Month: October 2026

‘Navi’ Pillay dedicates Nobel Prize to ‘survivors of international crimes’

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‘Navi’ Pillay dedicates Nobel Prize to ‘survivors of international crimes’

South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay sits at the Nuremberg Forum, Germany, on October 9, 2026, following the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize announcement. | Photo Credit: AP Congratulatory messages have poured in from across the world for Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of…

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Keralam to take steps to tap Central projects: V.D. Satheesan

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Keralam to take steps to tap Central projects: V.D. Satheesan

Keralam Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The Keralam government is embarking on a major initiative to tap Central government projects through a planned and sustained approach, according to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. An examination of Central projects has showed that State government departments have not claimed even 25% of the…

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Government slams Vance’s remarks on Indian IT professionals as ‘deeply offensive’

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Government slams Vance’s remarks on Indian IT professionals as ‘deeply offensive’

U.S Vice President J.D. Vance. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday (October 9, 2026) slammed as “unwarranted” and “deeply offensive” U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments in which he called foreign workers, including Indian IT professionals, “indentured servants”. Hitting out at the U.S. government for its decision to suspend…

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Proposed shift of Prajwal Revanna to Hindalga prison temporarily put on hold

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Proposed shift of Prajwal Revanna to Hindalga prison temporarily put on hold

Prajwal Revanna | Photo Credit: File photo The Karnataka Prisons Department’s proposal to shift Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case, from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison has been temporarily put on hold. According to Prison Department sources, Revanna was to be shifted to the Hindalga Prison, but…

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UGNEET: Stray vacancy round schedule announced

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UGNEET: Stray vacancy round schedule announced

Candidates will be allowed to submit fresh applications from October 13 to 16, 2026. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) announced the seat allotment schedule for the stray vacancy round of admissions to medical and dental courses on Friday. Candidates will be allowed to submit fresh applications from October 13 to 16, 2026. Candidates who qualified…

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No surprises in byelection results in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as voters favour the ruling party candidates

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No surprises in byelection results in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as voters favour the ruling party candidates

Time to celebrate: TVK workers celebrate the lead established by party candidate Maragatham Kumaravel in the Madurantakam byelection of which results came out on Friday (October 9, 2026). | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which came to power in Tamil Nadu exactly five months ago, passed its first electoral…

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Almost 75% of buildings in Gaza damaged or destroyed since October 7, 2023: Analysis

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Almost 75% of buildings in Gaza damaged or destroyed since October 7, 2023: Analysis

A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Gaza City on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters On Wednesday (October 7, 2026), which marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Israel carried out new strikes in Gaza killing at least three people. Just four days…

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ICC rejects U.S. sanctions, says ‘history will judge this moment’

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ICC rejects U.S. sanctions, says ‘history will judge this moment’

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The International Criminal Court said Friday (October 9, 2026) that U.S. sanctions on the institution were an attack on international law and warned that “history will judge this moment”. The sanctions are “an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations…

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Kerala Textile & Garments Association warns UPI charges could fuel inflation, drive merchants back to cash

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Kerala Textile & Garments Association warns UPI charges could fuel inflation, drive merchants back to cash

The Kerala Textile & Garments Association (KTGA) has opposed the proposed imposition of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, warning that the move would increase costs for businesses and eventually burden consumers. KTGA State president Pattabhiraman T.S. said UPI had evolved into essential public digital infrastructure and had generated significant…

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