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The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying on board the GSLV-F18 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 11.51 p.m. on Friday (October 30, 2026) from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre

From Bengals choddo shaakto Odishas enduri pithaand Assams harvest feasts, traditional festival foods reflect the changing seasons and regional food cultures

For several hours before Binance confirmed the attack, several industry observers said hackers had managed to reach the platform

The Prime Minister will also visit Ekta Nagar, where the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stands, to inaugurate the cultural and tourism festival Bharat Parv 2026 and participate in Narmada aarti, said officials

Attempts were being made to spread misinformation about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), and the electoral process to undermine public confidence in democracy, says Mr. Jaiswal

The bank said it was extending full cooperation to the authorities concerned and taking necessary steps to address the concerns of affected customers

The RTC should ensure newer routes are updated as soon as theyre launched

IT services firm reports 10,100 more employees year-on-year; quarterly employee separation costs stood at $46 million; CEO says over 50% of its code is AI-assisted

From handling explosives and repairing heavy mining equipment to supervising underground operations and training to drive 100-tonne dumpers, women at State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited are moving into jobs long considered a male preserve after amendments to the Mines Act helped open up these opportunities to them. However, challenges remain, including workplace safety, gender bias and physical demands of such roles, writes P. Laxma Reddy

Israeli media reported that members of Mr. Netanyahu's party were accusing Qatar a country that many Israelis view as a patron of Hamas, the Gaza-based militant group

Sonia Gandhi had come to India to marry Rajiv Gandhi, then a pilot with no political ambitions, and expected to build a private life with her husband and their two children

Congress hits the BJP where it hurts the most. Its only victory is in the RSS HQ and BJPs traditional stronghold of Nagpur, Sharad Pawars party shines with a 100% strike rate; MVA wins all three Graduates constituencies; Mahayuti wins both Teachers constituencies

Section 4 of the the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 specifies that no person under the age of eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place. However, a person can drive a motorcycle without gears and with an engine capacity not exceeding 50cc after attaining 16 years.

The old debate on reservation in jobs for locals is resurfacing at a time when employment in the IT sector and elsewhere have become hard to find and the threat of Artificial Intelligence taking away jobs looms large. Sharath S. Srivatsa looks at multiple angles of the debate...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the very severe cyclonic storm Arnab has inflicted a loss of at least 4,600 crore

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Manisha shocked World championships bronze medallist Laurence Beauregard by pinning the Canadian in the second period

BJP BLAs submit nearly 68% of Form 7s seeking deletions as objector in Mustafabad, all against Muslim electors citing absent/permanently shifted or death

During the entire Legislative Council election, Lalan Singh did not even campaign in support of Neeraj, but rather gave moral support to Anant Singh, who was campaigning against Neeraj

Anantnag is the third major district with a sizable number of lawyers in J&K after Jammu and Srinagar

As the region is rich in mineral resources, including bauxite, manganese, graphite and even gold, the Andhra Pradesh government is aggressively competing to win over the local tribal population, alleged Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das

However, State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan denies the allegation and says the police were actually invited into the office but they did not arrest the accused inside the lawyers office

Kotian claimed eight for 84 to finish with a match haul of 11 wickets as Haryana was bowled out for 256 at the stroke of tea

Around 70,000 spectators expected at JLN Stadium on October 30; around 2,000 private guards, traffic curbs from 1 p.m. and no public parking near venue.

Indranil Sen served as thetourism and culture minister during the Mamata Banerjee era

Justice N. Ramesh poses the question after expressing shock over a 19-year-old college student having consumed liquor at a bar attached to a hotel reportedly run by the college management

No sky lanterns allowed without formal permission from the fire department, says DGP West Bengal

Indias obsession with layers of examinations must end, and the focus must return to the forgotten value of sustained academic performance

The Supreme Court has pointed to the SIRs flaws by design

Public functionaries must not use privacy to seek exemption from scrutiny

J&K witnessed a Cabinet expansion on October 27, with four new faces joining the Omar Abdullah Cabinet

Citizens will be able to register property documents and marriages at any hub of their choice, irrespective of the jurisdiction of Sub-Registrar Office; govt. to expand initiative to more locations

The walkathon aimed to raise awareness about stroke prevention, early recognition of symptoms and timely medical intervention

The report assesses 24 govt. bodies, five of which score zero for failing to initiate their assessed commitments; it flags fly-ash leaks, illegal emissions, and hot-water discharge into Ennore Creek

Aortic regurgitation is a condition in which the hearts aortic valve fails to close properly, causing blood to flow backwards into the heart