Month: August 2026

₹24,210 crore railway projects covering 1,481 km underway in TG, AP: SCR GM

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₹24,210 crore railway projects covering 1,481 km underway in TG, AP: SCR GM

South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava on Thursday informed that 1,481 km of new line, doubling and tripling projects are currently under progress at an estimated cost of ₹24,210.18 crore across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under the zone’s jurisdiction. He said that 14 trains have been extended to various terminals, 56 trains…

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Domestic tourism cushions India as West Asia crisis, high airfares hit international travel

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Domestic tourism cushions India as West Asia crisis, high airfares hit international travel

Travel & Tourism Fair, Mumbai 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s domestic tourism market is emerging as a key cushion for the travel and tourism sector as the West Asia crisis, currency fluctuations, visa challenges and a sharp rise in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) push up international airfares and reshape traveller preferences, industry officials…

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Akhil Joyan’s mortal remains to reach Kasaragod on August 24

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₹24,210 crore railway projects covering 1,481 km underway in TG, AP: SCR GM

The mortal remains of Akhil Joyan, a marine crew member who was killed in a Russian attack on a vessel in Ukrainian waters, will be brought home on August 24, according to an official communication received by the Kannur District Collector from the Indian Embassy in Kyiv and NORKA. The body will be transported by…

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MMDR Amendment Act set to encourage fresh capital investment, bring tax uniformity

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MMDR Amendment Act set to encourage fresh capital investment, bring tax uniformity

NMDC CMD and FICCI Mining Committee Chair Amitava Mukherjee | Photo Credit: PTI The MMDR Amendment Act, 2026 is expected to address long-standing operational challenges in the mining sector by bringing greater uniformity and predictability to the levy regime, FICCI Mining Committee Chair and NMDC CMD Amitava Mukherjee said on Thursday. The amendment to the…

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TNPL | Tushar starts and Pradosh finishes as Tamizhans get past Panthers

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Tushar’s early onslaught made Pradosh’s job that much easier. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Tushar Raheja (48, 17b, 7×6) sparkled on his captaincy debut as he led from the front in iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans’ four-wicket win over Madurai Panthers in the TNPL-10 match at the MAC Stadium here on Thursday. He was well supported by…

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ATHLETICS | WA Silver meet a good preparatory platform, say Indian long jumpers

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ATHLETICS | WA Silver meet a good preparatory platform, say Indian long jumpers

Ancy Sojan speaks on Thursday at the press conference ahead of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet to be held at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday, August 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: x@sports_odisha Ace long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Ancy Sojan think the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet, to be held at…

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Revive Veerapandi Railway Station, residents urge govt.

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₹24,210 crore railway projects covering 1,481 km underway in TG, AP: SCR GM

Backed by Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, residents of Bilichi Panchayat have voiced their demand for revival of the defunct Veerapandi Railway Station (Code: VRPT). Since the closure of the halt station decades back, rail passengers from Veerapandi and surroundings find themselves forced to depend only on bus services at much higher travel fare. Else, they have…

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IRDAI bars Acko General, Niva Bupa Health from opening new branches for exceeding EoM limits

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IRDAI bars Acko General, Niva Bupa Health from opening new branches for exceeding EoM limits

Insurance regulator IRDAI has barred Niva Bupa Health Insurance and Acko General Insurance from opening new branches for six months after finding that both insurers exceeded the permissible Expenses of Management (EoM) limits for 2024-25. They were “warned for failure to remain within prescribed EoM limits and directed not to open any new place of…

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Venue change an acknowledgement that domestic cricket needs audience

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Venue change an acknowledgement that domestic cricket needs audience

The Duleep Trophy was held behind closed doors last season. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain On Duleep Trophy matchdays at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) on the outskirts of Bengaluru last year, there was a familiar sight. A small group of enthusiastic fans would gather near the gates, hoping to watch some of the…

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Sajjan Kumar death: Commissions, committees that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

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Sajjan Kumar death: Commissions, committees that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar leaves a Delhi court in 2010 after appearing in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence after being convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, died on Thursday (August 20, 2026). He was convicted only in…

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