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The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) held interest rates steady, in line with market expectations, days ahead of crucial midterm elections where surging inflation has been a key issue. The 12-member Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 to hold rates at a target range between 3.75 and 4.00%, citing the need for…
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France has witnessed some of the worst economic problems — high unemployment, low growth, rising cost of living, falling real wages, severe cutbacks in public expenditure | Photo Credit: AFP France is in turmoil. And Albania. And Spain. Even India. As were Bangladesh or Sri Lanka earlier. The list goes on. While the specific demands…
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An Integrated Village Development Programme being launched in Nanjangud by Nestle India on Tuesday in the presence of Nanjangud MLA Darshan Dhruvanarayan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An Integrated Village Development Programme (IVDP) was launched in Nanjangud by Nestle India on Tuesday in the presence of Nanjangud MLA Darshan Dhruvanarayan. The programme focuses on strengthening…
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Sophie Molineux. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Just a cricket ball’s throw away from Hyatt Grand lies the peaceful Vembanad Lake. The WPL’s mini auction, held at Hyatt’s Vembanad Hall, was about just as peaceful on Wednesday evening: there weren’t that many fierce bidding wars. That wasn’t really surprising. It was a mini auction, after…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) warned of a devastating economic impact from any new Israeli-led attack, as the votes were counted in an Israeli election that could determine the future of the regional war. Under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to…
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Supporters of Israel’s Arab-led Joint List political alliance cheer at the alliance’s campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on October 27, 2026, as the first exit polls are announced. | Photo Credit: AFP Israel’s October 27 legislative elections recorded a massive voter turnout of 77.7%, the highest since 1999. The country’s Arab…
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President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky would be set up “very soon.” The announcement came as Trump’s administration ramps up diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, now…
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Vikramjit Sahney is among six Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs who recently switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). File. (Photo: instagram/vikramsahney) Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) said that he has urged the Union government to reopen the Kartarpur corridor ahead of Guru Nanak Jayanti next month. The corridor,…
A clash on the restive border between Afghanistan and Pakistan killed one person and injured five, Pakistan officials said Wednesday (October 28, 2026). The countries went to war earlier this year and, with no permanent resolution reached on security issues, there have been sporadic attacks since a March truce. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harbouring militants…
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Uprooted trees and fallen electric poles litter a street in Doctors Colony in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Visakhapatnam district administration on Wednesday announced that all educational institutions in the district will be closed on Thursday in the aftermath of Cyclone Arnab, while District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore has directed officials to…
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