Month: August 2026

India has coal stocks to meet 62 days of power demand: Coal Ministry

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India has coal stocks to meet 62 days of power demand: Coal Ministry

India has adequate coal stocks to meet approximately 62 days of the domestic power sector’s consumption requirements, the Union Coal Ministry informed Thursday. As on August 4, thermal power plants have about 34.55 million tonnes (MT) of coal, the ministry said, adding further, about 113 MT of coal was lying at pitheads and in-transit combined….

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Business

With new SOP and software, revenue recovery in RERA cases expected to pick up pace

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With new SOP and software, revenue recovery in RERA cases expected to pick up pace

RERA-K has recently issued a circular on July 28 laying down a SOP for revenue recovery, a copy of which The Hindu has accessed. | Photo Credit: File photo Lax enforcement of revenue recovery orders issued by Real Estate Regulatory Authority – Karnataka (RERA-K) — only around 10% of the value of the Revenue Recovery…

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Nation

Telangana attracted 150 GCCs in last 20 months: IT Minister

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Telangana attracted 150 GCCs in last 20 months: IT Minister

Telangana IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu inaugurating the GCC of JLL Business Services (JBS) in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Telangana welcomed nearly 150 global capability centres (GCCs) over the last 20 months generating more than 1.5 lakh high-value technology jobs, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said here on…

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Prokofiev and African Gold excel

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Prokofiev and African Gold excel

Prokofiev and African Gold excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (August 6). Inner sand: 1200m: African Gold (R. Pradeep) 1-20.5, 1,000/1-5, 600/38. Moved impressively. Outer sand: 600m: Galahad (Shreyas) 46.5. Moved on the bit. Bulletproof (Shreyas) 46.5. Easy. 1000m: Live The Dream (Arul) 1-16.5, 600/45.5. In fine trim. 1400m: Prokofiev (Chetan)…

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Sports

Menorca and Miami Vice show out

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Menorca and Miami Vice show out

Menorca and Miami Vice showed out when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 6) morning. Inner sand: 800m: Synergy (Peter), Thunder (S.J. Sunil) 55, 600/40. They moved level freely. Ultimo (Kaviraj) Moved nicely. Ange Raphael (Santosh), Avener (Ramswarup) 57, 600/42. They were easy. Ageisjustanumber (Neeraj) 54, 600/40. Pressed. Pride’s Prince (Hamir) 53, 600/40….

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Sports

Cabbies, gig workers threaten indefinite strike in Hyderabad from August 8

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Cabbies, gig workers threaten indefinite strike in Hyderabad from August 8

One of the demands of the proposed strike is to notify Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Rules. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Cabbies and other gig workers represented by a clutch of platform-based worker unions have threatened to go on anindefinitestrike in Hyderabad from Saturday (August 8,…

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Nation

Sensex climbs 374 points on buying in Reliance, ICICI Bank; Nifty ends flat

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Sensex climbs 374 points on buying in Reliance, ICICI Bank; Nifty ends flat

Stock market benchmark indices ended on a mixed note on Thursday (August 6, 2026), with the Sensex climbing 374 points and the Nifty closing flat, drawing support from moderation in crude oil prices and buying in heavyweights Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank. After starting the session on a positive note, the 30-share BSE Sensex remained…

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Business

Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in 2013 sexual assault case

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Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in 2013 sexual assault case

Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal | Photo Credit: AFP The Bombay High Court on Thursday (August 6, 2026) convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal on charges of rape in a 2013 sexual assault case and set aside a sessions court order acquitting him. A Bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar of the HC’s…

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Rupee falls 16 paise to close at 95.24 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee falls 16 paise to close at 95.24 against U.S. dollar

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 16 paise to close at 95.24 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (August 6, 2026), on slight gains in the U.S. Dollar Index and a modest increase in U.S. treasury yields. Forex traders said the rupee was pressured by a…

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Why Kerala is witnessing a decline in winter migratory birds

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Why Kerala is witnessing a decline in winter migratory birds

From the Arctic, northern Eurasia and wetlands of Central Asia, flocks of migratory birds undertake journeys spanning thousands of kilometres to reach Kerala’s coasts, wetlands and forests every year. Among them are Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) and Tibetan Sand Plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons), which descend on sandy stretches of Vellanathuruthu in Kollam, and Northern Pintail…

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Science