treatment and diagnostic services for neurological disorders will become more…
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B. Mahadevan, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology of Gleneagles Hospitals, said 73-year-old Bernath Mary of Ariyalur district and 75-year-old Theo Helene Baetens of Belgium were suffering from difficulty swallowing food and liquids. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Two patients, including a patient from Belgium, who were suffering from a rare kind of swallowing disorder,…
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Representational picture of a waveform seismograph registering a seismic movement. | Photo Credit: Reuters A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday (August 21, 2026), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time and was centred…
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The Hindu Group (THG) will launch ‘Madras Mosaic – A quiz lovers’ guide’, a special publication on the city, which is set to celebrate its 387th anniversary on August 22. The city, beloved by its residents, has a nugget of history hidden in every corner, at every turn. This book, which attempts to capture its soul,…
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BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao on Thursday warned that the party would intensify its agitation against the Revanth Reddy government until fee reimbursement dues and scholarships are released to eligible students without further delay. “If the government continues to play with the future of students by withholding fee reimbursement and scholarship funds, we will…
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Rishabh Pant isn’t a blink-and-you-miss-it circus act, but you simply can’t take your eyes off him when he is on the cricket ground. Behind the stumps, he is a veritable motormouth, interspersing advice and tips to bowlers with hilarious one-liners bereft of foul language and malice. His sense of humour is earthy and relatable, and…
Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar. FILE PHOTO | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The mandatory public hearing on the revised Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Visakhapatnam district has been scheduled for September 2, clearing a key procedural hurdle for its submission to the Centre for final approval, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar said in the…
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Contrasting games, similar fortunes — the Indian singles campaign at the badminton World Championships ended in heartbreak with P.V. Sindhu and Ayush Shetty bowing out of the competition in the pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday. The day that started with an Indian victory ended with one but the results in between left the two doubles pairs,…
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According to the government, the saplings are being geo-tagged and monitored. | Photo Credit: ANI Nearly 50 lakh saplings have been planted so far by the Forest Department, Delhi Development Authority, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other agencies against a target of 70 lakh under the annual plantation drive, according to the Delhi government. The figure was announced on Thursday (August 20)…
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