Month: August 2026

Federation urges Chengalpattu District Collector to act on pending civic issues

August 31, 2026 admin

Chengalpattu Collector M. Veerappan peruses the representation submitted by C. Murugaiyan, secretary of the Federation of Civic and Welfare Associations in Zones 2 and 3 of Tambaram Corporation, in Chengalpattu recently. Members of the Federation of Civic and Welfare Associations in Zones 2 and 3 of Tambaram Corporation, led by its secretary C. Murugaiyan, met Chengalpattu District Collector M. Veerappan recently and submitted…

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Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football

August 31, 2026 admin

Argentina’s Lionel Messi casts a shadow during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York on July 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Lionel Messi said on Monday (August 31, 2026) he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup…

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VIS-The Hindu u-15 inter-school tournament inaugurated

August 31, 2026 admin

Sports Bureau Chennai: Vellore International School (VIS), Chennai, and The Hindu inaugurated the third edition of the under-15 inter-school football tournament at the VIS campus in Kayar on Monday. The tournament features 64 school teams from Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Chengalpattu and Tiruvannamalai. The inaugural ceremony was attended by chief guest Daisuke Korenaga (chairman, Football Club Jurong, Singapore), Dr. G.V. Selvam (vice-president, Vellore Institute of Technology, and chairman,…

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YSRCP will sweep local body polls in Srikakulam dist.: ex-Minister

August 31, 2026 admin

SRIKAKULAM Former Minister and YSRCP senior leader Dharmana Prasada Rao on Monday said that he is upbeat that the party will sweep the upcoming local body polls in the Srikakulam district. The party organised a rally in Srikakulam on the occasion of reopening of the party’s new district office in the Town Hall, located on…

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Ganguly welcomes international friendlies, calls for regular exposure for Indian footballers

August 31, 2026 admin

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has welcomed the opportunity for the Indian football team to face world football’s heavyweights like Brazil, Uruguay and Panama in international friendlies scheduled for early October. Ganguly, currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and a former co-owner of Indian Super League club ATK FC, said…

Sports

Water, toilet facilities sought in govt. school in Ramanathapuram

August 31, 2026 admin

School Management Committee members of Sathirakudi Government Higher Secondary School in Ramanathapuram district submitted a petition on Monday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR School management committee executives and parents submitted a petition at the collector’s public grievance redressal meeting yesterday, stating that students of the Sathirakkudi Government Higher Secondary School in Ramanathapuram district are…

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Xi, Putin discuss visa-free travel, global and regional issues at Bishkek

August 31, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Monday (August 31, 2026) and discussed…

World

Avantel bags ₹118 cr contract from DRDO

August 31, 2026 admin

Technology solutions provider for defence and communication sectors Avantel has secured a contract for ₹117.88 crore from DRDO’s Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL) for development, installation and commissioning of a Ground Segment Hub for voice and data communication using an Indian geostationary satellite. The company said it remain focused on delivering indigenous communication solutions that…

Business

Aurobindo arm Lannett launches generic of GSK’s drug in U.S.

August 31, 2026 admin

Aurobindo Pharma subsidiary Lannett Company LLC has launched a generic equivalent of GSK plc’s Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) in 100/50 mcg and 250/50 mcg strengths in the US market. “The launch marks the first product from our inhalation pipeline to be commercialised in the U.S. reflecting our continued focus on expanding…

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KCL | Trivandrum Royals continues resurgence with fourth straight win

August 31, 2026 admin

Govind Dev Pai’s unbeaten 82 set up Trivandrum Royals’ winning total | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Trivandrum Royals overcame a sloppy fielding display and a counter attacking innings from Sachin Baby to score a 14-run win over Alleppey Ripples, and continue its mid-tournament resurgence with a fourth straight win, in the Kerala Cricket League at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium…

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