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Month: August 2026
Sapling plantation drive launched at Teppakulam
Mayor M. Anbazhagan waters a sapling of tabebuia rosea as part of a plantation drive at the Teppakulam area in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An initiative to plant 200 saplings of tabebuia rosea around the Teppakulam near the base of the Rockfort was inaugurated by Mayor M. Anbazhagan and Tiruchi District Collector Pratik…
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Rupee falls 19 paise to close at 95.61 against U.S. dollar
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 19 paise to close at 95.61 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (August 17, 2026), amid weak domestic equity markets and a surge in crude oil prices. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is likely to trade with a slight negative…
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Granite stones fall at Mumbai Metro 9 site; contractor, consultants fined ₹12.5 crore
Representational image only. File Photo: X/@Dev_Fadnavis A school bus in Maharashtra’s Thane had a narrow escape on Monday (August 17, 2026) after granite stashed for the Mumbai Metro 9 Line construction work fell from a bridge in the district’s Mira Bhayandar region. No one was injured in the incident and the school bus did not…
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Track Work – The Hindu
Sovereign King and Noraiah caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Aug. 17) morning. Inner sand 600m: Starseed (T.S. Jodha) 41. Easy. 800m: Precioso (Omkar), Mila (T.S. Jodha) 57, 600/41. Former ended two lengths in front. Ashwa Ankara (Peter) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Shirsa (S.G. Prasad) 52, 600/37. Moved well. Thundering…
Nifty falls for 5th day; Sensex drops 281 points amid rising crude oil prices
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday (August 17, 2026) amid rising crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 281.09 points, or 0.36%, to settle at 77,728.16. During the day, it dropped 555.5 points, or…
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‘Unbecoming of his position’: Minister Roji M. John slams Kerala University V-C Mohanan Kunnummal for attending RSS event
Keralam Minister for Higher Education Roji M. John | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Keralam Minister for Higher Education Roji M. John on Monday (August 17, 2026) criticised University of Kerala Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal for participating in an event organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Thiruvananthapuram on August 15, 2026 while pointing out that…
Special team formed to trace missing 17-year-old
A special investigation team has been formed to trace 17-year-old Sivasurya of Chokli, who has been missing for 10 days, with a police team reaching Mysuru as part of the search and planning to proceed to Bengaluru. The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of Thalassery ASP Dr. M. Nandagopan. Chokli SI R. Ragesh…
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Six listed Indian REITs distribute ₹3,136 cr to unitholders in Q1FY27
Six listed REITs manage more than 214 million square feet of Grade A office and retail space across India | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s six publicly listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have collectively distributed ₹3,136 crore to more than 4.85 lakh unitholders during the first quarter (Q1) FY27, according to the Indian REITs…
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After killing hundreds in boat strikes, U.S. military expands campaign on land in Latin America
Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the U.S. military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the Trump administration says it is seeking to extend that lethal campaign to land, pursuing deals that would put U.S. forces on the ground in allied…