Month: August 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement, says upcoming year could be his last

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Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement, says upcoming year could be his last

A ‌five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo started his career at Sporting CP before ​competing with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo is inching closer to retirement. “This is probably my last year ​of football, and I want to ‌leave a spectacular legacy,” Ronaldo, 41, told ​Vogue in an…

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Only 3,833 out of 57,566 schools in T.N. have dedicated special educators, shows Rajya Sabha reply

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Only 3,833 out of 57,566 schools in T.N. have dedicated special educators, shows Rajya Sabha reply

Only 3,833 schools have a dedicated special educator, while there are 1,29,452 children with disabilities enrolled across Tamil Nadu, according to a reply in the Rajya Sabha. Tamil Nadu has 57,566 schools. Replying to the question of Rajya Sabha Member Rajinder Gupta recently, Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary cited the UDISE 2025-26…

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SIR helped Bihar achieve record poll turnout, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

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SIR helped Bihar achieve record poll turnout, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (August 16, 2026) said that the ‘successful’ conduct of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar last year helped to increase the voter turnout in the State Assembly election that followed. Mr. Kumar landed in Patna…

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Israel vows to go after Hezbollah as it names another killed

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Israel vows to go after Hezbollah as it names another killed

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel vowed Sunday (August 16, 2026) it would hit Hezbollah again if threatened, as it identified what it described as a commander killed in strikes a day earlier that also left several children dead. Israeli strikes on Saturday (August 16) killed 11 people in southern…

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Bhogapuram airport to welcome first flight from Hyderabad

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Only 3,833 out of 57,566 schools in T.N. have dedicated special educators, shows Rajya Sabha reply

An Indigo flight from Hyderabad will be the first flight to land at the newly established Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram. According to officials, the first day’s itinerary begins at 6 a.m. with a lamp-lighting ceremony in the check-in hall area, followed by boarding pass distribution and a ceremonial cake cutting alongside airline…

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Not going to overthink, says skipper Harmanpreet Singh about over-reliance on PCs

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Not going to overthink, says skipper Harmanpreet Singh about over-reliance on PCs

Harmanpreet scored a brace against Wales. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Harmanpreet Singh scores, India wins. But what happens when he doesn’t? Harmanpreet had a wry smile when the question was put forward to him. It’s a query he has faced countless times in his long career and one he was probably half-expecting after India’s…

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T.N. CM Vijay condemns killing of three Tamils by Karnataka Forest Dept. personnel

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T.N. CM Vijay condemns killing of three Tamils by Karnataka Forest Dept. personnel

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday night strongly condemned the killing of three Tamils in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district by the Karnataka Forest Department (in an alleged exchange of fire on Saturday). In a post on X, Mr. Vijay said Anthony Sami, John…

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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as U.S. pushes Gaza plan

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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as U.S. pushes Gaza plan

Hamas sources said on Sunday (August 16, 2026) that they expected to meet in Egypt with U.S. envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to push forward a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks after Hamas publicly signed on to the latest phase of the deal, Mr. Kushner, who is Trump’s…

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Durand Cup: SC Delhi turns the tables on Raengdai, meets East Bengal

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Durand Cup: SC Delhi turns the tables on Raengdai, meets East Bengal

East Bengal’s Dani Ramirez, right, lets one rip against Indian Army. | Photo Credit: PTI Former champion East Bengal FC edged past Indian Army FT 1-0 in the second quarterfinal of the 135th Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday. The Kolkata outfit will face Sporting Club Delhi in the semifinal…

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