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The Kuttampuzha police in Ernakulam took Arjun Ayanki into custody for allegedly threatening the SHOs of Kothamangalam and Oonnukal through social media. The police took him into custody after producing a warrant at the Thalassery Sub Jail. Ayanki, who had been in police custody for allegedly insulting the Home Minister on social media, was produced…
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The year was 2009. Denmark and Macau walked away from their bids to host the BWF World championships. The opportunity fell into India’s lap. Hyderabad had no clue at the time that it was about to stage the opening scene of a story that would take 17 years to finish telling. In 2009, the country…
Isa Guha, the first female cricketer of South Asian origin to play for England, took 148 international wickets across formats in a nine-year career with her seam bowling. The World Cup winner is now one of the game’s pioneering female commentators. Excerpts from an interview Guha gave The Hindu at Lord’s: You were a part…
Ashok Leyland reported record revenue and profit for the June-ended quarter with revenue from operations rising 10% year-on-year to ₹9,634 crore and net profit climbing 3% to ₹609 crore. However, higher commodity costs weighed on profitability, pulling the EBITDA margin down to 10.1% from 11.1% a year earlier despite record first-quarter commercial vehicle sales. On…
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India will sport a ‘new-look’ in saffron colours in the showpiece co-hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When the Indian men’s hockey team gets its World Cup campaign underway here on Saturday against Wales, casual viewers would be forgiven for mistaking it for co-host the Netherlands. The blue, which has…
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E.V. Velu | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Large-scale illegal sand mining in the dry lake bed at Malappambadi village near Tiruvannamalai, allegedly by senior DMK leader and former PWD and Highways Minister E.V. Velu, will be probed, Collector Vandana Garg has said. In an interaction with The Hindu, she said the district administration was aware of the complaints of illegal sand mining in the lake. An inquiry…
State-owned NMDC reported a nearly 2% year-on-year (YoY) increase in standalone net profit to ₹2,007.40 crore in the June quarter. The increase came on a 2% YoY jump in revenue from operations to ₹6,795.25 crore, India’s largest iron ore producer said. CMD Amitava Mukherjee said “NMDC has begun FY27 on a strong footing, with higher…
A view of Tata Group headquarters Bombay House, near Hutatma Chowk, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: The Hindu The formation of the selection committee by Tata Trusts to choose the next chairman is likely to be delayed due to restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner on Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), which has been…
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Police fending off DYFI protest march to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s MLA office in North Paravur on Friday Commotion broke out near Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s MLA office in North Paravur on Friday afternoon after the Democratic Youth Federation of India staged a protest march demanding his resignation over the alleged links of Youth Congress…
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An audit of passenger amenities and sanitation by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has revealed persistent and widespread deficiencies across Indian Railways. A joint team of CAG and railway officials conducted an audit of 512 stations, of which 458 stations (nearly 89%) were deficient in one or more minimum essential amenities, including…
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