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Representative image. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The Indian Railways loaded 135.35 million tonnes of freight in September 2026, compared to 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025, registering a 6.14% growth over the corresponding month last year, the Railway Board said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026). “Several major commodity segments recorded strong growth during the…
Ramlila Maidan, designated as one of the three new protest sites in the capital, has no free dates for the next two and a half months. Only December 29, 30 and 31 are open for booking, according to officials. The 12-acre ground, which can accommodate 50,000 people, can now be booked only for the three…
A view of the western flank of the Gariahat Flyover, with its asphalt road painted yellow, orange, green and pink ahead of Durga Puja. BJP government’s beautification drive aims to give Kolkata a makeover ahead of Durga Puja; Minister Agnimitra Paul says designs symbolise brotherhood, love and public trust Monotonous asphalt roads and busy flyovers…
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Celtic Goddess, Gold Empire, Preview, Inicio and Shining Ways caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13). Inner sand: 600m: Refined Aggression (Girish) 39.5. Strode out well. Meghann (Laxman S) 40. Valor Queen (rb), Queen’s Reign (Antony) 39.5. They moved well. 1000m: Valiant Stream (rb) 1-8, 600/40. In fine…
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Desert Diamond and Lumineer showed out when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Oct. 13) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Black Thunder (Gore) 38. Moved well. 800m: Lumineer (Peter), Golden Heart (S.J. Sunil) 49, 600/36. Former moved well and finished two lengths ahead. Frenzy (app), Bezalel (N.B. Kuldeep) 51, 600/38. They moved level freely. Tranquila…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStokephoto Two Maldivian pilots employed by flydubai have been arrested by UAE police in connection with an alleged attempt by an Omani co-pilot to hijack and crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, in which Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was injured while foiling the suspected plot, according to media reports. The…
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The head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Ali Damoush, addresses a press conference in the southern suburbs of Beirut on October 13, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AFP Hezbollah announced on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) an aid programme for Lebanese who lost their homes in the war with Israel, with benefits capped at $14,000 per household,…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) said the RBI will continue its efforts to prevent excessive volatility in the rupee, which has depreciated “very significantly” over the past year and a half. She said the rupee has reached a low against the U.S. dollar mainly due to global uncertainties, even though…
Stock markets rebounded sharply on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), with the benchmark Sensex rallying 1,109 points and the Nifty closing above 22,720, bolstered by a rally in IT, financial and FMCG shares, recovery in the rupee and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark on LTCG tax. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,109.10 points, or 1.54%, to…
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The Southern Railway (SR) is all set to strip the South Coastal Railway’s (SCoR) distinction of having the longest loop lines in the country soon, with the creation of a second track between Aduthurai and Sundaraperumal Kovil on the main line section. Inquiries reveal that as of now, the South Coastal Railway has two longest…