Month: October 2026

India will always support Sri Lanka’s progress, prosperity: Jaishankar

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India will always support Sri Lanka’s progress, prosperity: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shakes hands with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva during their meeting, in New Delhi on October 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna General Secretary Tilvin Silva and his delegation from Sri Lanka on Thursday (October 1, 2026)…

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Smit Machchhar: Who is the Indian flydubai pilot hailed a ‘hero’ by Modi, Trump

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Smit Machchhar: Who is the Indian flydubai pilot hailed a ‘hero’ by Modi, Trump

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar | Photo Credit: Israel Foreign Ministry Captain Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a “hero” by leaders across the globe, including President Droupadi Murmi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, after an act of bravery on board the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight staved off a…

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India will always support Sri Lanka’s progress, prosperity: Jaishankar

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India will always support Sri Lanka’s progress, prosperity: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shakes hands with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva during their meeting, in New Delhi on October 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna General Secretary Tilvin Silva and his delegation from Sri Lanka on Thursday (October 1, 2026)…

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Christa Pike botched execution: How lethal injection is used in death penalty

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Christa Pike botched execution: How lethal injection is used in death penalty

Christa Gail Pike, now 50 years old, was convicted of the murder of her classmate Colleen Slemmer when she was just 18. She was scheduled for execution in Tennessee, which has also garnered significant attention, since this would have been the state’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years. However, Pike miraculously…

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Team from Mysuru division oversees transition of Mangaluru to SWR

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Team from Mysuru division oversees transition of Mangaluru to SWR

Senior officers of South Western Railway’s Mysuru division, led by Additional Divisional Railway Manager Shammas Hameed, inspect key installations of Mangaluru Railway Region, including Jokatte Railway Station, after the region was brought under SWR on October 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Following the transfer of the Mangaluru Railway Region from Palakkad division of…

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Prolonged dry spell, brown disease hit cotton yield in Yadgir district

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Prolonged dry spell, brown disease hit cotton yield in Yadgir district

Cotton crop damaged owing to prolonged dry spell and moisture deficit in Yadgir district of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ​A prolonged dry spell and severe moisture deficiency have dealt a heavy blow to cotton cultivation across Yadgir district in Karnataka this kharif season. Despite exceeding sowing targets, farmers are staring at a drastic…

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GST mop-up grows 14.7% to over ₹2.03 lakh crore in September 2026

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GST mop-up grows 14.7% to over ₹2.03 lakh crore in September 2026

File photo for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gross GST collections rose 14.7% in September to over ₹2.03 lakh crore. Gross GST collections from domestic activities rose 10.1% to about ₹1.38 lakh crore, while revenues from imports were up 26% to ₹65,525 crore. Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds, however, slowed to…

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India’s manufacturing sector growth hits seven-month high in Sept. 2026 on strong demand: PMI

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India’s manufacturing sector growth hits seven-month high in Sept. 2026 on strong demand: PMI

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s manufacturing sector activity growth touched a seven-month high in September, boosted by accelerating new orders and output that fuelled solid expansion in factory hiring, a monthly survey reported on Thursday (October 1, 2026). Indian manufacturing activity regained its upward momentum in September, driven by…

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Radhakrishna Malineni on 26 years of Telugu television

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Radhakrishna Malineni on 26 years of Telugu television

A scene from the serial ‘Seetaramayya Gari Manavaralu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For more than 25 years, Radhakrishna Malineni has followed one philosophy — storytelling can convey powerful messages without sounding preachy. “I want to narrate stories that convey emotions and values in a natural way rather than as a sermon,” says the veteran…

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