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India finished fourth at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which concluded last week on August 2, with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. The result came despite the absence of several sports disciplines that have historically supplied the bulk of India’s Commonwealth haul, marking another chapter in a medal history…
M.P. Parameswaran | Photo Credit: via Facebook page 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…
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Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country’s nearly 14-year war. It was the first conviction against Assad, who was…
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A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad was scheduled to hear a group of petitions on August 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: The Hindu Justice Gautam Ankhad of the Bombay High Court recused himself on Monday (August 10, 2026) from a bench hearing petitions filed by political parties and…
Hindutva ideologue T. G. Mohandas appears for questioning at the Cyber Police station at Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate has come down heavily on the police for failing to issue a mandatory notice before arresting Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas, who was…
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A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, on August 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak…
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Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS, seeks Amit Shah’s reply on alleged police action against students Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on alleged police action against students during a protest held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 20,…
Glaciers look still — but in reality they are constantly moving as they slowly carry ice from high mountains to the lower reaches. A new study has reported that glaciers in the Zanskar region of Ladakh are now moving more slowly than they did 30 years ago, offering new clues about how climate change is…
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While a section of the public continue to demand a metro rail in the city, another section has mooted metro rail connecting Coimbatore with the nearby cities and towns. File. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The story so far: Coimbatore Metro Rail, a mass rapid transit system, was mooted for Coimbatore 16 years ago, in…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI Expressing anguish over repeated disruption of proceedings, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) asked the government and the Opposition to arrive at a common ground so…