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Students protest outside a hostel after a first-year student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was found dead in Ranch, on October 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) that it has formed a three-member committee to examine the death of a student at…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee strengthened for the third straight session on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) and appreciated 40 paise to close at 95.38 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, supported by various RBI measures aimed at reducing spot dollar demand and curbing excessive positioning in the foreign exchange…
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Football fans who came to witness the Indian Super League (ISL) football match between Kerala Blasters FC and KTK FC at Nehru Stadium in Kochi on October 20, 2019. File | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu Published – October 13, 2026 05:00 pm IST Source link
The ICC’s marquee 50-over tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, from October 2, 2027, to November 21, 2027. File | Photo Credit: ICC The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) said it had received more than 1.5 crore ticket applications from 142 countries since the ticket ballot…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve disease detection, expand access to healthcare, and reduce diagnostic costs, but its adoption must be backed by clinical validation, data protection and human oversight, experts said in a panel discussion in Chennai on Tuesday (October 13, 2026). The discussion on ‘Artificial Intelligence-Driven Healthcare: Innovation, Ethics, Accessibility and Sustainability’ was held…
Recent incidents have amplified calls on AI companies to slow their development cycles. | Photo Credit: Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash More than 200 artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity researchers have called for immediate action to prevent further cases of AI models going rogue and posing a risk to critical infrastructure. The letter signed by luminaries in the…
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PFASs have been have been around for 60 years. India has no PFAS-specific drinking-water limit under the current IS 10500:2012 standard, although this could change. | Photo Credit: AFP Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemical compounds that contain multiple carbon-fluorine bonds. PFAS materials are used in coatings, textiles, and several industrial products. They are also…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin. File | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), directed its Registry to call for a report from a metropolitan magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai regarding the numbering of a complaint accusing the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin of having submitted a false…
A uniform tax of ₹1,510 per seat per quarter for State-wide permits were proposed in Telangana. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL A committee has proposed replacing the existing three-tier tax structure for contract carriage buses in Telangana with a uniform tax of ₹1,510 per seat per quarter…
The Union government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) that its response to petitions alleging illegal detentions, shutdown of public and rail transport, including Metro service, in Delhi on October 10 is “ready” but needs more fine-tuning. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended the time for…