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“We have upgraded our FY27 growth forecast to 7.1% from 6.6% in April, as growth has held up better than expected despite trade and geopolitical uncertainties,” the World Bank said in its latest India Development Update. File The World Bank on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) raised India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for the…
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B. Savitha Shri. Remember the name. She was the surprise package India unleashed at the 24th Olympiad in Uzbekistan. In a display which shocked the chess world and even herself, the 19-year-old laid down a marker for the future, with her progress set to be followed keenly. From being a kid who once sat across…
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Uruli residents have to walk to Manamadurai-Thanjavur National Highway to get transport facility due to absence of bus services to the village. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Life has almost come to a standstill for more than 200 families residing in Uruli, a remote forest-border village near Sivaganga, following the prolonged suspension of government bus…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally begun the process to find Ajit Agarkar’s successor on the men’s senior selection committee, inviting applications for one vacancy on Tuesday, two days after the former India pacer’s contract expired. The appointment will assume significance with the new selector expected to join a four-member…
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The story so far: The 2024 alleged Cornell University sexual assault case in the U.S. has resurfaced now after the woman involved filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 against the university, the fraternity and the seven accused men. The alleged incident involved seven members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity. The university’s independent student…
Zydus Lifesciences has launched in the U.S. market Riociguat tablets, in multiple strengths, developed and manufactured by MSN Laboratories. The two companies are the first to launch the product, which is a generic version of Bayer’s Adempas. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a generic equivalent of Adempas tablets, in all five…
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The new approach by the institute to develop a data-driven computational framework could help scientists better understand and eventually design effective catalysts for turning CO₂ into chemicals and fuels. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a data-driven computational framework that maps nearly 10,000 chemical reactions involved…
A general view of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India | Photo Credit: Reuters NEW DELHI The Ministry of Civil Aviation has stepped in to pause Adani Airports’ proposed reduction in international flight operations at Mumbai’s Terminal 2, giving airlines and the airport operator until October 20 to finalise a transition plan…
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The Centre will propose a five-pronged plan for the next set of reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system at the upcoming GST Council meeting on October 8, according to sources in the Ministry of Finance. These reforms are aimed at automating and easing a lot of the current administrative bottlenecks in the…
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Pipeline laying works under way in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Tiruchi Corporation is expediting the expansion of its underground drainage (UGD) network, with major projects covering several parts of the city either completed or nearing completion. The Corporation is implementing UGD projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme…