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Smuggled liquor, bullets seized from rented house in Kozhikode district

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Smuggled liquor, bullets seized from rented house in Kozhikode district

The police and Excise Department squads have launched a joint investigation into the seizure of 60 bottles of foreign liquor and more than 70 live rounds of bullets from a rented house at Kammalankunnu near Thamarassery in Kozhikode district. The raid was conducted by the local police on Tuesday (September 2, 2026) night based on a tip-off about the…

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Stock markets tumble in early trade on escalating tensions in West Asia, higher oil prices

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Stock markets tumble in early trade on escalating tensions in West Asia, higher oil prices

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 788.52 points to 76,155.76 in early trade | Photo Credit: ANI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in early trade on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), tracking a bearish trend in global equities and higher oil prices due to escalating conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked…

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Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America

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Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America

The scene of an officer-involved shooting, in Times Square, New York City, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed on Tuesday (September 1, 2026). Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers…

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Iran says 11 dead in U.S. strikes on its territory: state media

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Iran says 11 dead in U.S. strikes on its territory: state media

A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, shows a view shortly before what U.S. CENTCOM says was a U.S. strike on an Iranian military target. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Wednesday (September 2, 2026) that U.S. strikes on its territory killed 11 people, state media reported, after a fresh…

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What’s behind the sudden surge in onion prices? | Explained

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What’s behind the sudden surge in onion prices? | Explained

A worker holds a notepad as sacks of onions being unloaded from the “Kanda Express”, a dedicated goods train transporting bulk onion consignments to the capital from Nashik, at Adarsh Nagar railway station, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Days after a sharp increase was seen in sugar prices,…

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West Asia conflict LIVE updates: Iran says 11 dead in U.S. strikes on its territory

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West Asia conflict LIVE updates: Iran says 11 dead in U.S. strikes on its territory

Oil prices extend gains as U.S. and Iran trade fresh strikes Oil prices rose in early ‌trade, extending the previous session’s surge, as concerns over supply disruption intensified after the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, dimming hopes ⁠for a quick easing of tensions in the West Asia. Brent crude futures rose 75 cents, or…

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Children ride bicycles blindfolded in Vijayapura

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Children ride bicycles blindfolded in Vijayapura

Students of the ‘Learners Zone’ skill learning centre rode bicycles blindfolded for around five kilometres in Vijayapura on September 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As many as 17 students rode bicycles blindfolded in Vijayapura on September 1. Students of the ‘Learners Zone’ skill learning centre rode bicycles for around five kilometres in the…

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Congress MLA’s letter to CM exposes high level of corruption in Karnataka: BJP MLA

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Congress MLA’s letter to CM exposes high level of corruption in Karnataka: BJP MLA

MLA for Mangaluru City North, Y. Bharat Shetty, speaking during a press conference at the BJP party office in Mangaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH A Congress MLA writing to Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on corruption in Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) office in Dakshina Kannada has exposed the high level of corruption…

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Why do people make odd facial expressions when self-administering eye drops?

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Why do people make odd facial expressions when self-administering eye drops?

The brain doesn’t always activate only those muscles needed for an activity. | Photo Credit: Vanessa Bumbeers/Unsplash — Akarsh A: People often make oddly tense facial expressions when putting eye drops in their own eyes because the activity significantly tasks the nervous system. To place a drop in your eye, you need to control yourself…

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