Month: October 2026

Oil hits near six-month high as Houthi attacks rattle Saudi Arabia

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Oil hits near six-month high as Houthi attacks rattle Saudi Arabia

A drone view shows fuel vessels docked at the Baniyas oil terminal in Baniyas, Syria, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri | Photo Credit: KARAM ALMASRI Benchmark crude oil prices surged to a near six-month high on Thursday, breaching the $110-a-barrel mark as Houthi forces targeted Saudi Arabia’s civilian and energy infrastructure, escalating concerns over oil…

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SBI’s cyber defences under scrutiny; its Cyber Defence Centre to be operational by FY27

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SBI’s cyber defences under scrutiny; its Cyber Defence Centre to be operational by FY27

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The suspected customer-data exposure at State Bank of India (SBI) has brought its cybersecurity preparedness into focus, despite the bank reporting an extensive array of safeguards in its annual disclosures. SBI’s FY2025–26 Sustainability Report and Annual Report, published before the reported exposure, detail…

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Karnataka CM wants to know why Ministers stopped at Mysuru Dasara

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Karnataka CM wants to know why Ministers stopped at Mysuru Dasara

Karnataka’s Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to conduct an inquiry and submit a report on police officers restricting some Ministers from entering the venue during the Nandidhwaja Pooja held near the North Gate of Mysuru palace on October 21. “It is evident that the officials acted high-handedly by restricting the…

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Rupee slumps 44 paise to close at 94.82 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee slumps 44 paise to close at 94.82 against U.S. dollar

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee slumped 44 paise to close at 94.82 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (October 22, 2026), weighed down by a negative trend in the domestic equity markets and surging crude oil prices. According to forex analysts, the rupee began trading on a…

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French city of Lyon bans ‘all protests’ on October 24

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French city of Lyon bans ‘all protests’ on October 24

A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations in France. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Officials have banned “all protests” in France’s third-biggest city of Lyon on Saturday (October 24, 2026), ahead of nationwide demonstrations that day following rallies last weekend that descended into widespread…

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After nod for Aluva plant, Kerala Water Authority reconsidering its pilot 10 MLD desalination project at Munambam

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After nod for Aluva plant, Kerala Water Authority reconsidering its pilot 10 MLD desalination project at Munambam

Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is rethinking its proposed 10 MLD desalination plant at Munambam, envisaged as a solution to the persistent drinking water crisis in the coastal regions of Ernakulam district. The plant was proposed during the time of the previous LDF government. The United Democratic Front (UDF) government had recently announced that it was…

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SBI data breach: How the bank discovered the leak and what followed

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SBI data breach: How the bank discovered the leak and what followed

The story so far: Public Sector bank State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s biggest commercial bank with 53 crore customers — meaning every third Indian is an account holder — and a FY26 net profit of over ₹80,000 crore, informed stock exchanges on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), about a customer data breach on the…

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Why are Andhra Pradesh’s civic poll nominations under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny? | Explained

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Why are Andhra Pradesh’s civic poll nominations under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny? | Explained

The story so far: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)’s allegation of obstructions during the filing of nominations for elections to urban local bodies (ULBs) has landed the State Election Commission (SEC) in a tight spot, and the process has come under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny. The focus has now shifted from political claims to the…

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SBI data breach: What information was exposed and what customers should do

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SBI data breach: What information was exposed and what customers should do

Story so far: Five days after receiving communications from its Threat Intelligence Service Provider, the Defence Cyber Agency, and CERT-In regarding an alert concerning the suspected exposure of its customer data on the dark web, the State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest commercial bank, on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) informed stock exchanges about the…

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Pilli Taxi’s Deepavali edit brings handcrafted labels to Hyderabad

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Pilli Taxi’s Deepavali edit brings handcrafted labels to Hyderabad

Design creations by Maruvi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pili Taxi is returning to Hyderabad, with more than 25 Indian craft-led labels. The Deepavali edit will showcase jewellery, handcrafted bags and accessories, heritage textiles, home décor, and more.  Here are a few labels to look out for: Winglore: For those who love to dress up…

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