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The Hindu Iranian 2.46m para volleyballer Morteza Mehrzad struggles to find bed big enough

Mehrzad, the second-tallest living man in the world, was diagnosed at a young age with acromegaly, a rare condition that leads to the production of excessive growth hormones

The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan attributes Vijayawada floods to encroachment of Budameru rivulet

He announces a donation of ₹4 crore to the 400 flood-affected gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh, which is in addition to ₹1 crore he has already announced for the State, and ₹1 crore for undertaking relief measures in Telangana

The Hindu Traders in Kochi gear up for Onam as they hope to ride out online sales, rain

Textiles and white goods shops facing stiff competition from online platforms; people now use showrooms as places where they come to check products they want to buy online, says a representative of Kerala Merchants’ Chamber

The Hindu RoB concreting work on Surathkal-Bajpe road to start after festival, says MLA Bharath Shetty

RoB near Surathkal railway station is battered with craters and potholes making travel miserable for road users

The Hindu Companies bought over by the Adani Group got ‘haircut’ of 96% to 42% on loans from public sector banks: Congress

Banks that had claims of ₹62,000 crore from 10 financially stressed companies had been made to settle for just ₹16,000 crore, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged

The Hindu Nitesh Kumar says Pramod Bhagat’s absence gave "extra responsibility" to win gold at Paralympics

Nitesh said his mantra was to take it one game at a time at the Paralympics after Bhagat was suspended for 18 months ahead of the Para Games