Month: October 2026

The game has undergone a generational change: Vijay Amritraj

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The game has undergone a generational change: Vijay Amritraj

Vijay Amritraj served up some candid views about the modern game during his chat with N. Ram at the Sportstar Hangout on October 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas J. When Vijay Amritraj retired from professional tennis in 1993 after a career lasting over two decades, the sport was in a completely different space. Also read | TNTA president Vijay…

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Sports

Putin-Xi-Trump summit ‘being prepared’: Kremlin

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Putin-Xi-Trump summit ‘being prepared’: Kremlin

US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A trilateral meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin, his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China is “being prepared”, the Kremlin said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026). “A possible first-ever meeting of the leaders of China, Russia…

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World

Essar Ports bags ₹2,276-crore Tuna Tekra terminal project in Gujarat

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Essar Ports bags ₹2,276-crore Tuna Tekra terminal project in Gujarat

Essar Ports emerged as the highest bidder in a global competitive bidding process for the project, which will be implemented on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis (For illustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Essar Ports Ltd, part of the Essar Group, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Deendayal Port Authority (DPA)…

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Business

Ten teams to vie for 97th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey title

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Ten teams to vie for 97th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey title

S.L. Rajiv Reddy, organising secretary – MCC, Arun Murugappan, executive chairman – Tube Investments of India Limited, R. Karthik, president – MCC, and Niranjan Mudaliar, honorary secretary – MCC at the press conference ahead of the 97th All India Murugappa Hockey Gold Cup hockey tournament. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The 97th edition of the…

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Sports

Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra takes the bragging rights in drawn encounter against Karnataka

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Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra takes the bragging rights in drawn encounter against Karnataka

Saurashtra’s status as Karnataka’s bete noire remained unchanged as it walked away with three points in the drawn Ranji Trophy encounter at the Alur Grounds near here on Wednesday. The last seven fixtures between the sides has now seen Saurashtra win four times and take the first-innings lead thrice. Karnataka’s fate was more or less sealed on Tuesday when it allowed the last two Saurashtra batters to…

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Sports

Gold smuggled from Bangladesh seized near Vijayawada; five arrested

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Gold smuggled from Bangladesh seized near Vijayawada; five arrested

Smuggled foreign-origin gold bars | Photo Credit: By Arrangement An interstate gold smuggling operation involving the movement of foreign-origin gold from Bangladesh to Hyderabad in Telangana through Kolkata in West Bengal was busted after Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a car and a passenger bus near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh seizing gold and foreign…

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Nation

Core industrial growth hits historic high of 7.9% in September 2026

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Core industrial growth hits historic high of 7.9% in September 2026

The latest data on the Index of Core Industries shows that last month’s growth was the highest since at least April 2024. Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s core industrial growth accelerated to a historic high of 7.9% in September 2026, driven by a turnaround in the coal sector and increased activity in…

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Business

NZ vs IND series: The whole idea of home advantage has disappeared around the world, says former New Zealand coach Gary Stead

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NZ vs IND series: The whole idea of home advantage has disappeared around the world, says former New Zealand coach Gary Stead

Frank: Stead says the better batting team will prevail in the two-Test series. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Gary Stead knows a thing or two about beating India. The 54-year-old Kiwi was the coach when New Zealand overcame the subcontinental giant to win the ICC World Test Championship in 2021. He was also at the…

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Sports

NVIDIA targets 14-day AI data centre deployment with modular system

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NVIDIA targets 14-day AI data centre deployment with modular system

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during his keynote at the NVIDIA GTC conference, which focuses on advances in AI and computing that are shaping industries, in Berlin. | Photo Credit: Reuters NVIDIA has unveiled a factory-built modular system for AI data centres, aiming to cut deployment time from several months to as little as 14…

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Business