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Marginalised Yanadi and Chenchu communities in Andhra Pradesh struggle for land

Caught in a cycle of landlessness, insecure housing, precarious livelihoods, and neglect, the Yanadi and Chenchu settlements in Andhra Pradesh re

Second US judge blocks USD 100,000 H-1B fee

Washington: A second US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa petitions, handin

How wealth shapes our view of artificial intelligence

Per capita income, it turns out, may be the single best predictors of how a population feels about AI

CEC row LIVE: CJP, Congress to organise separate protests today

CJP's Dipke demanded that the CEC appointment process be transparent, and said there should be involvement of civil society

Bumpy Ride: Private bus sector in Keralam staring at a crisis

While the Priyadarshini free travel scheme has brought cheers to women passengers in Keralam, it has dealt a body blow to the private bus sector,

Breaking the blister pack: Counterfeit, adulterated medicines network busted

Over the year, investigative agencies have busted nine big drug rackets involving counterfeit and adulterated pharmaceuticals,from cancer treatme

'He has good ideas': Putin lauds PM Modi's peace push to end Russia-Ukraine war

Metas AI could flood the internet; Four Indian brands putting a new spin on khadi

A new report on Metas latest AI developments explores how the companys push could accelerate the creation of machine-generated content at a scale

Ukraine claims first combat use of its home-made ballistic missile against Russia

In a significant escalation of the conflict, Ukraine has confirmed its inaugural deployment of the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, a cutting-edg

India beat world champions South Korea to win maiden Asian Games recurve gold

India's women's recurve archery team secured its first Asian Games gold by defeating South Korea in the final. The Indian team included Ankita Bh

Simi Singh: An Ireland dream, a life-threatening detour and the journey home

Simranjit Singh a.k.a Simi Singh left left India in 2006 to pursue hotel management, found an unexpected second career in cricket, played for Ire

Karnatakas drive to green data centres

Karnatakas new Sustainable Data Centre Policy 20262031 targets to attain a cumulative data centre capacity of 1 GW (1,000 MW) by 2031 and incenti

Indian Women's Recurve Team Enters Asian Games Gold-Medal Match

The Chinese team comprised Yewei Huang, Qi Yu and Jingyi Zhu.

Indian banks faced $500 million FX losses after RBI position curbs

Crisil Coalition Greenwich said banks recovered around $400 million after market spreads widened and positions were normalised following the RBI

Bapu's ideals, simplicity, and thoughts continue to guide us in building self-reliant, Viksit Bharat: CM Yogi

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on Fr

114 Rafale deal likely to be completed by year-end, French company to integrate Indian weapons: Govt

In a major move to boost the defence system, Indias plans to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets is moving ahead as per the plan with Defence Secreta

Morning Digest: CJP, Congress to organise separate protests today; ECI orders probe into Form-7 fraud charge in Karnataka, and more

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Saudi Arabia Hands Over flydubai Co-Pilot to UAE as Investigators Probe Midair Stabbing Incident

The transfer comes as investigators race to establish the motive behind the terrifying midair assault aboard the commercial airliner, which was b

Morning Brief Podcast: US-China Thaw and India's Leverage

Congress names 5 candidates for Bihar MLC polls, set to be in direct fight with ally RJD in three seats

The Congress has announced five candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections, putting the spotlight on seat-sharing within the

Economy may expand 7.3% in July-September, says finance ministry

IT firms reboot fresher hiring

Delhi Police seeks non-bailable warrants against Shahbaz and Rehan Ansari in UAPA case

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Brazil land in Kolkata for much-anticipated India friendly at Salt Lake Stadium

Brazil's national football team has arrived in Kolkata for an upcoming friendly match against India. The match is scheduled to take place at Salt

ICC Announces ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule

A total of 12 venues will play host to the tournament.

Putin praises Modis good ideas for peaceful resolution of Ukraine conflict

Vladimir Putin acknowledged Narendra Modi's commitment to ending the Ukraine conflict and praised his ideas for resolution. Modi has maintained a

Asian Games LIVE: India vs Korea Archery Gold Medal Match Up Next, 3 Boxers In Final

India in Action at Asian Games 2026, Day 13 LIVE Updates: The Indian women's recurve archery team stormed into the gold-medal match after beating

G20 trade ministers deadlock on excess capacity, forced labour as US seeks tougher rules

G20 trade ministers met in Milwaukee but failed to reach an agreement on overproduction of goods. The Trump administration accused various countr

Guwahati Girl Dies In Noida Road Accident, Family Seeks Privacy

According to her family, the bike on which Hrishita was travelling was hit by a bus, resulting in a severe collision. She was critically injured

Anup Bagchi: ICICI pro who'll steer HDFC Bank

Mammootty's Panampilly Nagar house is now a stay

Mammootty's former residence in Kochi's Panampilly Nagar has opened its doors to fans as a unique holiday accommodation. This charming villa offe

Gandhi Jayanti 2026: All You Need To Know About Mahatma Gandhi's Life And Legacy

Gandhi Jayanti 2026: The day is observed through prayer services, commemorative events and cleanliness drives across the country.

US Trade Representative calls for MFN reform, questions WTO

Digital Desk | Milwaukee, Oct 2 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called for reform of the unconditional most-favoured-nation princip

OpenAI fires 3 researchers amid AI safety debate

Trump warns Iran over Flydubai attack

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would be hit very hard if Tehran is found to be behind the att

Before Drishyam 3, where to watch Ajay Devgn's first two Drishyam films on OTT

Ajay Devgn's much-awaited Drishyam 3: The Conclusion is set to bring Vijay Salgaonkar's story to its final chapter. The film has created buzz amo

Asian Games 2026: Three boxing finals, hockey gold clash headline Indias Day 13 medal hunt

India aims to secure medals in various sports during Day 13 of the Asian Games. The Indian women's hockey team competes against China for the gol

Ukraine attacks industrial facilities in Russia's Volgograd with drones, governor says

Ukraine has attacked the Russian city of Volgograd, home to a large oil refinery, with drones targeting industrial facilities, Governor Andrei Bo

US Navy awards $24.4 billion to accelerate production of Standard Missile-6

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate production of Sta

China's first Tibetan UFC fighter chases title dream and inspires fans

Lately, Su Mudaerji's dreams have been

Banks, NPCI to ensure MDR not passed on: SBI

Chairman Setty says bank aspires to increase UPI transactions through Yono to 5cr per day

US man charged in $300 million China tech case

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) The owner of a California technology company has been arrested on federal charges of smuggling more than

Four-Member Crew Docks at International Space Station

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-13 mission team lifted off at 11:10 am local time (1510 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Asian Games Live Day 13: Indias medal hunt intensifies on Day 13 as Nagoya Games enter decisive stretch

Macro data signals growth: Sept GST jumps 14.7%; auto, UPI, PE-VC stay strong

Disgraced Nepo Kids Must Take a Leaf Out of Rahul Gandhi

By S. N. M. ABDI It has become rather easy to predict the scenario that invariably unfolds these days after a founder- centric regional political

The new oil pipe: Canada wants to break free from the US grip and send more crude to Asia

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked the proposed 1-million-barrel-a-day Pacific Link oil pipeline, aiming to reduce Albertas depen

Cracks widen within ruling UDF as Congress leaders speak out against Keralam governments style of functioning

When UDF convener Adoor Prakash aired his displeasure over UDF chairman and Chief Minister V.D. Satheesans unilateral style of functioning, his w

G20 agrees to condemn weaponisation of food: Greer

Digital Desk | Milwaukee, Oct 2 (IANS) G20 countries have reached consensus on condemning the weaponisation of food through coercive trade action

Best of Business Standard Opinion: CAFE III norms do not meet transition needs

From tighter vehicle-efficiency norms and India's peak-power challenge to complaint analytics, and frontier AI safeguards, today's opinions exami

CM Revanth Reddy Pays Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

On the Occasion of Gandhi's birth anniversary, the Chief Minister paid rich tributes to the father of the nation who led India's freedom struggle

US Stock Market prediction for Friday: How will S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq perform on October 2? Factors that will determine Wall Street trading

US Stock Market outlook: S&P Futures were up by 0.13 per cent, Dow Futures jumped 0.09 per cent, Nasdaq futures climbed 0.25 per cent, Russell 20

India-Canada trade target: $70 billion in five years as CEPA talks speed up

Canada and India are targeting an increase in bilateral trade, aspiring to reach USD 70 billion in five years. Ongoing negotiations for a Compreh

Trump Warns Iran of 'Very Hard' Hit Over Israel Flight Incident

I would say the answer, based on what Im hearing, is yes, but were working on it right now, Trump said. He did not elaborate about why he suspect

UN chief condemns attack on FlyDubai flight

Digital Desk | United Nations, Oct 2 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack inside the FlyDubai aircraft on

Stock markets down for 4th day; Sensex hits 52-week low

Mumbai, Oct 1: Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended losses for the fourth straight session on Thursday as heavy FII selling, high b

Rupee slumps 37 paise to close at 96.31 against USD

Mumbai, Oct 1: The rupee slumped below the psychologically important 96 per dollar mark on Thursday to close at 96.25 against the US dollar, the

Brazil election's final TV debate scrapped as Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro skip

Organizers scrapped a final high-profile debate in Brazil's presidential election on Thursday after both frontrunners,

Two Anups, two IIT-IIM alumni: HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra get new CEOs

Asian Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES Day 13: India at Asiad, medal alert, IND vs CHN hockey, boxing finals

Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush box for gold as India's women meet China in the hockey final. Follow the archery, wrestling and cycling medal events

KSU owns Aug 19 violence, says police never showed up

SHILLONG, Oct 1: KSU general secretary Reuben Najiar on Thursday said the union was prepared to take responsibility for the violence that erupted

BJP may raise Cabinet reshuffle issue during Amit Shah

SHILLONG, Oct 1: The BJPs sudden rise to 10 MLAs may figure in talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Meghalaya on October

India-US trade deal in 'short strokes': Greer

Digital Desk | Milwaukee, Oct 2 (IANS) The India-US trade deal is in the short strokes and negotiations are nearing the end, US Trade Representat

Bar president calls court boycott illegal

SHILLONG, Oct 1: President of the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association K.S. Kynjing has objected to the boycott of courts and tribunals from T

US energy department engineer arrested for allegedly helping Iran-backed Houthis

Domestic Helper Allegedly Beaten and Tied to Chair in Hardoi

A domestic helper in Hardoi was allegedly beaten and tied to a chair over theft suspicions, leading to an FIR against five individuals. Domestic

Maharashtra signs 67 MoUs worth Rs 8.57 lakh crore to create 2.91 lakh jobs

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Trump appears at Texas rally with former NBA star Dennis Rodman

US President Donald Trump has talked a

EXCLUSIVE-Citing Iran war, US waives rights condition on Egypt military aid

The US State Department said

Chhattisgarh & West Bengal Score Easy Wins

Chhattisgarh boys comfortably defeated Manipur 90-50 while Kerala beat Odisha with a 92-74 scoreline.

US Federal Reserve Interest Rate prediction: Fed experts are making bold forecast

US Fed Interest Rate Forecast: Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield touched a 24-year high before falling back to around 5.24 per cent. Higher l

Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Alleged Cornell gang rape prompts calls to revise New York sexual assault laws Some Ne

Ukrainian minister hopes to heal 'misunderstanding' with South Korea, media reports

Ukraine is working to heal a spat

OpenAI Says It Fired 3 Staffers For Mishandling Sensitive Info

The San Francisco-based AI lab did not confirm their identities but at least two of the employees worked on safety and alignment, according to th

Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Lovlina, Parveen, Ankush eye gold; India face China in womens hockey final on Day 13

India narrowly defeated Pakistan 4-3 to enter final of mens hockey; India thrash Sri Lanka by 124 runs to storm into final

OpenAI sacks 3 researchers over leaking 'sensitive' info, ChatGPT maker alerts over 100 organizations about rogue AI agent activity

ChatGPT maker has been conducting a broad review of the activities of its AI models after the accidental hacking of Hugging Face. OpenAI is searc

YPF investors ask US Supreme Court to revive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina

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US Announces $24.4 Billion Contract To Speed Up Missile Production

The missiles are critical anti-air and anti-surface warfare munition. This five-year agreement, with two additional option years, will drive fast

The world's Smit-ten: PM to Trump, praise pours in for braveheart pilot

'Bindass Mumbai boy, go-to guy at flying school'

U.K.-Iranian man held over U.K. airbase incident

Britain gave the U.S. the greenlight to use RAF Fairford for defensive strikes against Iran

KPSC recruitment row: BJP targets Rahul Gandhi over Karnataka government's SC plea

Donald Trump's closest adviser Stephen Miller's wife Katie Miller cyberstalking case: What has happened as Massachusetts man charged by Federal prosecutors

Katie Miller is a conservative podcaster who is married to Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers.

G20 trade chiefs to denounce food trade coercion but not excess factory capacity

G20 trade ministers agreed on Thursday to denounce the weaponization of food

Kapil Sibal calls ONOE panel

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West Bengal CM Adhikari meets family of girl who died in Rejinagar rally stampede

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IMF approves $138 million for El Salvador, says no more bitcoin buys planned

The International Monetary Fund said on

Indias $600 billion food market grows at 7% CAGR, food processing given importance: Official

Stating that protein was particularly relevant given Indias large vegetarian population, the official said there was a need to meet growing prote

Venu, Vijay Singh query Noel's merger plan to avoid Tata Sons IPO

Nike stock plunges after shocking earnings report, company plans lay offs

Nike earnings statement shows that the company projected sales in the current fiscal year would fall by high-single digits. Nike reported a two p