Month: September 2026

FACT foundation day observed; CPI alleges bid to glorify C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer

September 22, 2026 admin

The foundation day celebrations of Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) were held at the company’s Udyogmandal club here on Tuesday (September 22). Madhu S. Nair, former chairman and managing director of Cochin Shipyard Limited, delivered the first C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer memorial lecture. A portrait of Iyer, the Dewan of the erstwhile princely State of…

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China saw English learning as key to progress. Not anymore

September 22, 2026 admin

For over four decades, the English language served as the primary linguistic bridge connecting China to the global order. It was the critical catalyst for the reform and opening-up era initiated in 1978. English functioned as the ultimate vehicle for upward social mobility, global integration, and national modernisation. It attained an unparalleled status in the…

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Fishermen plan protest against new Secretariat project at Foreshore Estate on Sept. 29

September 22, 2026 admin

Kabaddi Maran, a fishing leader, said that big projects such as the new Secretariat have to be constructed away from the sea, given the threat of rising sea levels. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Fishermen from Ennore to Kovalam have planned to stage an agitation on September 29 against the proposal to construct the…

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Packed schedule for Jaishankar at UN as India campaigns for Security Council election

September 22, 2026 admin

India on Monday (September 21, 2026) joined the Partnership for Multilateralism, endorsing the “non-superpower” grouping originally launched by the European Union (EU), Brazil, Canada and Kenya, and became an additional co-sponsor of the initiative along with Australia and Barbados. The meeting of the grouping, called P4M, which is expected to build support for the United Nations…

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Suspect who set hospital worker on fire shot while trying to evade arrest

September 22, 2026 admin

The police shot a man, who had set a woman on fire at the Ponneri government hospital, after he allegedly attacked a police officer with a sickle while trying to evade arrest. The police shot him in the leg and arrested him. The suspect, Prakash, set a 36-year-old temporary employee of the Ponneri government hospital…

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Queens of Asia – The Hindu

September 22, 2026 admin

Smriti Mandhana’s smile was broader than Shafali Verma’s. But it was Shafali who scored a hundred — a sensational hundred it was, too — against Bangladesh in the semifinal of women’s cricket in the Asian Games at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Sunday. And Smriti wasn’t there in her usual place, the non-striker’s…

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Coconut farmers hopeful of prices remaining remunerative during the festival season

September 22, 2026 admin

Coconut farmers in Coimbatore-Tiruppur belt are hopeful of remunerative returns in view of the festival season ahead. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S. Coconut farmers in Coimbatore-Tiruppur belt are hopeful of remunerative prices for their produce during the festival season ahead. Besides Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode in the Western region, the tree crop is extensively…

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Towards recognising women farmers – The Hindu

September 22, 2026 admin

Picture a farmer. The image that comes to mind is of a man. But when one looks at who is actually farming, she is increasingly likely to be a woman. This perception-reality mismatch is caused by age-old practices of collecting data, designing policies and defining who a farmer is. It makes millions of women who…

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PhonePe secures UAE central bank approval for two payment licences

September 22, 2026 admin

Upon securing final regulatory clearances, PhonePe plans to partner with regional banks, licensed payment service providers, and local technology vendors. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fintech major PhonePe on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) announced that it has secured in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for two key operating licences, marking its first…

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Visakhapatnam Collector tells officials to remain alert amid heavy rain warning

September 22, 2026 admin

M. Abhishikth Kishore | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore on Tuesday directed officials to remain alert in view of heavy rains expected in the district over the next three days under the influence of a depression in the Bay of Bengal. He directed officials to clear waterlogging promptly and keep relief…

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