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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio before boarding a plane en route to Jamnagar on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters via AP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Gujarat’s Jamnagar city on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to visit the oil refinery complex owned by Mukesh Ambani-led…
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Hyderabad will host ‘K-Harmony Festa 2026’, a Korean cultural festival featuring at Shilpakala Vedika on Sunday (October 25, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Hyderabad will host ‘K-Harmony Festa 2026’, a Korean cultural festival featuring traditional arts, music, Taekwondo demonstrations and a K-pop performance, at Shilpakala Vedika on Sunday (October 25, 2026). The event will…
CPI(M) Kozhikode district secretary M. Mehboob and other leaders. File | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The Kozhikode district secretariat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has called for protests against the United Democratic Front (UDF), which, it alleged, was using the police to target leaders and activists of the Students’ Federation of India…
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Washington’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following what U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “positive” talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The trip by President Donald Trump’s special envoy is part of efforts to draw a line under…
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US photography company Getty Images said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that it had begun legal proceedings in a US bankruptcy court as part of a previously announced plan to restructure its debt and take the company private. “The company has launched a solicitation process for formal approval of the prepackaged plan of reorganisation and,…
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Following overnight rains across Chennai, Woods Road in the city is waterlogged on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Northeast monsoon has shifted into a vigorous phase, bringing intense spells of rain overnight across Tamil Nadu, particularly the north coastal districts. The spell of wet weather is expected to continue till October…
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, an Indigenous community in Canada is using a data centre to help preserve its heritage. The Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory in rural Ontario installed a small data centre as part of efforts to modernise its record-keeping systems. Among the…
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Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.K. government said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that it had approved plans to begin drilling in a controversial new gas field in the North Sea, ending months of speculation about the future of the site. The Labour administration promised when returning to power in 2024 not…
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Representational image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jio Platforms Ltd.’s (JPL) public offer has been fully subscribed within 100 minutes of opening on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), making it the fastest-ever subscribed IPO. The ₹30,213 crore offer, with a price band of ₹1,065 to ₹1,119 per share, drew the first rush from institutions, with the portion…
Large data centre building exterior, representing the massive technological infrastructure required for storing, processing data, and delivering global digital services. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that companies building data centres should pay a “dividend” to the communities where they are sited if they want…
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