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Key stakeholders to meet on Sept. 3 to chart India’s roadmap till ODI World Cup

September 2, 2026 admin

Agenda: Agarkar’s extension as chief selector will be discussed. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will convene a critical stock-taking meeting of key stakeholders of India’s men’s cricket teams at its headquarters here on Thursday (September 3, 2026). It is understood that the meeting will seek to…

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5,183 schools selected for Digital Square programme in Keralam

September 2, 2026 admin

As many as 5,183 primary schools have been selected for the Digital Square initiative of the State government as part of its 100-day programme, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen has said. Digital Square is implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) to promote the use of digital technology in primary education. It…

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At least 22 have been killed in bus accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

September 2, 2026 admin

A view of the wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road, in Egypt’s South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP “At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, were killed on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula,” authorities in both…

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Sonu Sood reaches Nepal with flood relief: ‘Will try to bring people’s live back on track’

September 2, 2026 admin

Actor Sonu Sood in flood-hit Nepal with relief supplies. Photo: X/@SonuSood. Actor Sonu Sood, who is in Kathmandu with relief supplies for people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, says his foundation will continue its assistance in the coming months. Mr. Sood, accompanied by the team of his Sood Charity Foundation, landed in the Nepalese…

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Salem police crack mystery behind murder of woman whose chopped body parts were found in water tanks

September 2, 2026 admin

With the arrest of three persons including a young woman, the Salem City Police has cracked the mystery behind the murder of a 52-year-old woman, Thangamani, whose chopped body parts were found in three gunny bags dumped insides overhead water tanks in a residential locality recently. The crime had come to light when Ramesh, a…

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Rupee falls 2 paise to close at 94.97 against U.S. dollar

September 2, 2026 admin

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee traded in a tight range and settled for the day at 94.97 (provisional) on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), recording a marginal loss of 2 paise as the support from foreign capital inflows was negated by weak local equities and a strong U.S. dollar. Forex…

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Stock markets fall for third day amid escalating tensions in West Asia, higher oil prices weigh

September 2, 2026 admin

Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), with the benchmark Sensex closing nearly 374 points lower amid a bearish trend in global equities and higher oil prices due to escalating conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 373.93 points, or 0.49%, to settle at 76,570.35, dragged by…

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Cochin University of Science and Technology decides to introduce industry-flexible curriculum

September 2, 2026 admin

The Cochin University of Science and Technology plans to roll out the industry-flexible curriculum in the next academic year. The Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has decided to introduce an industry-flexible curriculum to enable timely and continuous reforms in university curriculum in tune with the rapid changes in the industrial and technological sectors….

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Soaring cotton prices put textile mills under pressure

September 2, 2026 admin

Cotton yarn spinning at a textile mill in Coimbatore | Photo Credit: The Hindu : Textile mills are witnessing a revival in cotton yarn demand, with capacity utilisation crossing 90%, but a sharp rise in cotton prices is raising concerns over the sustainability of operations. “The demand for cotton yarn started reviving almost five months…

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Congress not a ‘slave’ to TVK-led alliance, says party leader in Puducherry

September 2, 2026 admin

Former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy addresses a press conference in Puducherry on Wednesday | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Strongly defending Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc in the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, former Chief Minister and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said the Congress was no…

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