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This undated photo, released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab. The death of a laboratory worker in Siberia on October 2, 2026, and the subsequent quarantine of dozens of people have sparked concerns about a pneumonic plague epidemic, with Russia revealing little information…
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A view of a ritual being held at Guruvayoor Temple in Guruvayoor. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 8, 2026) passed an interim order that the Udayasthamana Pooja must be held in accordance with the age-old practices of the famed Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple in…
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after his detention by the police during a sit-in protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at the roundabout near Shangri-La hotel, in New Delhi, Wednesday (October 7, 2026) | Photo Credit: PTI The Forum for Constitutional Democracy (FCD) has questioned the Delhi Police claims that Leader of Opposition in…
Minister for Health K. Muraleedharan on Thursday accused Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi of thwarting the State’s efforts to secure an AIIMS as the two continued their public exchange over the long-pending project. Mr. Muraleedharan said in Palakkad that Mr. Gopi’s recent statements suggested that AIIMS would not come…
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Speakers at the ‘Complexion of Change: Challenging Colorism Through Policy, Art, and Science’ discussion held at Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) | Photo Credit: By Arrangement ‘If a sibling uses a skin-lightening product, you may be more likely to use one too’. This was among the findings from behavioural research cited by the…
Bharathiraja with Nana Patekar at the shooting spot of ‘Bommalattam’ Today, as Indian cinema grieves the passing of Nana Patekar, Tamil audiences might remember the acclaimed actor for his role in Rajinikanth’s 2018 film Kaala, directed by Pa Ranjith. But back in 2008, he had already made an impressive outing in Tamil in an auteur’s…
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For 50 years, astronaut Eugene Cernan has often been referred to as the last man on the moon. | Photo Credit: NASA Apollo 11 will forever be remembered as the mission which enabled human beings to set foot on the moon, our natural satellite, for the first time. While the first will always remain the…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Two men were arrested for snatching a mobile phone from a food delivery worker in Arumbakkam on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) and attacking people who tried to catch them by hurling stones. The police identified the accused as Karthikeyan, 19, of Keezh Nedu Vangarai and Deepak,…
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Story so far: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) voted unanimously to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 bps to 5.50%. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate stands adjusted at 5.25% and the marginal standing facility…
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Margaret Hamilton. File. Source: X/@NASAhistory American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the computer system used by NASA’s Apollo lunar programme, has died at the age of 90, her former employer said Wednesday. In a statement, the Massachussetts Institute of Technology called Hamilton, who taught at the prestigious university from 1959 to the…
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