Month: October 2026

DGP calls for peaceful, transparent, impartial conduct of local body polls

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DGP calls for peaceful, transparent, impartial conduct of local body polls

State DGP Harish Kumar Gupta holding a review meeting on preparedness for the ensuing local body elections in Guntur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAYA KUMAR Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta has directed police officials to complete all necessary preparations before the notification for local body elections is issued,…

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Ripples from the future: On the Nobel Prize for Economics 2026

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Ripples from the future: On the Nobel Prize for Economics 2026

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded for work that is particularly crucial in the current global context. Implications from the work also have lessons for Indian policymakers, some of which have already been learnt, while others remain a work in progress. The crux of the research done by the laureates Robert E….

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Business

Philippines protests Chinese envoy’s remarks, calling them a ‘thinly veiled threat’

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Philippines protests Chinese envoy’s remarks, calling them a ‘thinly veiled threat’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: Ezra Acayan/Pool via Reuters President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his government on Friday (October 16, 2026) protested remarks by China’s ambassador to Manila, calling them “a thinly veiled threat of the use of force” in the latest flare up in the two Asian countries’ longstanding territorial dispute…

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Bumrah and Akash return to Indian Test squad for New Zealand tour

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Bumrah and Akash return to Indian Test squad for New Zealand tour

Akash Deep’s return to India’s Test squad after an eight-month injury layoff is among the notable developments in the selection committee’s choices for the upcoming series against New Zealand, with the team management appearing to prioritise the World Test Championship (WTC) campaign over the immediate ODI World Cup build-up. The Bengal fast bowler has regained…

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Sports

Iran’s military says oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman

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Iran’s military says oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s military on Thursday (October 16, 2026) said an oil tanker had caught fire in the Gulf of Oman as it was attempting to pass through an area deemed prohibited, according to state television. “A few hours ago… surveillance…

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Officials told to gear up for urban local body polls in A.P.

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Officials told to gear up for urban local body polls in A.P.

Officials should make preparations to ensure that the municipal elections are conducted transparently and peacefully, said Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar. Virtually addressing a regional preparedness meeting in Guntur on Tuesday, Mr. Suresh Kumar said the election notification was likely soon and urged officials to complete preparatory work. He stressed…

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Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack

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Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack

Clad in black and their faces masked, dozens of militant Israeli ​settlers burned olive trees and threw rocks at Palestinians in a coordinated attack on Friday (October 16, 2026) on a West Bank village’s ‌annual harvest that injured at least two people including a journalist. Some 80 settlers, some ​of them carrying gas canisters, descended…

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India vs. West Indies T20I series: Chinnaswamy set for decider amid rain threat

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India vs. West Indies T20I series: Chinnaswamy set for decider amid rain threat

Rain gods could have the final say. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Saturday will be about reintegration — of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium with Indian cricket’s mainstream. Ever since the deadly stampede of June 2025 during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title-winning celebrations, one of Indian cricket’s iconic centres had been forgotten as an international…

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Sports

Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8

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Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8

The Centre will propose a five-pronged plan for the next set of reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system at the upcoming GST Council meeting on October 8, according to sources in the Ministry of Finance.  These reforms are aimed at automating and easing a lot of the current administrative bottlenecks in the…

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ISL: Bagan fights back for a win over SC Delhi

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ISL: Bagan fights back for a win over SC Delhi

Proper comeback: Bagan’s second-half display made up for its listless start. | Photo Credit: X@mohunbagansg Mohun Bagan Super Giant overcame a listless first-half display to beat Sporting Club Delhi 2-1 in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday. Lee Erwin and Miguel Figueira scored for Bagan in front of a…

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