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New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., October 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday (October 15, 2026) that she had failed the bar exam, but…
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Congress MP and Public Accounts Committee chairman K.C. Venugopal speaks to the media after the meeting of the PAC, in New Delhi on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Thursday (October 15, 2026) grilled the Union government and several State governments over their responses to gaps,…
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The wait for Tamil Nadu’s major rainy season is over, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai on Thursday declaring the onset of the Northeast monsoon, five days earlier than its normal date of arrival, and coinciding with the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon. The RMC has issued an orange alert for six districts,…
The hearing of former Tata Trusts trustee Mehil Mistry’s matter at the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner’s office was postponed to November 5, 2026. Mr. Mistry, a close confidant of the late Ratan Tata, stepped down as a trustee from three trusts last October after other trustees voted against his reappointment. Today he serves as a trustee in…
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An Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) allegedly used inappropriate and foul language against a female officer during an online official meeting on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir, sparking protests from local officers and regional political parties. In a viral video on social media, IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, a secretary in J&K, can be seen shouting…
Uppala Prasad, the official photographer for the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam in Ahobilam, receiving the ‘Best Image of the Year Award’ at the presentation ceremony in Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Official temple photographer (Asthana Photographer) Uppala Prasad of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam in Ahobilam, Nandyal district, received the…
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Emergency personnel direct traffic at the scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon | Photo Credit: Reuters A shooter opened fire on Thursday (October 15, 2026) at an elementary school in the U.S. city of Bend, Oregon, and was promptly shot dead, and at least two people were taken away…
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GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg | Photo Credit: File photo Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg on Sunday said the allegations circulating on social media that the State government had diverted GVMC General Funds to Amaravati were “completely false and baseless”. In a statement, Mr. Garg said the allegations, purportedly made in the name…
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Water scarcity The residents of 15th ward in Meenakshipuram under Eruvadi town panchayat, are facing severe drinking water scarcity due to complete drying up of water resources. The town panchayat authorities should look into the situation and take immediate steps on a war footing to address the problem. A.Kaja Nazimudeen, Eruvadi. Rising homicides It is…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25% in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary pressure amid the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis and also the rate hikes by global central banks, according to economists and bankers. If the RBI increases the rate in…