Month: September 2026

Does India have enough skilled workers to make more vehicles? Explained

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Does India have enough skilled workers to make more vehicles? Explained

India’s automobile industry is entering a period of expansion while the nature of work inside factories is changing. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) estimate that annual vehicle production could increase from about 30–35 million units in FY25 to 50–55 million by 2030. The auto-component industry is targeting…

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Jadavpur University students use ex-PM Vajpayee’s remark to justify ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti

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Jadavpur University students use ex-PM Vajpayee’s remark to justify ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti

The poster of the former Prime Minister was put up, in which the ex-PM said, “Israel must return the lands of Arabs it has occupied. The lawful rights of the Palestinians must be established” Students of Jadavpur University on Thursday (September 3, 2026) put up a poster in the campus of former Prime Minister Atal…

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Decoding 2 crore deletions in Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll after state-wide SIR

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Decoding 2 crore deletions in Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll after state-wide SIR

A booth-level officer verifies voter details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Karad, in Satara district, Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: PTI The draft electoral roll released by Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) showed a total of 2,06,88,487 voter deletions across the State’s 288 assembly constituencies. after a…

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Why Australia’s music industry banned AI music in chart listing | Explained 

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Why Australia’s music industry banned AI music in chart listing | Explained 

The story so far: Australia’s music industry body—the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)—on August 25 banned songs wholly made using AI, noting such tracks will be ineligible for listing on its charts. The announcement comes after the viral fame that found an AI remix of Madonna’s 1989 song ‘Like a Prayer,’ made by Australian music…

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Agitation over TET for in-service teachers intensified in Andhra

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Agitation over TET for in-service teachers intensified in Andhra

Police trying to remove APUTF leaders during a protest near Vidya Bhavan at Atmakuru in Mangalagiri on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Teacher unions in Andhra Pradesh have stepped up their agitation over the contentious Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement for in-service teachers. After repeated attempts to persuade the government to take up the…

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Vance says Iran conflict is ‘not a war’, declines to offer timeline for end

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Vance says Iran conflict is ‘not a war’, declines to offer timeline for end

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. ‌Vice-President J.D. Vance on Thursday (September 3, 2026) said the fighting between the ​United States and Iran was “not a war” and declined ⁠to provide…

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Muttil tree-felling case: Kerala High Court refuses to stay trial court proceedings against accused

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Muttil tree-felling case: Kerala High Court refuses to stay trial court proceedings against accused

The Kerala High Court. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu The Kerala High Court has refused to stay the trial court proceedings against Roji Augustine, an accused in an alleged cheating case connected with the Muttil tree-felling case. He, along with his brothers Jose Kutty Augustine and Anto Augustine, had been arraigned as accused in the…

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Spoilt eggs found at Blinkit stock unit in Mangaluru

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Spoilt eggs found at Blinkit stock unit in Mangaluru

Germs found in egg ordered from Blinkit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Following a complaint from a consumer to Health Minister U.T. Khader, food safety inspectors from the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department conducted an inspection at a Blinkit stock and supply unit in Falnir Square, Hampanakatta, Mangaluru. Mr. Khader said, “I received a…

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U.S. hits Cuba with new sanctions as island’s crises multiply

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U.S. hits Cuba with new sanctions as island’s crises multiply

The U.S. government on Thursday (September 3, 2026) slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raúl Castro, and Cuba’s Oil Industry Supply Import Company, known as Abapet. The company is…

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Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy as CEO, Narayen transitions to executive chair

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Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy as CEO, Narayen transitions to executive chair

Anil Chakravarthy joined Adobe in January 2020 to lead ​its digital experience business and later took on responsibility for improving how customers interact ⁠with Adobe, as well as overseeing its global ⁠sales and customer-support teams. Photo: adobe.com. Adobe ​named Anil Chakravarthy as successor to long-time CEO ‌Shantanu Narayen on Thursday (September 3, 2026), charging the…

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