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Hardik Pandya in action during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket match between Baroda and Gujarat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on December 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Hardik Pandya’s absence from competitive cricket will continue, with the all-rounder missing from Baroda’s 15-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq…
Aedes mosquitoes, the primary vectors of dengue, breed in stagnant water that collects in discarded plastic containers, bottles, tins, disused tyres, coconut shells, plant saucers and open water storage vessels in and around homes and workplaces. | Photo Credit: Image for representation The health authorities in Kozhikode have urged the public to take strict precautions…
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Nearly 20 north coastal and interior districts, including Chennai, would also receive moderate rainfall on Deepavali day. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B A wet Deepavali seems likely across Tamil Nadu on Sunday, with weather agencies predicting rain clouds over many parts of the State till November 12. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast…
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The Shenbagathoppu dam reached around 80 percent of its storage capacity. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Due to continuous rain, water from Shenbagathoppu dam in Tiruvannamalai was released. Officials of Water Resources Department (WRD), which maintains the dam, said around 100 cusecs of water per second from Shenbagathoppu dam was released as the dam reached…
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The Guindy police have arrested a 21-year-old employee of a private online delivery company for allegedly stealing two mobile phones from the firm’s returned goods inventory. Police said the complainant, Bhagavathi Murugan, 40, a resident of Guindy, works as a manager in the security and loss prevention department of a private online delivery company in…
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In view of Deepavali, the 108 ambulance network is prepared to handle all types of emergencies. All ambulances across the State have been strategically positioned at identified hotspots to ensure that emergency care reaches the needy at the earliest. According to a press release, this proactive deployment will help in minimising the response time and…
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Yashasvi Jaiswal in action. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an intent filled hundred, his second consecutive first-class hundred, steering India A to 227 for two at stumps on day one of the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln, New Zealand, on Saturday. Jaiswal (102 off 138), whose form…
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Mohammed Shami in action. File | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The BCCI on Saturday paid a glowing tribute Mohammad Shami, saying the wily India pacer defined an era of pace bowling in Test cricket. Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket on Friday night. He ended his Test journey with 229 wickets from 64 matches,…
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has distributed 30,000 specially designated bags, each with a capacity of 50 kg, to conservancy workers, for the separate collection of firecracker waste. According to a press release, GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran has requested residents to not to dump firecracker waste on roads, streets, stormwater drains or in public places, and instead hand it…
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Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas, right, speaks at an election night event, with Vann Bentley, left, on November 3, 2026, in Manchester, N.H. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Midterm elections in the U.S. earlier this week ended President Donald Trump’s trifecta control of the federal government, as Democrats swept the polls…
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