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The proposed sale of a combined 60.72% stake held by the government and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) would transfer control of the lender to Fairfax. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Cabinet on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) approved the sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to Fairfax Financial Holdings for ₹52,878…
The $672,102 export nightmare of a Bengaluru tech firm (for illustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Bengaluru technology company says it is still waiting for $672,102 from an overseas customer for work completed more than 19 months ago, highlighting the financial risks smaller Indian technology exporters face when international clients fail to pay. Thiyagu…
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Anbumani Ramadoss. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) criticised the Tamil Nadu government on the delay in notifying the Pallikaranai marshland as a wetland and demanded that all wetlands in the State be notified. In a statement, he said the Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority…
Harrick Vin, Chief Technology Officer, TCS | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is exploring quantum computing to solve complex problems ranging from personalised cancer treatments and financial portfolio optimisation to molecule discovery and severe-weather prediction, as conventional computing architectures struggle to address such challenges at scale. Speaking at IBM’s Think 2026 event in…
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Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), criticised the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government over purchase of electricity reportedly at ₹37 per unit. He further criticised the alleged attempt to favour private players. Citing reports in this regard, Mr. Palaniswami said the…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Two youngsters were arrested for allegedly attacking a 39-year-old security guard with a knife after he questioned one of them for harassing his daughter in Besant Nagar. The victim, Dilthamai, a native of Nepal, works as a security guard at a house in Oorur Alcott Kuppam…
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In February, the Microsoft Quantum research group announced a new kind of computer processor called Majorana 1. According to the tech giant, the processor contained the world’s first topological qubits, built with a new material it called a ‘topoconductor’. Majorana 1 contained eight qubits, with Microsoft Quantum saying it would in future hold a million….
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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam interacting with students. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Published – October 15, 2026 07:55 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Women stage a silent protest at Kathipara in Chennai on Tuesday night | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group of young women wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi staged a silent flash protest at Uptown Kathipara in Chennai on the night of Tuesday (October 13, 2026), walking through the busy food court holding placards…
The order comes after a power bank on an IndiGo flight from Chandigarh to Chennai exploded inside the overhead bin on October 11, forcing the flight to divert to Hyderabad, where emergency evacuation was carried out. File | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj. B The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has prohibited the carriage of…