Month: September 2026

Critical care centres in GGHs to benefit poor, says Minister

September 12, 2026 admin

Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, along with MLAs Damacharla Janardhana Rao and B.N. Vijay Kumar, lighting the lamp at the Critical Care Block in Ongole GGH on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Minister J.P. Nadda, and State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, virtually…

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When Ajith Kumar and Vijay shared the screen: a look at ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’

September 12, 2026 admin

Ajith Kumar and Vijay; a stills from ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’ Actor and racer Ajith Kumar’s meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former actor C Joseph Vijay has gone viral on the internet. The two, pitted as rivals in cinema, met at the Silverstone racing circuit in London on Saturday, September 12, after Vijay was invited…

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Hockey India strips Director General Srivastava of all powers

September 12, 2026 admin

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI In a major development late on Saturday evening, Hockey India Director General Cdr. R.K. Srivastava was divested of all authority and responsibilities and served notice to explain repeated instances of non-compliance with presidential directives. “In the interest of maintaining discipline, accountability and the smooth…

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SCR GM inaugurates CNC bending machine at Lallaguda workshop

September 12, 2026 admin

South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager (GM) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava inaugurated a newly installed Computer Numerical Control (CNC) bending machine, a facility designed to enhance precision manufacturing, technological modernisation and capacity building which improves efficiency in workshop operations at the Lallaguda workshop on Sunday. Senior officials including principal chief engineer D. Anjaneyulu Reddy, Principal Chief…

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Abhimanyu enjoying his maiden GCL stint

September 12, 2026 admin

Abhimanyu Mishra battles it out with Leon Luke Mendonca in a GCL match in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Global Chess League can be an almost hopeless race against the clock. The lack of increment — for the moves you make —ensures as much. That, of course, has added to the drama in…

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Important for Bumrah to get game time: Shreyas

September 12, 2026 admin

Bumrah, right, will be the go-to bowler for Shreyas. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR For a few years now, the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah has entailed the selectors preserving him in the white-ball format where there is no World Cup around the corner. It was why Bumrah’s appearance in the ODIs against England…

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700 g of hashish oil seized from interstate bus in Thrissur

September 12, 2026 admin

The police have seized around 700 g of hashish oil allegedly being smuggled on an interstate bus and arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the case. The arrested man has been identified as Shyam Shashi (27) of Ernakulam. He was taken into custody during a vehicle inspection jointly conducted by the DANSAF team and…

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CRICKET | Ibrahim Zadran keen to enjoy new responsibility as full-time skipper

September 12, 2026 admin

Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran and India captain Shreyas Iyer unveil the trophy ahead of their first T20I cricket match, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. September 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Ibrahim Zadran has led Afghanistan in the T20 format on 11 previous occasions. But when he takes charge…

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DMK leader slams CM’s remarks against Stalin

September 12, 2026 admin

DMK cadre stage a demonstration in Dindigul on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN DMK leader I. Periyasamy on Saturday condemned Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s ‘arrogant’ and ‘power-drunk’ remarks against his party president M. K. Stalin in the Assembly. Talking to reporters after participating in a demonstration organised by the DMK to protest against…

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RBI rejects Tata Sons’ application to surrender NBFC licence, asks for immediate listing

September 12, 2026 admin

As per a 2022 circular, Tata Sons, among other large NBFCs, was asked to get listed by September last year based on RBI’s scale-based regulation. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected Tata Sons’ application to surrender its Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) licence, saying the application ‘cannot be acceded to’….

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