Month: October 2026

Ronaldo says Portugal coach broke promises, apologises for walkout

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Ronaldo says Portugal coach broke promises, apologises for walkout

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. File. | Photo Credit: AP Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time in Nations League matches, but said he remained available for his country. In a statement of nearly 2,000 words, the 41-year-old superstar apologised for walking out…

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Sports

OpenAI to watermark ChatGPT text in EU under AI Act rules

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OpenAI to watermark ChatGPT text in EU under AI Act rules

OpenAI will begin adding an invisible watermark to eligible text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union (EU), as the company moves to comply with transparency requirements under the EU’s AI Act. The company said the rollout would take place over the coming weeks and apply to eligible users across all ChatGPT and…

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Business

Modi’s 75-ft tall cutout marks ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Tirupati

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Modi’s 75-ft tall cutout marks ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Tirupati

A huge cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi measuring a height of 75 feet was inaugurated at SVU stadium in Tirupati on October 6, 2026, marking ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’. | Photo Credit: KV Poornachandra Kumar Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cutout measuring a height of whopping 75 feet was erected at Sri Venkateswara University’s Tarakarama stadium…

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Nation

Readers Write: deadly ‘gaps’ at Guindy railway station

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Readers Write: deadly ‘gaps’ at Guindy railway station

The gap between the train entry/exit area and the platform at Guindy railway station. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement P. Sathyanarayanan points out that recently, at Guindy railway terminal, an alert Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel pulled a senior citizen to safety after the latter had fallen into the gap between the train and the…

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‘A police booth is required at Pudhupakkam junction’ 

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‘A police booth is required at Pudhupakkam junction’ 

Motorists jumping signals on Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road on the lane towards Kandigai.  | Photo Credit: T S ATUL SWAMINATHAN Accidents are often a near miss, and waiting to happen, say motorists who navigate the junction frequently. Pudhupakkam residents have requested the Traffic Wing of the Tambaram Police Commissionerate to set up a police booth and deploy…

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Messi retires from international football as Argentina defeat Benin in friendly match

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Messi retires from international football as Argentina defeat Benin in friendly match

Lionel Messi retired from international football on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), scoring a goal and providing two assists as Argentina defeated Benin 3-0 in a friendly international. Messi, playing in his record-extending 208th international, provided the assist for the opening goal scored by veteran Nicolas Otamendi, with Nico Paz also scoring. Messi’s 71st minute penalty…

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Sports

Iran must cut enrichment to end war, U.S. Vice-President Vance says

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Iran must cut enrichment to end war, U.S. Vice-President Vance says

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must ‌make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy U.S. demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, ​even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Mr. Vance, a longtime skeptic of U.S. involvement ⁠in foreign wars,…

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