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A man walks past Wipro’s logo inside its premises in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Reuters Wipro Ltd reported a 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to ₹3,201 crore in Q2 FY27, while it fell 4.7% sequentially, amid a sharp contraction in large deal bookings and flat constant-currency revenue growth. The Bengaluru-based IT services…
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India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert to Theni district, prompting official machinery in the district to gear up to tackle any situation, said District Collector V. Sivakrishnamurthy here on Thursday. The IMD officials had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on the Western Ghats on October 16 and 17. Hence, the officials were…
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP A “severe drought” was declared in parts of southern England on Thursday (October 15, 2026) by the U.K. government, which said it took the decision following an “unprecedented period of extreme weather”. The United Kingdom experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, featuring several heatwaves and…
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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. refinery in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Healthy growth in shipments of petroleum products, electronic goods and chemicals helped India’s merchandise exports rise 23.04% in September, while the trade deficit narrowed to $30.21 billion year-on-year due to a dip in imports of precious metals. However, when compared to August, the…
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Sri Lanka’s Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa (C) gestures as prison officers escort him to appear before a magistrate at a court in Colombo on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A Sri Lankan court has refused to issue arrest warrants for two Indian directors of a company, in connection with an alleged bribery…
Heritage Food says near-term cost pressures persist | Photo Credit: The Hindu Dairy company Heritage Foods’ consolidated net profit for the September quarter declined 39% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹30.85 crore, even as revenue from operations rose 19% to ₹1,319.6 crore. The revenue growth and a 98bps sequential recovery in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation…
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Contract teachers staging a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Contract teachers working in 12 State universities across Telangana staged a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15, demanding…
Zydus Sunshine Lifesciences, a proposed joint venture between Zydus Lifesciences and Sunshine Healthcare, part of Sunshine Holdings PLC, has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) to set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the BOI zone in Horana. The project entails an investment of $20 million, with the facility spread across…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during a session of the Raisina Dialogue’s Middle East edition, in Abu Dhabi. Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar Globalisation cannot be reversed, but it must be navigated with greater resilience, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday (October 15, 2026), underlining that India is building its own strengths and establishing trusted…
Telecom operators have been instructed to prepare their networks to be able to handle this feature without affecting call quality, or by compromising user privacy by retaining names displayed to end users in any way whatsoever. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters All telecom operators are now required to display the…
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