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Earth and Mother’s Gift caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Oct. 8) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Spotlight (app) 38. Moved freely. Fourth Wing (A. Gaikwad) 37. Worked well. Marius (Prasad) 37. Moved nicely. Ashwa Vedha (S. Kamble) 40. Easy. 800m: Exotic Star (Mosin) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Believe (app) 54,…
Tipped Off and Ravishing Queen excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct. 8). Inner sand: 600m: Golden Mist (Rajesh K) 40.5. Moved well. Honeypot (Rajesh k) 39.5. Strode out well. Auspicious King (Rajesh K) 39. Impressed. 1000m: Martha (Rajesh K) 1-8.5, 600/40.5. Stretched out well. Outer sand: 600m: Diana (Rajesh K)…
Journalist-activist M. Suchitra receiving the G. Prabhakaran-OISCA Environment Excellence Award from former District Collector K.V. Mohankumar in Palakkad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Journalist-activist M. Suchitra was presented the G. Prabhakaran-OISCA Environment Excellence Award for her contribution to environmental and social justice journalism at a function held here on Wednesday (October 7, 2026)….
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Mumbai captain Siddhesh Lad, right, and his deputy Ayush Mhatre during a press conference on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PTI Captain Siddhesh Lad has distanced himself from Suryakumar Yadav’s omission from the Mumbai squad for the Ranji Trophy opener against Chandigarh. “Surya has been a fantastic player for Mumbai cricket. He has done a lot…
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A view of the multi-storey building that collapsed in the Seemapuri area, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI “The death toll in the Seemapuri building collapse rose to five on Thursday (October 8, 2026) after two more bodies were recovered from the debris at the site in east Delhi,” an official said. “The two…
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TCS’ total contract value stood at $9.6 billion during the quarter. | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported a 15% year-on-year (YoY) rise in consolidated net profit to ₹13,884 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Revenue for the quarter rose 11.2% YoY to ₹73,188 crore, while growing 1.3% sequentially. Net margin…
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Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis. File | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Kusal Mendis will take over as Sri Lanka Test captain after all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday. The 31-year-old Mendis, already the one-day and T20 skipper, has played 75 Tests for Sri Lanka, scoring 4,836 runs…
From the 30 Sensex firms, ITC, InterGlobe Aviation, Power Grid, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports and NTPC were among the major laggards. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark stock index Sensex tanked 1,045 points while Nifty slid to near 22,230 level on Thursday (October 8, 2026) following heavy selling in rate-sensitive, commodities and FMCG shares amid a…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal speaks at the curtain raiser for the CII Partnership Summit 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is seen. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Andhra Pradesh had a rich maritime history that dated back to the…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated by 13 paise to close at 96.88 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (October 8, 2026), on risk aversion in global markets amid escalation of geopolitical tensions. Forex traders said the rupee is under pressure amid persistent macroeconomic headwinds, including global…
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