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Production of cotton during the current marketing season that commenced on October 1, 2025 is estimated to be seven lakh bales less than the previous year. The Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption that met in Mumbai on July 29 expected the production this season to be 290.24 lakh bales of 170 kg each while…
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Rohan Ravi Bhutra at the Madurai Panthers jersey launch. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Rohan Ravi Bhutra, the art of mystery spin is less about possessing an endless repertoire of deliveries and more about keeping a batter guessing. The 24-year-old, who will turn out for Madurai Panthers in the upcoming TNPL season, said his…
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Syndrela Das, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ankur Bhattacharjee emerged as giant-killers on Saturday, spearheading a dominant Indian showing as the host nation secured a clean sweep of the singles podium at the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. The Bengal trio upset higher-ranked Australian opponents in the quarterfinals, ensuring all eight semifinal…
The Udupi district police have arrested Derrick Crasta, 50, of Kundapur, accused of murdering his business associate, Ivan Richard Mascarenhas, 45, in the early hours of Friday. In a press release, the police said Crasta was arrested from Belake village of Bhatkal taluk in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday. He was arrested and produced before…
Ajaraie, right, opened the scoring for the Highlanders while Moyano completed the tally. | Photo Credit: X@NEUtdFC Defending champion NorthEast United FC kicked off its title defence by thrashing regional challenger Bodoland FC 6-0 in the Group F opener at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday. Moroccan striker Alaaeddine Ajaraie marked his comeback to the team with a fine hat-trick. Lalrinzuala, and substitutes Redeem Tlang and Antonio Moyano added…
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Shivamogga MLA S.N. Channabasappa of BJP addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on Saturday. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh Congratulating the Union government for introducing an amendment bill to crack down on public examination paper leaks, Shivamogga MLA S.N. Channabasappa challenged the Congress government in Karnataka to enact a similar law to curb irregularities in…
DEMAND FOR ACTION: Anger against the police was palpable on the streets at Rafiabad in northern Baramullah district on Saturday during a funeral procession of three civilians killed in an alleged fake encounter in Kupwara district. At least seven persons were injured when the police stalled a protest march in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla…
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N. R. Krishnaswamy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement N. R. Krishnaswamy, a senior orthodontist from Chennai, has become the first orthodontist from India to qualify as a Diplomate of the European Board of Orthodontics (EBO), an advanced clinical certification awarded by the European Orthodontic Society. The examination is considered as one of the most rigorous…
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Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighbouring Morocco after between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week. The death toll climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to…
Gurjapneet at the Madurai Panthers jersey launch. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh praised former Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming for creating a pressure-free environment. Reflecting on Fleming’s exit from CSK, Gurjapneet described the Kiwi as a coach who trusted players and encouraged them to rely on their strengths rather than…
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