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B. Savitha Shri, who has won all her four games, with captain Swayams Mishra. | Photo Credit: FIDE India’s open and women’s teams scored identical 3-1 victories in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad at Samarkand on Saturday. The men didn’t take long to dismiss the challenge from Spain, but the women had to…
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Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) Managing Director Santosh Sinha on Friday (September 19, 2026) raised concerns over what he described as “malpractices” in phytosanitary certification at ports, while declining to provide specific examples or name the entities involved. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of “Stakeholder Consultation on Strengthening Agri Export Logistics Through Integrated Warehousing and…
Weavers stage a demonstration at Rajapalayam on Saturday. Continuing with their stir to draw the attention of the Tamil Nadu government to implement their demands, the handloom weavers resorted to a road blockade stir on Saturday. The agitation, which included womenfolk from the vicinity, started off on a procession from Ambalapuli bazaar and converged through…
Scientists say projections report temperatures rising by up to 4°C based on reconstructions from coral cores. Photo: Special Arrangements. As many as 188 of India’s scientists and ecologists jointly published an appeal to fellow researchers and field practitioners to prepare for the effects of upcoming El Niño — a global weather phenomenon that dampens the…
A woman waves a Greenlandic flag as people attend a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that the Arctic island be ceded to the U.S., calling for it to be allowed to determine its own future, in Nuuk, Greenland. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Denmark and Greenland on Saturday (September 19, 2026) said any…
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Auto and cab drivers have raised concerns that the restriction could affect their daily earnings. | Photo Credit: File photo Passengers in Bengaluru have welcomed the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA) action against pre-ride tipping prompts on ride-hailing platforms, saying the move could help curb what they describe as coercive pricing practices. However, auto and…
State-owned power producer NTPC Ltd informed that it has terminated the contracted awarded to GR Infraprojects Ltd (GRIL) for building the 400 Megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) project at its Mouda Super Thermal Power Station (Maharashtra) citing the latter’s inability to meet their contractual obligations and achieve required project progress. The project –…
The Telangana Civil Supplies Department has stepped up preparations for Kharif 2026-27 paddy procurement, targeting an estimated 65 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of arrivals and aiming to commence procurement operations by the first week of October. The department has adopted a three-pronged ‘SHT’ (Storage, Hamali and Transport) strategy to ensure adequate storage capacity, uninterrupted handling…
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YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have summoned former Minister and senior YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Ambati Rambabu in the alleged ₹250-crore liquor transport scam case. The ED served notices on Mr. Rambabu on Friday, directing him to appear before the investigation officers on September…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is turning sharply cheaper to run on a per-token basis. Yet, the amount companies spend on AI is rising as they move from experiments and chatbots to more complex, multi-step applications. During a recent executive briefing, Coforge management said that over the previous seven months, the unit cost of tokens needed to…
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