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Few cricketers, in fact few athletes, take a public stand on contemporary issues. The usual excuse is the old chestnut: politics and sport should not mix. But whether they should or not, they do and any justification for inaction is a cop out. So when a player does take a stand, it is both unusual…
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Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visits a survivor injured during the sinking of the Borr Prospector 5 oil rig off the coast of Mayumba on October 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian citizen was killed after an oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon over the weekend, the central African country’s…
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India needs to strengthen capabilities across the semiconductor value chain, from manufacturing and materials to research and specialised skills, to reduce dependence on foreign technologies and build a resilient domestic ecosystem, Dr. Kamaljeet Singh, Director-General of the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, said on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). Speaking at the inaugural session of the Semiconductor…
Brigadier S.K. Dutta, SM of DSSC, laying a wreath and paying his respect at War memorial in Wellington on Infantry Day. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Madras Regimental Centre at Wellington in the Nilgiris celebrated Infantry Day on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), commemorating the landing of the first Indian Army troops in Srinagar, Jammu…
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India will require about three lakh semiconductor professionals by 2030, with a greater pool of skilled workers needed in fabrication, packaging, testing and semiconductor equipment in addition to chip design, C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice-Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Semiconductor Summit 2026, organised by…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (R) and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh hold a Joint Declaration during the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026 at Parliament on Tuesday. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can optimise parliamentary workflows and deepen citizen participation if its development and use are guided by “human values, ethics, transparency, and accountability”, Lok…
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The Netherlands will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its public broadcaster NPO said on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), citing “sensitivities” over Israel’s participation. The Dutch withdrawal is the latest in a series of boycotts from countries unhappy at Israel’s inclusion in the annual music festival, given its military campaign in Gaza sparked…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended largely unchanged in a highly volatile trade on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) amid persistently elevated crude oil prices, selling in blue-chip bank stocks and caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
India’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates his hundred during the third T20 cricket international match between New Zealand and India on October 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Abhishek Sharma may have idolised Yuvraj Singh growing up, but the India opener is not ready to take up his mentor’s challenge of smashing a half-century off 12 balls,…
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