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Puneet Chhatwal (right) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and Palaniappan Ampa, President and Owner of Ampa group addressing the media. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company belonging to the Tata Group, has announced that Oriental Hotels Limited (OHL)…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty were trading higher in early trade on Monday (August 24, 2026), driven by buying in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Infosys amid positive global cues. However, persistent geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices continue to hamper risk appetite,…
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy being received after returning to the State on Monday (August 24, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy returned to Hyderabad on Monday (August 24, 2026) morning, cutting short his overseas visit, originally scheduled to cover London, United Kingdom, and the United States. Mr….
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee traded in a narrow range and rose 7 paise to 95.64 against the American currency in early trade on Monday (August 24, 2026), supported by a softer U.S. dollar, but simmering geopolitical tensions kept it from making strong gains. Forex traders said…
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A view of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Türkiye, following the February 2023 earthquake. | Photo Credit: Çağlar Oskay/Unsplash — S. Prakash, Tiruchi The processes that produce earthquakes happen deep underground. These processes include stress building up in rocks and faults and the complex ways in which they transmit or release it. Faults may also…
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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to a vehicle at the Ellipse near the White House, in Washington, D.C. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices fell on Monday (August 24, 2026) as investors braced for details of a U.S. plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed…
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Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay speaks in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on August 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Screenshot: YouTube/@tamilnaduassembly Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced reimbursement for three domestic LPG cylinders a year for eligible homemakers under the Annapoorani Super Six Scheme, which will be…
The Story So Far: Retail and wholesale prices of sugar witnessed about 40% increase, in some States up to 50%, compared to the same time of last year. In eight States such as Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, the price for a kilogram of sugar touched more than ₹65. As on August 23, Odisha…
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Tokyo, Japan, during a meeting with business representatives, on August 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@PiyushGoyal India is in negotiations with at least 8 to 9 more groups of countries and individual nations that together account for another $15 trillion of GDP, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on…
The Railway police have registered a case against Kasaragod Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jose Matthew following a complaint that he allegedly behaved indecently towards women passengers and made obscene gestures while travelling on the Okha Express. According to the complaint, the incident occurred when the women were travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod on Saturday. They…
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