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A portion of the balcony of a 40-year-old building collapsed and fell on the road in Seven Wells in the early hours of Wednesday, damaging an autorickshaw and seven two-wheelers parked nearby. The building on Kutti Maistry Street, owned by Pattinapakkam resident Thomas, has four shops on the ground floor and four houses on the…
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Insurers begin Ind AS transition | Photo Credit: The Hindu As many as 11 insurance companies have begun the transition to Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) from the current financial year (FY27), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said on Wednesday. Among these, SBI General Insurance, Niva Bupa Health Insurance and Star…
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Police taking the accused to the police station in gold loan scam occurred in Bank of Baroda, Jangareddygudem branch, in Eluru district on Wednesday. Police have arrested three officials of the Bank of Baroda (BOB) for allegedly misusing their official powers and committing irregularities in gold loan accounts at the bank’s Jangareddygudem branch in Eluru…
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Tarun Kapoor. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “The government is working to permit ethanol blending beyond the current E20 level, enabled by flexi-fuel vehicles,” advisor to the Prime Minister Tarun Kapoor said on Wednesday (September 9, 2026). Addressing virtually the fourth edition of The India Sugar & Bio-Energy Conference 2026, Mr. Kapoor said the…
Indraprastha Gas Limited CNG pump | Photo Credit: Getty Images Retail outlets of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) will not dispense compressed natural gas (CNG) to vehicles without a valid hydro-test certificate, the company said on Tuesday. Under government regulations, every CNG cylinder must undergo hydrotesting once every three years at a testing centre approved by…
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A fever outbreak has gripped Kodangipatti village in the Mangudi Thenguuvadi panchayat near Sivaganga, affecting more than 50 residents in recent days. The surge comes in the wake of the death of an eight-year-old girl who succumbed to a fever in nearby Kattunedungulam last week. With multiple children and adults falling ill, health department officials…
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Avtar-Seramount Best Companies for Women in India study finds shrinking women’s representation in corporate sector | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Women’s representation in senior corporate positions in India has declined, with their share of Corporate Executive roles at companies featured in the Avtar-Seramount Best Companies for Women in India study falling to 16.7% in 2026 from…
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The teams inspected 357 shops and warehouses where idols were allegedly being manufactured or stored in violation of prescribed guidelines. | Image for representation | Photo Credit: File photo Special enforcement teams in Karnataka have seized 2,564 Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols during inspections conducted across the State to prevent their manufacture and sale….
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Ashok Kumar Lahiri Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog | Photo Credit: The Hindu There is no winner in the ongoing “battle” of views on the use of double deflation in India’s new GDP series, Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, the government’s economic think tank, said on Tuesday, arguing that the methodology is…
The district administration and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have issued guidelines to be followed in making Vinayaka idols for Vinayaka Chathurthi and during the celebrations that end with the immersion of idols. District Collector Anand Mohan said only clay, plant fibres and eco-friendly paints should be used for making the idols to be…