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LPG shortage has also hit Chennai Metro Rail’s contractors who have been carrying out construction work across the city for the upcoming 118.9-km phase II project. Now, to manage the shortage, some of them have been using firewood for cooking purposes in the workers’ camp. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), in…
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Portugal’s Rafael Leao in action with DR Congo’s Aaron Wan Bissaka in the World Cup Group K match in Houston, Texas, on June 17, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Portugal and their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo were left frustrated after being held to a 1-1 draw by Group K rivals Democratic Republic of Congo in their…
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The Bombay High Court. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a judgment that clarifies the enforceability of maintenance decrees, the Bombay High Court has ruled on June 15 that while a widow can continue to receive maintenance from her deceased husband’s estate based on an existing decree, she cannot seek an enhancement of that amount…
A security staff standing guard outside the Nipah isolation ward at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh One more person on the contact list of the 43-year-old Nipah patient from Ramanattukara has been discharged from the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kozhikode. The lab results of a healthcare worker and…
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Nearly 60% of the structural work of the Convention Centre has been completed. It will be divided in three portions to accommodate an exhibition hall, a convention hall, and an auditorium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kalaignar International Convention Centre, expected to emerge as a key hub for large-scale national and international events on…
Shoba Srinath, former Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, speaking at the conference at CMC on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College (CMC) organised a conference on autism at its campus in Vellore. According to a press release, the conference,…
Deepti Sharma had gone five T20Is in a row without taking a wicket on India’s tours of Australia and South Africa. With the format’s World Cup around the corner, that wasn’t a good sign. But it is unlikely that the Indian team management would have been overly worried. Deepti was bound to be among the…
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Maroof. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar aroof Khan has watched some great talents from up close. He grew up in Mumbai playing cricket with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, after all. Now his job is to find out the finest talents in women’s cricket. In England, that is. Maroof is working as a scout to select players for the England…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the third full month (May) of the West Asia crisis this year, India’s imports of crude oil surged nearly 7.5% from April, whilst that of liquified natural gas (LNG) increased about 16%. However, the country’s import bill for crude oil surged 14.7% and that of LNG more…
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Czechia’s Patrik Schick controls a ball during a training session. | Photo Credit: AP South Africa’s return to the World Cup after a 16-year absence has so far resembled much of its footballing history — spirited, organised and competitive, but ultimately punished by fine margins. A 0-2 defeat to host Mexico in the opening match…
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