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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) announced that its members unanimously decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 5.25% to 5.50%. RBI MPC meeting LIVE updates The key rate hike…
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Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Three militants with allegiance to proscribed outfits have been arrested for their alleged involvement in extortion and cadre recruitment in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). The two members of the People’s Liberation Army — Maibam Arun (50) and Wahengbam Bimol…
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. File. | Photo Credit: AP Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time in Nations League matches, but said he remained available for his country. In a statement of nearly 2,000 words, the 41-year-old superstar apologised for walking out…
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OpenAI will begin adding an invisible watermark to eligible text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union (EU), as the company moves to comply with transparency requirements under the EU’s AI Act. The company said the rollout would take place over the coming weeks and apply to eligible users across all ChatGPT and…
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A huge cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi measuring a height of 75 feet was inaugurated at SVU stadium in Tirupati on October 6, 2026, marking ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’. | Photo Credit: KV Poornachandra Kumar Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cutout measuring a height of whopping 75 feet was erected at Sri Venkateswara University’s Tarakarama stadium…
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The last two days have been extremely eventful for Spain, the European nation that has been rocked by mass movements demanding a solution to a housing crisis. What began as a response to the eviction of a senior citizen in Madrid snowballed into protests across the country, forcing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to first put…
The gap between the train entry/exit area and the platform at Guindy railway station. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement P. Sathyanarayanan points out that recently, at Guindy railway terminal, an alert Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel pulled a senior citizen to safety after the latter had fallen into the gap between the train and the…
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Motorists jumping signals on Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road on the lane towards Kandigai. | Photo Credit: T S ATUL SWAMINATHAN Accidents are often a near miss, and waiting to happen, say motorists who navigate the junction frequently. Pudhupakkam residents have requested the Traffic Wing of the Tambaram Police Commissionerate to set up a police booth and deploy…
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Lionel Messi retired from international football on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), scoring a goal and providing two assists as Argentina defeated Benin 3-0 in a friendly international. Messi, playing in his record-extending 208th international, provided the assist for the opening goal scored by veteran Nicolas Otamendi, with Nico Paz also scoring. Messi’s 71st minute penalty…
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In the sweltering heat of colonial Madras, British rulers and the city’s elite raised glasses of Scotch whisky, chilled by ice cubes floating in their drinks. The huge blocks of ice were naturally formed in the lakes of New England in the U.S. and imported to India. In Madras (now Chennai), the ice bars were…
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