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NIT-T conducts community outreach programme as part of ‘Daan Utsav’

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NIT-T conducts community outreach programme as part of ‘Daan Utsav’

The Social Council of National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) conducted ‘HumaNITTy ’26’, a week-long community outreach initiative as part of observing the nationwide “Daan Utsav” initiative recently. The programme brought together students and the wider NIT-T fraternity to support orphanages, old-age homes, and special-care centres in and around Tiruchi. In her inaugural address, NIT-T director G. Aghila…

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When Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay made it to the Navarathri Golu

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has captured the imagination of Golu doll makers as well. This year, at least two doll makers at the Kumaran Anugraha Kalyana Mandapam in West Mambalam have made dolls of the actor-turned-politician. Artisan Kavitha Munusamy chose to immortalise his slashing hand gesture in a six-inch-tall clay doll in…

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Union Minister meets start-up leaders over NCR pollution

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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Saturday interacted with representatives of start-ups and innovation companies working on air pollution mitigation, with a focus on developing practical, scalable and technology-driven solutions to address the air pollution challenge in Delhi-NCR. Innovative approaches for low-cost mechanised road sweeping, monitoring road-dust resuspension, portable pothole…

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Several Afghan Taliban personnel killed in alleged retaliatory action along border: Pakistan officials

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Several Afghan Taliban personnel killed in alleged retaliatory action along border: Pakistan officials

Pakistani security forces on Saturday (October 17, 2026) killed several Afghan Taliban personnel in retaliatory action after alleged unprovoked firing along the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to security officials. The firing was reported in the Taida sector, Upper Kurram and Ghuz Garhi areas, where the Afghan Taliban allegedly opened fire to facilitate the cross-border…

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Protests, match and festivals bring Bengaluru traffic to a standstill

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Protests, match and festivals bring Bengaluru traffic to a standstill

Traffic gridlock in the Central Business District (CBD) continued even till almost midnight as the match was called off due to rain and spectators started leaving the stadium. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A mix of protests, sporting events and festivals paralysed Bengaluru, as the city was gridlocked on Saturday. Several key stretches, including J.C….

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Zelenskyy says Trump could lift more Russia sanctions

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Zelenskyy says Trump could lift more Russia sanctions

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday (October 17, 2026) that he feared the United States would lift more sanctions on Russia and and that President Donald Trump’s action only “rewards” Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump heightened a battle with Mr. Zelenskyy on Friday (October 16, 2026) when he signed an executive order that waived…

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Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank

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Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank

Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday (October 17, 2026), Belgium’s Foreign Minister said, on a second straight day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest. At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured since…

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Pakistani opposition leader warns against concentration of power in military establishment

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Pakistani opposition leader warns against concentration of power in military establishment

File image of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s opposition leader and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned against the growing concentration of political and institutional power in the military establishment, saying an imbalance among state institutions could threaten the country’s stability. Addressing a public gathering in Punjab’s…

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Minister inaugurates community baby shower for pregnant women, launches new infrastructures

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Minister inaugurates community baby shower for pregnant women, launches new infrastructures

Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises P. Mathan Raja inaugurating a community baby shower programme in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR A community baby shower ceremony for pregnant women was held here on Wednesday at the Ilayangudi Panchayat Union office. Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) P. Mathan Raja…

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