Month: October 2026

Non-tariff barriers are biggest hurdle in India-China trade, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Non-tariff barriers are biggest hurdle in India-China trade, says Nirmala Sitharaman

File photo of Union Finance Minister NIrmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (October 16, 2026) expressed hope that the India-U.S. trade agreement would be concluded at the earliest, in the interest of global trade and bilateral economic ties between the two countries. “I think recently the Indian…

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Business

Air India sets up multi-disciplinary panel to identify cost-saving opportunities

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Air India sets up multi-disciplinary panel to identify cost-saving opportunities

Loss-making Air India has set up a multi-disciplinary team to identify cost-saving opportunities, with the new CEO Tewolde Gebremariam urging the staff to embed a mindset of frugality and accountability in all their works. Mr. Gebremariam, who officially took over the reins as CEO and MD on October 1, told the employees this week that…

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Chander Kunj Army flats handover for demolition stalled as AWHO representatives fail to turn up

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Chander Kunj Army flats handover for demolition stalled as AWHO representatives fail to turn up

The twin towers of the Chander Kunj Army Apartment Complex at Vyttila in Kochi. (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The handover of 208 apartments in towers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the Chander Kunj Army apartment complex at Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, Kochi, to the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) for demolition remains stalled after…

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Nation

Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze

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Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze

Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across Southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said on Friday (October 16, 2026). The impact of the months-long fires has prompted Singapore’s leader to vow legal action against any companies…

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World

FBI extradites most-wanted fraudster from India

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FBI extradites most-wanted fraudster from India

A most-wanted fraudster accused of irregularities in U.S. government schemes has been extradited from India, the Department of Justice has said. Manjeet Singh Bedi, who was arrested in India last month, was brought back to the U.S. on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) night, Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said. Mr. Bedi will appear before…

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World

Pakistan parliament endorses emergency, governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Pakistan parliament endorses emergency, governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan’s parliament on Thursday (October 15, 2026) endorsed the federal government’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province previously governed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Opposition lawmakers protested during a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate, carrying placards with slogans such as…

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Kuwait Airways flight grounded in Thiruvananthapuram airport due to technical issues returns to Kuwait

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Kuwait Airways flight grounded in Thiruvananthapuram airport due to technical issues returns to Kuwait

file image for representation | Photo Credit: kuwaitairways.com The Kuwait Airways flight that was grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday (October 15, 2026) after it was suspected to have hit a bird returned to Kuwait on Friday. According to airport sources, the aircraft reported technical issues after it was suspected to have hit a…

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Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits near Ozernovskiy in Russia

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Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits near Ozernovskiy in Russia

Image used for repesentational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy in Russia on Friday (October 16, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 143.2 km, was initially determined to be at 52.01 degrees north latitude and 157.25 degrees…

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World

Why the GCC-EU summit was recently postponed | Explained

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Why the GCC-EU summit was recently postponed | Explained

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is H.E. Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi. Photo credit: X/@GCCSG The story so far: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union on Thursday (October 15, 2026) announced that the GCC-EU summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh on October 24 has been pushed to a later date. While…

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CERN and Mistral partner to build AI foundation models for physics

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CERN and Mistral partner to build AI foundation models for physics

File photo of Mistral AI, the French artificial intelligence company. File | Photo Credit: Reuters European physics ‌research centre CERN and Mistral AI ​have signed a ⁠statement of intent to establish a long-term strategic partnership to develop ‌foundation models for scientific discovery, the two organisations ‌said on Thursday (October 15, 2026). The partners ‌aim ⁠to…

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Science