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A 27-year-old postgraduate medical student was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hotel room in Miyapur on Friday. The deceased, Komati Srijana, was pursuing her first-year postgraduate course in paediatrics in Hanumakonda. She had arrived in Hyderabad on September 30 and subsequently went missing. Police traced her mobile phone location to Room No. 502…
Karnataka State Cricket Association president B.K. Venkatesh Prasad. | Photo Credit: File photo The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has sought 50 acres of government land for development of cricket infrastructure in Mangaluru. In his October 1 letter to Santosh Kumar Shetty, Chairperson of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), the honorary president of KSCA B….
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West Indies head coach Daren Sammy addresses a press conference at New Chandigarh on October 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap As the West Indies Cricket Board looks to reduce costs by instituting pay cuts for players, head coach Daren Sammy said the news didn’t help the team’s morale ahead of a big…
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Naman Dhir returned decent figures in the high-scoring second ODI. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Naman Dhir was a surprise inclusion in the ODI squad for the ongoing series against the West Indies and is seen as someone who can bat at No. 6 or 7 while also giving the captain a fifth or…
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K.M. Basheer, who headed the Siraj news bureau in Thiruvananthapuram, was killed in 2019 after his two-wheeler was rammed by a car allegedly driven by IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman. | Photo Credit: SPL ARRANGEMENT A. Saifudeen Haji, director, Siraj daily, and vice-president, Kerala Muslim Jamaat, on Friday alleged that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Chief…
Trainer Suleiman Attaollahi’s filly Elysium, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Threptin Fillies’ & Mares’ Stakes, the feature event of Friday’s (Oct. 2) races here. The winner is owned by M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mukul A. Sonawala, S.R. Sanas & M/s. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. 1. ASTER ROSE PLATE (1,400m): JAGGER (T.S. Jodha) 1, Highground (Siddharth) 2, Exhalt (C. Umesh) 3 and Gibson Knott (Peter) 4. 3, Long Neck and Neck. 1m, 26.01s. ₹176 (w), 40, 36 and 26 (p). SHP: 63, FP: 1,916, Q:…
Indian coach Gautam Gambhir with captain Shubman Gill during the team’s training session. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Playing in front of a home crowd is always special for a cricketer, even more so when one is privileged to lead the team. Add to this the player being in the form of their life,…
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Tamil Nadu u-23 openers K.T.A. Madhava Prasad (150 batting, 302b, 20×4) and S.R. Athish (137, 203b, 19×4, 3×6) shone bright with centuries as Rest of India u-23 faced the heat on a day the sun was beating down at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here. When the curtains were brought down on the second day —…
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus. The latest figures released by the Health Ministry on Thursday (October 1, 2026) showed that 4,018 people have died, making up nearly half of the 8,300 confirmed cases, in what has become the fastest-growing…
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Collector Anand Mohan inaugurates the Vettri Payanam scheme at Vaeinthankulam new bus stand in Palayamkottai on October 2, 2026 | Photo Credit: SHAIKMOHIDEEN A Tirunelveli District Collector Anand Mohan launched the ‘Vettri Payanam Thittam’, the extended ‘no fare travel’ for women in mofussil buses at Vaeinthankulam new bus stand on October 2, 2026. Mr. Anand…