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Manwar and Blue Jet pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Aug. 11) morning. Inner sand. 600m: Gunfire (Yash) 42. Easy. 800m: South Beach (Parmar), Tonto (P. Dhebe) 55, 600/41. Pair level. Mai Tai (Bhawani) 55, 600/40. Easy. Golden Rule (app), Goomah (app) 57, 600/43. Former ended three lengths in front. Cellini (Omkar)…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee declined 13 paise to settle at 95.43 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), tracking a sharp rise in global crude oil prices amid geopolitical uncertainties. However, recent foreign capital inflows provided some support to the local unit, forex traders said. At the…
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Planning Department Principal Secretary Piyush Kumar submits the July 2026 monthly economic report to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at his camp office in Undavalli on Tuesday. X/@AndhraPradeshCM | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh recorded 10.7% economic growth in the second quarter of 2025-26 despite deficient rainfall attributed to El Nino conditions, according to…
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) as a sharp rally in crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties dented investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 388.19 points, or 0.49%, to settle at 78,154.25. During the day, it tanked 494.18 points, or 0.62%, to 78,048.26. The 50-share NSE Nifty…
A view of Stanley Reservoir at Mettur dam. | Photo Credit: File Photo The storage at Mettur Dam stood at 79.37 feet on Tuesday against the full reservoir level of 120 feet. The inflow was 8,584 cusecs and the discharge 1,500 cusecs. Published – August 11, 2026 04:56 pm IST Source link
M.P. Parameswaran. Photo courtesy: Facebook M.P. Parameswaran, former nuclear scientist who later became prominent as a CPI(M) theorist, people’s science movement activist and writer, passed away in Thrissur, Kerala, on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). He was 92. Mr. Parameswaran was one of the earliest and foremost members of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP). His ideas…
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The July data showed continued resilience in equity mutual fund investments, although the pace of inflows moderated from the previous month. Photo: magnific Equity mutual fund schemes witnessed a 15% month-on-month decline in net inflows to ₹24,697 crore in July, according to data released by industry body Amfi on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). Such schemes…
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Delhi Capitals batsman Abhishek Porel. File. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who has played for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district following allegations that he had sexual relations with a woman on the promise of marriage, an official said on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). “There…
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A man looks at a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Manizales, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP At least 111 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday (August 10, 2026) knocking down buildings across several cities and leaving others trapped in the rubble. The earthquake, which struck…
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MSC ELSA 3 wreck has caused significant marine and coastal pollution across the shores of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Director General of Shipping (DGS) and the Union government have filed a joint statement informing the Kerala High Court that a response is awaited from the Indian Navy regarding assistance for an underwater operation to…