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File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: PTI The India-U.S. trade deal has reached a “plateau” in negotiations where it will now be “very difficult” to add to the list of demands and concessions that have been agreed to, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday (October 5, 2026). Speaking at…
Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy submitited a representation on the road projects for the State, to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on Monday (October 5, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has urged the Centre…
Pacer Umar claimed five wickets in the Irani Cup but was also guilty of sending down 22 no-balls. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Jammu & Kashmir appeared to run out of steam against Rest of India Towards the closing stages of the Irani Cup. It reflected in the 167-run margin of defeat. It should not…
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Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiyun Kobir. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The “principal challenge” in planning a visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India are the activities of deposed premier Sheikh Hasina and her team who are based in India, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Humaiyun Kobir on…
Water hyacinth covers the Ooty lake | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Less than two years after ₹7.51 crore was spent on desilting and “cleaning” the Ooty lake in the Nilgiris, pollution in the waterbody remains rampant, leading to a vast tract of the lake being taken over by water hyacinth – a telltale sign of…
Telangana Pradesh Congress Seva Dal members lead a satyagraha demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, at Gandhi Bhavan, in Hyderabad on Monday (October 05, 2026) | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR The Telangana Pradesh Congress Seva Dal on Monday (October 5, 2026) organised a one-day satyagraha at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad alleging that constitutional institutions…
The rupee depreciated 5 paise to close at 96.30 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (October 5, 2026), as elevated oil prices and persistent foreign fund outflows kept the Indian currency range-bound near the critical 96 level against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 5 paise to close at…
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday (October 5, 2026), as softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data reduced expectations of aggressive monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, supporting risk appetite across emerging markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 472.77 points, or 0.66%, to settle at 72,382.47. During the day, it surged 722.23 points,…
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The plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AP A woman in the remote Siberian region of Irkutsk has died of plague, a regional official said Friday, as a Russian media outlet reported dozens were under quarantine. Local media named her as 28-year-old laboratory technician…
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In the high ranges of Peermade, Travancore (the current Peermade of Idukki district in Kerala), in 1918, a young girl was born to Modayil Pothen Mani, a well-known civil engineer cum plantation owner and his wife. Little did anyone in the misty hills of Idukki know that one day the place would be known by…