Month: August 2026

Noida workers’ stir: activists demand release of those still in jail

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Noida workers’ stir: activists demand release of those still in jail

A protest in New Delhi on Tuesday against the arrest of individuals in connection with the workers’ stir in April. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Student leaders and activists on Tuesday held a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the release of people arrested in connection with the workers’ agitation in Noida in April. The protest was organised by Campaign…

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Delhi Police issue advisory on road closures tomorrow; security beefed up

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Delhi Police issue advisory on road closures tomorrow; security beefed up

Police personnel deployed at Red Fort ahead of 80th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Several key roads will remain closed to traffic near Red Fort from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday for the Independence Day full-dress rehearsal. Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters to use alternative routes…

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30 teams to compete in 16th Junior Women’s National Hockey in Pune

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30 teams to compete in 16th Junior Women’s National Hockey in Pune

The division-based format will see teams battle not only for the title but also for promotion to a higher division. Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A total of 30 teams will participate across three divisions in the 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 to get underway in Pune from…

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T.N. govt. allocates ₹828.36 crore for MLACDS

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T.N. govt. allocates ₹828.36 crore for MLACDS

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order allocating ₹828.36 crore for implementing the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme (MLACDS) for 2026-27. A Government Order to this effect was issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. The amount sanctioned will be used for implementing the select list of works that fall…

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Afghanistan seal 2027 World Cup berth, West Indies to go through qualifiers again

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Afghanistan seal 2027 World Cup berth, West Indies to go through qualifiers again

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and other team members during an ODI match against India. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with ​a win over Ireland on Monday, ‌leaving twice champions West Indies to go ​through qualifiers for the third ⁠successive edition of the 50-overs tournament. The…

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Labourers’ deaths put spotlight back on construction site safety

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Labourers’ deaths put spotlight back on construction site safety

Two workers were killed and three injured after a 20-foot-deep soil wall collapsed at an underpass construction site near Bengaluru’s Dr Rajkumar Memorial. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The death of two labourers at a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) construction site on Tuesday has once again put the spotlight on safety violations at construction sites…

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Nations Cup was a great success, now determined to win World Cup: Salima Tete

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Nations Cup was a great success, now determined to win World Cup: Salima Tete

This photograph taken on July 16, 2026 shows Salima Tete, captain of the Indian women’s national hockey team speaking with AFP during a practice session at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: AFP Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete believes the team’s recent Nations Cup triumph has given the…

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Chaminda Vaas on fast bowling, moving into mentorship and coaching, the 1996 World Cup and modern cricket

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Chaminda Vaas on fast bowling, moving into mentorship and coaching, the 1996 World Cup and modern cricket

Chaminda Vaas was never purely about raw pace or theatrical intimidation. He was about craft. A left-arm seamer with immaculate control, subtle movement and relentless accuracy, Vaas could make a new ball swing, seam or move sharply inward into a batsman before settling into the kind of pressure that eventually broke them. Vaas took 355…

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Virat’s intensity inspires 5 others to stretch limits when fielding with him: T Dilip

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Virat’s intensity inspires 5 others to stretch limits when fielding with him: T Dilip

Former India fielding coach T Dilip says Virat Kohli’s relentless intensity has a contagious effect on the team and pushes at least five other players to “stretch their limits” whenever they share the ground with him. Dilip, whose nearly five-year stint with the Indian team ended after the recent tour of England, also lauded Kohli’s…

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Gurnoor could be India’s X-Factor in Bumrah’s absence: Maharoof

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Gurnoor could be India’s X-Factor in Bumrah’s absence: Maharoof

Former Sri Lanka allrounder Farveez Maharoof feels rookie pacer Gurnoor Brar could be the ‘X-Factor’ in absence of Jasprit Bumrah and says he would be tempted to hand the 26-year-old his Test debut in the two-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on Saturday. Under pressure following home series defeat to South Africa, fifth-placed…

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