Month: August 2026

Modernised ‘102 Thalli Bidda Express’ vehicles flagged off in Tirupati

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Modernised ‘102 Thalli Bidda Express’ vehicles flagged off in Tirupati

District Collector Dr. S. Venkateswar, along with MLA Arani Srinivasulu and former Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi, flagging off modernised “102 Thalli Bidda Express” vehicles in Tirupati on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR As part of the State-wide launch of the modernised “102 Thalli Bidda Express” vehicles, District Collector Dr. S. Venkateswar flagged off…

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Attackers kill 60 people in South Sudan cattle raid: local official

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Attackers kill 60 people in South Sudan cattle raid: local official

Armed attackers have killed at least 60 people in central South Sudan, according to local officials and media, in the country’s latest deadly cattle raid. The young nation has long been plagued by violent cattle raids but is now also seeing clashes between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and forces loosely allied with the…

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World

NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme

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NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme

According to NASA, the programme envisages building humanity’s first outpost on another celestial body near the lunar South Pole. | Photo Credit: Antranik Tavitian National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its Moon Base programme. At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space…

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Science

UCI para-cycling track event – The Hindu

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UCI para-cycling track event – The Hindu

Proud moment: Dhumal, Vasani and Arshad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Indian para-cyclists won 12 medals at the UCI para-cycling track event in Odense, Denmark. Andhra Pradesh’s Arshad Shaikh led the medal haul with six — individual time trial (silver), 200m sprint (bronze), elimination (gold), individual pursuit (silver), scratch (silver) and elimination (gold). Gujarat’s 17-year-old…

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Sports

Watch: India’s Russian oil imports hit 48% as U.S. readies 100% tariffs

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Watch: India’s Russian oil imports hit 48% as U.S. readies 100% tariffs

Russia’s share of India’s crude oil imports hit an all-time high of 48% in June 2026, even as the United States moves closer to imposing tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas. India imported 8.7 million metric tonnes of Russian crude in June, while overall crude imports fell sharply. The…

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Tirunelveli Corporation councillor suspended for ‘whistling’ during council meeting

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Tirunelveli Corporation councillor suspended for ‘whistling’ during council meeting

Tirunelveli Corporation Councillor A. Allah Pitchai with the whistle. | Photo Credit: A. Shaikmohideen A Councillor of Tirunelveli Corporation was suspended from attending the next two meetings for whistling during the council meeting held here on Monday (August 10, 2026). Ward 19 Councillor A. Allah Pitchai, who defected from DMK to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)…

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The BCCI asks the right question, but might not like the answer

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The BCCI asks the right question, but might not like the answer

As the Indian team prepares to take on Sri Lanka, the focus is on the players who are not in the team. Jasprit Bumrah (left knee ‘niggle’), Sai Sudharsan (stress reaction in right foot and toe), Hardik Pandya (quadriceps, setback in recovery), Harshit Rana (muscle strain sustained after return from right knee ligament injury and…

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Sports

Cricket could go the football way, feels Rhodes

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Cricket could go the football way, feels Rhodes

Jonty Rhodes and Bollywood actor John Abraham during a promotional event in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Jonty Rhodes believes the growing dominance of franchise-based T20 cricket could leave bilateral One-Day Internationals fighting for relevance, even as the 50-over World Cup ensures the format retains a place on the international calendar. The South Africa…

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