Month: October 2026

Why have Central banks around the world started hiking rates? | Explained

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Why have Central banks around the world started hiking rates? | Explained

The story so far: Geopolitical tensions in West Asia, elevated crude oil prices, rising U.S. Treasury yields and persistent inflation are complicating the global monetary policy outlook. After a period of monetary easing, central banks may have less room to cut interest rates further, with renewed inflationary pressures potentially forcing some to reconsider their policy…

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Business

India operationalises resident mission in Costa Rica

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India operationalises resident mission in Costa Rica

India has operationalised its new resident mission in Costa Rica’s San Jose with an aim to expand its diplomatic footprint in Central America. The ties between India and Costa Rica have been on an upswing, with both sides looking at boosting engagements in the areas of trade, investment, pharmaceuticals and information technology. The Indian mission…

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World

Car loans rise 49% as premiumisation spreads beyond metros: TransUnion CIBIL

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Car loans rise 49% as premiumisation spreads beyond metros: TransUnion CIBIL

Growing role of financing in making higher-priced vehicles affordable (for liiustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s shift towards higher-value cars is driving up vehicle loan sizes and extending repayment tenures, with premiumisation increasingly spreading beyond metropolitan centres to semi-urban and rural markets, according to a study by credit information company TransUnion CIBIL. The study,…

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Amidst concerns, plans charted to meet Hyderabad (CURE) drinking water needs, efficient usage

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Amidst concerns, plans charted to meet Hyderabad (CURE) drinking water needs, efficient usage

Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that 80 million gallons per day water can be saved everyday if people in the three Municipal Corporation limits in Hyderabad conserve 20% water. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Amidst the prevailing concerns over future availability of drinking water, Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that 560 million gallons…

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Nation

Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Ton-up Vihaan keeps Punjab in the hunt against Assam

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Ton-up Vihaan keeps Punjab in the hunt against Assam

On song: Vihaan plundered the off-side in his exquisite innings. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Punjab’s Vihaan Malhotra (103, 208b, 11×4) struck a century on First Class debut but it was not enough to dispel Assam’s stake at a first-innings lead on day three of their Ranji Trophy round one match at the New…

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Sports

Mohammed Siraj leads Hyderabad to first win as captain in Ranji Trophy

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Mohammed Siraj leads Hyderabad to first win as captain in Ranji Trophy

Hyderabad captain Mohammed Siraj said to win the first match of the season and his first as a captain was an amazing feeling | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Ten years ago, Mohammed Siraj was a Ranji Trophy breakout star. In his first full season (2016-17), he finished as the third-highest wicket-taker (41 wickets in nine…

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Ranji Trophy | Hyderabad completes an innings victory in quick time

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Ranji Trophy | Hyderabad completes an innings victory in quick time

Hyderabad’s Tanay picked up all the three wickets on the third day to finish with a match haul of nine scalps in the encounter against Tripura. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL : Hyderabad opened its Ranji Trophy 2026-27 campaign in emphatic fashion, completing an innings and 40 runs win against Tripura at Gymkhana on Tuesday. The match,…

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IBM India pitches ‘digital swaraj’ with country-specific tools for sovereign AI

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IBM India pitches ‘digital swaraj’ with country-specific tools for sovereign AI

Managing Director of IBM India & South Asia Sandip Patel and IBM Asia Pacific General Manager Hans Dekkers at the IBM Think 2026 summit, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: ANI IBM is developing India-specific tools and application programming interface (API) connectors to integrate its sovereign AI software platform with local systems, as it seeks to…

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Business

Madras High Court upholds Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker’s decision to accept resignations of six AIADMK MLAs

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Madras High Court upholds Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker’s decision to accept resignations of six AIADMK MLAs

The Madras High Court on Monday (October 13, 2026) upheld the decision of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar to accept the resignations submitted by six AIADMK MLAs, who later joined the ruling TVK. Pronouncing the orders, the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan said,…

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Nation

Smriti Mandhana stays atop ODI rankings, Australian players make gains

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Smriti Mandhana stays atop ODI rankings, Australian players make gains

Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the final cricket match against Srilanka at the Asian Games. File | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Newly-appointed India captain Smriti Mandhana retained the top spot in the ICC women’s ODI batting rankings. At the same time, Australia’s Ellyse Perry returned to the top 10 in the latest charts released…

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