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Visitors looking at millet-based artworks depicting the evolution of human food habits, from traditional food systems to modern packaged foods, at an exhibition organised by millet artiste Meka Vijay Kumar at the YMCA on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Visakhapatnam Divisional Railway Manager Lalit Bohra on Friday inaugurated an…
Shilpa Shettar, wife of Lok Sabha member and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, takes a look at an ornament after inaugurating the four-day jewellery exhibition of C. Krishniah Chetty Group of Jewellers in Hubballi on Friday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE C. Krishniah Chetty Group of Jewellers, which has a 155-year legacy, is holding a…
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Chintakayala Padmavathi, wife of AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, filed her nomination for the post of chairperson of Narsipatnam municipality in Anakapalli district on Friday, amid a show of strength by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and supporters. The nomination process began with Ms. Padmavathi offering prayers at a temple. She later proceeded…
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Vice President J.D. Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centres, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday (October 17, 2026) night. The string of sharp queries, some from voters who said they had supported him and President Donald…
Indian Bank reported a 14.71% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹3,462 crore for the second quarter of FY27, compared with ₹3,018 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Operating profit rose 46.58% to ₹7,090 crore, while net interest income increased 17.83% to ₹7,719 crore. Non-interest income grew 59% year-on-year to ₹3,953 crore during the…
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Relatives of victims killed in a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal gather outside a mortuary, in Kolkata, on October 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Lack of crowd management and misleading announcements following a sudden downpour during Saptami celebrations may have triggered panic among visitors, leading to a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga…
President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach on October 17, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Facing intense criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had taken a “good decision” to exempt Russia from sweeping sanctions under a new law and asserted that many did not know what it…
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Saudi Arabia said on Saturday (October 17, 2026) that it had intercepted a fresh wave of incoming drones, as its ally Egypt weighed sending the kingdom help in defending against repeated attacks from Yemen’s Houthis. Riyadh leads a military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government in its war with the Houthis, and a military spokesman…
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Four, including two juveniles, were held for allegedly stealing cash from a private bank’s ATM in Arumbakkam by pasted a black sticker over the cash dispensing slot to prevent money from coming out. The police said Godavari, 77, of Subbarao Nagar in Choolaimedu attempted to withdraw ₹10,000 from a private bank’s ATM on MMDA Colony…
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Basavaraj Rayaraddi | Photo Credit: File Photo Minister for Higher Education Basavaraj Rayaraddi has said that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will take an appropriate decision on the investigation into the alleged sting operation. Speaking to presspersons in Dharwad on Friday, Mr. Rayaraddi said that while some leaders had sought a CBI probe, others had demanded…
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