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When Smriti Mandhana scored her 18th international century against Hong Kong at the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Thursday (September 3, 2026) — in just 57 balls — she had set a new record for scoring the highest number of centuries in women’s international cricket across all formats. However, the century, which cemented…
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J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana, who was elected from the Velachery Assembly constituency in Chennai on a Congress ticket in the 2021 Assembly elections, from contesting elections for a period of three years from August 2026. According to the…
Thirteen teams are set to take part in the ISL this year as the tournament kicks off on October 10, 2026. File The next edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) is set to start on October 10, 2026, in a newly revamped format — a club-led era — and is set to end in…
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Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) board was installed in the head office of the erstwhile BBMP, in Bengaluru on September 3, 2025. The GBA was established with five city corporations with the number of wards increasing from 198 to 369. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K In this six-part series, The Hindu’s reporters evaluate the restructuring…
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Keralam Minister for Higher Education Roji M John | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Keralam Minister for Higher Education Roji M John on Saturday (September 5, 2026) took an apparent dig at Vice-Chancellors for attending events organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by stating that it is “unbecoming of heads of higher educational institutions to…
India’s Shreyas Iyer with teammates after a match. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian men’s cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International on September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan, will offer the…
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“A six-year-old child is too young to slice an onion, to fry an egg or to use a stove safely. But once that child becomes 16, that knowledge becomes something they are mature enough to learn,” stressed New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while announcing a one-year moratorium on AI tools for students. In what has…
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Liverpool’s Alexander Isak celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League match between Ipswich Town and Liverpool in Ipswich, England, on September 4. | Photo Credit: AP Alexander Isak scored twice, and Bradley Barcola debuted as Liverpool got its first win in the Premier League under its new coach after beating…
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India has begun expanding nuclear engineering education at institutions including IIT Bombay and IIT Madras, Madhukar Sharma, President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers India Private Limited (ASME), said. “ASME is working with faculty at institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science on curricula,” he added. ASME India hosted…
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In this screengrab from a video posted on Sept. 5, 2026, Indian tunnel rescue team personnel and Nepali Army personnel carry out rescue operations at the Chilime tunnel, in Rasuwa, Nepal. Photo: @navsri6619/X via PTI Photo The Indian tunnel rescue team, who are continuing to work alongside with Nepalese Army have made a temporary track…