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Vizag’s Swachh Andhra awards honour 68 recipients

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Vizag’s Swachh Andhra awards honour 68 recipients

GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg receiving State level Swachch Andhra Awards 2026, under the Swachcha Municipalities category for Urban Local Bodies during a programme at Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat and District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore on Friday called for collective efforts by citizens, elected representatives and officials to…

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Asian Games 2026: Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush make it a hat-trick of golds

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Asian Games 2026: Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush make it a hat-trick of golds

Lovlina became the second Indian woman pugilist after Mary Kom to win the Asian Games gold. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY The recent upsurge in India’s medal tally continued at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, this time inside the ring with all three finalists in action — Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal — winning…

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Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

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Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

Nepal will kick off a high-stakes effort this fiscal year to drain four ​glacial lakes perched high in the mountains, as it scrambles to reduce flood risks, ⁠officials said, after a recent disaster that killed more than 1,400. Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after…

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Hindu group says probe confirms it did not ask Eiffel Tower to remove women employees during visit

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Hindu group says probe confirms it did not ask Eiffel Tower to remove women employees during visit

A Hindu religious group has said investigations have established it did not request female employees be “hidden, removed or excluded” during its delegation’s visit to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This came after Eiffel Tower staff went on strike last month over allegations that female employees were moved away during a visit by around 100…

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Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan’s party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

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Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan’s party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: AP The federal government and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan held talks on Friday (October 2, 2026) to defuse political tensions ahead of the Opposition party’s planned long march to Islamabad. The developments…

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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident

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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday (October 2, 2026) that Israel would impose a “very heavy price” on any power behind the flydubai incident, without offering evidence that any country was responsible. Also read: Flydubai incident | Complete coverage “As time passes, the picture…

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UPI volume jumps 27% to touch 145 bn in first half

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UPI volume jumps 27% to touch 145 bn in first half

Industry watchers attributed the dip to the fact August has 31 days versus 30 in September and pointed out average transactions/day were higher in September at 802 million versus 791 million in August. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu UPI transactions through popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in volume terms have witnessed a 27% jump to…

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Raphinha’s No. 9 revolution: How Barcelona and Hansi Flick unlocked a new superstar

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Raphinha’s No. 9 revolution: How Barcelona and Hansi Flick unlocked a new superstar

The move from the wing to the middle helped Ousmane Dembele assume his final form as an unstoppable force in the 2024-25 season and win the Ballon d’Or. A similar shift from the flanks to the central spaces as a No. 9 appears to have unleashed a turbocharged version of Raphinha at Barcelona this season….

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FPIs turn net sellers, pull out ₹35,860 crore in September

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FPIs turn net sellers, pull out ₹35,860 crore in September

With the latest selling, FPIs have now withdrawn about ₹2.7 lakh crore from Indian equities so far in 2026. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After two consecutive months of buying, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net sellers in September pulling out ₹35,860 crore from Indian equities amid global uncertainties, elevated U.S. interest rates and high crude…

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