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arch of the PM Palem Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday." title="The arch of the PM Palem Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/">Visakhapatnam </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T11:01:32+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/no-ysr-name-on-renovated-cricket-stadium-sparks-controversy/article69349791.ece"> No YSR name on renovated cricket stadium sparks controversy </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a 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class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-governor-cm-greet-sunita-williams-on-her-safe-return/article69348084.ece" ><div class=" picture"></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/">Tamil Nadu </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:47:12+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-governor-cm-greet-sunita-williams-on-her-safe-return/article69348084.ece"> T.N. Governor, CM greet Sunita Williams on her safe return </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sensex-nifty-surge-in-early-trade-powered-by-rally-in-it-stocks/article69352032.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/q7p8vj/article66727732.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/thvli%20BSE%20NSE%20Stock%20Market%20Stock%20Exchange.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/q7p8vj/article66727732.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/thvli%20BSE%20NSE%20Stock%20Market%20Stock%20Exchange.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="From the Sensex pack, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, Titan and Mahindra & Mahindra were the biggest gainers. 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Day 7 LIVE: Chair chides Opposition MPs for violating House decorum </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/punjab/farmers-protest-punjab-haryana-shambhu-border-jagjit-singh-dallewal-live-updates-march-20/article69352018.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/lr9kf9/article69352036.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/image%2032.jpeg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/lr9kf9/article69352036.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/image%2032.jpeg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div 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poster of ‘Sikandar’" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/">Movies </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:37:00+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/salman-khan-sikandar-special-screening-arbaaz-khan-release-date-runtime-ar-murugadoss/article69351950.ece"> Salman Khan and the Khan family attend ‘Sikandar’ special screening; release date, runtime out </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indiaai-mission-gates-foundation-to-sign-mou-on-ai-in-agriculture-healthcare-vaishnaw/article69349487.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/trfwts/article69352049.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/20250319341L.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/trfwts/article69352049.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/20250319341L.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bill Gates, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & former CEO of Microsoft, in New Delhi. " title="Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bill Gates, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & former CEO of Microsoft, in New Delhi. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/">India </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:36:42+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indiaai-mission-gates-foundation-to-sign-mou-on-ai-in-agriculture-healthcare-vaishnaw/article69349487.ece"> IndiaAI Mission, Gates Foundation to sign MoU on AI in agriculture, healthcare: Vaishnaw </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Aroon-Deep-18354/" class="person-name lnk">Aroon Deep</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mentally-disturbed-man-tied-to-pole-after-he-throws-stone-at-temple-in-belagavi/article69351960.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hp68zb/article69352038.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/CCI_UDHindu_TheHindu_UQ35PRLUN_R1351707841_2_578.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hp68zb/article69352038.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/CCI_UDHindu_TheHindu_UQ35PRLUN_R1351707841_2_578.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang said that the youth is undergoing psychiatric treatment. " title="Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang said that the youth is undergoing psychiatric treatment. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/">Karnataka </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:33:40+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mentally-disturbed-man-tied-to-pole-after-he-throws-stone-at-temple-in-belagavi/article69351960.ece"> Mentally disturbed man tied to pole after he throws stone at temple in Belagavi </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/The-Hindu-Bureau-14355/" class="person-name lnk"> The Hindu Bureau</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/rupee-rises-12-paise-to-8625-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade/article69351970.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/business/markets/84meo0/article53336505.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/thvli-INR-indian-RUPEE" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/business/markets/84meo0/article53336505.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/thvli-INR-indian-RUPEE" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="On March 19, 2025, the Rupee appreciated 19 paise to close at 86.37 against the U.S. dollar. File" title="On March 19, 2025, the Rupee appreciated 19 paise to close at 86.37 against the U.S. dollar. File" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/">Markets </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:29:10+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/rupee-rises-12-paise-to-8625-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade/article69351970.ece"> Rupee rises 12 paise to 86.25 against U.S. dollar in early trade </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/fire-at-market-in-maharashtras-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-20-shops-damaged/article69352003.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/h2l0da/article69352016.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_TH---BANGLADESH-FIRE_2_1_V6DT8DLA.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/h2l0da/article69352016.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/IMG_TH---BANGLADESH-FIRE_2_1_V6DT8DLA.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="A file photo used for representational purpose only. " title="A file photo used for representational purpose only. " class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/">Maharashtra </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:23:11+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/fire-at-market-in-maharashtras-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-20-shops-damaged/article69352003.ece"> Fire at market in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; 20 shops damaged </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> PTI</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/sangeeta-katti-kulkarni-will-perform-at-the-ekatvam-holi-music-fest-2025/article69343492.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/13bc5z/article69343833.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/image_123650291.jpg" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/13bc5z/article69343833.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/image_123650291.jpg" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni" title="Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/">Entertainment </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:23:08+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/sangeeta-katti-kulkarni-will-perform-at-the-ekatvam-holi-music-fest-2025/article69343492.ece"> Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni will perform at Ekatvam Holi Music Fest 2025 </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a 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SoftBank Group is accelerating its move into chips with the $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing, a U.S. chip startup." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/">Technology </a></div><div class="news-time time" data-published=2025-03-20T10:19:48+05:30></div><h3 class="title"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/softbank-buys-chipmaker-ampere-computing-for-65-billion-deepening-ai-bet/article69351856.ece"> SoftBank buys chipmaker Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion, deepening AI bet </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a class="person-name no-lnk"> Reuters</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/hindi/editorial/the-hindu-editorial-in-hindi-on-nagpur-riots/article69351985.ece" ><div class=" picture"></div></a><div class="right-content"><div 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Kerala, TN: SBI study </a></h3><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Lalatendu-Mishra-435/" class="person-name lnk">Lalatendu Mishra</a></div></div></div></div></li><li class=""><div class="element"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/behind-the-scene-an-app-to-streamline-film-production-launched-in-malayalam-cinema/article69339250.ece" ><div class=" picture"><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/yfy16m/article69347406.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/19tvm%20team1.JPG" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/yfy16m/article69347406.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/19tvm%20team1.JPG" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="(From left) Jins Bhaskar, Jamshi P, Shameer Sharafudeen and Renjith Raghunathan, the team behind Behind the Scene app" title="(From left) Jins Bhaskar, Jamshi P, Shameer Sharafudeen and 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src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/u3kv5d/article69351874.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/2025-03-19T100106Z_445015639_RC2WFDA4XA76_RTRMADP_3_NVIDIA-ROBOTS.JPG" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/u3kv5d/article69351874.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/2025-03-19T100106Z_445015639_RC2WFDA4XA76_RTRMADP_3_NVIDIA-ROBOTS.JPG" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" alt="FILE PHOTO: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from wide use in manufacturing facilities." title="FILE PHOTO: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from wide use in manufacturing facilities." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></div></a><div class="right-content"><div class="label"><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/">Technology </a></div><div class="news-time time" 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margin: 25px auto; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; transition: all 0.3s; } .popup .popup-btn:focus { box-shadow: none; outline: none; text-decoration: none; } .popup .popup-btn:after { content: "→"; position: relative; opacity: 0; top: -1px; right: 15%; transition: 0.3s; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 10px; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; outline: none; } .popup .popup-btn:hover::after { opacity: 1; right: -8px; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 20px 0; padding: 0; overflow-y: scroll; max-height: calc(100vh - 380px); padding-right: 15px; } .popup .device-list::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 10px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1215686275); transition: width 0.3s; cursor: pointer; display: block; border-radius: 20px; } .popup .device-list::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3333333333); border-radius: 20px; } .popup .device-list li { width: 100%; padding: 12px 0; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1333333333); } .popup .device-list li:first-child { padding-top: 0; } .popup .device-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; } .popup .device-list li > div { display: flex; justify-content: left; align-items: flex-start; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: right; width: 15px; position: relative; top: 3px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { content: ""; width: 20px; height: 20px; background: url(../../../theme/images/th-online/device-user-icon.svg) no-repeat center; background-size: contain; display: block; margin: 0px 10px 0; position: relative; top: 2px; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; line-height: normal; } .popup .device-list li .device span { display: block; font-family: inherit; } .popup .device-list li .popup-btn { margin: 0 0; } .popup p.link { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-weight: 200; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: all 0.3s; } .popup p.link a:hover { text-decoration: none; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } @media screen and (max-width: 700px) { .popup { padding: 40px 40px 40px 90px; } } @media screen and(max-width: 570px) { .popup { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; padding: 35px 25px; } .popup .popup-close { font-size: 17px; line-height: 17px; } .popup .title { font-size: 14px; min-height: auto; padding-left: 60px; margin-bottom: 15px; line-height: 24px; } .popup .title::before { left: 0; } .popup .sub-text { font-size: 14px; margin: 5px 0 15px; line-height: normal; } .popup .popup-btn { min-width: 90px; height: 30px; font-size: 10px; margin: 15px auto; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; padding-right: 10px; } .popup .device-list::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li { padding: 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-size: 13px; width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { width: 15px; height: 15px; background-size: 15px 15px; margin: 2px 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; } .popup p.link { font-size: 12px; margin: 15px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { text-underline-offset: 2px; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } } </style><div class="popup-background" id="user-session-popup" v-show="store.session_limit_exceeded === true" v-scope v-cloak><div class="popup"><button class="popup-close" onclick="window.tp.pianoId.logout()">✕</button><div class="title">Looks like you are already logged in from more than 3 devices!</div><div class="sub-text">To continue logging in, remove at least one device from the below list</div><ul class="device-list"><li v-for="device_detail, index in store.device_info" :key="index"><div class="device-info" v-scope="DeviceInfoComponent({index, ...device_detail})"></div><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest([device_detail.payload], 'single')">Log out</button></li></ul><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest(store.device_info.map(di => di.payload), 'all')">Log Out from all devices</button><p class="link"><a href="https://www.thehindugroup.com/privacy.html" target="_blank">Terms & conditions</a><span>  |  </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/tz7UETzxUs" target="_blank">Institutional Subscriber</a></p></div></div><template id="device-info"><span class="s-no">${ ind + 1 }</span><span class="icon"></span><span class="device"> ${ device }<span class="duration">Last active - ${ la }</span></span></template><script>const us_api_domain = "/";</script><script src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/js/user_session.min.js?ver=1742377426"></script></body></html>

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