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Smriti Mandhana danced down the track. She launched into Ruchitha Venkatesh, and sent the hapless off-spinner over wide long-off. The six took her past fellow-Indian Mithali Raj, making her the leading scorer of runs in international women’s cricket. It was only fitting that her record-breaking stroke, in India’s Asia Cup match against Hong Kong China…
S. Sivagami and S. Raja. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 26-year-old woman and her lover were arrested by Alangayam police near Vaniyambadi town for killing her two children over the fear the boys could be a hindrance for their illegal relationship. The arrested person was identified as S. Sivagami, 26, a resident of Velichanur…
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Sabita Radhakrishna, TV anchor, textile researcher, designer, and cookbook author. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ After 56 years in Madras, now Chennai, I would not trade it for any other city in the world, irrespective of the weather! In the seventies, after experiencing life in other cities, I found that Madras had all the…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, which killed at least seven people on Sunday (September 6, 2026) despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites in response to a drone attack a day…
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany “wants war again”, the Russian Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Sunday (September 6, 2026), dismissing Berlin’s accusation that Russia was to blame for a drone attack on Leipzig airport. The German government blamed Moscow for the incident, saying Russia sent “low-level…
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BeLa CEO Lakshmi Khilari welcomes Actor Sudesh Berry to the BeLa (Belagavi Ladies) award ceremony held in Belagavi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BeLa (Belagavi Ladies) presented awards to 130 teachers of Belagavi district. At a ceremony at the Foundry Cluster, guests honoured the teachers selected out of 1,098 applicants. Bollywood actor Sudesh…
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A tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Gaza City. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The ministers warned of “grave consequences of transforming calls for forced displacement into declared policy or practical measures” Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sunday (September 6, 2026) condemned plans voiced by Israeli government ministers for the removal of Palestinians from…
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Nepomniachtchi’s effort against Carlsen eventually went in vain. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Magnus Carlsen rushing to his chessboard is not a very unusual sight. He was sporting a shy smile at his fans at Lalit Ashok on Sunday afternoon as he walked briskly towards the venue for Alpine APL Pipers’ match against Ganges Grandmasters…
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Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday directed toll plaza operators to open all gates at Paliyekkara here after witnessing a long queue of vehicles waiting to cross the toll plaza, officials said. According to the police, Mr. Gopi was travelling from Thrissur towards Ernakulam when he saw vehicles queued up for more than two kilometres…
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Fire and smoke rise from what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says shows M/T Kylo in a location given as the Gulf of Oman during strikes on Iranian oil carriers, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Sunday (September 6, 2026) it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel…
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