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In awarding Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee recognised a jurist whose long career qualifies her as one of the most deserving recipients in the Prize’s 125-year history. Ms. Pillay was born in 1941 in a poor neighbourhood of Durban in a Tamil family. Her grandparents had been brought…
Coach Swapnil Asnodkar, right, with Salman Nizar and Varun Nayanar during Kerala’s training session on the eve of the Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand at Jamshedpur. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar The Keenan Stadium is named after John Keenan, an American. He was a much-loved general manager who played a key role in the…
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Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition interacting with Maniratnam, brother of neet victim Anitha during the “Chhatron ki Goonj” – student’s voice, a program organised by the Tamil Nadu Congress party in Chennai on Saturday, October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Raghunathan SR The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday…
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. File | Photo Credit: AP President Mahmoud Abbas postponed what would have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly 20 years, issuing a decree on Friday to further delay voting for the Palestinian Legislative Council almost another year. Rather than take place as scheduled next month, the decree pushes the elections…
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Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit. File | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s notorious paramilitaries hit a gathering of displaced people on the border with Ethiopia and killed 41, a rights group said. Friday’s strike by the Rapid Support Forces took place in the Abu Shandi area in…
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Artists perform during the Mahalaya Durga Puja celebrations organised by State government, at Eden Gardens on October 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The West Bengal government organised a massive Durga Puja event at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Saturday (October 10, 2026), with about 40,000 people in attendance. The much-awaited event on the occasion of…
Baranica Elangovan soared to the gold in the pole vault to continue her good run after winning a medal at the recent Asian Games. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement National record-holder Anushka Yadav added the National champion tag to her name to round up an eventful year, claiming the hammer throw gold on day three…
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI “The U.S. and India announced in February that they had reached a framework for an interim trade agreement, but circumstances have changed, and the pact will be finalised accordingly,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday (October 10, 2026). He…
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has imposed environmental compensation totalling ₹16.33 crore (₹16,32,75,000) on 10 industries in Visakhapatnam for violating environmental norms and pollution control standards, a Board official said. Air quality worsened sharply in December 2025. The Central Pollution Control Board’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rates 101 to 200 as ‘moderate’, 201…
Karnataka’s new captain Smaran will be eager to put his best foot forward. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Seven months after finishing second best to Jammu & Kashmir in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, Karnataka will begin yet another campaign with the singular aim of bringing home the trophy that has eluded it since 2014-15. The…
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