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Rupee rises 7 paise to close at 94.92 against U.S. dollar on RBI intervention

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Rupee rises 7 paise to close at 94.92 against U.S. dollar on RBI intervention

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹5,285.37 crore on a net basis on Thursday (October 15, 2026), according to exchange data. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee stayed on upward momentum for the sixth straight session on Friday (October 16, 2026) and settled 7 paise higher at 94.92 (provisional) against the…

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Don’t try to bulldoze Bill again, call all-party meet to discuss delimitation proposals: Kharge to Modi

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Don’t try to bulldoze Bill again, call all-party meet to discuss delimitation proposals: Kharge to Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Flagging the “unprecedented” delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday (October 16, 2026) urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call an all-party meeting to discuss any new delimitation…

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Stock markets end higher for second day, led by strong buying in IT firms

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Stock markets end higher for second day, led by strong buying in IT firms

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight day on Friday (October 16, 2026), driven by strong buying in IT stocks amid firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 413.66 points, or 0.56%, to settle at 74,729.27. During the day, it surged 463.17 points, or 0.62%, to 74,778.78. The 50-share NSE…

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ABVP accuses Left outfits of defacing Vivekananda poster at Presidency University; probe panel formed

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ABVP accuses Left outfits of defacing Vivekananda poster at Presidency University; probe panel formed

ABVP supporters gathered outside Presidency University in kolkata. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has accused left-wing student outfits of defacing its poster featuring Swami Vivekananda at Presidency University in Kolkata.  The poster was found defaced on Wednesday morning (October 14, 2026). Later the same day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-linked…

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Logistics has moved from Just-in-Time delivery to ‘anyhow, anytime’ due to West Asia crisis: DP World Global CEO

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Logistics has moved from Just-in-Time delivery to ‘anyhow, anytime’ due to West Asia crisis: DP World Global CEO

While the world spent 70 years building supply routes that could provide efficient models such as Just-in-Time delivery and asset-light business models, the West Asia crisis has broken that to a degree where companies are now looking to get shipments “anyhow, anytime”, according to Yuvraj Narayan, Group Chief Executive Officer of DP World — a…

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China considers new export curbs on solar, AI, biotech

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China considers new export curbs on solar, AI, biotech

China on Friday (October 16, 2026) announced a sweeping draft plan to restrict exports of more than 40 cutting-edge technologies, including solar manufacturing technologies, AI models, and some biotech platforms. A number of technologies related to the manufacture of solar cells have been listed for either a complete export ban or restricted exports. While the…

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NIA arrests Bidar man over suspected links with Pakistan-based terrorist

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NIA arrests Bidar man over suspected links with Pakistan-based terrorist

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in coordination with the Bidar police, has secured a 24-year-old Vishal Kumar Metre, a resident of Yenkura village in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district, over his alleged links with Pakistan-based proclaimed terrorist Shahazad Bhatti and two of his associates. According to police sources, Mr. Metre was arrested on October 1…

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Plea to close stone quarry operations near Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

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Plea to close stone quarry operations near Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

The Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tirunelveli district. hosts over one lakh migratory birds every year between December and June. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the State government on the public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to close stone quarry operations…

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards next year for first time since 1953

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards next year for first time since 1953

International Monetary Fund (IMF). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan was named the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, returning to the position for the first time since 1953, the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday (October 16,…

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Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy seeks repatriation of mortal remains of Khammam resident who died in accident in U.S.

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Khammam MP Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to facilitate the early repatriation of the mortal remains of Kodumuru Supriya, 30, of Khammam, who died in a road accident in Missouri, U.S., on October 4 at about 1.40 a.m. (IST). Mr. Reddy spoke to Ms. Supriya’s father, Daram Srinivas, a resident of…

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