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Kasturi Cotton gains traction as India puts traceability on the textile map

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Kasturi Cotton gains traction as India puts traceability on the textile map

The adoption of Kasturi Cotton has accelerated sharply since its launch (for illustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nearly 2.1 lakh bales of Indian-grown cotton were certified as Kasturi Cotton Bharat in the cotton marketing season that ended on September 30, underscoring the growing importance of traceability in India’s textile value chain. The adoption of…

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26 government schools in Andhra’s Nellore district to be developed with ₹250 crore CSR funds

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26 government schools in Andhra’s Nellore district to be developed with ₹250 crore CSR funds

MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana laying foundation stone for development works at VRC Grounds in Nellore on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Andhra Pradesh Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) laid the foundation stone to revamp the VRC Grounds in the heart of Nellore city. The Minister, accompanied…

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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets, treason

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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets, treason

A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005, is “strongly suspected of…

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Mphasis extends Social Security Scotland deal in £35.4 million contract

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Mphasis extends Social Security Scotland deal in £35.4 million contract

Mphasis will provide support and maintenance for Social Security Scotland’s core benefits case management platform | Photo Credit: The Hindu IT services company Mphasis has extended its collaboration with Social Security Scotland, securing a £35.4 million contract to manage and maintain the Scottish Government agency’s benefits management platform. Under the extended contract, Mphasis will provide…

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Three-day raw material expo takes off in Coimbatore

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Three-day raw material expo takes off in Coimbatore

Principal Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Coimbatore, Dinesh P. Rao Pangarkar, (left) visiting a stall after inaugurating a raw material expo organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association in Coimbatore on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.   | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M The Principal Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Coimbatore, Dinesh P. Rao…

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Youth Test | Baloda puts India in control despite Green’s seven-for

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Youth Test | Baloda puts India in control despite Green’s seven-for

Leg-spinner Green was Australia’s go-to weapon and he did not disappoint on the second day of the second ‘Test’ in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Tanmay Baloda continued from where he left off in the first innings, adding four more wickets to his match tally to make it a 10-for. His spell…

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Police on lookout for gang that hacked youth to death in Mylapore

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Police on lookout for gang that hacked youth to death in Mylapore

The Mylapore police are on the lookout for a three-member gang that hacked to death a youth from Velachery on Veerabadran Street in Mylapore on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Sathyaseelan, 21, of Balaji Nagar. A school dropout, he worked as an air-conditioner mechanic and had lived in Mylapore for three years. The…

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Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8

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Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8

The Centre will propose a five-pronged plan for the next set of reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system at the upcoming GST Council meeting on October 8, according to sources in the Ministry of Finance.  These reforms are aimed at automating and easing a lot of the current administrative bottlenecks in the…

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