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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday (August 13, 2026), with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record. Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38…
Auqib Nabi with the Jammu and Kashmir team | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Amid a prolonged wait for his maiden India Test call-up, Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi never lost faith, continuing to perform with the belief that his chance to represent the country would eventually arrive. That opportunity finally came when Nabi…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Sakhalin region Governor Valery Limarenko during his visit to the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (August 13, 2026) visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, for the first time, drawing protests…
Hours after the Centre made public assurances that its ethanol-blended petrol was safe, India’s main auto lobby withdrew a complaint about fuel contamination it had sent to the Government a week earlier. The group said some figures needed more checks. But separate communications between industry executives, reviewed by Reuters, showed that in the preceding days,…
A notice board put up by the fishermen panchayatdars of Vizhunthamavadi village in Nappattinam district announcing the ban on youths drinking alcohol. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A fishing community in a Nagapattinam village has imposed a blanket ban on alcohol consumption by its unmarried youths and decided to penalise others who stir up trouble…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at White House. File | Photo Credit: AP White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role later this month, depriving U.S. President Donald Trump of his chief spokesperson less than three months before the November midterm elections. Ms. Leavitt has served as the…
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SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was in Nanded and after paying obeisance at Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurudwara, he had gone to another Gurdwara nearby, his party leader said on August 13, 2026. Credit: Special arrangement Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked by a person allegedly wearing the attire of…
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As many as 118 species of moths, along with a wide range of other nocturnal and diurnal insects were recorded, in the first-ever documentation of moths in Puducherry. The survey, conducted from July 23 to 26, was organised by Svarnim, Sri Aurobindo Society, with the support of volunteers as part of the National Moth Week,…
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N. Chandrasekaran announced he would step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends on February 20, 2027. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, which controls 27.9% holdings in Tata Sons, has accepted the resignation of Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran and initiated process to search for his…
The rape and murder of the on-duty doctor at R G Kar Hospital on August 9, 2024, had triggered massive protests across the State. File | Photo Credit: PTI Nirmal Ghosh’s arrest comes days after the Barrackpore City Police, as per the CM’s direction, lodged a fresh FIR for the alleged hurried cremation of the victim’s…