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Author Sally Rooney. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and her publisher said on Wednesday (October 14, 2026). The bestselling author, known for novels…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India for his second visit in six months, with energy and trade relations at the top of the agenda as he visits Mumbai and Jamnagar, the U.S. Department of State announced on Wednesday (October 14, 2026)….
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Indian-origin U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. File | Photo Credit: AP The Indian-origin U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) voiced concern over reports of the removal of 13 crore voter names from the draft electoral rolls in India. “I am deeply concerned about the actions of the Indian government to purge 130 million…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is looking to strengthen its existing radar network alongside installing new radars to improve weather observations and track monsoons. With the onset of Northeast monsoon on Thursday, the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre is maintaining the nearly 24-year-old Chennai’s S-band doppler weather radar in working condition. It is likely to be…
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In an effort to optimise teaching duties, the School Education department conducted an AI-training workshop for teachers in Chennai on Wednesday. The training programme was conducted for 81 postgraduate teachers of Class XI and XII from government and corporation schools in Chennai in the first phase. “As the academic year progresses, the programme will be…
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In the crevices of boulders and beneath the rustle of leaf litter in the hills of the Eastern Ghats in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh lives a tiny population of the strikingly-patterned Jeypore ground gecko, which was presumed extinct for 130 years until it was rediscovered in 2010 by an Indian scientist. Just four individuals of…
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Sai Sudharsan. | Photo Credit: S. Prasanna Venkatesan B. Sai Sudharsan said on Wednesday that the National selectors had asked him to play in the Ranji Trophy as part of his preparation for India’s upcoming tour of New Zealand. Having been on India-A duty in Puducherry, he arrived here “at 10.40 p.m.” on the eve…
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Santner. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI It is not often that an exceptionally skilled cricketer like Mitchell Santner hopes and prays for a certain setting instead of banking on his box of tricks. But such has been the ferocity of India’s T20 batting that the New Zealand white-ball captain wished for surfaces with…
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A 65-year-old farmer was killed after the two-wheeler he was riding was hit by a truck in Periya Veliyanallur village on Wednesday. The deceased farmer was identified as S. Appapandai, a farmer. Appapandai was returning to the village in a two-wheeler from Kancheepuram when a truck hit his vehicle from behind. In the impact, the…
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The Kochi City police have decided to intensify the investigation into the fire that partially gutted Fort Kochi’s iconic Koder House recently. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kochi City police have decided to intensify the investigation into the fire that partially gutted Fort Koch’s iconic Koder House and the recent arson outside the historic…
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