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GDAI launches India gaming report, highlights need for stronger funding

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The India gaming report was launched by the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI) at the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) in Chennai. Credit: X/@GDAI_in About 75% of game developers found capital or publishing investment as a barrier to growth, according to GameDev Outlook 2026, a India gaming report launched by the Game Developer Association of…

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Airfare hikes: Keralam CM and Opposition Leader slam airlines for ‘fleecing’ NRKs

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Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan (file) | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Opposition on Thursday (October 29, 2026) slammed the practice of airline companies of jacking up airfares, especially in the Keralam-West Asia sector, during festival seasons….

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Israel elections 2026: Benjamin Netanyahu is down but not out

October 29, 2026 admin

Israel’s October 27 election was framed by the Opposition as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. For the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister, who oversaw the war on Gaza, attacked Iran twice and vowed not to make concessions to Palestinians, the election was a battle for survival. For the Opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot,…

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U.S. bans imports from Chinese genomics companies over forced labour concerns, amid alleged detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims minorities

October 29, 2026 admin

The U.S. Homeland Security said the three genomics companies have been added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United States banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) over claims they collected genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities in China’s…

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Cheranalloor luxury car crash: Kerala HC directs police not to arrest accused judge until further orders

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Forensic officials collecting evidence from the car involved in the fatal accident at Cheranalloor in Kochi on Sunday (October 25, 2026) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 29, 2026) directed police authorities not to arrest the Additional District Judge, who’s the father of the 17-year-old boy who drove the…

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Job cuts, retirement plan, voluntary exits: What’s going on at Microsoft?

October 29, 2026 admin

The story so far: Microsoft has introduced a voluntary exit offer for eligible employees in India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, as the technology giant expands its artificial intelligence (AI) business and changes how work is organised. In an October 26 announcement, Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vice-president and chief people officer, said…

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Textile ministry to re-open application portal for PLI scheme

October 29, 2026 admin

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Union Ministry of Textiles will reopen the portal — https://pli.texmin.gov.in — to receive applications under round four of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles from November 1 to December 31. The focus will be on manufacturing of Man-Made Fibre (MMF) apparel, MMF…

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Congress-led Keralam govt firm on anti-corruption probe against Gyanesh Kumar over 2006 road project

October 29, 2026 admin

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar | Photo Credit: The Hindu Keralam Public Works Department Minister P.K. Basheer on Thursday (October 29, 2026) stressed the need for a fresh probe into allegations of corruption in the MC Road project undertaken nearly two decades ago, when Gyanesh Kumar, the present Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), was the Public Works…

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Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban government ban: UN

October 29, 2026 admin

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan more than quadrupled in 2026 despite a Taliban government ban, the United Nations said Thursday (October 29, 2026), urging that impoverished farmers needed alternatives to the lucrative crop. Cultivated areas reached 43,000 hectares (around 1,06,200 acres), up from 10,000 hectares in 2025, while estimated opium production jumped fivefold from 300…

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U.S. judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to purge 20,000 California ballots, safeguarding voters’ rights ahead of the midterms

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party is at risk of losing its control of Congress in the November 3 midterms, and his interference in California’s election appears to represent another attempt to cast doubt on electoral results. File photo | Photo Credit: AP A federal judge on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) rejected the U.S. Department…

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