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The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…
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The costs of war are multidimensional. Be it the loss of life, the direct and indirect economic implications or the displacement of families, the list is endless. However, when we usually talk about the effects of war, we primarily do so from the perspective of the generation living through it, or from a historical perspective….
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) took a dig at the Opposition over the newly inaugurated dedicated freight corridor, saying critics would still complain like a “naraz fufa” (grumpy uncle) and manufacture grievances, while also dismissing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s campaign against the government as “jhooth ki goonj” (echo of lies). Speaking…
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Officials stand as North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge on September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their shared border on Monday (September 8, 2026), a development Russian officials hailed as boosting the nations’ deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River…
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Reigning National champion Indian Railways will be competing in the third edition of Asia’s premier annual competition for women’s basketball clubs (FIBA-Women’s Basketball League Asia-WBLA) to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru from October 20 to 25. Railways will take on Denso Iris (Japan) in its first match on October 21. This is the first time a team from…
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Britain’s National Air Traffic Services said earlier September 8 afternoon that engineers were urgently working on the issue, which was affecting departing flights. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 300 flights were cancelled Tuesday (September 8, 2026) because of a technical issue in the U.K. air traffic control system, the flight monitoring website Flightradar24 reported. Britain’s…
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Nepalese ministers, lawmakers, civil society activists and citizens gathered on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) at the old Parliament building in Kathmandu to pay tribute to the victims of last year’s violence, marking the first anniversary of the Gen Z movement against corruption that toppled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s government. The government declared a public…
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The generous consent to donate the organs of an accident victim enabled the doctors to swiftly harvest them and give to the needy people in different cities on Tuesday. According to the doctors at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, the 22-year-old man identified as Kalaiarasan Jeyapandi was working in a private bank. He…
PAC chairperson and senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) expressed concern over the reported failure to transfer cess and levy collections to designated reserve funds, with members questioning the Union Finance Ministry’s explanation on the issue and reiterating earlier recommendations that…
Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretariat member K. Prakash Babu has said that any attempt to alter the basic character of the land reforms implemented by the Keralam government led by C. Achutha Menon, which brought about revolutionary changes in the State’s political and social landscape, will be opposed and defeated with all might. He…
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