Month: September 2026

Harish seeks judicial probe into 22-A issue, welcomes SIT probe into KCR family lands

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Harish seeks judicial probe into 22-A issue, welcomes SIT probe into KCR family lands

T. Harish Rao | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR BRS Legislature Party Deputy Floor Leader T. Harish Rao said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had admitted to several concerns raised by the BRS over the Section 22-A issue and demanded an explanation for how so many families were affected. He also demanded that the State government…

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Nation

Copper dazzle dull margins for EV, consumer and engineering goods

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Copper dazzle dull margins for EV, consumer and engineering goods

Copper’s recent rally to record-highs has sent waves of concern reverberating through the makers of several consumer-focussed and industrial products such as electric vehicles (EVs), consumer gadgets and appliances, electric wires and engineering goods, among others. Futures of the metal on the London Metal Exchange (LME), the benchmark for global prices, hit an all-time-high of…

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Business

Rattlesnake blood could reinvent the fight against deadly venoms

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Rattlesnake blood could reinvent the fight against deadly venoms

Herpetologists first discovered in 1933 that rattlesnakes are immune to their own venom. Native to the Americas, rattlesnakes are pit vipers, a family of vipers with a heat-sensing pit organ between each nostril and eye. Venom resistance in snakes comes in two forms: either the targets in their bodies have evolved such that the venom…

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Science

Keralam’s electricity regulatory commission to hold consultations on draft tariff norms on Sept. 29, 30

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Keralam’s electricity regulatory commission to hold consultations on draft tariff norms on Sept. 29, 30

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) will hold stakeholder consultations on its draft multi-year tariff (MYT) regulations on September 29 and 30. The regulations, once finalised, will govern electricity tariff-related matters for the five-year ‘control period’ starting 2027-28. The consultations, planned in hybrid mode, will be held in morning and afternoon sessions on both…

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Nation

FM urges industry to look beyond rate cuts to compliance and revenue; calls for robust tax policy research

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FM urges industry to look beyond rate cuts to compliance and revenue; calls for robust tax policy research

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the 8th International Tax Conference on ‘New Age Taxation’, organised by International Tax Research and Analysis Foundation (ITRAF), in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged industry stakeholders to ensure that tax policy recommendations submitted to the government address broader issues, including compliance…

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Business

Trust takes small loans on behalf of tribespeople, ‘fails’ to repay them

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Spiralling copper prices hit MSMEs in Coimbatore

The Tamil Nadu Tribal People’s Association has alleged that around 60 families in Gudalur have been defrauded by people running a trust, which procured loans for them but misappropriated the repayment.  Association district organiser K. Mahendran, along with the affected residents, petitioned the Superintendent of Police on Tuesday, demanding action against those responsible.  They alleged…

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Boxing | Vijender expects India to punch five or six medals at Asiad

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Boxing | Vijender expects India to punch five or six medals at Asiad

World and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has advised the Asian Games-bound Indian boxers to cut out all distractions, including mobile phones, and focus on winning medals. “I told them, don’t distract your mind with that phone or media or anything. Just focus. It’s a war. You should win the war. After that, do whatever you want to…

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Sports