Month: October 2026

What 107 innings reveal about the Smriti-Shafali opening pair | Data

October 15, 2026 admin

India’s new T20I captain Smriti Mandhana and vice-captain Shafali Verma have added 4,080 runs together as openers, 50% more than any other pair in women’s T20Is. On October 6, Smriti was named India’s white-ball captain and Shafali her deputy in T20 Internationals (T20Is). India’s two leaders are also its openers. When India meets Zimbabwe in…

Sports

84 BSF personnel admitted to hospital for ‘food poisoning’ in Manipur

October 15, 2026 admin

“Eighty-four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted in Manipur were admitted to a hospital in Imphal on Thursday (October 15, 2026) for suspected food poisoning after having breakfast,” an official said. The personnel had arrived here from elsewhere on Wednesday (October 14, 2026), and they were staying at a construction site at Lamshang in Imphal…

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Wipro Q2 profit slips 1.4%; large deals plunge 59%

October 15, 2026 admin

A man walks past Wipro’s logo inside its premises in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Reuters Wipro Ltd reported a 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to ₹3,201 crore in Q2 FY27, while it fell 4.7% sequentially, amid a sharp contraction in large deal bookings and flat constant-currency revenue growth. The Bengaluru-based IT services…

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Orange alert issued to Theni, 43 vulnerable areas identified

October 15, 2026 admin

India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert to Theni district, prompting official machinery in the district to gear up to tackle any situation, said District Collector V. Sivakrishnamurthy here on Thursday. The IMD officials had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on the Western Ghats on October 16 and 17. Hence, the officials were…

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‘Severe drought’ declared in parts of United Kingdom

October 15, 2026 admin

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP A “severe drought” was declared in parts of southern England on Thursday (October 15, 2026) by the U.K. government, which said it took the decision following an “unprecedented period of extreme weather”. The United Kingdom experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, featuring several heatwaves and…

World

India’s exports jump 23% in September; trade deficit narrows to $30.21 billion

October 15, 2026 admin

India’s exports jump 23% in September; trade deficit narrows to .21 billion

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. refinery in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Healthy growth in shipments of petroleum products, electronic goods and chemicals helped India’s merchandise exports rise 23.04% in September, while the trade deficit narrowed to $30.21 billion year-on-year due to a dip in imports of precious metals. However, when compared to August, the…

Business

Sri Lanka court refuses to issue arrest warrants for two Indian directors in bribery case

October 15, 2026 admin

Sri Lanka’s Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa (C) gestures as prison officers escort him to appear before a magistrate at a court in Colombo on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A Sri Lankan court has refused to issue arrest warrants for two Indian directors of a company, in connection with an alleged bribery…

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Heritage Foods Q2 net slips 39% to ₹31 cr amid higher revenue

October 15, 2026 admin

Heritage Food says near-term cost pressures persist | Photo Credit: The Hindu Dairy company Heritage Foods’ consolidated net profit for the September quarter declined 39% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹30.85 crore, even as revenue from operations rose 19% to ₹1,319.6 crore. The revenue growth and a 98bps sequential recovery in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation…

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Telangana contract university teachers stage dharna outside TGCHE office demanding regularisation and equal pay

October 15, 2026 admin

Contract teachers staging a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Contract teachers working in 12 State universities across Telangana staged a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15, demanding…

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Zydus-Sunshine JV signs pact with Sri Lanka’s BOI for $20 mn pharma plant

October 15, 2026 admin

Zydus-Sunshine JV signs pact with Sri Lanka’s BOI for mn pharma plant

Zydus Sunshine Lifesciences, a proposed joint venture between Zydus Lifesciences and Sunshine Healthcare, part of Sunshine Holdings PLC, has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) to set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the BOI zone in Horana. The project entails an investment of $20 million, with the facility spread across…

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