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Snails also can be left- or right-handed depending on which way their shells coil. | Photo Credit: Krzysztof Niewolny/Unsplash With a bit of penmanship, ‘e’ and ‘9’ can be made to look like mirror images of each other. While the ‘e’ swings counter-clockwise, the ‘9’ swings clockwise, written from top to bottom. Snails also can…
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) said India has never opened up its dairy sector in any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and will not allow imports of genetically modified (GM) products, describing both as “very sensitive” issues for the country. Addressing students of Kirori Mal College in Delhi, Mr. Goyal…
View of the AFC Asian Cup football trophy. Photo: X/@afcasiancup The 2027 Asian Cup football tournament in Saudi Arabia will be postponed from January to December due to “exceptional circumstances” in the region, the continent’s governing body said on Tuesday (November 3, 2026). A number of sports events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or…
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Forensic officials collect evidence from the car involved in a fatal accident at Cheranalloor in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The Kochi City Cyber police have registered a case against 18 social media handles for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old accused in the Cheranalloor luxury car crash case. The police registered the…
For representational purpose Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd has completed its one-time settlement of legacy debt with all lenders ahead of the October 31, 2026 deadline, paving the way for the infrastructure company to focus on operational revival, selective project acquisition, cost controls and working-capital management. The company, which had faced financial distress due to heavy…
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Americans are heading to the polls for a high-stakes midterm election on November 3, 2026, serving as a critical nationwide referendum on President Donald Trump’s administration. Amid a deeply divided political landscape defined by foreign conflict, inflation, and trade battles, voters are deciding all 435 House seats, 37 Senate seats, and 36 gubernatorial races, featuring…
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The irrepressible Rohit Sharma and the indomitable Virat Kohli are predictably the focus of all attention on their last tour of the Southern Hemisphere but India’s thin-on-experience bowling attack gives New Zealand the upper-hand in the five-match ODI series starting in Auckland on Wednesday (November 4, 2026). With Jasprit Bumrah being preserved for Test matches…
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What could an artist, sculptor and baker have in common? At the recently-concluded International Cake Show Australia 2026, Anna Austin, Arati Mirji and Samie Ramachandran from Bengaluru won the World’s Best Extreme Cake Sculptors title, placing first among contestants from Australia, Japan, and Taiwan. Team India’s winning entry was a jallikattu bull and tamer, based…
Dr. Sreedevi Warrier at Ironman 70.3 in Goa | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Some runners from Belagavi successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 in Goa on November 1. Some athletes, including multiple-time Ironman finishers Santosh Shanbhag and Mayura Shivalikar, participated in individual events and some other persons joined them in relay events. Tejas Patil recorded the…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s gold demand fell 29% year-on-year to 162.5 tonnes in July-September quarter amid higher import duty, soaring prices and the Prime Minister’s appeal to curb purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said, projecting full-year demand at 625-675 tonnes. Gold demand was at 229.8 tonnes…
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