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Vettri Payanam, which alone is expected to cost an additional ₹1,600 crore a year and a total of ₹6,000 crore for free travel, has brought to focus social return on investment (SROI) versus fiscal cost. Actor-turned-Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay seems to have mastered the art of welfare politics by accommodating the gratis within an…
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The story so far: Between statements by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that the India-U.S. trade deal is not “imminent” and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent remarks that the deal has reached a “plateau”, the commentary on both sides seems to suggest that deal negotiations have hit a roadblock. There are several reasons behind this,…
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European regulators are training their sights on smart glasses, as the wearable device equipped with high-definition cameras, ambient audio recording, and artificial intelligence is becoming common in Europe, blurring the lines between technological innovation and citizens’ privacy. Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses…
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Israeli soldiers attend a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, southern Israel, where female observer soldiers were killed, on October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israelis will on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on…
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The story so far: A team of officers and personnel from Andhra Pradesh’s Counter Intelligence Cell (CIC), working with Naval Intelligence and Anti-Terrorist Squads (ATS) across 10 States, has busted a major Pakistan-sponsored espionage network allegedly focused on gathering field intelligence on the Indian Navy, with the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) as a particular target….
Fire and smoke rise in the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) its forces had carried out a “massive strike” on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions,…
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) marginally raised inflation projection to 5.2% for FY27 from earlier forecast of 5%, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, while speaking at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, said, “Considering all…
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An artificial intelligence research firm said last week that AI agents tried to hack into a Canadian government website [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against banks and called for the country to…
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Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, stages a sit-in protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Akashvani Bhawan, in New Delhi on October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several others…
The CSM Technologies Limited, a Bhubaneswar-based technology company providing solutions in the governance sector, said it developed and deployed Kenya’s Royalty Management System (RMS) for its State Department for Mining, Government. “Implemented through CSM Tech Limited, the company’s wholly owned Kenyan subsidiary, the platform went live on September 28 and now serves as the official…