Month: September 2026

Vizag Navy Marathon on December 13; registrations open on October 4

September 26, 2026 admin

GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg and Commanding Officer, INS Kalinga, Commodore S.S. Dhody release the poster for Navy Marathon, in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Indian Navy officials from the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) announced that the 11th edition of the Vizag Navy Marathon (VNM), a flagship event of the Navy Day celebrations,…

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Centre orders captive coal power plants to maximise power output on surging demand

September 26, 2026 admin

The centre has ordered more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to ‌operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through year-end to meet what it ⁠expects will be a rise in electricity demand. File | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S. The centre has ordered more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to ‌operate at maximum…

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DHL Express to hike charges by 8.9% in India from Jan

September 26, 2026 admin

Logistics operator DHL Express on Saturday (September 26, 2026) announced an 8.9% increase in its shipment charges in India from January 1 next year. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Logistics operator DHL Express on Saturday (September 26, 2026) announced an 8.9% increase in its shipment charges in India from January 1 next year. The annual…

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NTPC, EDF sign pact to develop RE projects in India

September 26, 2026 admin

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters State-owned NTPC and EDF Power Solutions India have joined hands to jointly develop, own and operate pumped storage projects and hydropower projects, as well as other renewable energy (RE) projects and distribution business. This 50:50 JV shall undertake projects within India and neighbouring…

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U.S.-Greenland deal | The Arctic race

September 26, 2026 admin

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, middle, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony of a security deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland at United Nations headquarters on September 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP “Essentially, it’s a large real estate deal. A lot of things can…

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United Russia | The ‘party of power’

September 26, 2026 admin

Often during his international engagements, the one question that infuriates Russian President Vladimir Putin the most is if Russia is a “managed democracy”. He has been vehement in saying it’s not. “The road to democracy must be adapted to the realities of Russian life, traditions, and history,” Mr. Putin said in February 2005 at a…

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OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error

September 26, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP OpenAI acknowledged Friday (September 25, 2026) that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users onto online sites without the company’s knowledge, the latest example of AI agents operating outside their bounds. The company also confirmed a New York Times report that its…

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Fishing for ghost nets: How TREE Foundation and HCLFoundation are cleaning the seas

September 26, 2026 admin

More than 11,500 kilos of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets, known as ghost nets, were collected in the last three months from the Chennai coast, largely from the Neelankarai-to-Kovalam section. That is just the tip of the iceberg. Tonnes of them are yet to be retrieved from our long coastline, many entangled around marine…

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BCs should emulate Ilamma, fight for rights: Minister Vivek

September 26, 2026 admin

Minister Vivek Venkataswamy and others during the 131st birth anniversary celebrations of Chakali Ilamma organised at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, on Saturday. Minister for Employment, Training and Factories G. Vivek Venkataswamy has urged Backward Classes (BCs) to unite and fight for their rights, and pledged his support to their demand for inclusion in the caste census….

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Trump says he does not want to ‘integrate’ with China on AI

September 26, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said on Saturday (September 26, 2026) that despite ‌a “big talk” this week with Chinese President Xi ⁠Jinping on AI, the U.S. should not join efforts ‌with China on the technology. “We ‌had a big ‌talk ⁠on SI,” Mr. Trump ⁠told reporters at…

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