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The actor passed away during the early hours on October 8, 2026. He was brought to a private hospital after he was found unconscious at his apartment in Dona Paula, near Goa’s Panaji region. The body has been sent to Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, where the postmortem would be conducted to ascertain the…
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The story so far: The Finance Ministry has now directed State-level and UT-level Bankers’ Committees to mandatorily include data on the percentage share of SC beneficiaries availing flagship Central schemes such as the Mudra Yojana, Stand Up India, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme, MSME/business loans, and others. This direction comes after a nudge from the…
The Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS) in the Krishi Vigyan Kendra campus in Kalaburagi. On October 7, a team of officials, including Assistant Commissioner Ritika Verma and Tahsildar K. Anand Sheel, visited the ZARS to conduct a survey of the land. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Members of Karnataka Navanirmana Sene staged a protest in…
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A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Thursday (October 8, 2026) as growing prospect of tighter domestic and global monetary conditions persisting for longer, surging crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows dented sentiment. The 30-share BSE…
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File photo of FIFA president Gianni Infantino | Photo Credit: Reuters European soccer leaders were gathering with time pressing to find a candidate and shape their strategy for trying to oust Gianni Infantino as president of FIFA. UEFA has called its 55 member federations to a previously scheduled summit on Thursday (October 8, 2026) in…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged up 10 paise to 96.65 against U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (October 8, 2026) on likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India. Forex traders said rupee is under pressure amid persistent macroeconomic…
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Actor Nana Patekar was known for his versatility and powerful screen presence. He was 75 years old. Patekar was known for his roles in several Hindi and Marathi films. His notable Hindi movies include “Parinda”, “Prahaar: The Final Act”, “Tirangaa”, “Krantiveer” and “Khamoshi: The Musical”. Patekar was a recipient of three National Film Awards, several…
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A view of Strait of Hormuz. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to the lowest in more than two months after attacks on tankers in the key waterway reached their highest last week since the start of the US-Israeli war…
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President Donald Trump greets Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday (October…
State Bank of India (SBI). File | Photo Credit: Reuters An apex body of Christians in Arunachal Pradesh alleged that the State Bank of India’s digital banking software prevents followers of the religion from selecting the ‘Scheduled Tribe (ST)’ option during account opening or KYC (Know Your Customer) update. The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) said…
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