Month: August 2026

Dickwella returns to Sri Lanka Test squad; offspinner Nuwantha gets maiden call-up

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Dickwella returns to Sri Lanka Test squad; offspinner Nuwantha gets maiden call-up

Niroshan Dickwell | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella returned to Sri Lanka’s red-ball set up after three years, while off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha earned his maiden call-up as the hosts named a 16-member squad for the first Test against India. Dickwella, who last played a Test against New Zealand in 2023, is in line…

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Hayden backs Gill to rise to Test challenge, says India has ‘job to do’ ahead of WTC final

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Hayden backs Gill to rise to Test challenge, says India has ‘job to do’ ahead of WTC final

Matthew Hayden. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has backed India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill to handle the challenges facing the team in the longer format, saying the skipper is “a wonderful young man and a good leader” despite India’s indifferent start to the ongoing World Test…

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Karnataka Bandh unlikely to disrupt normal life as most organisations extend only moral support

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Karnataka Bandh unlikely to disrupt normal life as most organisations extend only moral support

Normal life is unlikely to be affected on Thursday (August 13) despite the bandh call given by Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj against the directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, as most organisations have extended only moral support to the call. The bandh, scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., is unlikely to affect…

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Keelkattalai lake restored, eco-park work completed

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Keelkattalai lake restored, eco-park work completed

The project was inaugurated by KONE Elevator India managing director Amit Gossain, in the presence of Pallavaram MLA J. Kamatchi and Exnora representatives. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Exnora International Foundation, in partnership with KONE Elevator India, recently completed the restoration of Keelkattalai Lake and the development of its eco park, turning the waterbody into…

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Moment of reckoning for Gill — the skipper and the batter

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Moment of reckoning for Gill — the skipper and the batter

Test captaincy has sat agreeably on Shubman Gill’s slender shoulders thus far, but his biggest examinations lie ahead of him. Starting with the first of two Tests against Sri Lanka, at the picturesque Galle International Stadium. Gill wasn’t a surprise choice as skipper when Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement in May last year. Yes,…

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Jagadeesan sizzles as Super Gillies revive TNPL campaign

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Jagadeesan sizzles as Super Gillies revive TNPL campaign

Chepauk Super Gillies captain N. Jagadeesan led from the front as the team posted a win against Salem Spartans. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN With its Tamil Nadu Premier League campaign threatening to drift, Chepauk Super Gillies found a way to steady the ship. Captain N. Jagadeesan led the 183-run chase with an aggressive knock…

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Messi event row: govt. may order probe

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Messi event row: govt. may order probe

The State government is likely to order a probe into the alleged irregularities and procedural lapses in the previous LDF government’s efforts to bring football legend Lionel Messi and the Argentina team to the State. Indicating the possibility of an investigation, Sports Minister O.J. Janeesh on Wednesday rejected former minister V. Abdurahiman’s defence of the…

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Railway families face uncertainty after bifurcation of Waltair Division

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Railway families face uncertainty after bifurcation of Waltair Division

A view of the South Coast Railway Zone’s headquarters in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Photo : K R Deepak | Photo Credit: KR DEEPAK Families of railway staff who previously belonged to the unified Waltair Division under East Coast Railway (ECoR) are facing uncertainty over their future living arrangements following the division’s bifurcation….

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India, Southern African customs bloc revive trade pact talks

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India, Southern African customs bloc revive trade pact talks

India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union ⁠signed terms of reference on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) to start talks on a preferential trade agreement, as New Delhi seeks lower tariffs on exports including cars, pharmaceuticals and ‌industrial machinery. The move revives talks between India and SACU, comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini,…

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ILO report paints a grim picture of youth employment prospects

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The recovery witnessed in youth labour markets after the COVID-19 pandemic has stalled, according to the ‘Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the Future’ report prepared by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report, released in Geneva on Wednesday (August 12, 2026), also noted that slowing global economic growth, diminished job creation, geopolitical…

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