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Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo at the State Palace in Jakarta on October 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Indonesia’s former police chief, fired this week from his latest post as Presidential chief of staff, may have committed “treason” through his alleged involvement in wiretapping the head of state’s telephone, the…
While one of the aims of the special intensive revision (SIR) was to weed out duplicate entries from electoral rolls, The Hindu found that after the SIR exercise, Karnataka’s Mahadevapura Assembly constituency alone had 803 voter IDs linked to just 397 people. In several cases, more than three voter IDs had been issued under one…
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Floodwater being released from the Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada. All 70 gates of the barrage were opened on Wednesday after heavy rain from Cyclone Murasu in the Krishna basin. File | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Heavy rain continues in the Krishna basin under the influence of Cyclone Murasu. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has suspended…
A view of the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading higher in early trade on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), extending their rally for the fifth day running, propelled by foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices….
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee strengthened by 14 paise to 94.61 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), supported by receding crude oil prices, a weaker U.S. dollar and inflows of foreign funds. Buying momentum in the domestic equities market also favoured…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oil prices rose on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) in a volatile session as investors awaited Washington’s next move in the war with Iran, with Democrats capturing control of US Congress from President Donald Trump’s Republicans in midterm elections. Brent futures rose 82 cents, or…
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s parents attend an event during the US midterm elections in Columbus, Ohio US, on November 3, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, who was backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, lost Ohio’s gubernatorial race to Democrat Amy Acton. Mr. Ramaswamy, 41, lost to 60-year-old Ms. Acton, who became the first woman…
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Four Telangana districts have average water level in the range of less than 5 m bgl – the 4.21 m bgl in Jagtial was followed by 4.34 m bgl in Khammam; 4.48 m bgl in Mahabubabad, and 4.76 m bgl in Mancherial. File photo | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The average groundwater levels in Telangana has…
A Guinness World Records representative hands Lotay Tshering, the Governor of Gelephu Mindfulness City, a certificate acknowledging as a new record the erection of 108 stupas in nine hours. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GELEPHU (BHUTAN): Bhutan has set a Guinness World Record by erecting 108 Buddhist stupas in nine hours, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC)…
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Tipplers can take the empty bottles to the retail shops and get the ₹10 refund. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The story so far: Charging an extra ₹10 over the maximum retail price (MRP) of liquor bottles has long been a contentious practice at the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) outlets. Successive governments…