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A 10% hike in import duty seems to have triggered the rise in smuggling attempts. (Photo for representation) The Customs department has seized 8 kg of gold costing more than ₹11 crore allegedly smuggled through airports in Kerala in the past one week, the agency said on Sunday (August 2, 2026). The seizures were made…
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Tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded and partly submerged off the coast of Oman, leaking crude oil into the sea. | Photo Credit: Pléiades © CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS via AP Satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press show that a sanctioned tanker carrying nearly a million barrels of oil appears to be increasingly submerged in…
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IRDAI | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed all insurers, except reinsurers, to submit information every month on their premium income, investment income and claims paid to the government for the purpose of Index of Service Production (ISP). The details are needed to facilitate data requirements…
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The Department of Computer Science at Parvathaneni Brahmayya Siddhartha College of Arts and Science, Vijayawada, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ritebook Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, to strengthen industry-academia collaboration and enhance students’ technical skills. Head of the Department of Computer Science T.S. Ravi Kiran said the partnership would facilitate the establishment…
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On Saturday, inflow into the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur reduced to 10,808 cusecs from Friday’s inflow of 13,674 cusecs. The dam’s water level stood at 78.03 feet against its full reservoir level of 120 feet. The storage level stood at 40.02 tmcft compared to its full capacity of 93.47 tmcft. The amount of water discharged from the…
An inside view at one of the NMDC iron ore mine | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s largest iron ore producer NMDC has reduced the price of the commodity by ₹200 per tonne, effective August 8. It is the second consecutive month the State-owned mining major has slashed the price of key raw material for…
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Trainer P.S. Chouhan’s ward Ultimo, ridden by Dashrath Singh, won the Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy, the feature event of Saturday’s (Aug. 8) races. The winner is owned by M/s. Rajesh Monga & Manav Monga. 1. WESTERN INDIA TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION TROPHY (Div. II) (1,200m): ESTEBAN (Avinash Paswan) 1, Spotlight (Sandesh) 2, Majestic Warrior (J….
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Joel Davies. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images Joel Davies is one of Australia’s promising spinners coming through the ranks and made his T20 International debut against Bangladesh in June. The youngster made an impressive debut, striking with his second ball, and finished with excellent figures of three for 17 in Chattogram. The 22-year-old…
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Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes. File | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal have signed Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes on a four-year contract with a further one-year option, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday (August 8, 2026). The North London club have agreed a deal reported by British media to be worth around 75 million pounds ($101.16…
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The five-year-old gelding Bhairava, who won well in his last outing, should score an encore in the Telangana and Andhra Sub Area Trophy, the main event of Sunday’s (Aug. 9) races. 1. SULTAN PHEROZE PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II), 1.35 p.m.: 1. Daryoosh (5) Afro K 56, 2. Mantle Plume…
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