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In the first and second phases of the war, Iran had retaliated by striking U.S. bases and energy facilities in Gulf kingdoms. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran said on Saturday (October 24, 2026) that U.S. warships would not be allowed to enter the Persian Gulf and warned that any attack by the U.S. and…
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Sajjan Singh Yadav. (Photo: X/@Sajjan95) Dr. Sajjan Singh Yadav, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 1995 batch, on Saturday (October 24, 2026) was transferred as Chief Secretary (CS) to Jammu and Kashmir, at a time when the significant number of files approved by the elected government stand for clearance in the CS office…
SpaceX logo and miniature satellite model. File | Photo Credit: Reuters On October 14, Ukrainian soldiers using drones to attack Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia and elsewhere started to find many of their machines were losing satellite connectivity. Given Ukraine’s extensive and largely successful use of drones in the war, the anomaly was noticeable, forcing operators…
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Arsenal’s Gabriel scores second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton on October 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday (October 24, 2026) to pull level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, rediscovering their taste for set-piece goals at a rainswept…
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: Pollachi Constituency Lok Sabha MP K. Eswarasamy on Thursday made a representation to the General Manager of Southern Railway U. Subba Rao, requesting restoration of Coimbatore-Salem MEMU train services (06802 and 06803) with stoppages at Tiruppur and Erode en route. The MEMU services operated with affordable fares at convenient timings were widely utilised by…
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Gadi Eisenkot | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith. R Kumar Anti-Netanyahu politics — this lies at the heart of Gadi Eisenkot’s campaign for the coming Israeli elections. According to several opinion polls, the strategy appears to be working. With Israel set to go the polls on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), Mr. Eisenkot’s year-old centrist party, Yashar…
Asset quality of AU Small Finance Bank also improved with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declining to 1.99% of gross advances at the end of the September quarter 2026, as against 2.41% a year ago. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday (October 24, 2026) reported a 53% surge in net profit at…
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The Keralam government has extended the suspension of Additional Director General of Police M. R. Ajithkumar by another 120 days in connection with alleged police atrocities during the Nava Kerala Sadas programme against Youth Congress workers, officials said on Saturday. Mr. Ajithkumar, a 1995-batch IPS officer, was placed under suspension on July 24 based on…
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Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, ISRO, Chairman, Space Commission, Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore, handing over a degree certificate to students at Graduation day in Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education on October 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is under the Government of…
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Skipper Smriti Mandhana will be happy with Pratika’s form. The sun will rise in the east. A day has 24 hours. India will beat Zimbabwe. Some certainties are written into the fabric of the universe. This one comes stamped with a scoreboard. None of this is meant as a disrespect. Even the visitor speaks of…