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Why the Election Commission refused Rahul Gandhi’s request to meet

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Why the Election Commission refused Rahul Gandhi’s request to meet

Why the Election Commission refused Rahul Gandhi’s request to meet The Election Commission of India has responded to the INDIA bloc’s protest in Delhi, saying the Opposition’s request for a meeting outside the Commission’s headquarters was unusual and could not be accepted under established procedures. The clarification came after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi…

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RBI has done what it can with interest rates, but heavy lifting on inflation will fall on government

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RBI has done what it can with interest rates, but heavy lifting on inflation will fall on government

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra and MPC members at a press conference on its Monetary Policy announcement and repo rate hike from 5.25% to 5.50%, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI The decision of the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee to hike interest rates was seeming increasingly inevitable in the…

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Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

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Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai. File. Source: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for the discovery of “non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). The statement…

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Pakistan security forces kill 18 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan

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Pakistan security forces kill 18 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan

Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists, while clearance and search operations were underway in the area. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistani security forces have killed 18 terrorists in separate operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, state media reported on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). According to Radio Pakistan,…

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7 policemen injured in attack in northwest Pakistan

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7 policemen injured in attack in northwest Pakistan

Seven police personnel sustained injuries after militants attacked a police checkpost in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday (October 7, 2026), an official said. The incident occurred in the Shadipur area of Kohat district in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Mazhar…

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Prakash Raj demands scrapping of SIR, calls on citizens to ‘hit the streets’

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Prakash Raj demands scrapping of SIR, calls on citizens to ‘hit the streets’

Actor-activist Prakash Raj | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Urging the citizens to “hit the streets” against the disenfranchisement of over 13 crore voters using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, actor-activist Prakash Raj has said the SIR process was “an attempt to kill democracy, destroy the Constitution and take away the right…

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Tamil Nadu may encounter El Niño differently from rest of India

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Tamil Nadu may encounter El Niño differently from rest of India

A view of the Kothapatnam beach. In an El Niño year, India has recorded deficient rainfall and more incidence of droughts, on average. However, Tamil Nadu has reported a strikingly different pattern. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas/The Hindu The El Niño Southern Oscillation is a climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that happens every two…

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Starlink’s India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity

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Starlink’s India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity

The vast rural expanses of India are often overshadowed by the country’s urban-centric digital growth; digital isolation has long stifled progress. Starlink’s ambitious satellite network now promises to turn night into day, literally and figuratively, by beaming high-speed internet across terrains where cables don’t reach and towers don’t exist. But as this technological advance prepared…

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Australia prepare for first test in South Africa since ‘Sandpapergate’

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Australia prepare for first test in South Africa since ‘Sandpapergate’

Australian captain Pat Cummins, second left, leads his players from the field following their match against Bangladesh on day four of the first cricket test in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Australia ‌play their first test in South Africa since the ​2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series…

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GPS study on elephant movements aims to mitigate conflicts in Assam

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GPS study on elephant movements aims to mitigate conflicts in Assam

The study generated more than 38,000 GPS (Global Positioning System) locations, providing high-resolution data on seasonal elephant movements across multi-use landscapes. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A five-year satellite tracking study has provided new insights into how wild elephants navigate Assam’s forests, tea plantations, agricultural areas, and riverine habitats, yielding “crucial” data for the authorities…

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