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The Government of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday constituted a Group of Ministers’ (GoM) committee to examine the proposal for enhancing the dredging, reclamation and internal & external (road & rail) connectivity works and Extension of Time (EoT) for completion of the Phase-I works at the Ramayapatnam Port and make suitable recommendations.The GoM comprises the Ministers of Finance, Infrastructure & Investment, and Tourism, while the Secretary (Infrastructure & Investment) will be its convener.The government had in February 2020 constituted a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) — the Ramayapatnam Port Development Corporation Limited (RPDCL) — for taking up port development and port-led development.Simultaneously,…

Lord’s was hot, and seeing Ben Stokes virtually bowl himself into the ground was tiring just watching from the stands. It was a final day tempered with the heat of Stokes and treated with the ice of Ravindra Jadeja. Exhaustion is not a feeling, it is a physical state; yet at the end of the day, exhaustion was the key emotion as Mohammed Siraj sank to the ground, bowled almost unfairly by a ball trickling onto the stumps, to be forever haunted by the question: could he have kicked it away if he had reacted quickly? Joe Root who ran…

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Hasina-era main opposition which many see today as a front-runner for the coming elections, is facing a turbulent period amid nationwide protests over allegations that the party was involved in killings and rampant extortion.Public outrage reached a boiling point following the murder of a local trader, Chand Mia alias Sohag, on July 9 in broad daylight on the premises of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area. The attack was carried out by local leaders and activists of the BNP’s student and youth wing.According to eyewitnesses and CCTV footage that surfaced two days…

Global Citizen, which organizes charity musical festivals and is producing the halftime shows for FIFA, quickly learned some lessons for next summer, when 48 nations compete throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hugh Evans, Global Citizen’s chief executive, said it must keep the performers cooler (temperatures were over 80 degrees) and improve the exposure of cameras because of the sun. But he was pleased overall, shedding a tear after watching the show.

The dam on the Guadalupe River that forms Nimitz Lake, the city of Kerrville’s primary water reservoir. County commissioners say they have a plan to drain at least one of the artificial reservoirs along the river, to facilitate the search for human remains and hazardous debris following the flash flood of July 4. Martin Kaste hide caption toggle caption Martin Kaste Authorities in Kerr County say they have plans to drain at least one flood-swollen lake, as they continue to search for the roughly 100 people still thought to be missing after the catastrophic flash flooding of July 4. The…

Vaishali Rameshbabu was teetering on the brink of elimination. Twice in two games. Having battled out draws in both of her classical games in the FIDE World Cup Round 3 clash against USA’s Carissa Yip — an International Master, but among the top up and coming stars in the sport — Vaishali salvaged two draws from losing positions in two rapid games of the tiebreak. The Netflix crew that has followed Yip to the Georgian city of Batumi were getting some decent drama on camera. Then, out of nowhere, Vaishali sent Yip home with two wins in two games. “In…

2025 is expected to see an above-average hurricane season, making smart planning essential.Book flexible stays, ask about storm policies, and track forecasts if traveling to hurricane-prone areas.Choose destinations with solid infrastructure or outside the hurricane belt for fewer disruptions. As forecasters predict “above-normal hurricane activity” in the Atlantic basin this year, travelers with plans to visit Florida, the Caribbean, or Mexico may want to take note. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 6-10 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of…

US Republican president slams Zohran Mamdani as a ‘communist’, says Andrew Cuomo has a ‘good shot of winning’.Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has backed former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to run as an independent in the New York City mayoral race, renewing his attack against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Asked about Cuomo’s decision to stay in the contest after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, Trump said on Tuesday that the former governor can still win in the general election in November. “I think he should stay. I think he has a shot,” Trump told reporters. The…

While relief on US reciprocal tariffs is among the key demands from Indian negotiators in exchange for opening up the Indian market to American goods, wider US tariffs—such as those on metals, a likely duty on BRICS countries, and on buyers of Russian oil—are not part of the ongoing trade negotiations with the US yet, a government official said on Tuesday. “As of now, India and the US are negotiating on the basis of the terms of reference (ToR) that were finalised [in April],” the official said in response to a question on whether wider US tariffs are part of…

On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest came out 50 years ago.