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Udhayanidhi Stalin. File | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) demanded a high-level judicial inquiry, instead of an inquiry by the Karnataka State police, into the killing of three Tamils – Antonysamy, John Rose Peter, and Kumar – by personnel of the Karnataka State Forest Department (in…
Prasidh Krishna and teammates celebrate the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara on the third day of the second test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, in Colombo on August 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Pasindu Sooriyabandara scored an unbeaten half-century but India’s Prasidh Krishna made a vital…
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The Safire Theatre, Udhayam Theatre, Pilot Theatre in Chennai | Photo Credit: The Hindu As Chennai city celebrates the 387th anniversary of its founding this year (as Madras Day), The Hindu looks back at the city’s iconic cinema halls that reveal a rich tapestry of cultural history and changing urban landscapes. Long before the era…
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Climate models predicted the 2026 El Niño during early spring, just as they had in 2023. And the predictions have turned out to be accurate, with the robust evolution of a strong El Niño by the summer. Models had predicted the 2023 monsoon to be slightly deficient, and the final seasonal total, at 94% of…
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The Long March-5 Y14 rocket carrying the Chang’e-7 lunar probe is seen being transferred to the launching area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, on August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A: On August 24, China called off the launch of its Chang’e 7 mission to the moon’s south pole…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flags off new MTC, TNSTC buses at the Secretariat on Tuesday | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flagged off 250 new buses for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), procured at a cost of ₹290.8 crore, at…
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The development comes a week before the draft electoral roll is expected to be published following the SIR enumeration. File. NEW DELHI The number of polling booths in Delhi has increased from 13,033 to 14,947, with the Election Commission (EC) having approved the rationalisation of booths to cap the number of electors at each booth…
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday (August 24, 2026) released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The fee, first temporarily imposed by Mr. Trump in 2025, dramatically raises the cost of visas that are heavily relied on in the…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran on August 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has held “comprehensive discussions” with the Iranian leadership in Tehran, focusing on measures to prevent further escalation of the West Asia conflict and the reopening of the…
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Chang’e-7 lunar probe. File photo: Xinhua via AP China said on Sunday (August 23, 2026) it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the moon. The Chang’e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from the Wenchang…
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