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Brighton’s Danny Welbeck. | Photo Credit: AP Chelsea continued its off-season recruitment drive by signing former England international Danny Welbeck from Premier League rival Brighton on Saturday (August 1, 2026). The 35-year-old striker, who has been capped 42 times by his country, will head straight for Hong Kong to join up with head coach Xabi…
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The Delhi government plans to install 250 water ATMs across Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi Congress on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of failing to provide piped water to every household and criticised its plan to install water ATMs in areas without pipeline connectivity. Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said the proposal did not address the…
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Two men intruded into the residence of Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Sunday (August 2, 2026) and one of them hurled a slipper at him when he was addressing a press conference. While his supporters alleged that one assailant was also carrying a knife, Opposition leaders targeted the Delhi police for failing to ensure the…
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Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan presents the ‘Sanoo Sammanam 2026’ to literary critic M. Leelavathy on Sunday. Writer N.S. Madhavan and former Minister P. Rajeeve look on. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Professor M.K. Sanoo had never believed that continuous rule by a political front was dangerous, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Sunday (August 2, 2026) in a veiled attack on cultural…
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The Delhi government has hiked the remuneration of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) personnel by 100% with immediate effect, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Sunday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that the move was long overdue and aimed at delivering justice to officials who have served as the backbone of the city’s disaster…
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari felicitates Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin in Kolkata on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday (August 1, 2026) assured exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin of security in the State, saying the “days of threats are over”. Sharing the stage with Ms. Nasrin at…
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The Pazhassi treatment plant supplies around 30 million litres a day of drinking water to Kannur town and surrounding areas. | Photo Credit: file photo Heavy silt inflow into the Pazhassi dam following intense rain and landslips in the catchment disrupted drinking water treatment, reducing water supply to parts of Kannur and adjoining areas on…
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss India’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka as he is yet to recover from his knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi is all set to earn his maiden call-up to the national team. Nabi will be the third…
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Michael Atherton is regarded as the greatest English opening batter of his generation, almost a natural successor to that other wonderfully accomplished technician who also hailed from the north of the country and who will rank among the top openers of all time, Sir Geoffrey Boycott. Earmarked for the English captaincy from very early in…
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Chinmoy Krishna Das. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday (August 2, 2026) granted bail to jailed Hindu rights leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in two cases, his lawyer said. But the bail would not ensure his immediate release from prison because he is accused in four other cases. Mr. Das is a…