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A satellite image shows craters on the runways of Abu al-Duhur airbase near Syria’s Aleppo after an Israeli attack, August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye on Thursday (August 20, 2026) denied having any military presence at an air base in north Syria struck by Israel earlier this week, and vowed to continue “resolutely”…
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The Parade Ground in Fort Kochi, which last underwent major maintenance in 2017, when it was used as a practice turf for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT As part of a broader effort to make more playgrounds accessible to the youth, the Kochi Corporation Council has passed a resolution, which…
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Former Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended for testing positive for a banned substance. Swapna, who claimed the Asian Games heptathlon gold by achieving her personal best of 6,026 points in Jakarta in 2018, has returned a positive result for endogenous steroid boldenone, according to information published by the National…
The FDA headquarters in the U.S. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Strides Pharma Science Limited on Thursday said its flagship manufacturing facility in Bengaluru has received the Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), marking the successful closure of the regulatory inspection. The USFDA conducted a current Good Manufacturing Practices…
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Age Of Reason and Don Julio pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 20) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Kimiko (Bharat) 41. Easy. Ageisjustanumber (Pranil) 41. Easy. 800m: Fire Away (Dashrath) 57, 600/42. Easy. Manwar (Zervan) 54, 600/40. Moved fluently. Liban (Nazil) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. El Nino (S.J. Sunil) 54, 600/39. Worked…
The stewards of the Hyderabad Race Club have resolved to cancel the races scheduled for August 24 (Monday) due to paucity of runners. Published – August 20, 2026 07:06 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Tanishka and Prateek with the winner’s trophies. | Photo Credit: Amol Karhadkar Tanishka Kalbhairav of Karnataka and Maharashtra’s Prateek Tulsani began the new season on a winning note, claiming the under-15 girls’ and boys’ titles respectively at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis tournament at The Sportz Hub on Thursday. In an entertaining final, 14-year-old…
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Miracle Star and Efficacy excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (August 20). Inner sand: 1000m: Regal Reality (rb) 1-8, 600/40. In fine trim. Outer sand: 600m: Solara (Salman) 46. Moved freely. Obolensky (rb) 45. Moved on the bit. 1000m: Brave Heart (Sachin) 1-13, 600/43. Impressed. 1200m: Efficacy (Shreyas) 1-28, 1,000/1-13, 600/44….
The Vadakara Special Court (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Act cases) on Thursday (August 20) granted police custody of former Perambra Block Resource Centre (BRC) teachers K. Kavya and V.P. Neeshma, two of the five accused in the Vadakara MDMA case, for further interrogation in the incident. Special investigation team members said the two would remain…
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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday (August 20, 2026) elected as the country’s new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman…
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