Month: October 2026

Two APCOS employees face action for violating election code in Guntur

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Two APCOS employees face action for violating election code in Guntur

Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) Commissioner and Additional Election Authority K. Mayur Ashok has initiated action against two APCOS employees for allegedly violating the election Model Code of Conduct by participating in election campaigning. The employees have been identified as Manda Kishore Babu, a worker employed through APCOS in the malaria department of the GMC, and…

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Current struggle not merely limited to resignation Gyanesh Kumar, it is also a fight to regain democratic space: CPI(M) MP John Brittas

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Current struggle not merely limited to resignation Gyanesh Kumar, it is also a fight to regain democratic space: CPI(M) MP John Brittas

Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas at his office, in Thiruvananthapuram on October 23, 2026 | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The ongoing protests across the country are not limited to a demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over vote theft allegations, but also seeks to regain the democratic space, Communist Party of India (Marxist)…

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DRI seizes methamphetamine worth ₹1.1 crore from Bhopal-Hyderabad bus

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DRI seizes methamphetamine worth ₹1.1 crore from Bhopal-Hyderabad bus

One of the seized packets containing methamphetamine. Photo credit: Special Arrangement The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1.136 kg of suspected methamphetamine, valued at approximately ₹1.1 crore, after searching a passenger bus arriving in Hyderabad from Bhopal on Friday (October 23). Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI Hyderabad Zonal Unit conducted a…

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Why MLC elections for five seats matter in Maharashtra | Explained

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Why MLC elections for five seats matter in Maharashtra | Explained

Story so far: Elections to five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council were held on Friday (October 23, 2026), as the ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi faced off in the three Graduates’ and two Teachers’ constituencies from the 78-member council. An overall turnout of 85.87% was recorded on Friday (October 23, 2026) in…

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Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal

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Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal

Professor Ashoke Sen. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Professor Ashoke Sen has been awarded the Oskar Klein Medal for 2026, becoming the first Indian physicist to receive the honour, the Bengaluru-based ICTS said on Saturday (October 24, 2026). Mr. Sen, an ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor, is internationally recognised for his pioneering work on S-duality,…

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Coimbatore boy to represent India at Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship 2026

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Coimbatore boy to represent India at Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship 2026

Guru Tarun SK | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Guru Tarun SK is just a few hours away from the race of his lifetime when he speaks to us over phone from Thailand. The Coimbatore-based 10-year-old has been selected by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) to represent India in the Under-12 category…

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Sports

ED searches seven premises in Hyderabad over alleged ₹326-crore bank fraud

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ED searches seven premises in Hyderabad over alleged ₹326-crore bank fraud

The ED investigation was initiated based on a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation, BS&FB, Bengaluru, on a complaint by Punjab National Bank. File. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at seven premises across Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri on Friday (October 23, 2026) as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged…

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PM Modi, Vladimir Putin direct officials to expand cooperation, target $100 bn trade by 2030: Envoy

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PM Modi, Vladimir Putin direct officials to expand cooperation, target 0 bn trade by 2030: Envoy

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have directed their Governments to further expand bilateral cooperation, as India and Russia aim to increase bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030,…

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World

Tamil Nadu rains: Confusion as private schools in Erode declare holiday after students arrive

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Tamil Nadu rains: Confusion as private schools in Erode declare holiday after students arrive

A board announcing a holiday outside a school in Erode, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan Confusion prevailed in Erode city and its outskirts on Saturday (October 24, 2026) as many private schools that had opened for the day declared a holiday at 8.30 a.m. and sent students home, causing considerable inconvenience…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean media reports

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean media reports

Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China in his first visit to the country in a year, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. The agency cited an unidentified government source…

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