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A performance by First Drop Theatre | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “The idea of wanting to use theatre to work in the area of healthcare started off our flagship program, Care-Tharsis,” says Bejoy Balagopal, co-founder of First Drop Theatre, a theatre company based in Bengaluru. First Drop has been performing playback (unscripted performances often improvising…
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.75 and gained slightly to trade at 95.73 against the greenback in early deals, up 16 paise from its previous close. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded from over two-month low levels, gaining 16 paise to 95.73 against the U.S. dollar in early trade…
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Chennai-based Kritilabs Technologies Limited has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Fiji-based RC Manubhai & Co Pte Ltd (RCM) to take its AI, IoT, video analytics and industrial technology solutions to Fiji and other Pacific Island markets. The MoU was executed on September 12. The partnership will initially focus on Fiji, with plans to…
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati. File | Photo Credit: PTI Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the Centre’s move to introduce a 0.4% fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transfers worth more than ₹2,000 from October 15 as, prima facie, a “capitalist profiteering attitude” that recovers tax from the people with both hands….
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pentagon is reinstituting a mandatory testing program for testosterone deficiency among U.S. service members aged 30 and older, a spokesperson said on Thursday (September 17, 2026), bringing back a program that many medical experts have described as unnecessary and potentially harmful. U.S. Defence…
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attends a press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday (September 18, 2026) that U.S. President Donald Trump clearly wants dialogue with Pyongyang and confirmed Seoul will not be deploying…
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A home away from home. That is the promise of homestays for tourists travelling from other countries, States, and cities to major tourist destinations in Karnataka. Local families in these accommodations offer tourists a warm and homely atmosphere even as they introduce them to a new culture and guide them to places to visit. Such…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu Four individuals, including three juveniles, were arrested on Thursday (September 17, 2026) in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl whose body was found in an open field in Swaroop Nagar, north Delhi, on September 13. The accused were apprehended within 72 hours…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: PTI An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate and a bank manager were among six people apprehended by the Mumbai Cyber Police for allegedly duping a senior citizen of ₹1.12 crore through a “digital arrest” scam, an official said. The accused were identified as Tarik Momin, Rakesh Jain,…
More than two decades ago, India’s first Dalit Lok Sabha Speaker, G.M.C. Balayogi — son of the Konaseema region — envisioned a 57-km-long Kotipalli–Narsapur railway line. Designed to connect Andhra Pradesh’s rice bowl to Narsapuram railway station via the towns of Amalapuram and Razole, the Konaseema Railway Line promised connectivity and better trade and commerce…
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