Month: August 2026

Post-Paris journey full of ups and downs, but I chose to continue: Lovlina

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Post-Paris journey full of ups and downs, but I chose to continue: Lovlina

Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medalist in the women’s 75kg category, boxer Lovlina Borgohain being felicitated by SAI Guwahati during a function, in Guwahati on Wednesday (August 5, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain says continuing her boxing career after the Paris Games is one of her biggest achievements, having battled injuries,…

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Sports

Quantum shift: On private industry and national research spending

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Quantum shift: On private industry and national research spending

The Department of Science and Technology’s latest figures on India’s research profile record a milestone. In 2023-24, private industry accounted for 51.8% of national research spending — a first in India’s history — overtaking all tiers of government combined for the first time. Moreover, industry now employs more core researchers than government institutions. Transport firms…

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Science

Taslima Nasrin’s return to Kolkata: the politics behind the ‘homecoming’

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Taslima Nasrin’s return to Kolkata: the politics behind the ‘homecoming’

The Suvendu Adhikari govt. has projected Taslima Nasrin’s return to Kolkata after 19 years as one of its biggest achievements. | Photo Credit: File photo It does not happen often that posters are put up in the city to welcome a writer who has been away for almost two decades. But Kolkata, unlike other cities,…

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Nation

Pakistan beats West Indies to end 8-match overseas losing streak in test matches

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Pakistan beats West Indies to end 8-match overseas losing streak in test matches

Sajid Khan of Pakistan bowls during the third day of the second Test match between West Indies and Pakistan at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan ended its eight-match losing streak away from home in test matches with a resounding eight-wicket victory…

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Sports

Tanvi leads strong women’s show, Srikanth crashes out in mixed day for India at Korea Masters

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Tanvi leads strong women’s show, Srikanth crashes out in mixed day for India at Korea Masters

India’s Tanvi Sharma. File. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Newly-crowned Taipei Open champion Tanvi Sharma led a strong Indian showing in the women’s singles, but former world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth suffered an opening-round exit in men’s singles as India endured a mixed day at the Korea Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here…

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Sports

List of ineligible candidates published, grievance redressal window opened

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List of ineligible candidates published, grievance redressal window opened

The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has published the list of candidates who have been found ineligible under various categories after scrutiny. A number of candidates, who had applied for MBBS and BDS, were found to be ineligible under categories such as government quota, Christian Medical College 20% State quota seats, IRT ward quota seats, 7.5%…

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Two history-sheeters arrested for throwing molotov cocktail in a house in Periamet

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In a case of mistaken identity, a gang threw molotov cocktail into a house where a 60-year-old woman was residing in Periamet on Tuesday. The police arrested two history-sheeters involved in this case.  Police said B. Kalaivani, a resident of Naval hospital Road in Periamet, was rudely shaken when a gang of three persons in…

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Two more arrested in connection with death of accountant in Anna Nagar

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The Anna Nagar police arrested two more persons in connection with the death of 23-year-old S. Akash, who fell from the fourth floor of a travel company in Anna Nagar on Saturday. The police had earlier arrested Sugumar, the owner of the travel company. The city police said Akash, who was working as an accountant for…

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Tamil Nadu Budget: TVK government’s maiden Budget strikes right chord with industry

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The maiden budget of the TVK government received a positive response from industries and Chambers of Commerce in Tamil Nadu, with industry leaders calling it a progressive budget that focuses on growth and industrial development. “This maiden Budget delivers on fundamentals of industrial competitiveness, AI-led investment facilitation, and infrastructure built for scale. Battery storage, rooftop…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson

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Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson

Ukraine on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) accused Russia of committing a war crime after a ​video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a vegetable seller in ⁠the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing a man around a van being used as a street stand…

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World