Month: October 2026

Vizag gears up for makeover ahead of CII Partnership Summit

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Vizag gears up for makeover ahead of CII Partnership Summit

GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg inspecting Siripuram Junction for the beautification and development works at Siripuram Junction in Visakhapatnam, ahead of the CII Partnership Summit scheduled to be held in the city next month. | Photo Credit: File photo Visakhapatnam is set for a major makeover ahead of the State Government’s prestigious CII Partnership Summit, with…

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Vizag observes Gandhi Jayanti, Shastri’s ideals through prison welfare, Khadi fair

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Vizag observes Gandhi Jayanti, Shastri’s ideals through prison welfare, Khadi fair

Students of Bhagavatula Charitable Trust (BCT) Residential High School participating in a traditional spinning activity as part of a programme organised to mark Gandhi Jayanti in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Government Departments, public sector undertakings, civic bodies and voluntary organisations joined the nation in observing the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi…

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B. Adhiban on Ganges Grandmasters’ Global Chess League Triumph, Vaishali, Gukesh and Indian chess

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B. Adhiban on Ganges Grandmasters’ Global Chess League Triumph, Vaishali, Gukesh and Indian chess

It was a memorable debut as a coach for B. Adhiban at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Bengaluru last month. He guided Ganges Grandmasters to a maiden title in the world’s most glamorous chess league. Nicknamed ‘The Beast’, he was a part of the Indian teams that won the bronze medal at the…

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Vizag’s Swachh Andhra awards honour 68 recipients

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Vizag’s Swachh Andhra awards honour 68 recipients

GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg receiving State level Swachch Andhra Awards 2026, under the Swachcha Municipalities category for Urban Local Bodies during a programme at Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat and District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore on Friday called for collective efforts by citizens, elected representatives and officials to…

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Asian Games 2026: Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush make it a hat-trick of golds

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Asian Games 2026: Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush make it a hat-trick of golds

Lovlina became the second Indian woman pugilist after Mary Kom to win the Asian Games gold. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY The recent upsurge in India’s medal tally continued at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, this time inside the ring with all three finalists in action — Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal — winning…

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Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

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Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

Nepal will kick off a high-stakes effort this fiscal year to drain four ​glacial lakes perched high in the mountains, as it scrambles to reduce flood risks, ⁠officials said, after a recent disaster that killed more than 1,400. Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after…

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Hindu group says probe confirms it did not ask Eiffel Tower to remove women employees during visit

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Hindu group says probe confirms it did not ask Eiffel Tower to remove women employees during visit

A Hindu religious group has said investigations have established it did not request female employees be “hidden, removed or excluded” during its delegation’s visit to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This came after Eiffel Tower staff went on strike last month over allegations that female employees were moved away during a visit by around 100…

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Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan’s party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

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Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan’s party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: AP The federal government and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan held talks on Friday (October 2, 2026) to defuse political tensions ahead of the Opposition party’s planned long march to Islamabad. The developments…

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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident

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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday (October 2, 2026) that Israel would impose a “very heavy price” on any power behind the flydubai incident, without offering evidence that any country was responsible. Also read: Flydubai incident | Complete coverage “As time passes, the picture…

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