Month: October 2026

Starlink’s India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity

October 7, 2026 admin

The vast rural expanses of India are often overshadowed by the country’s urban-centric digital growth; digital isolation has long stifled progress. Starlink’s ambitious satellite network now promises to turn night into day, literally and figuratively, by beaming high-speed internet across terrains where cables don’t reach and towers don’t exist. But as this technological advance prepared…

Science

Australia prepare for first test in South Africa since ‘Sandpapergate’

October 7, 2026 admin

Australian captain Pat Cummins, second left, leads his players from the field following their match against Bangladesh on day four of the first cricket test in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Australia ‌play their first test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series…

Sports

GPS study on elephant movements aims to mitigate conflicts in Assam

October 7, 2026 admin

The study generated more than 38,000 GPS (Global Positioning System) locations, providing high-resolution data on seasonal elephant movements across multi-use landscapes. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A five-year satellite tracking study has provided new insights into how wild elephants navigate Assam’s forests, tea plantations, agricultural areas, and riverine habitats, yielding “crucial” data for the authorities…

Nation

170 kg of ghee allegedly made with palm oil and vanaspati seized at Ongole dairy

October 7, 2026 admin

Vigilance and Enforcement officials with Food Safety and Legal Metrology staff during the inspection at the Shiva Gayatri Milk Dairy and Ghee Preparation Centre in Ongole on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement About 170 kg of ghee allegedly made with butter, palm oil, vanaspati and harmful chemicals was found at a dairy in Ongole…

Nation

101 held in TGCSB’s six-State sweep, ₹17 crore cyber fraud trail uncovered

October 7, 2026 admin

The 101 people arrested by Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) included business persons, private employees, homemakers and others. | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi A two-week crackdown stretching across southern India has led the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) to 101 people, from homemakers and drivers to graduates, businessmen and private employees, whose accounts or roles…

Nation

Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values

October 7, 2026 admin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to call for the nations of the West to return to their civilisational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries. In Athens to discuss deepening economic, energy and security cooperation with Greece, Mr. Rubio will deliver…

World

L&T gets initial nod to build main part of 1,600 MW thermal power plant in Jharkhand

October 7, 2026 admin

Larsen & Toubro (L&T). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) said it has received an initial nod to build the main part of a 1,600 MW thermal power plant at Chandrapura in Jharkhand. The project is being developed by a joint venture of Damodar Valley…

Business

Rahul fighting SIR, ‘diabolical duo’ busy filing FIR: Congress

October 7, 2026 admin

The Opposition party’s attack on the government came after the Delhi Police registered an FIR against the two Congress leaders and their supporters for allegedly forcibly entering Akashvani Bhawan during the Opposition’s march against the CEC on October 6. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) lashed out at the Modi…

Nation

All 23 Indians aboard Liberian-flagged oil tanker rescued after attack off Russia’s Black Sea coast

October 7, 2026 admin

A fire on a vessel believed to be an oil tanker at the Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: -UGC A Liberia-flagged vessel carrying oil, with a crew of 23 Indian nationals, came under attack by drone boats off Russia’s…

World

Markets fall in early trade after two days of rally; Sensex falls 460 points

October 7, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) after two days of rally amid a spike in crude oil prices and caution ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 460 points to 72,599.05 in…

Business