Month: October 2026

Stock markets end higher for second day, led by strong buying in IT firms

October 16, 2026 admin

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight day on Friday (October 16, 2026), driven by strong buying in IT stocks amid firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 413.66 points, or 0.56%, to settle at 74,729.27. During the day, it surged 463.17 points, or 0.62%, to 74,778.78. The 50-share NSE…

Business

ABVP accuses Left outfits of defacing Vivekananda poster at Presidency University; probe panel formed

October 16, 2026 admin

ABVP supporters gathered outside Presidency University in kolkata. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has accused left-wing student outfits of defacing its poster featuring Swami Vivekananda at Presidency University in Kolkata. The poster was found defaced on Wednesday morning (October 14, 2026). Later the same day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-linked…

Nation

Logistics has moved from Just-in-Time delivery to ‘anyhow, anytime’ due to West Asia crisis: DP World Global CEO

October 16, 2026 admin

While the world spent 70 years building supply routes that could provide efficient models such as Just-in-Time delivery and asset-light business models, the West Asia crisis has broken that to a degree where companies are now looking to get shipments “anyhow, anytime”, according to Yuvraj Narayan, Group Chief Executive Officer of DP World — a…

Business

China considers new export curbs on solar, AI, biotech

October 16, 2026 admin

China on Friday (October 16, 2026) announced a sweeping draft plan to restrict exports of more than 40 cutting-edge technologies, including solar manufacturing technologies, AI models, and some biotech platforms. A number of technologies related to the manufacture of solar cells have been listed for either a complete export ban or restricted exports. While the…

World

NIA arrests Bidar man over suspected links with Pakistan-based terrorist

October 16, 2026 admin

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in coordination with the Bidar police, has secured a 24-year-old Vishal Kumar Metre, a resident of Yenkura village in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district, over his alleged links with Pakistan-based proclaimed terrorist Shahazad Bhatti and two of his associates. According to police sources, Mr. Metre was arrested on October 1…

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Plea to close stone quarry operations near Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

October 16, 2026 admin

The Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tirunelveli district. hosts over one lakh migratory birds every year between December and June. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the State government on the public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to close stone quarry operations…

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards next year for first time since 1953

October 16, 2026 admin

International Monetary Fund (IMF). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan was named the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, returning to the position for the first time since 1953, the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday (October 16,…

World

Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy seeks repatriation of mortal remains of Khammam resident who died in accident in U.S.

October 16, 2026 admin

Khammam MP Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to facilitate the early repatriation of the mortal remains of Kodumuru Supriya, 30, of Khammam, who died in a road accident in Missouri, U.S., on October 4 at about 1.40 a.m. (IST). Mr. Reddy spoke to Ms. Supriya’s father, Daram Srinivas, a resident of…

Nation

What changes under India’s proposed BS-VII vehicle emission rules | Explained

October 16, 2026 admin

India’s next vehicle emission standards would look beyond the smoke coming out of a vehicle’s exhaust. The proposed Bharat Stage VII (BS-VII) rules would also address pollution from brakes and tyres, check how well electric-vehicle batteries hold up over time, and require manufacturers to test vehicles under more realistic driving conditions. The Ministry of Road…

Business

IND vs WI T20Is: Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaces injured Arshdeep for final T20I

October 16, 2026 admin

File photo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Friday (October 16, 2026) added to India’s squad for the series-deciding fifth and final T20I against the West Indies as cover for Arshdeep Singh, who has sustained a shoulder injury. The final match of the series, which is currently…

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