Month: October 2026

France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrations

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France readied on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The mobilisation, backed by unions and the far-left Opposition France Unbowed party, was to include a march through Paris starting at 1200 GMT, along with…

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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

October 13, 2026 admin

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers ‌at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight, causing fires and spoiling food. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday (October 12, 2026) that a “large-scale” attack was “affecting connected refrigerators in several ⁠major food retailers across France”, leading…

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IMF slightly raises forecast for 2026 global growth to 3.1%, citing ‘resilience’ to shocks

October 13, 2026 admin

Director of the Research Department at the IMF Silvana Tenreyro, Deputy Director of the Research Department at the IMF Petya Koeva-Brooks, Division Chief at the Research Department of the IMF Deniz Igan and IMF Communications Officer Jose Luis De Haro attend a press briefing during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National…

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Why does India need a trained workforce for elderly care?

October 13, 2026 admin

Every day Sreeni wakes up at 4.30 am and checks on his mother. If she is unsteady on waking up, he will assist her to the raised toilet and wait outside as she independently uses it, assuring her that help is just outside. There is a schedule of medicines, clearly sorted and kept by her…

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Trump attacks immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while rallying in Ohio for Republican candidates

October 13, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (October 12, 2026) tried to boost Senator Jon Husted’s re-election campaign by attacking two groups of Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio, where an organisation with Republican ties began promoting a socialist candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown. Mr. Trump also gave a shoutout to Rep. Max Miller,…

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The gaps in the implementation of the RTI Act

October 13, 2026 admin

RTI worker seen during National RTI Museum on the outskirts of Bewar, Rajasthan, hundreds gathered to celebrate and discuss the RTI movement | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Right to Information (RTI) Act completed 21 years today. Besides empowering citizens to demand information from public authorities, a key aspect of the RTI Act is…

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IISc study says strong magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to grow beyond the Chandrasekhar limit

October 13, 2026 admin

When a dying star runs out of fuel and sheds its outer layers, its remaining core can become an approximately Earth-sized, extremely dense stellar remnant called a ‘white dwarf’. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Simulations by researchers of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and their collaborators show that strong internal magnetic fields could allow…

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Emergency help was delayed after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

October 13, 2026 admin

Christa Pike. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings. The recordings, obtained Monday (October 12) by The Associated Press through a public records request, show that precious minutes elapsed as…

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T.N. achieves target of National AIDS Control Programme-Phase V: Health Minister

October 13, 2026 admin

Health Minister K.G. Arunraj at an event on a State-level intensified IEC campaign on HIV/AIDS held on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Tamil Nadu has achieved the National AIDS Control Programme-Phase V (NACP-V) target of 95-95-95 during 2026-27 under which 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed are…

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Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection) Bill to focus on protection of rights, dignity of elderly

October 13, 2026 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection) Bill, 2026, that will be tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday aims at promoting healthy and active ageing, registration and regulation of senior citizen care centres, capacity-building for family and caregivers, and protection of rights, dignity, and social security of the…

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