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Ansell to manufacture gloves at Perundurai plant for key global markets

September 19, 2026 admin

Australian company Ansell will manufacture some of its premium synthetic gloves for its key global markets at its plant at Perundurai, near Coimbatore. Jennifer Ross Murphy, Chief Medical Business Officer at Ansell, told The Hindu recently that the investments (of over $60 million) are strategic and focused. “This is the largest investment by Ansell in…

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ASIAN GAMES 2026 | Japan embracing the occasion of facing India in cricket rather than fearing it

September 17, 2026 admin

Selfie time: Team India, BCCI chief Mithun Manhas and Ambassador of Japan to India Ono Keiichi bond at a get together. | Photo Credit: X@bcci Alan Curr remembers V.V.S. Laxman’s 281. He was at university when Laxman played one of Test cricket’s greatest innings against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 2001. Twenty-five…

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India in talks to acquire lithium blocks in Australia, Chile; eyes five more in Argentina: Kishan Reddy

September 11, 2026 admin

Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy at the third edition of CII’s Global Summit on Advanced Materials, Critical Minerals & Metals. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. The Union Mines Ministry is in talks with Australia and Chile to acquire lithium blocks, while seeking five additional blocks in Argentina, Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said…

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Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin ‘disaster’

August 17, 2026 admin

Australia’s humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line. Also read | AUS vs BAN Test Day 3: Bangladesh close in on historic win as Australia falter The clash in Darwin had been touted as…

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Australia adds optional gender identity, sexual orientation questions to census

August 11, 2026 admin

Australians for the first time can reveal their sexual orientation and whether they identify as a different gender than the one recorded at birth — contentious debut questions in the latest census that occurs every five years. Also read | Australia’s census to include sexual orientation, gender questions for first time The 66-question census, held…

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The big boys against the teams with a point to prove

June 7, 2026 admin

A pool devoid of big teams is set to be highly competitive, while Germany and The Netherlands are overwhelming favourites to top their groups. Group D (USA, Turkiye, Australia, Paraguay) The USA team is chasing the American dream. Competing on home soil in the global competition for the first time since 1994, the national side,…

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HOCKEY | Consistency and continuity in performance will help the team reach higher levels: Marijne

May 15, 2026 admin

Sjoerd Marijne, the Indian women’s hockey coach, with the team during the recent tour of Argentina. | Photo Credit: x@thehockeyindia While the Asian Games later this year will be his biggest challenge in the nine months since taking charge in January, Indian women’s hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is focussed on immediate goals, insisting having a…

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IPL 2026 | Never felt I was under more pressure due to price tag: Green

May 9, 2026 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders player Cameron Green in action during the Indian Premier League 2026 Twenty20 cricket match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on May 08, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive overseas recruit ever at ₹25.2 crore, Australia’s Cameron Green…

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Two-day Tests are nearly as ridiculous as two-Test series

December 30, 2025 admin

How many agencies does it take to destroy Test cricket? If the current Ashes series is indication, it would involve the local administrators, the International Cricket Council, and the players themselves. Not since the 19th century have two Tests in a series ended within two days. The track for the first Test in Perth was adjudged…

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