Month: October 2026

‘Repair maadi’ workshops on at Indian Institute of World Culture in Bengaluru

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‘Repair maadi’ workshops on at Indian Institute of World Culture in Bengaluru

Saahas, a social enterprise focused on sustainable waste management, is having its annual repair event, Repair Maadi, at Basavanagudi till 5 p.m. on Saturday (October 24, 2026) at the Indian Institute of World Culture, where anyone can walk in to get things repaired or even learn to repair themselves. “We are having a laptop maintenance…

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England’s Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record

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England’s Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record

British Indian Chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan poses for photographs with her Guinness World Records’ certificates. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian-origin English chess player Bodhana Sivanandan has become the youngest female International Master (IM) at the age of 11, breaking a 38-year-old record set by Judit Polgar. Sivanandan, who hails from Harrow in north London, needed…

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U.S. FDA issues four observations to Gland Pharma formulation facility near Hyderabad

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U.S. FDA issues four observations to Gland Pharma formulation facility near Hyderabad

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has issued four observations to Gland Pharma’s formulation facility near Hyderabad. The four Form 483 observations followed an unannounced inspection on current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) at the facility in Dundigal between October 12 and 23. The observations are procedural in nature and the corrective and preventive…

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Preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits off coast of Vanuatu

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Preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits off coast of Vanuatu

Several aftershocks were later recorded in the area, including a preliminary magnitude 6.3 quake, according to the USGS. File. | Photo Credit: AP A preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Friday (October 23, 2026) hit off the coast of Vanuatu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting a tsunami warning for the area that was later…

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Kilitch Drugs to divest Ethiopian arm for $14 million

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Kilitch Drugs to divest Ethiopian arm for million

Kilitch Drugs (India) will divest its entire shareholding in Ethiopian subsidiary, Kilitch Estro Biotech PLC (KEB), to HarmeeCare Pharmaceuticals, an Ethiopian state-owned enterprise, in a transaction valued at $14 million. The transaction forms part of its broader strategy to optimise business portfolio, strengthen financial flexibility and accelerate investments in its pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in India….

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Kieron Pollard appointed as head coach for Mumbai Indians

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Kieron Pollard appointed as head coach for Mumbai Indians

File photo of Kieron Pollard who was appointed as Mumbai Indians’ head coach replacing Mahela Jayawardene. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Mumbai Indians’ search for a way out of their longest title drought in the Indian Premier League has led the franchise to look within. Kieron Pollard, who has been an integral part of its…

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In Adilabad, tribals find new sources of income from forests

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In Adilabad, tribals find new sources of income from forests

For generations, tribal communities in Adilabad have depended on forests for food, firewood and their livelihoods. Many families have been cultivating on small patches of land and have been collecting forest produce to support themselves. Now, some are finding new ways to earn from the trees and flowers around their villages, without giving up farming…

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Indonesia wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings

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Indonesia wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings

A rock painting at a cave in Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, October 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The world’s oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and ​smoke from the country’s worst wildfires in more than a decade risk ‌accelerating the deterioration of the more than…

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El Nino-induced water and power crisis likely to persist until July: Telangana CM Revanth

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El Nino-induced water and power crisis likely to persist until July: Telangana CM Revanth

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy addressing Ministers, MLAs and MLCs on the preparedness to tackle the El Nino related conditions, in Hyderabad on Friday. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy warned that Telangana could face prolonged drinking water crisis until July next year due to the impact of El Nino, affecting agricultural operations and increased electricity…

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