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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the fourth straight day on Thursday (October 1, 2026) as relentless foreign fund outflows, high bond yields and a fresh spike in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 570.59 points,…
The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday (October 1, 2026) that it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight to Israel that saw passengers reroute the plane to stop it from crashing. The dramatic events on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) ended with passengers being given…
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Economists in the Ministry of Finance have warned that bilateral and regional trade deals that seek to replace the current multilateral trade system could lead to “greater trade diversion, higher trade costs, and greater uncertainty”. However, they also noted that while India was pursuing a diversified trade strategy, it was doing so within the multilateral…
The office of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actors Asha Aravind and Sijoy Varghese have been selected as the vice-presidents of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) in a revamp after the actors’ body plunged into organisational turmoil following the general body meeting in Kochi…
Nitin Gadkari. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday (October 1, 2026) debunked claims that blending ethanol with petrol was damaging motor vehicles, asserting that it facilitated diversification of the agriculture sector. Addressing the inaugural session of the ‘Bihar Investor Summit 2026: The Emerging Investment Destination of India’, Mr. Gadkari said…
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Indian tennis touched a new low on Thursday (October 1, 2026) as the country’s contingent returns empty-handed from the Asian Games for the first time since 1986, following the quarterfinal exit of Sumit Nagal in the men’s singles, bringing the curtains down on India’s campaign. After the exit of medal hopeful doubles pairs on Wednesday…
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The data shows that revenue from imports grew by 25.9% in September 2026 while revenue from domestic transactions grew by a relatively slower 10.1%. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Centre’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue rose to ₹2.03 lakh crore in September 2026, a growth of 14.7% over the last year. However,…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images A 26-year-old man, who allegedly befriended a resident of Anna Nagar and stayed at his house before stealing his gold jewellery and cash, has been arrested. The arrested man was identified as Tharun, 26, of KCB Colony in Tiruvottiyur. According to the police, Satheesh Kumar, 36,…
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Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with just 45 seconds remaining to snatch a dramatic 4-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan and seal a place in the Asian Games hockey final in Kakamigahara on Thursday (October 1, 2026). Harmanpreet converted two perfectly executed penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes, while Sukhjeet…
A study published in September in Nature by neuroscientist Sergiu Pașca’s group at Stanford University reports an experiment that sounds almost like science fiction. Human brain tissue grown from stem cells was transplanted into mice in which much of the cerebral cortex had been genetically prevented from forming. The transplanted tissue grew into this vacant…
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