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Rebels of the National Liberation Army (ELN). | Photo Credit: Reuters Two rebels were killed in airstrikes ordered by Colombia’s new government, a military source told AFP on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), after Bogota pledged to fight a scourge of violence gripping the nation. A decade after landmark peace accords, pockets of Colombia are still…
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits the Russian Navy’s guided missile cruiser Varyag as he oversees the final stage of a Pacific Fleet’s naval drills on far eastern Sakhalin Island on August 12, 2026. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) | Photo Credit:…
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The Telangana government has given a go-ahead to three major road infrastructure projects in Hyderabad under the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) mode, at a tender contract value of ₹242.72 crore. According to the orders issued by the Metropolitan Area & Urban Development Department on Wednesday, the projects comprise construction of a left-arm down ramp for…
Sachin Baby. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. RAGU : There was a time in his career when Sachin Baby could do no wrong. It was as though he was writing the script. He was scoring mountains of runs and, as captain, led Kerala to its first-ever Ranji Trophy final. His rich vein of form…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The current UPI framework appears financially unsustainable and risks undermining critical investments in cybersecurity, fraud prevention and network infrastructure, due to inadequate subsidies, the Standing Committee on Finance told Parliament on Wednesday. In response, the government said it was currently looking at two ways…
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Germany is interested to purchase green hydrogen from India as well as expand their engagement for renewable energy, Georg Enzweiler, Chargé D’ Affaires of the German Mission in India told The Hindu. “India has the resources to produce green hydrogen which we could buy to cover our energy needs back home and not be dependent…
The Sports Ministry’s suspension of the Table Tennis Federation of India’s (TTFI) recognition has left Indian paddlers facing a host of immediate questions, even as the administration of the sport prepares to move to an ad-hoc arrangement. What happens to Asian Games participation? India’s participation in the Asian Games is unlikely to be affected. However,…
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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on the capital Khartoum and other Army-controlled cities on Wednesday (august 12, 2026), in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between its regular military, led by Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF,…
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The Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Director-General of Prisons and Correctional Services Alok Kumar has ordered a departmental inquiry to trace the source of the mobile phone and SIM card allegedly used by former Hassan MP and convicted sexual assault accused Prajwal Revanna inside Bengaluru Central Prison at…
The Opposition Left Democratic Front at the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has slammed Mayor V.V.Rajesh over claims regarding his U.S. trip. LDF Parliamentary Party leader S.P.Deepak accused him of misleading the public by making tall claims on a private visit. “The Mayor, who went on a private visit at the invitation of an American Malayali association is…