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DMK demands removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar; return to paper ballots

October 17, 2026 admin

M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan A meeting of DMK MPs on Saturday (October 17, 2026) demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he had overseen the deletion of voters’ names under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), overriding the objections of the other two Election Commissioners. “He…

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Anthropic proposes law regulating AI to US lawmakers

October 17, 2026 admin

AI policy in the United States, under President Donald Trump, has relied primarily on voluntary industry pledges and executive orders intended to sustain an AI boom that tech leaders say is driving the country’s economy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Anthropic, the creator of the AI assistant Claude, confirmed on Friday (October 16, 2026) that it…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolts Pakistan’s Balochistan

October 17, 2026 admin

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday (October 17, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck near Khuzdar town in Balochistan province, the USGS posted on X. The quake was reported 48 km west-northwest of Khuzdar, it said. In February, a…

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Deva, the composer who took Chennai’s gaana to mainstream cinema, is no more

October 17, 2026 admin

Music director Deva. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ashok Tamil film music composer Deva, who brought gaana music into mainstream cinema and whose songs and background scores for Rajinikanth-starrers such as Annamalai, Arunachalam, and Baashha became hugely popular, died on Saturday (October 17, 2026), aged 75. Hospital sources said he had no pulse when he…

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Who is Katie Zacharia, the White House Press Secretary ‘let go’ after five days in office?

October 17, 2026 admin

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was “let go” from the role, a White House official said on Friday (October 16, 2026), after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had asked her to reconsider the position following public scrutiny. The move comes after Ms. Zacharia faced questions over her legal credentials. On Thursday (October 15,…

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Mahela Jayawardene’s stint with Mumbai Indians ends

October 17, 2026 admin

File photo of Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene’s second stint as Mumbai Indians head coach has ended after three seasons, with the five-time Indian Premier League champion opting for a fresh outlook following an underwhelming 2026 campaign. The franchise announced on Saturday (October 17, 2026) that Jayawardene would be stepping down, bringing the curtain down on…

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Telangana CM Revanth calls for Personal Rapid Transit system to improve public transport in Hyderabad

October 17, 2026 admin

At a review meeting on projects under the Core Urban Region Economy (CURE), the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked officials to study the best PRT systems in the world and submit a report at the earliest. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to plan a Personal Rapid…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy blasts U.S.-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process

October 17, 2026 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday (October 16, 2026) condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, called Moscow’s stance a “parody” of peace negotiations, and welcomed the prospect of a greater role in talks for European allies he called “real leaders.” Mr. Zelenskiy told a European Union summit in Brussels that Russia did…

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Anti-CEC protest: Delhi Police registers at least 10 FIRs over assaults on protesters after sustained public pressure

October 17, 2026 admin

The police have also registered cases in connection with other incidents highlighted in videos posted on social media on October 13 and 14. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi Police registered at least 10 FIRs in connection with alleged assaults on protesters during the ongoing demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election…

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Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

October 17, 2026 admin

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (October 16, 2026), but the country has no explanation for why the restriction was imposed at a time when Kyiv is increasingly at odds with…

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