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From the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints and Infosys were among the major laggards. Sun Pharma, InterGlobe Aviation, Adani Ports were the winners. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Tuesday (September…
The Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed strong objection to the desecration of the statue of Syama Prasad Mookerjee located at Harmu in the State capital, Ranchi, where the statue was smeared with soot and defaced with offensive remarks. A BJP delegation, led by former State president and former Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash,…
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The timing of the proposed rejig of distribution economics by IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) is interesting as it came six months after India allowed centum foreign ownership in the sector. IRDAI is re-engineering the financial metrics of distribution — axing expenses of management (EoM) limits, tightening commission and moving towards a more technology-driven…
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A 47-year-old worker died, and another was hospitalised after the two entered a municipal sewer chamber while carrying out drainage-cleaning work for a housing society in Santacruz East on Monday (September 28, 2026) morning. Police said the workers had allegedly not been provided any protective equipment. The incident took place around 11 a.m. near Bhavya…
Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Babulal Marandi, right, addresses a press conference. File | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Babulal Marandi, on Monday (September 28, 2026) attacked Rahul Gandhi over the issue of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar following the Indian Express…
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Each rare disease affects very few people. However, there are around 8,000 rare diseases, and they cumulatively affect hundreds of millions of people. In India, 1,004 rare genetic disorders have been reported so far. It used to be that because the number of patients for a rare-disease drug was very small, so the pharmaceutical industry’s…
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A woman has approached the Delhi Police alleging that her daughter was assaulted and threatened by the son of a senior bureaucrat in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area. The police said they have received a complaint and are conducting an enquiry into the allegations. No FIR had been registered in connection with the complaint at…
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart in Washington on September 23-25, marking the second meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies this year. The…
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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Pope Leo on Monday (September 28, 2026) said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of U.S. President Donald…
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An urgent online missive from the department to all the central universities on Sunday (September 27, 2026) referred to communication received from the PMO regarding the post and sought their ‘comments’. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: PTI Works of prominent intellectuals and academics recommended as readings in several higher learning institutions are under the scanner…
