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Shiv Bajrang Singh, Executive Director and Chairman of SLBC, Indian Bank, releasing the Annual Credit Plan for Puducherry. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The State-level Bankers Committee (SLBC) has proposed a ₹17,500 crore Annual Credit Plan for 2026-27 for the Union Territory of Puducherry as against the previous year’s plan of ₹12,100 crore. The ACP…
Messi produced a sensational hat-trick against Algeria . | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Cup has opened like an old Broadway theatre suddenly finding new light. Some curtains have risen on unfamiliar faces, some scripts have been torn up before the second act, and yet, at the centre of the stage, football’s great names have refused…
The government said that crude prices had [earlier] touched $120 per barrel and is now coming down. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu The government is aware of the decline in crude oil prices, and an appropriate decision on the corresponding change in fuel prices would be taken in line with the evolving global…
Women passengers show their zero-fare tickets aboard a KSRTC bus on the launch day of the Kerala Government’s Priyadarshini scheme, in Palakkad | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah While observing that the ‘Priyadarshini’ free travel scheme in KSRTC’s ordinary buses for women and transgender persons was a policy decision of the State Government that was aimed…
Shedge has made rapid strides. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On most evenings, after the noise of the game fades and the dressing room empties out, Suryansh Shedge reaches for a notebook. There is no elaborate ritual. No motivational quotes. No grand declarations. He simply writes — a lesson from the day, a mistake worth remembering….
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The police have arrested a person for allegedly snatching the gold chain of a woman near Madukkarai in Coimbatore district. Nizharuddin alias Arath Nizar (29) of Kuniyamuthur was arrested on June 17 based on a complaint lodged by a 30-year-old woman from Madukkarai. The woman complained that an unidentified person approached her from behind on…
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Sooryavanshi has failed to covert starts in the ongoing tri-series. | Photo Credit: PTI Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise over the last few months has been nothing short of remarkable. The 15-year-old went from being one of India’s brightest young prospects to an IPL sensation, finishing as the tournament’s highest run-scorer and earning a maiden call-up to the senior…
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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday (June 18, 2026) alleged that the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government had failed to take adequate steps to secure Cauvery water for kuruvai cultivation in the Delta districts, causing hardship to farmers and depriving agricultural labourers of employment opportunities. Speaking to reporters after the Governor’s address in…
The broad strength of the American currency in the overseas market, on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, capped the upside for the USD/INR pair. File | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day 14 paise higher at 94.36 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, as the U.S. and…
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Xanthe, Calix and Aprameya pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (June 18). Outer sand: 600m: Bestidentification (rg) 44. In fine trim. 1000m: N R I Ace (Jagadeesh) 1-14, 600/45.5. Moved well. Tolkien (A. Prakash) 1-12.5, 600/43.5. Pleased. Mystic Dew (Bhawani S), Dasadyu (Vishal B) 1-16, 600/42. They moved impressively. 1400m: Ice…