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West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta said that he cannot support what was happening in connection with book stalls. File | Photo Credit: PTI As attacks over book stalls set up by Left parties near Durga Puja pandals continue in different parts of the State, a senior functionary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and a…
File picture of a general view of the port in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AFP In a significant development concerning Chinese investment in Sri Lanka, state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture for a logistics hub at the Colombo port. In 2023, China Merchants Group announced its decision to…
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Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni in action during the second day of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat, at the Palam B ground in Delhi, on October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the build-up to the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season, Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni had explicitly stated his desire to rack up big…
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MNRE Secretary Santosh Sarangi. File | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG India’s agrivoltaic capacity could scale to more than 5-gigawatts in the next three to four years subject to enthusiasm from states and their ability to notify feed-in tariffs, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary at the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) told reporters at a briefing ahead…
Representative image. File | Photo Credit: ANI Unidentified armed miscreants killed three Meitei civilians and injured three others from the community on Monday (October 19, 2026) morning, triggering protests across the Imphal Valley. Security forces personnel fired tear gas shells to disperse a mob, which left the bodies of two victims at the gate of…
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Four Left parties and the BRS will stage a joint protest in Khammam on October 22 to protest alleged political bias in the selection of beneficiaries and allotment of houses under the Indiramma housing scheme. Addressing a joint press conference in Khammam on Monday (October 19, 2026), CPI (M) district secretary Nunna Nageswara Rao alleged…
The smashed window of a looted bank after violence erupted during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools, in Marseille, France, on October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The showpiece Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned on Tuesday in the French capital city,…
Neutralist, Shamara and Azaadi caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Oct. 19) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Merlet (Mosin) 40. Easy. 800m: We Still Believe (app) 56, 600/41. Easy. Exotic Star (Mosin) 56, 600/42. Easy. Flashman (Omkar) 53, 600/38. Worked well. Kajo (S.J. Sunil) 52, 600/39. Worked freely. Rivayat (C.S. Jodha)…
Sicyon, Moon Oracle, Black Eagle, Astraeus and Battle Crown excelled when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Oct 19) Inner sand: 600m: First Choice (Salman) 40.5. Strode out well. Flight On (rb) 40. Moved well. 1000m: Rieko (Rayan) 1-7.5, 600/39. Pleased. Eagle Eye (rb), Heimirich (Rayan) 1-7, 600/39. They finished level. Agrador (R….
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Manchester City’s Marc Guehi during the press conference on October 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Manchester City defender Marc Guehi believes the gesture of soccer players taking the knee before matches might have lost its impact and wants to see more done in the sport’s fight against racism. Also read: The big blot on…