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Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith address a press conference after the ball-tampering scandal in the 2018 Cape Town Test. | Photo Credit: File photo: AFP So Steve Smith was ‘traumatised’ at the reaction to his act of cheating in a Test match. Australia are in South Africa for their first Test series after the incident…
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The valaimapura at Lakkam tribal settlement in a dilapidated state | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The absence of a modern, hygienic rest facility for Muthuvan tribal women during menstruation has created a severe health hazard in the Lakkam tribal settlement near Munnar. According to M. Palraj, president of the Adivasi Muthuvan Samudhaya Sangam, the community’s…
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On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, U.S. President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.” “It’s an honour to be here,” Mr. Trump said as he entered the UN doors on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) ahead of his speech to…
When Manu Bhaker first walked into the Asian Games arena as a teenager in Jakarta back in 2018, she arrived as one of the bright young faces of an Indian shooting generation being moulded for the future. Saurabh Chaudhary was another teenager on that stage. Seven years later, Parth Mane is beginning to write the…
When Manu Bhaker first walked into the Asian Games arena as a teenager in Jakarta back in 2018, she arrived as one of the bright young faces of an Indian shooting generation being moulded for the future. Saurabh Chaudhary was another teenager on that stage. Seven years later, Parth Mane is beginning to write the…
LaLiga president Javier Tebas. File | Photo Credit: Reuters La Liga president Javier Tebas hit out on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) at what he deemed accusations of a refereeing “conspiracy” by Real Madrid following their derby loss to Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho brought two printed screenshots of what he thought were red-card…
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LaLiga president Javier Tebas. File | Photo Credit: Reuters La Liga president Javier Tebas hit out on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) at what he deemed accusations of a refereeing “conspiracy” by Real Madrid following their derby loss to Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho brought two printed screenshots of what he thought were red-card…
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S. Chockalingam, Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra. Photo: Special Arrangement A delegation of the MaharashtraCongress on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) met the State’s Chief Electoral Officer, S. Chockalingam, and expressed apprehension that 30% of the State’s electorate is likely to be disenfranchised. The leaders raised concerns and anomalies about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., on September 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday (September 22, 2026) for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent “law of the jungle.” Mr….
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A board signifying ‘Government Farm’ in Chennai | Photo Credit: Sriram V. Most accounts of the city, and I include those that were written well into the 1980s, mention with some wonder that the lands to the south of Gemini Circle comprised essentially farms with wet cultivation. They also include the caveat that this was…
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