Month: August 2026

Vizag to host BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting on August 22, 23

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Vizag to host BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting on August 22, 23

District Collector Abhishikth Kishore has directed officials to make strong security and protocol arrangements for the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting-2026, comprising the Sports Working Group meeting and the Sports Ministers’ meeting, to be held in Visakhapatnam on August 22 and 23. Chairing a meeting with officials at the Collectorate on Monday evening to review arrangements…

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TNPL: Little to separate teams as action shifts to Chennai

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TNPL: Little to separate teams as action shifts to Chennai

Kovai Kings captain Shahrukh acknowledged that his team was in a must-win situation. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The margin for error is razor-thin after 20 games as the TNPL-10 caravan shifts to Chennai for the business end of the tournament. Only Net Run Rate (NRR) separates the second-placed team and the fifth-placed outfit as…

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Jagadeesan and Shahrukh open up about challenges – The Hindu

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Super Gillies, led by Jagadeesan, are coming off a win over table topper Panthers. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU As seasoned Tamil Nadu cricketers, N. Jagadeesan and Shahrukh Khan have weathered the full spectrum of the sport’s highs and lows. Ahead of their Tuesday’s TNPL match, the Chepauk Super Gillies skipper and his Vida Kovai Kings…

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Large areas of Kolkata and its surroundings waterlogged due to torrential rains

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Large areas of Kolkata and its surroundings waterlogged due to torrential rains

Commuters on two-wheelers wade through a waterlogged road amid heavy rain in Kolkata on August 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was witnessed at several parts of the state due to a well-marked low-pressure system over the Northwest Bay of Bengal. Normal life came to a standstill in Kolkata on…

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OBC column missing from census questionnaire, says Congress

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OBC column missing from census questionnaire, says Congress

Census Enumerators seen during door-to-door survey. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Congress on Monday (August 17, 2026) accused the Modi government of deliberately excluding the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from the census questionnaire, alleging that the omission was part of a “deep conspiracy” to keep the community’s actual population out of official…

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Hockey World Cup: England exposes India’s shortcomings

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Hockey World Cup: England exposes India’s shortcomings

England’s Stuart Rushmere and Nicholas Bandurak celebrate the opening goal. | Photo Credit: AFP The visuals, under the gloomy skies here at the Wagener Stadion, painted quite the picture. Late in the third quarter, England came from behind to regain the lead when Henry Croft, under little pressure from Jugraj Singh, had the time and…

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Rotating detonation engines: the science and the promises

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Rotating detonation engines: the science and the promises

Recently, India-based defence start-up D-Propulse announced that it had successfully demonstrated a rotating detonation engine at a Defence Research & Development Organisation facility in Hyderabad. A rotating detonation engine, or RDE, is an engine design that promises to use fuel more efficiently than conventional rocket engines. Launching satellites to space on rockets and carrying explosives…

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The road to E20 is not without bumps

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The road to E20 is not without bumps

India’s rapid transition to a nationwide E20 fuel regime (petrol blended with 20% anhydrous ethanol) has triggered a complex multidimensional debate at the intersection of macroeconomic energy policy, automotive engineering, supply-chain quality control, and consumer protection. While championed by the Government of India to reduce crude oil import dependency, save foreign exchange, and reduce carbon…

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Anahita and Apoorva’s emotive concert draws applause as Ragapriya music fest concludes

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Anahita and Apoorva’s emotive concert draws applause as Ragapriya music fest concludes

Anahita and Apoorva rendering a vocal concert at Ragapriya Chamber Music Club in Madurai. | Photo Credit: R, ASHOK The grand finale of the 58th anniversary concerts of Ragapriya chamber music club concluded with the vocal concert by Anahita and Apoorva. The emotive and energy filled performance drew applause from the rasikas. Anahita initiated the…

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