Month: October 2026

‘Targeting of commercial shipping must end’: India condemns latest attack on vessels

October 6, 2026 admin

MEA stated that navigation and commerce through international waterways must be restored at the earliest. | Photo Credit: AP The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) condemned the targeting of commercial shipping, seafarers, and civilian infrastructure following two separate attacks in the Black Sea and off Oman that left two foreign seafarers…

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Kasturi Cotton gains traction as India puts traceability on the textile map

October 6, 2026 admin

The adoption of Kasturi Cotton has accelerated sharply since its launch (for illustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nearly 2.1 lakh bales of Indian-grown cotton were certified as Kasturi Cotton Bharat in the cotton marketing season that ended on September 30, underscoring the growing importance of traceability in India’s textile value chain. The adoption of…

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26 government schools in Andhra’s Nellore district to be developed with ₹250 crore CSR funds

October 6, 2026 admin

MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana laying foundation stone for development works at VRC Grounds in Nellore on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Andhra Pradesh Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) laid the foundation stone to revamp the VRC Grounds in the heart of Nellore city. The Minister, accompanied…

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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets, treason

October 6, 2026 admin

A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005, is “strongly suspected of…

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Mphasis extends Social Security Scotland deal in £35.4 million contract

October 6, 2026 admin

Mphasis will provide support and maintenance for Social Security Scotland’s core benefits case management platform | Photo Credit: The Hindu IT services company Mphasis has extended its collaboration with Social Security Scotland, securing a £35.4 million contract to manage and maintain the Scottish Government agency’s benefits management platform. Under the extended contract, Mphasis will provide…

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Three-day raw material expo takes off in Coimbatore

October 6, 2026 admin

Principal Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Coimbatore, Dinesh P. Rao Pangarkar, (left) visiting a stall after inaugurating a raw material expo organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association in Coimbatore on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M The Principal Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Coimbatore, Dinesh P. Rao…

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Youth Test | Baloda puts India in control despite Green’s seven-for

October 6, 2026 admin

Leg-spinner Green was Australia’s go-to weapon and he did not disappoint on the second day of the second ‘Test’ in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Tanmay Baloda continued from where he left off in the first innings, adding four more wickets to his match tally to make it a 10-for. His spell…

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Nobel Prize 2026 Winners | Full List

October 6, 2026 admin

Announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The prize was awarded for their discoveries of light-gated ion channels and optogenetics — a revolutionary technique that allows scientists to study how nerve cells control memories, emotions and behaviour in the living brain. It began with a simple question: How does a single-celled alga…

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Police on lookout for gang that hacked youth to death in Mylapore

October 6, 2026 admin

The Mylapore police are on the lookout for a three-member gang that hacked to death a youth from Velachery on Veerabadran Street in Mylapore on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Sathyaseelan, 21, of Balaji Nagar. A school dropout, he worked as an air-conditioner mechanic and had lived in Mylapore for three years. The…

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Aditya Mehta – The Hindu

October 6, 2026 admin

Turnaround: Aditya feels he has rediscovered a part of his game that had gone missing over the last few years. | Photo Credit: File Photo: K. Murali Kumar Aditya Mehta will have a little extra motivation when he takes the table at the Commonwealth cue sports championships in Ahmedabad from Wednesday. The former World No….

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