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Carino and New Star showed out when the horses were exercised here on Friday (Aug. 14) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Mila (Omkar), Rules (app) 41. Pair level. G Valentino (Kamble) 42. Easy. Precioso (app) 40. Easy. 800m: Mandarain Milli (rb) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. 1000m: New Star (Peter), Golden Gun (S.J. Sunil) 1-8, 800/52, 600/39….
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first official visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on Thursday (August 13, 2026), drawing immediate ire from Japan and straining diplomatic ties. This marked the first time a Russian President set foot on the territory since Dmitry Medvedev’s visit in 2010, and it ignited protests from Tokyo, which claims…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 3 paise to close at 95.42 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (August 14, 2026), due to weakness in the greenback against major rivals overseas. According to forex traders, the rupee stayed under pressure due to foreign fund outflows and rising…
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Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday (August 14, 2026) as elevated oil prices and the prolonged U.S.-Iran impasse weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 70.71 points, or 0.09%, to settle at 78,009.25. During the day, it declined 395.59 points, or 0.50%, to 77,684.37. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped…
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Dhananjaya de Silva of Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K A pitch full of runs, was the initial analysis that Dhananjaya de Silva offered in the lead-up to the first Test against India. “This will be a different pitch from the usual Galle surfaces. I feel this will help the batters a…
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The Hindu’s history and legacy are as rich as those of Chennai, said Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, and Information and Publicity Rajmohan here on Friday (August 14, 2026). While inaugurating The Hindu’s Made of Chennai Archival Photo Exhibit, ‘Madras on Stage’, at the publication’s office on Anna Salai, he said that The Hindu…
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Karunagappally MLA C.R. Mahesh Congress MLA C.R. Mahesh on Friday (August 14, 2026) apologised for travelling without wearing a seat belt, saying it was a violation of traffic rules and that he regretted the lapse. In a Facebook post, the MLA from Karunagappally in Kerala, said travelling without a seat belt was against the law and…
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Nagendra Roy alias Ananta Maharaj. File | Photo Credit: PTI Nagendra Roy alias Ananta Maharaj, a Rajya Sabha MP nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), on Friday (August 14, 2026) expressed an apology for his objectionable remarks directed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. “I am saying this by expressing my respect towards Netaji, that if…
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Indian Cricketer Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A slew of milestones will be registered when the first Test featuring India and Sri Lanka commences at the Galle International Stadium here on Saturday (August 15, 2026). This would be India’s 600th Test, the picturesque venue’s 50th Test and also Shubman Gill’s 10th Test as the Indian…
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Poland’s Iga Swiatek serves to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during a National Bank Open final tennis match, in Toronto | Photo Credit: AP Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek beat second-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday (August 13, 2026) in the National Bank Open for her first WTA Tour title of the year and 26th overall. Swiatek, from…
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