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Bangalore University to establish placement cells in all affiliated colleges

November 7, 2026 admin

The university has created a separate WhatsApp group that includes the principals and placement officers from all colleges under its purview. | Photo Credit: Getty Images To provide employment opportunities to its students, Bangalore University plans to establish placement cells in all the undergraduate and postgraduate colleges under its jurisdiction. Through these cells, the university…

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Rajajingar murders: How did the accused transport bodies across locations without being detected?

November 7, 2026 admin

The accused allegedly brought the bodies down from the second floor (in picture) and transported them to Mysuru, deep into the Western Ghats (Shiradi Ghat), to the Tamil Nadu border and to Chickballapur. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN At least three trips with seven bodies in the car to four different locations, and one of…

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No complete closure of Ballari Road for 18 months for elevated corridor work: BDA

November 7, 2026 admin

Flyover work in progress, near Hebbal, by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) in Bengaluru on November 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. The Hebbal Flyover and Ballari Road corridor will not be completely closed for 18 months to facilitate the construction of the elevated corridor, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) clarified on Saturday…

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Nithya Raman | The urban planner

November 7, 2026 admin

Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar After defeating Karen Bass, the incumbent Mayor of the second most populous city of the U.S., Nithya Raman wrote on X, “Los Angeles, I am deeply honored to be your next mayor.” A member of the city council since 2020, Ms. Raman has a track record of civic activism, advocating for…

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East Bengal makes history in AFC Women’s Champions League

November 7, 2026 admin

East Bengal players celebrate with head coach Anthony Andrews after the game. | Photo Credit: PTI East Bengal FC became the first Indian team to reach the AFC Women’s Champions League knockout stage, securing a historic quarterfinal berth despite suffering a 0-2 loss to North Korea’s April 25 SC in its final Group B match…

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Sanvir ready for the white-ball format

November 7, 2026 admin

Sanvir Singh. | Photo Credit: TARUN SHASTRY What do you do when wickets tumble in a hurry on the first morning of a Ranji Trophy encounter? Add to that, you’re searching for runs, having been out of the side and playing your first match of the season. Simple. Walk out, negotiate the difficult period and…

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Jon Ossoff | Ambition without ambition

November 7, 2026 admin

Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar There is something of an investigative journalist in Jon Ossoff, who served as managing director and chief executive officer of Insight: The World Investigates, a London-based investigative television production company. During his Senate campaign as Democratic candidate in Georgia and even before, he had been mounting a blistering campaign against corruption….

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Vaishnavi and Rutuja cause a flutter, storm into the final

November 7, 2026 admin

Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale upset the second-seeded Weronika Falkowska and Alana Smith in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale became the first-ever all-Indian pair to reach a Tour-level final as they took down the second-seeded Polish-American duo of Weronika Falkowska and Alana Smith 6-2, 2-6, [10-8] at the…

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Heavy rain inundates shelters for people displaced by war in Gaza

November 7, 2026 admin

Displaced Palestinians walk through a rain-soaked tent camp following heavy rainfall in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, November 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Heavy rain on Saturday (November 7, 2026) flooded tens of thousands of displaced people’s tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter. In a statement, the Hamas-run…

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Ukraine says Russia ramps up strikes to pressure Kyiv at talks

November 7, 2026 admin

People attend the funeral of police officers killed in a Russian airstrike on an underground shelter at a local school used as a humanitarian aid hub, in the frontline town of Komyshuvakha, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, November 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday (November…

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