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NEW YORK, October 30, 2026 (AP) Companies around the world are increasingly citing artificial intelligence when slashing jobs, fueling anxiety that a lot more workers may lose their livelihoods to machines. Microsoft, Barclays Bank and supermarket chain Kroger are among the latest entries on a growing list of companies that have announced AI-related workforce reductions this year, including the elimination of jobs deemed redundant or shed to free up money for investing in the technology. But th

Mumbai, Oct 29 (PTI) Congress candidate Abhijeet Wanjari was on Thursday declared the winner in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections from Nagpur after a keenly-watched vote counting exercise that stretched for more than 40 hours. Wanjari defeated BJPs Sudhakar Kohale by 3,271 votes to retain the Nagpur Division Graduates constituency seat, which has been a traditional stronghold of the saffron party. The counting of votes began on Tuesday morning and concluded in the wee hours of Thursd

New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Amid the raging row over its chief Mallikarjun Kharges baap remarks, the Congress on Sunday claimed that a Bharatiya Janata Party worker first insulted Kharges late father while he was speaking in Patna which prompted the veteran leader to refer to Prime Minister Narendra Modis ideological father, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The opposition party alleged that this was the second time in the last few months that Kharge had been insulted and said the despicable act of p

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das on Friday vowed to continue their movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Das asserting that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would have to resign. The remarks came after the two leaders appeared before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) at the Mandir Marg police station in connection with separate cases registered against them. The movement continues. We

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Thursday said the INDIA bloc would fight against the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests and demonstrations, asserting that people must have a place to express dissent and opposition. He said the issue was discussed at the INDIA bloc meeting, where it was decided that the government should not be allowed to denotify the protest venue. We discussed the issue in the INDIA

Bhubaneswar, Oct 21, (PTI) BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and said their judicial custody must be urgently reviewed. Das and Ranka were taken into custody on October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked gate to enter Delhis Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been denotified as a designated protest site, and were sent to five-day judicial custody. Along with other CJP workers, Das

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the Supreme Court in response to a contempt notice, submitting that there was no wilful or deliberate non-compliance with the courts October 9 order on restrictions imposed in Delhi. In his response, Mohan said the Centres October 9 communication imposing restrictions was aimed at maintaining peace and preventing any disturbance of public order, citing a proposed protes

NEW DELHI, October 14, 2026 (AP) Two leaders of Indias Cockroach youth movement were sentenced by a local court to serve five days in jail after being detained during a protest demanding the resignation of the countrys election chief, the group said Wednesday. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were among about a dozen people detained by police Tuesday after they climbed over barricades to enter the grounds of Jantar Mantar, a historic observatory in central New Delhi that has long been a site for p

Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back after falling in early trade on Wednesday as a rally in IT stocks and HDFC Bank helped the markets sustain their previous sessions recovery. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 32.96 points to 73,000.82 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 32.65 points to 22,688.75. However, later both the benchmark indices recovered all their early losses. The BSE benchmark traded 161.48 points higher at 73,195.26, and the Nifty climbed 3

Parma (Italy), Oct 14 (Conversation) Do you remember the last time you were laughing and simply could not stop? Perhaps it was a situation when you should not have been laughing at all. This happened to one of us while accompanying a friend to a family court in the middle of an unpleasant divorce case. It led to a rapid dash to the bathroom while desperately trying (and failing) to regain control not quite the kind of emotional support this friend was looking for! Another classic example is the

Mumbai, Oct 13 (PTI) The rupee strengthened for the third straight session on Tuesday and appreciated 40 paise to close at 95.38 (provisional) against the US dollar, supported by various RBI measures aimed at reducing spot dollar demand and curbing excessive positioning in the foreign exchange market. Forex traders said measures including a dedicated dollar window for oil marketing companies through designated banks and higher costs for certain foreign exchange hedging transactions are expected

STOCKHOLM, October 12, 2026 (AP) American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, noting that their work created the theoretical foundation to better understand how consumers decide whether to save or spend, insights that make it easier

New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission and the Centre on pleas alleging that the poll body took several decisions without the approval of the two election commissioners and said it will annul decisions found not to be in accordance with law. The top court, however, refused to pass any interim direction to restrain Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from taking any decision till the final disposal of the petition. A bench of Chief

Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday, following a decline in crude oil prices and easing concerns over further Federal Reserve tightening at its October meeting. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 413 points to 72,315 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 131.55 points to 22,554.20. Later in the trade, the BSE benchmark surged 705.70 points to 72,594.57, and the Nifty jumped 187.30 points to 22,605.10. From the 30 Sensex firms, Baj

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 1, 2026 (AP) A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner Wednesday as it was flying 174 people to Israel. Passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker even as the plane descended sharply, witnesses and Israels government said. The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The shaken passengers from the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed Wednesday evening in Israel on another flight, as onlookers cheered.

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) INDIA bloc on Wednesday finalised a joint action plan over the SIR row, including holding rallies and save democracy marches, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserting that all parties agreed that elections should be held through ballot papers instead of EVMs. The opposition grouping made the assertion after a three-and-a-half hour meeting of its leaders, including Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, Jammu and K

Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 16 paise and slumped below the psychologically important 96 per dollar level in early trade on Tuesday weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the rupee is under pressure largely due to the combination of firm oil and rising US nominal and real yields, which together are drawing portfolio flows out of emerging markets, including India. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened a

Sydney, Sep 29 (Conversation) Its bedtime. You set your alarm, notice your phone is down to 23% battery, plug it in beside the bed and go to sleep. By the morning, its been connected to the charger for some seven to eight hours much longer than it needed to reach 100%, especially if its on a fast charger. You may have a vague recollection this could be bad for your phones battery. The chemistry that makes lithium-ion batteries rechargeable has a limited shelf life, and its shortened by repeated

ISLAMABAD, September 29, 2026 (AP) Its a familiar sight in Pakistans capital whenever a protest is expected: shipping containers lined up along streets or placed across key routes to restrict demonstrators movement and keep them from reaching sensitive areas. For residents, the steel barriers have become an unmistakable warning of what may follow: blocked streets, snarled traffic and long detours across Islamabad and neighboring Rawalpindi. The latest deployment came ahead of a march by support

Wollongong (Australia), Sep 29 (Conversation) In the last few years, theres been a lot of interest in calorie-restricted diets for weight loss. These can vary significantly, from intermittent fasting (where you restrict eating to a certain window of the day), alternate day fasting (where you consume limited or no calories on every other day) to the Fast 800 which promotes rapid weight loss by drastically reducing calories with the Mediterranean diet. The basic idea might seem obvious: reduce how

Mumbai, Sep 24 (PTI) Benchmark indices fell sharply on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 1,247.71 points and the Nifty declining to 23,063, following a spike in crude oil prices and selling in blue-chip Reliance Industries and bank stocks. Weak global trends also dampened investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,247.71 points, or 1.67 per cent, to settle at 73,580.54. During the day, it plummeted 1,264.33 points, or 1.68 per cent, to 73,563.92. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 383.70

Mumbai, Sep 24 (PTI) The rupee weakened by 23 paise to settle at 95.96 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, dragged by a surge in crude oil prices and a strong greenback amid geopolitical uncertainties. According to forex traders, the domestic currency was also weighed down by heavy selling in domestic equity markets as investors moved toward risk aversion, adding strength to the dollar, even as rising inflation concerns pushed US bond yields higher. At the interbank foreign exchange

New Delhi, September 24, 2026 The Election Commission of India (ECI), one of the countrys most important constitutional institutions, is facing an unusually intense debate over transparency, voter-roll revision and institutional decision-making. At the centre of the controversy is the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Commission says the exercise is intended to ensure that no eligible citizen is left out and no ineligible person is included in the electoral roll. The issue

Washington, Sep 22 (Conversation) The president is going after the press again. On Sept. 19, 2026, journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House after President Donald Trump revoked their credentials, citing their constant reporting FAKE NEWS! On social media, Trump posted, Media Outlets shouldnt be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when theyre covering the President. This is not Trumps first attempt at banning journalists from the White House

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Market benchmark indices ended higher on Monday, with the Sensex climbing 564 points and the Nifty rising for the fourth day, amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 564.03 points, or 0.76 per cent, to settle at 74,858.99. During the day, it surged 692.44 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 74,987.40. Rising for the fourth day, the 50-share NSE Nifty was up 67.90 points, or 0.29 per cent, to e

Adelaide, Sep 21 (Conversation) Do you remember how old you were when you got your first period? And whether it was considered early, late or about average? Some parents are reportedly overhauling lunchboxes, shampoos and doing all they can to attempt to delay their childs periods, so they dont grow up too early. But are periods actually getting earlier? And is this anything to worry about? Lets look at what the science says and whether parents can actually impact the timing. When do periods st

TOKYO, September 16, 2026 (AP) The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, the latest government figures show, underscoring the countrys rapidly aging and declining population. The Health and Welfare Ministry statistics released Tuesday show Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year and exceeding the 100,000 mark for the first time. Nearly 88% of them are women. Kyoto resident Fuyo Kishimoto was recently recognized as the oldes

Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Wednesday on value buying after falling sharply in the previous session, with bank stocks driving the rally in equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 332.63 points, or 0.45 per cent, to settle at 74,336.45. During the day, it jumped 502.04 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 74,505.86. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 99 points, or 0.43 per cent, to end at 23,217.60. Among the 30 Sensex firms, ITC, State Bank of India, Axis Ban

Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) The rupee stayed weak for the seventh consecutive session, declining 7 paise to 95.95 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a strong greenback overseas and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the rupees slide was capped by positive domestic equity markets, even as crude oil prices remained elevated amid escalating US-Iran conflict. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.89 and moved in the range of 95.85 to 95.98 against t

Sultanpur (UP, Sep 16 (PTI) A court here on Wednesday gave the complainant in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a final opportunity to present arguments, fixing September 21 for the next hearing with a warning against further delay. The case relates to alleged objectionable remarks made by Gandhi against the then Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Bengaluru in 2018. The hearing before the MP/MLA special court was deferred after Santosh Kumar Pandey, appearing for complainant a

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to prostrate before US President Donald Trump and give a huge amount of money to America, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday and demanded a rollback of the governments decision to levy a fee on UPI payments. In a video posted on X, Gandhi urged Prime Minister Modi to stop lying down in front of the US, have a spine, stand up and rollback the UPI tax. Modi ji, roll back the UPI tax. Now. pic.twitter.com/IIt46zMgCG Ra

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2026 (AP) Barely four months into the job, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is stuck between two strong and opposing forces: Financial markets that anticipate the central bank will raise interest rates, and President Donald Trump, who wants the Fed to cut them or leave them unchanged. Economists expect that on Wednesday, Warsh and his fellow policymakers will side with the markets. Warsh, economists say, has largely boxed himself into a rate hike after delivering a hi

September 16, 2026 (Conversation) This year, the European summer has been sweltering. It is unprecedented in many ways, marked by extreme heat, drought and record-breaking fires. Across the continent, fires have consumed hundreds of homes and demanded the evacuation of thousands of people. Europes wine regions have been particularly hard hit, including around Frances Bordeaux region. Aside from the direct dangers of fires, exposure to smoke can give grapes a burnt or ashy flavour, and this smoke

Youre standing in the skincare aisle and pimple patches are everywhere clear ones, flesh-coloured ones, stars, hearts. They promise to flatten a pimple overnight. Then there are those satisfying social media videos where someone peels off a pimple patch to reveal a much calmer-looking pimple underneath. But do pimple patches actually work? And what are they really doing to your skin? Whats a pimple? A pimple forms when a hair follicle gets clogged with oil, dead skin cells and bacteria, causing

Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) The rupee fell 3 paise to 95.91 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, facing pressure from a strong American currency and outflow of foreign funds. Positive domestic equity markets, however, supported the local currency, even as crude oil prices remained elevated amid heightened tension in West Asia, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.89 against the US dollar and fell further to 95.91, trading 3 paise lower from

Indore, Sep 15 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday claimed nearly 2 lakh students have registered for its September 19 Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Indore, to be addressed by Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi, and the party has been allotted a plot of land in front of a park for Rs 10 lakh fee for the programme. Amidst a political war of words, a Madhya Pradesh government body on Tuesday allocated 12,000 square meters of land on a temporary lease for the Opposition partys student outreach programme, whose fifth

THE ESSENTIALS September 15th is International Democracy Day. There are forms of direct democracy in the world: in Switzerland, in Uruguay, in a dozen American states or even in the state of Bavaria in Germany, for example. Citizens do not make all political decisions, but no institution can wield power beyond their control. Petitions and referendums are the tools that allow for the direct expression of the people in modern democracies . At a time when direct democracy is generating increasing i

September 11, 2026 (Conversation) In August 2026, government investigators subjected roughly 50 military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an inquiry into press leaks about the Iran war and depleted U.S. munitions, according to The New York Times. The newspaper described the scope of the investigation as unprecedented in the modern military. This is not the first time the Trump administration has used polygraphs in this way; in 2025, it directed tha

September 10, 2026 (Conversation) Drugs for treating depression are among the most prescribed category of medications in the U.S. 1 in 6 American adults take them. Some health researchers and advocates have raised concerns that too many patients are using antidepressants and that patients who want to stop taking them struggle to do so. One of the most prominent voices on this point is Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who launched an effort in May 2026 encouraging docto

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Gold prices rebounded after three sessions of losses, rising Rs 600 to Rs 1,58,600 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday on fresh buying by retailers and stockists. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity closed at Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 gram in the previous session. Silver also extended its rally for the third consecutive session, climbing by Rs 1,200 to Rs 2,44,600 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesdays closing level of Rs 2,43,400 per kg, accordi

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Banking services like cash withdrawals and deposits at public sector banks will be impacted on Friday as unions have decided to go on strike to press for five-day banking and other pending demands. With the strike, banking services, especially in public sector banks, would be impacted for four days in many parts of the country. September 11 is a Friday, and the subsequent two days are bank holidays. September 14 is a holiday in some states for Ganesh Chaturthi. Meanwhile,

Sept 10 (Reuters) When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Centers twin towers on September 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or attending school nearby in lower Manhattan, and thousands more were in surrounding neighborhoods. Some were infants and toddlers, while others were still in the womb. Even though they were exposed to the massive toxic cloud and settling dust containing pulverized concrete, glass fibers, asbestos, and other pollutants in the days and weeks after th

Mumbai, Sept 10 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 38 paise to close at 95.46 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as Brent crude breached the USD 102 threshold, mounting concerns over the countrys import cost trajectory. Forex traders said the currency is currently facing opposing forces, with downside pressure driven by a resumption of foreign portfolio outflows, following positive flows in July and August and crude oil trading above USD 102 per barrel. At the interbank foreign exchange m

Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday, snapping three days of decline, on fag-end buying in blue-chip HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. However, elevated crude oil prices above USD 100-per-barrel mark, amid persistent geopolitical tensions, kept risk appetite subdued throughout the day. The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 138.36 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 74,902.59 on last minute buying. During the day, it hit a high of 74,910.96 and a low of 74,

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to formulate a comprehensive national policy and appropriate statutory framework for ensuring the welfare, social security and post-retirement protection of private school teachers in the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre, all states and Union Territories and others, including the National Council For Teacher Education, seeking the

Dallas, September 10, 2026 (AP) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his partys sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the countrys nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation. If the Republicans win,

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Gold prices on Thursday rose by Rs 231 to Rs 1.53 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contract for the October delivery traded higher by Rs 231, or 0.15 per cent, at Rs 1,53,994 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 867 lots. Fresh positions by market participants led to a rise in the precious metals prices, analysts said. Gold futures rose 0.47 per cent to USD 4,

WASHINGTON, September 10, 2026 (AP) Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Augusts sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer scientists have measured. Last month the world averaged 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit (16.96 degrees Ce

September 10, 2026 (Conversation) OpenAI has announced one of its unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) models has found an answer to one of the biggest open questions in mathematics, the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem. The Millennium Prizes offer million-dollar rewards for solutions to seven notoriously difficult mathematical puzzles, and until now only one had been solved. Mathematical problems at this level are extremely complex. A solution to the similarly difficult ABC conjecture

Mumbai, Aug 31 (Reuters) Indias central bank stepped in again to support the rupee on Monday, after a surge in oil prices and rising expectations of a U.S. interest-rate hike combined to pressure the currency. The rupee was quoting at 95.44 to the dollar at 11:49 a.m. IST, down less than 0.1% from Friday. The currency opened weaker at 95.49 and had briefly fallen to 95.60 on the interbank order-matching system before the regular market session began. Get the latest news from India and how it ma