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Kochi airport launches robot for enhanced passenger assistance and cultural promotion

September 12, 2026 admin

CIAL managing director S. Suhas inaugurating the robot for passenger assistance at the Kochi airport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has introduced robotic assistance as part of its efforts to enhance passenger services and convenience. In the first phase, a passenger assistance robot has been deployed at Kalangan, the art…

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How sanctioned ships are heading to Alang for recycling

September 12, 2026 admin

Gas cutting workers busy in dismantling ships at Shri Ram Group plot at the Alang Ship Breaking Yard. | Photo Credit: The Hindu During its blockade of Venezuela in December of last year, the U.S. government sought to seize several tankers that were calling on Venezuela. Among them was Marinera, which the U.S. pursued for…

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilising region

September 12, 2026 admin

Eritrea on Saturday (September 12) accused Ethiopia of destabilising the region, in the latest war of words between the two fractious Horn of Africa neighbours. Eritrea won independence in 1993 after decades of armed unrest. A two-year war between 1998 and 2000 then left tens of thousands dead and sent diplomatic relations into a deep…

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5 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

September 12, 2026 admin

Zaporizhzhia Region Governor Ivan Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday (September 12, 2026), after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russia’s intensifying air…

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Critical care centres in GGHs to benefit poor, says Minister

September 12, 2026 admin

Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, along with MLAs Damacharla Janardhana Rao and B.N. Vijay Kumar, lighting the lamp at the Critical Care Block in Ongole GGH on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Minister J.P. Nadda, and State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, virtually…

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When Ajith Kumar and Vijay shared the screen: a look at ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’

September 12, 2026 admin

Ajith Kumar and Vijay; a stills from ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’ Actor and racer Ajith Kumar’s meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former actor C Joseph Vijay has gone viral on the internet. The two, pitted as rivals in cinema, met at the Silverstone racing circuit in London on Saturday, September 12, after Vijay was invited…

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Hockey India strips Director General Srivastava of all powers

September 12, 2026 admin

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI In a major development late on Saturday evening, Hockey India Director General Cdr. R.K. Srivastava was divested of all authority and responsibilities and served notice to explain repeated instances of non-compliance with presidential directives. “In the interest of maintaining discipline, accountability and the smooth…

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SCR GM inaugurates CNC bending machine at Lallaguda workshop

September 12, 2026 admin

South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager (GM) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava inaugurated a newly installed Computer Numerical Control (CNC) bending machine, a facility designed to enhance precision manufacturing, technological modernisation and capacity building which improves efficiency in workshop operations at the Lallaguda workshop on Sunday. Senior officials including principal chief engineer D. Anjaneyulu Reddy, Principal Chief…

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Abhimanyu enjoying his maiden GCL stint

September 12, 2026 admin

Abhimanyu Mishra battles it out with Leon Luke Mendonca in a GCL match in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Global Chess League can be an almost hopeless race against the clock. The lack of increment — for the moves you make —ensures as much. That, of course, has added to the drama in…

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Important for Bumrah to get game time: Shreyas

September 12, 2026 admin

Bumrah, right, will be the go-to bowler for Shreyas. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR For a few years now, the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah has entailed the selectors preserving him in the white-ball format where there is no World Cup around the corner. It was why Bumrah’s appearance in the ODIs against England…

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