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Traffic diversions on Nalgonda X Roads – Owaisi Junction till July 21

July 18, 2026 admin

The Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced a four-day traffic diversion plan in view of the construction of the Comprehensive Development Elevated Corridor between Saidabad Junction and Yadagiri Theatre. The diversions will remain in force from July 18 to July 21. As part of the construction work, one side of the road between Saidabad Y Junction…

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Candlelight vigil held in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike

July 18, 2026 admin

Students and activists gather for a protest demonstration organised by the Disha Students’ Organisation at Necklace Road in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G A candlelight vigil was held at the B.R. Ambedkar statue, on the Secretariat Road here, in solidarity with educationist and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was forcibly hospitalised following…

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Aamir Khan receives alleged threat from Lawrence Bishnoi gang, police verifying social media post

July 18, 2026 admin

Actor Aamir Khan. File | Photo Credit: ANI Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has allegedly received a threat from individuals claiming links to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, accusing him of promoting “love jihad”, with Mumbai Police examining the authenticity of a social media post and a voice note, officials said on Saturday (July 18, 2026). City…

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Ragging is corrosive assertion of power, says Madurai High Court Bench

July 18, 2026 admin

A view of Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. Ragging is not youthful exuberance gone astray. It is a corrosive assertion of power. When authority intervenes to prevent it, the law must ensure that such intervention is not met with silence, threat or retaliation, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has said. Justice…

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Seventh annual convocation of IIT Dharwad held, Sudha Murthy conferred honorary doctorate

July 18, 2026 admin

Infosys Foundation co-founder Sudha Murthy being conferred an honorary doctoral degree at the seventh annual convocation of IIT Dharwad on Saturday (July 18). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bhim Singh, Anusandhan National Research Foundation National Science Chair and honorary professor of Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, said that the true purpose of research is…

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Surprise inspections held at eateries in Kochi

July 18, 2026 admin

Surprise inspections were conducted at eateries in Kochi jointly by the Health department, Food Safety department, Health wing of the Kochi Corporation, and the police on Saturday (July 18, 2026) evening. The Inspections were held at hotels, street-side stalls, and roadside eateries. District Medical Officer Dr. R. Shahirsha said that inspections would continue in more…

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Five booked for alleged assault on YouTuber

July 18, 2026 admin

The Kalamassery police have booked five unidentified people for allegedly assaulting controversial YouTuber Aju Alex, 44, who is known by his social media name ‘Chekuthan’. The police registered the case on a complaint filed by Mr. Alex, a native of Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta, following an alleged incident that took place on Thursday (July 16, 2026)…

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Special team under supervision of retired judge should investigate fake drug manufacturing cases in Puducherry, demands DMK

July 18, 2026 admin

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has demanded an investigation into manufacturing of spurious drugs by a special team under the supervision of a retired judge in Puducherry. Party convenor R. Siva in a statement said several cases pertaining to manufacturing of counterfeit medicines have surfaced in Puducherry during recent times. Last year, the police unearthed a…

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Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passes away

July 18, 2026 admin

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passed away following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday (July 18, 2026). She was 89. She had been admitted to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday night (July 16, 2026) with breathing complications, chest congestion and other age-related complications. “Ms. Chennamma suffered…

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Project Vaani steps up inclusivity with dataset for atypical speech in three languages

July 18, 2026 admin

Project Vaani aims to capture India’s diverse languages, dialects, and speech patterns and build a corpus of 150,000 hours of natural speech data from around 1 million people across nearly 800 Indian districts. It was while working on this project that the team began exploring technology for atypical speech. | Photo Credit: Getty Images While…

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