Month: August 2026

Police record UDF leader’s statement in Kozhikode Corporation anthem row

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Police record UDF leader’s statement in Kozhikode Corporation anthem row

The police team probing the incident of two groups of councillors singing the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana and the national song, Vande Mataram, simultaneously during the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at the Kozhikode Corporation on August 15 recorded the statement of Leader of the Opposition in the council S.V. Mohammed Shameel Thangal of the…

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Delhi SIR: window to submit forms closes; 47.7 lakh voters out of draft roll

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Delhi SIR: window to submit forms closes; 47.7 lakh voters out of draft roll

A Booth Level Officer with enumeration forms in west Delhi’s Vikas Nagar area last month. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Close to 67%, or 97.4 lakh, enumeration forms distributed to Delhi’s 1.45 crore electors under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been digitised as of Monday, the last day of…

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UGC-NET retest: student organisations stage protest, demand scrapping of NTA

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UGC-NET retest: student organisations stage protest, demand scrapping of NTA

Members of students organisation staging a protest outside the NTA Office in Okhla in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Multiple student organisations held protests outside the National Testing Agency (NTA) office in Delhi on Monday, demanding that the agency be scrapped amid irregularities in the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test…

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Isolated rain likely in parts of north coastal districts for next 2 days

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Isolated rain likely in parts of north coastal districts for next 2 days

According to RMC, isolated heavy rainfall likely in Nilgiris, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, and Villupuram on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU North coastal districts are likely to continue experiencing evening thundershowers this week due to wind convergence. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast isolated heavy rainfall in various parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu…

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Time Bank initiative introduced in Anna Nagar

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Time Bank initiative introduced in Anna Nagar

The Anna Nagar branch was introduced to the public at Anna Nagar Tower Park following the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony. Padma Shri Dr. V.S. Natarajan, known for his work in geriatric medicine, formally introduced the initiative | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Anna Nagar branch of Time Bank of India was launched at Anna Nagar…

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Track tales: Southern Railway to complete construction of halt railway station at Kilambakkam by October this year

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Track tales: Southern Railway to complete construction of halt railway station at Kilambakkam by October this year

The skywalk project in progress at Kilambakkam in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Ravindran_R The halt railway station being executed by the Southern Railway in Kilambakkam is expected to be completed by October this year. The project has been delayed and one of the main reasons was the the skywalk project linking the Kilambakkam…

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Retired government doctor from Coimbatore duped of ₹98 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam

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Police record UDF leader’s statement in Kozhikode Corporation anthem row

A retired government doctor from Coimbatore was duped of ₹98 lakh after scammers posed as law enforcement officers and put her in ‘digital arrest’ for a few days. Police sources said the scammers, who posed as CBI officers, contacted the 67-year-old doctor via WhatsApp. They told her that fraudulent transactions had been detected in her…

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Devdutt Padikkal’s first salvo — a win for planning and preparation

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Devdutt Padikkal’s first salvo — a win for planning and preparation

A scrambled single to mid-off, a little leap in the air. The helmet whipped off, arms held half-aloft, his face bathed in a million-dollar smile. And just like that, Devdutt Padikkal became the 84th player to conjure a Test century for India. And it wasn’t just any hundred. It was Padikkal’s maiden three-figure knock in…

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