Month: October 2026

NTPC Q2 net up 14% to ₹5,320-cr. on higher generation, improved efficiencies

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NTPC Q2 net up 14% to ₹5,320-cr. on higher generation, improved efficiencies

NTPC saw improved PLF to 73.53% from 66.01% in the corresponding quarter last year. State-owned power producer NTPC Ltd.’s standalone net profit rose 14.3% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹5,320 crore in the September quarter, aided by higher electricity generation and improved operational efficiencies amid increased power demand following deficient monsoon rainfall. The company’s commercial generation increased…

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Business

Chiranth Vishwanath – The Hindu

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Chiranth Vishwanath – The Hindu

i Bengaluru’s Chiranth Vishwanath breezed to victory in the premier Super Sport 301-400cc Open class, upstaging pole-sitter and Petronas TVS Racing teammate Sarthak Chavan in the third round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W 2026 at the Madras International Circuit, here on Saturday. Bengaluru’s Savion Sabu (MadRabbit Racing) won the Pro-Stock 200cc Open…

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Sports

How can Pope Leo vote in U.S. elections while serving as the sovereign of Vatican City? | Explained

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How can Pope Leo vote in U.S. elections while serving as the sovereign of Vatican City? | Explained

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for an audience with delegations from Villanova University on October 31, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: The U.S. midterm elections are just days away, and the results could prove to be a defining moment for the Trump administration and the Republican Party. The elections…

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World

NASA telescope on verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

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NASA telescope on verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An ageing NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower. The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on or around Friday (October 30, 2026). Most of the 1 ½-ton telescope is expected to…

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Science

DMK women’s wing stages protest against TVK government in Coimbatore

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DMK women’s wing stages protest against TVK government in Coimbatore

Coimbatore district women’s wing of the DMK staged a protest in the city on Saturday (October 31), condemning the TVK government over alleged lapses in women’s and children’s safety, law and order issues and rising prices. DMK district secretaries Durai Senthamizh Selvan, Thondamuthur Ravi and Thalapathy Murugesan were present. DMK State secretary of the students’…

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Nation

Britain open to apologising for slavery, says U.K. PM Andy Burnham

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Britain open to apologising for slavery, says U.K. PM Andy Burnham

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said his government is open to the idea of formally apologising for Britain’s historical role in the slave trade, although he ruled out financial reparations. Mr. Burnham set out his position in an opinion piece in The Guardian on Friday (October 30, 2026), ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of…

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World

France heads into third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

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France heads into third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

Protesters and members of the French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) attend a rally in Valenciennes, northern France on October 31, 2026, part of nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living and inequality organised by Yellow Vest movement, labour unions and high school and university students. | Photo Credit: AFP France prepared…

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World

Iran says fishermen found after accusing U.S. of attack in Hormuz

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Iran says fishermen found after accusing U.S. of attack in Hormuz

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said two fishermen it had reported missing on Saturday (October 31, 2026) have now been found, following what it called a U.S. attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “Two fishermen from Qeshm, who had gone missing following an attack by…

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