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The clarification comes amid concerns over the traffic disruption expected during the construction period.

India’s Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale made history at the Chennai Open, becoming the first all-Indian women’s pair to reach a main WTA Tour doubles final. They defeated second seeds Weronika Falkowska and Alana Smith 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 after a thrilling comeback in the super tie-break. They will face Swiss duo Naima Karamoko and Simona Waltert in the final.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says he had consistently raised the issue of dues arising from BBMB projects and made it clear to the Centre that the rights of Himachal Pradesh in the matter must be resolved before any further progress was made on the Kishau Dam project

Based in Kannayi Mukkottu near Payyannur, she spends the Theyyam season creating attire and accessories, a craft she learned from her father and now sustains as a specialised, highly regarded artisan.

ED cannot file private complaint when other agencies decline to act on its information on alleged offences, court said while quashing ED cases against K.Y. Nanjegowda, Congress MLA from Malur

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh says the facility marks a significant step towards integrating artificial intelligence into the education and career guidance ecosystem of the State

TDP wins 10 of 16 contested seats; YSRCP manages only two, both in Pulivendula constituency

Shreya N. Gowda of Thimlapura in Bhadravati town has topped the list of women candidates who qualified in the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission

Roads around the collectorate will be widened by acquiring land from the premises of the collectorate, Kerala Books and Publications Society, and other nearby plots. The Thrikkakara municipality will rebuild its compound walls.

‘Aathmanadam’ programme at Viyyur Central Prison brings inmates and staff together for music therapy and relaxation

National Green Tribunal takes suo motu cognisance of The Hindu report

A Dundee transport manager who worked for a furniture company for over 24 years was dismissed after it questioned £21,360 in pothole repair bills. A tribunal found that the company had failed to investigate the matter fairly, overlooked findings that cleared him of wrongdoing and wrongly dismissed him. It ordered the company to pay him £34,326.

Bram Dunehew, a college student, experienced a life-changing moment when a gas pump malfunction led him to purchase a $2 million Powerball ticket. While waiting for his receipt at a convenience store, he decided on a whim to join the lottery. Dunehew matched all five white balls during the Halloween night drawing.

In a remarkable partnership, Ducks Unlimited Canada has safeguarded over 1,100 acres in southern Quebec, thanks to more than C$2 million in funding from local landowners. This significant conservation effort is vital for maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity, while a newly opened 1.5-kilometre trail enhances public access to these precious habitats.

Addressing a protest named ‘Jantar Mantar @ Kochi’ demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Abhijeet Dipke stresses that “Modi will go out in 2029.”

Currently, 70 sites in Bihar are under the stewardship of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Others who quit are former Calcutta HC Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, former judges Ranjit Kumar Bagh and Indrajit Chatterjee; judges heading the 19 tribunals have complained about the slow pace of disposal of 38 lakh pending appeals