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Belgium’s Zeno Debast, right with Belgium’s Alexis Saelemaekers, second right, and teammates on the pitch ahead of the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Egypt in Seattle, on June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP While Belgium are gearing up for their 15th appearance at the finals, Egypt are making just their…
The centre in K.K. Nagar sees nearly 100 persons daily, according to Rema Chandramohan, deputy chief executive officer, Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Persons with Autism. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Centre of Excellence for Persons with Autism has crossed 1,000 enrolments in 18 months of its launch, with a total of 1,050 children…
Participants at the training programme for field trainers by the Greater Chennai Corporation. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Field trainers for Census 2027 commenced their training in Chennai on Monday, with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) conducting the first phase of a three-day programme at five training centres. According to a press release, 171 field…
Spain’s Pau Cubarsi, top, makes an attempt to score against Cape Verde during the World Cup Group H soccer match in Atlanta, Monday, June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Cape Verde announced themselves on the World Cup stage with a stunning 0-0 draw against Spain on Monday (June 15, 2026), frustrating the European champions…
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Five battery energy storage systems (BESS) proposed by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) are expected to be completed by October 2026, according to an update provided by the power utility to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Two of the storage systems are coming up in Kasaragod district — the first one at Mylatti with…
The excise duty rates on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption remains unchanged. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In the latest fortnightly review, the government late on Monday (June 15, 2026) increased the export duty on diesel to ₹14 per litre and that on export of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to ₹12.5 per litre…
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Some victories fade with time. Others grow larger than the moment itself. More than four decades on, India’s triumph at the 1983 World Cup belongs firmly in the latter category. For an entire generation, it was the day Indian cricket discovered what was possible. For those that followed, it became the moment that changed everything….
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Parents and teachers are frustrated with confusion regarding the implementation of the three languages for Class IX and X in CBSE schools as the deadline to begin approaches. Practical difficulties, lack of student agency, and last-minute stress to learn a new language are just some of the challenges said educators in implementing the circular. While…
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Target men: Senegal’s Mane and France’s Mbappe will be tasked with scoring the goals. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty-four years is a long time in football. Yet, when France and Senegal meet at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, the events of a June evening in Seoul will inevitably return to the conversation. The fixture carries echoes of one…
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During the heatwave days of 2024, it links about 26,500 deaths from ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to ozone exposure. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu While surface ozone — a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs — already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon…
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