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It was a cruel joke, but after Bangladesh were dismissed for 54 in their warm-up game in Australia, a social media post suggested they were not good enough to play there; even that Australia could win the Darwin Test in a day. Others helpfully dug up similar posts from the past from the likes of…
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The Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA) has written to the Greater Bengaluru Authority commissioner Maheshwar Rao expressing “deep disappointment and serious concern” over the move to commence white-topping work on ORR in October 2026, and government’s suggestion for “work from home” (WFH) to mitigate the impact. ‘Inconsistent move’ On August 4, more than 100…
East Bengal FC will face three tough West Asian opponents after being drawn in Group D of the AFC Champions League Two 2026-27 in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. East Bengal is grouped with Jordan champion Al Hussein SC, Iraq Stars League runner-up Al Shorta SC and Oman Professional League champion Al Seeb Club. East Bengal…
All mechanised fishing boats will indefinitely abstain from venturing into the sea for fishing from August 30 in support of their charter of demands, including immediate release of fishing boats seized and fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy. A resolution to this effect was passed by All Mechanised Fishermen Association at a consultative meeting, led…
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Market benchmark indices ended lower on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), with the Sensex falling 493 points and the Nifty dropping to 24,154.90 level, as elevated crude oil prices and fading hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in West Asia weighed heavily on investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 492.70 points, or 0.63%, to settle…
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Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday (August 18, 2026). Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people…
Arvind Kejriwal along with party leader Manish Sisodia leave from the party office as they take out a protest march to the Prime Minister’s residence against E20 fuel. File | Photo Credit: PTI AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) alleged that Delhi Police took its East Delhi Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar…
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday (August 18, 2026) to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve. The blaze charring the vast expanse of boggy peatlands, pine trees and hiking trails grew over the weekend to half the size of…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 95.68 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and lingering geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is likely to trade with a slight negative bias,…
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