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Sensex declines 353 points, dragged by Reliance, IT stocks, rising crude oil prices

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Sensex declines 353 points, dragged by Reliance, IT stocks, rising crude oil prices

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), dragged down by Reliance Industries, IT companies, rising crude oil prices and caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 352.64 points, or 0.48%, to settle…

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LTM launches GCC Origin as IT firms race to serve global capability centres

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LTM launches GCC Origin as IT firms race to serve global capability centres

LTM (formerly LTIMindtree) has launched GCC Origin, a dedicated business unit to help enterprises establish, operate, scale and transform global capability centres (GCCs) in India, as technology services companies step up efforts to tap growing demand for such centres. The move formalises LTM’s GCC-as-a-Service offering, launched in July 2025, into a standalone business with dedicated…

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Israel elections: Understanding how Knesset polls work vs India’s system

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Israel elections: Understanding how Knesset polls work vs India’s system

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate at Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem following the release of the first exit poll results in Israel’s general election on October 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israel faces a high-stakes political standoff after the October 27 national election, the country’s first vote since the 2023 Hamas…

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Rupee falls 21 paise to close at 95.28 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee falls 21 paise to close at 95.28 against U.S. dollar

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 21 paise to close at 95.28 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar and surging crude oil prices. Forex traders said the rupee is expected to trade with a slight negative…

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HCLTech launches AI-powered nano GCC offering on AWS

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HCLTech launches AI-powered nano GCC offering on AWS

For existing GCCs, the model envisages a hub-and-spoke structure anchored at HCLTech’s Lucknow campus. | Photo Credit: Reuters HCLTech has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch an AI-powered nano Global Capability Centre (GCC) offering, aimed at helping enterprises transition from AI experimentation to business deployment through smaller, focused operations. The offering, part of…

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Abhishek Sharma becomes world No.1 T20I batter, overtaking Ishan Kishan

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Abhishek Sharma becomes world No.1 T20I batter, overtaking Ishan Kishan

Abhishek Sharma has a total of 897 rating points and by powering India to a six-wicket win, he has dislodged Ishan Kishan from the top of the world rankings. Photo: Special Arrangement India opener Abhishek Sharma on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) reclaimed the world No. 1 spot in the ICC men’s T20 International batting rankings…

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Are humans still evolving? – The Hindu

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Are humans still evolving? – The Hindu

Evolution is too slow to detect within a single human lifetime | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto — Anand Songara, Indore Humans are still evolving — through new mutations, natural selection, migration, and random chance. Modern medicine and technologies have also changed the pressures acting on us. Put one way, evolution can be discerned from changes…

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Israel polls: Golan urges Eisenkot’s bloc to form government with Arab parties to oust Netanyahu

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Israel polls: Golan urges Eisenkot’s bloc to form government with Arab parties to oust Netanyahu

Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, waves an Israeli flag following national election exit polls on Octobe 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s Democratic Party, on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) urged the Opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to form a government in…

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Theni jailbreak: Two more prisoners secured; two still at large

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Theni jailbreak: Two more prisoners secured; two still at large

The police team searching for prisoners who escaped from the district jail in Thekkampatti, Theni district, on Tuesday | Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan Two more escaped prisoners from the Theni district jail have been arrested, taking the total number of persons secured to 15. Two more prisoners are still at large, and the police continued…

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INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of CEC to be held at Kharge’s residence on October 30

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INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of CEC to be held at Kharge’s residence on October 30

File picture of the INDIA bloc leaders addressing the media | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The INDIA bloc will hold its proposed “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s official residence, 10, Rajaji Marg, in New Delhi, at 3.30 p.m. on Friday (October 30, 2026), Congress general secretary…

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