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Jaya, general manager of Sahodaran | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN Chennai means home. Not just a place where my house exists, but the city in itself is home. It’s a place where I came to know about Sahodaran, an NGO working to uplift LGBTQ people. I didn’t think people like me existed, but at Sahodaran,…
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The story so far: Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has taken a well-calibrated step to introduce the Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the equity cash market, aiming for fair valuation, improved depth and statistical reliability of price discovery. From an econometrics angle, it is an attempt to reduce price noise…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the inauguration of Abelardo De La Espriella as Colombia’s president. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The heads of six Arab football federations expressed their “full support” and “confidence” in Gianni Infantino on Thursday (August 13, 2026) as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job after his failed World…
Plugzmart, an EV charging technology company incubated at the IIT Madras Research Park, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest ₹100 crore to expand its manufacturing footprint, R&D capabilities, and charging infrastructure ecosystem. The MoU was signed at the Vettri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave 2026 on Thursday (August 13,…
Prosthetics for peacocks, electro acupuncture for snakes and implants for the de-feathered may seem far-fetched, but are all in a day’s work for the good folk at Bengaluru’s People For Animals Wildlife Hospital (PfA). PfA has been working behind the scenes in Bengaluru for the past 30 years, quietly rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing, furred and…
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Prosthetics for peacocks, electro acupuncture for snakes and implants for the de-feathered may seem far-fetched, but are all in a day’s work for the good folk at Bengaluru’s People For Animals Wildlife Hospital (PfA). PfA has been working behind the scenes in Bengaluru for the past 30 years, quietly rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing, furred and…
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Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday (August 14, 2026) as the prolonged U.S.-Iran impasse weighed heavily on investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 298.75 points to 77,760.21 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 74.20 points to 24,321.90. From the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Axis Bank,…
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Luigi Mangione talks to one of his lawyers in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Luigi Mangione is scheduled to be in federal court on Friday (August 14, 2026) for a hearing at which he’s expected to plead guilty in connection with the 2024 killing…
Lawmakers of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) flash V-signs as they pose for a group picture after voting on a Bill establishing a legal framework for the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 10, 2026. Parliament later passed the Bill, a major…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee gained 2 paise to 95.43 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (August 14, 2026), backed by a weaker greenback overseas. The Indian currency, however, remained under pressure due to the withdrawal of foreign funds from domestic equities and rising crude…
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