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Commonwealth Sport president Donald Rukare, centre, presents the David Dixon Award to Melanie Woods. (PTI/AP Photo) Scottish wheelchair racer Melanie Woods capped an unforgettable home Commonwealth Games by winning the prestigious David Dixon Award, recognising her as the outstanding athlete of Glasgow 2026 after a campaign defined not only by two gold medals but also…

NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil imports from Russia climbed to a record 2.8 million barrels per day (mbd) in July accounting for more than half of the country’s purchases, even as refiners stepped up sourcing from West Asian suppliers with oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz normalised, reports Atul Mathur.India’s LPG imports remained heavily…

‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections Day 11: Thalapathy Vijay records 37.2% jump; nears 300 crore worldwide Thalapathy Vijay‘s ‘Jana Nayagan’ continued its impressive second-weekend run by posting another healthy jump at the box office.The action drama witnessed a great rise in collections on its second Sunday after a strong Saturday.According to Sacnilk, the film collected…

Trump said diplomatic efforts involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran prompted him to call off what he described as a planned “massive attack” US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday through intermediaries, signalling a renewed diplomatic push after he said he halted planned US military strikes…

The attack is believed to be linked to Yadav’s recent skit outside Parliament over the alleged donation theft at the Ayodhya Ram temple. NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded at the New Delhi address of Independent MP Pappu Yadav Sunday after a man allegedly threw a slipper at him and another allegedly brandished a knife when…

The agency has floated a tender estimated at Rs 7.5 crore to hire a security firm for its headquarters at Minto Road, regional office in Okhla and other notified locations. NEW DELHI: After a paper leak exposed weak links in India’s biggest entrance examination, National Testing Agency (NTA) is moving to put its premises, confidential…

BENGALURU: On-demand house-help platforms Snabbit and Urban Company’s InstaHelp each crossed 1 lakh completed jobs on Sunday, as intense competition in the fast-growing category pushed the price of an hour’s household work to as little as Rs 29 in some locations.Snabbit said it had completed more than 1.15 lakh jobs by 6:50 pm on Sunday,…

NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI: India’s EV market hit a new high in July with registrations across categories jumping over 66% to around 3.3 lakh units, compared with just under 2 lakh units in July 2025, amid elevated oil prices, a wider choice of models and expanding dealer networks. Last June 3.1 lakh EVs were registered across…

CHENNAI: Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) in India crossed $20 billion mark in Jan-July this year (CY2026). However, it is nearly 6% lower than $21.5 billion recorded in the corresponding seven month period (Jan-July) last year (CY2025) .July 2026 recorded an investment of $3 billion, which is flat against $3.2 billion in the same month in…

The Mekedatu dam row has snowballed into a political slugfest in Tamil Nadu, The Mekedatu dam row has snowballed into a political slugfest in Tamil Nadu, with governing and opposition parties trading barbs instead of closing ranks against Karnataka’s proposed project on Cauvery. The project, opposed by Tamil Nadu, has become a flashpoint after multiple…