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Vijay Sankar, Chairman, The Sanmar Group | Photo Credit: The Hindu Vijay Sankar, Chairman of The Sanmar Group, has been named President-Elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2026-27, bringing a Chennai-based industrialist to the helm of the apex business chamber in its centenary year. The announcement was made…
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Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides, right, welcomes the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential Palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, October 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday (October 29, 2026) that he hoped the election of a new Israeli government would allow for the resumption of peace…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc on Thursday (October 29, 2026) piled pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding, in a push to neuter parties that could hold the key to forming a government after an inconclusive election. Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for an investigation into allegations of fraud but…
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Abhay Deol- Actor and Brand Face Victorinox India, Avirup Mukhopadhyay- Marketing Head Victorinox India | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Swiss heritage brand Victorinox is sharpening its India strategy with a new entry-level watch collection priced at around ₹35,000, online sales through its website and an expanded retail network, targeting growth of at least 30% in…
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Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted raids at the residences of former DMK MLA and a relative of a former Minister in Namakkal on Thursday (October 29, 2026). The DVAC has been conducting raids at multiple locations across the state in connection with former Minister K. N. Nehru. On Thursday, around…
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The five-year-old Uchchaihshravas, who ran second in his last start, should make amends in the Telangana Race Horse Owners Association Trophy, the main event of the concluding day’s races here on Friday (Oct. 30). 1. BLUE MAX PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o and upward, rated upto 25 (Cat. III), 1.15 p.m.: 1. Pranava (6) D.S. Deora 61.5,…
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) Director Jeet Adani (L) and The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) CEO Puneet Chhatwal exchange the multi-hotel operations agreement for eight hotels across four cities | Photo Credit: ANI Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) and Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) on Thursday signed agreements to develop eight hotels with over…
Mahbubul Alam Hanif. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/Creative Commons A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday (October 29, 2026) sentenced Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death for the killing of six people during the July Uprising. A three-member tribunal led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and comprising Justices Md. Manjurul Bashid and Nur…
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In this screengrab from a video received on October 29, 2026, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers’ Meeting. | Photo Credit: PTI India is committed to collective regional security and the eradication of terrorism in all its forms and is ready to share its battle-tested counter-terrorism…
Photo for representation. | Photo Credit: FILE Photo Ticket-checking drives and intensive station inspections conducted by the Railways in the Thiruvananthapuram division during the puja holidays detected 1,671 cases of ticketless travel and irregularities, resulting in penalties totalling ₹13,07,935. Two 16-hour special ticket-checking drives, conducted on October 16–17 and October 21–22, detected 1,037 cases and…