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Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 9 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police will further tighten security along the India-Bangladesh border ahead of the five-day Durga Puja festival, beginning on October 16, while the state police will launch a special drive against drug-related activities during the festivities, top officials said. Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Rao said the BSF would further strengthen its vigil along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura during the Durga

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India and Qatar on Friday reviewed the multifaceted Strategic Partnership and explored ways to further strengthen bilateral ties during the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi. Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan co-chaired the 6th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Qatar in New Delhi with Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar, H.E. Dr. Ahmad Hassen Al Hammadi, the MEA stated on X. Both sides reviewed the multifaceted

Digital Desk | Singapore, Oct 9 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday discussed ways to further strengthen economic, financial, investment, and business ties between the two countries, according to an official statement. Finance Minister Sitharaman, who is on a visit to the Southeast Asian city-state, shared select projects from the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) official pipeline and highlighted Indias strong economic

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's cheetah story has entered a new phase. After the species disappeared from the country in the 1950s, Project Cheetah brought the animal back in 2022. India's cheetah reintroduction programme began in September 2022, when eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. In February 2023, another 12 cheetahs arrived from South Africa, marking the start of a larger effort to establish a viable cheetah population in India

More than 200,000 visitors expected Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9: Preparations for Plast Pack 2026, set to become one of the largest international trade shows in Central Indias industrial

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India and Ghana signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the Zoological Survey of India and the University of Ghana on research and training and another between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Ghanas CSIR-Crops Research Institute during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's visit to Accra, earlier this week. Both nations are also holding negotiations on cooperation in local pharmaceutical, vaccine production, healt

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Indian equities are shifting toward an earnings-driven market with significant opportunities at the individual stock level across market-cap segments, a report said on Friday. The report from Abakkus Mutual Fund urged investors to look beyond aggregate valuations of large-, mid- and small-cap indices and focus on earnings growth, valuations and the long-term addressable market for individual companies. Though headline valuations show market as expensive, si

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9: Shivani Raja, Conservative Member of Parliament for Leicester East in the United Kingdom, is currently in India on a short visit for UK Parliamentary business,

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallists Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Sarabjot Singh will lead a 24-member Indian contingent at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt. The international event is being held from October 8 to October 16, 2026. The squad travelled to Cairo after completing an intensive national camp in Dehradun. The camp was held from October 1 to October 7, 2026, at the Maharana Pratap Sports College. Shooters spent the week working on match simulatio

Digital Desk | Reykjavik, Oct 9 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, addressed a session at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik on Friday, underscoring Indias commitment to a science-led approach in the Arctic as an Observer State. He asserted that even though India may be geographically distant from the region, but remains scientifically connected to it. Addressed the session Arctic and Climate Change: Perspectives from Observer States, at the Arctic Circle As

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Pakistan have officially withdrawn from the mens Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 and have been replaced by Bangladesh in the event starting on October 27 at Jalandhar and Mohali. Pakistan's refusal to travel across the border means that Asian Games gold medallist and hosts India will take on Bangladesh on the opening day on October 27. The full match schedule for the prestigious continental tournament was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation on Frida

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The 10th edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 successfully drew technology companies, startups, policymakers, researchers and industry leaders to showcase the country's nextgeneration connectivity and emerging technologies, an official statement said on Friday. The statement from the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) said the fourday event, held till October 10, 2026, provided a platform for dialogue, innovation and collaboration around next-gener

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Reacting to reports of a so-called 'Khalistan referendum' planned in Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated that New Delhi strongly condemns all anti-India activities. We strongly condemn all anti-India activities, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi while responding to a question about the Khalistani event planned in Canada. The MEA spokesperson's remarks came as reports claimed

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy, with its GDP projected to expand by 7.3 per cent in 2026 (FY27) and 6.8 per cent in 2027 (FY28) due to robust domestic demand, increasing manufacturing capacity, and public infrastructure programmes, a United Nations (UN) report said on Friday. The UNCTADs Trade and Development Report 2026: the Geoeconomics of Development said that together, these factors sustain growth for the Indian economy despite

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season is set to kick off on October 10, with 13 teams competing in a revamped campaign that will run until May 2027. The upcoming season will mark the return of the traditional home-and-away format and playoffs under a new club-led model, bringing back a longer league campaign and renewed competition for the title. The new season will feature 163 matches across eight months, with each participating team scheduled to fa

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India-US ties for much of the past quarter-century were anchored in the belief that a stronger India served a larger American strategic purpose by helping sustain the balance of power in Asia, diversify supply chains and strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific, a report has stated. It noted that while differences have always existed, the broader strategic rationale was considered strong enough to withstand them, but that assumption is becoming increasingly

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that Elon Musks Starlink is certainly a great innovation in recent times but the Government of India has to do what it is obliged to do -- to protect its national security, sovereignty and people. Speaking to IANS on the Starlink row, Chandrasekhar said one tweet or one post doesn't change government policymaking. One entrepreneur cannot pressure the government to change i

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Faheem Nazir Shah, a Kashmiri who claimed to have been assaulted during a protest by Congress leaders in Connaught Place in the national Capital, said on Friday that the EVMs were brought in by Congress in 1989 and it won elections with a heavy margin in 2004; then why are they blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Election Commission, and the EVMs now? You (Congress) are the one who introduced EVMs in 1989; Congress did it; Rajiv Gandhi introduced the

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Pakistan-based narcotic cartels are now encouraging their cronies in India to ramp up homegrown production. With agencies such as the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) carrying out several drug busts, the cartels from Pakistan have decided to focus more on home-made substances to fuel their trade. Before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, poppy fields were in abundance. Opium and heroin were coming out of Afghanistan in large quantities, and Pakistan-bas

By Dr. C.H. Bhadra & Koneti Nikhil Sai World Environment Organization (WEO) New Delhi [India], October 9: Every morning across India, millions of children carry plastic tiffins and water bottles

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India has strongly objected to United States Vice President JD Vances description of foreign workers as foreign indentured servants amid the Trump administrations decision to suspend the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, We believe that such descriptions are unwarranted and ignore the fact that Indian professionals in the United States are highly educated and skilled contributors to

Digital Desk | Nairobi, Oct 9 (IANS) India and Kenya held their maiden Navy Staff Talks in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, with both sides exploring ways to expand naval engagement and cooperation in maritime security, training and professional exchanges, the Indian Navy said on Friday. The talks held from October 5 to 7 were co-chaired by Commodore Kartik Srimal, Commodore (Foreign Cooperation), and Brigadier Sankale Kiswaa, Deputy Commander of the Kenyan Navy, reaffirming the two countries commitm

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Mobile network traffic in India is expected to grow at approximately 17 per cent annually between 2025 and 2030, while operator revenues are projected to grow at 2.7 per cent annually, highlighting a widening gap between demand growth and value capture, a report said on Friday. The telecom equipment market is projected to nearly double from $25 billion in FY25 to $50 billion by FY32, growing at almost twice the pace of the global market, according to the re

Digital Desk | Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, said on Friday that India deserves answers to two pressing questions: Who safeguards the integrity of citizens' vote and who stands up for Indian professionals abroad. He said in a post on X that while at home, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are raising serious questions over alleged 'Vote Chori', the Trump administration has suspended TCS, Infosys, Wipro and other IT giants from a key Green Card c

Indian vegetarians arent eating too littletheyre eating the wrong mix. Two Brothers India Farms High Protein Khapli Atta turns the everyday roti into a serious protein source. New Delhi [India],

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Polling gathered momentum in Tamil Nadus Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections on Tuesday, with voter turnout reaching 55.19 per cent and 56.09 per cent, respectively, by 1 p.m., according to the election authorities. Voting began at 7 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m. The contests are seen as an important electoral test for Chief Minister Vijays ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the opposition parties. Both constituencies, reserved for

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports G. Parameshwara felicitated and congratulated Karnataka athletes who won medals at the Asian Games 2026, bringing laurels to both the country and the state, here at Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday. Mohit H. S., Aditi Ashok, Puvamma, Ayush Shetty, Tilottama Sen, Shreyank Patil, and Sneha S. S. who achieved remarkable feats at the 2026 Asian were felicit

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday accused the Congress government of indulging in propaganda over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Form-7 issue and alleged that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was attempting to create confusion and anarchy by staging a drama before the Election Commission. Speaking to the media, Vijayendra questioned Shivakumars allegations that there was an attempt to delete 5,000 to 10,000 AHINDA voters from th

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) INDIA bloc MPs, led by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in metres away from the Election Commission of India's (ECI) office in the Akashvani Bhawan premises. Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Pawan Khera, and Imran Pratapgarhi, were seen sitting under a tree in the Akashvani Bhawan premises after the Opposition leaders pushed open the gates of the institution in

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchans massive fan following was highlighted during the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18. Contestant Subhoto Bhattacharya recalled his experience of visiting the actors Mumbai residence, Jalsa, with his mother. Contestant Subhoto Bhattacharya shared that he had visited Mumbai for the first time in 2024 with his mother. While they explored the city and even watched an IPL match, his mothers biggest wish was to see

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday took a jibe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, after the SP leader said that his party was now eyeing all 403 Assembly seats in the state. Rajbhar said that daydreaming was not a bad thing while taking a dig at Yadav over his 403 remark. Rajbhar took to social media platform X and said, Friend Akhilesh ji, 'Ho gaya na Tai Tai Phish'. Anyway, e

Digital Desk | Mumbai, October 6 (IANS) Superstar Amitabh Bachchan recently opened up about the struggles he faced when he was trying to establish himself in the Hindi film industry. He revealed that his height and facial features were once considered obstacles to getting work. The veteran actor shared the candid anecdote during an interaction on Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18. Explaining that his now-iconic hairstyle was, in fact, was one of the criticisms he faced in his early years. The conv

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Known for belting out hits such as Paree Hoon Main and Talaash Suneeta Rao recalled her 90s Bollywood playback hit In the Night, No Control from Khiladiyon Ke Khiladi, featuring Rekha and Akshay Kumar, sharing that the song was wrongly credited to another singer for years before her name was finally corrected. Suneeta took to Instagram, where she shared the music video of Rekha and Akshays song from the 1996 film directed by Umesh Mehra. A sizzling slice of my

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) The Karnataka government has substantially increased the cash rewards for eight sportspersons from the state who won medals at the Asian Games 2026, raising the prize money to Rs 1 crore for gold, Rs 75 lakh for silver and Rs 50 lakh for bronze medals. According to an official statement from Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's office on Tuesday, the cash reward for a gold medal has been increased from Rs 35 lakh to Rs 1 crore, while the reward for a silver med

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) has said that the sixth polio case has been reported in the country in 2026, local media reported. According to the statement from NEOC, the affected child was a seven-year-old boy from Khyber district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan-based daily Dawn reported. It said that five of six polio cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2026. The fresh polio case has be

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Tuesday alleged that police stations across the state have become Congress stations and accused the Shivkumar government of targeting BJP workers by filing criminal cases against them. Speaking to reporters after meeting Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot along with other NDA leaders, Ashoka said he had brought the issue to the Governors attention and urged action against the government. I, Union Ministe

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Digital Desk | Indore, Oct 6 (IANS) Two people were detained after stones were allegedly pelted at police and a civic body team during an anti-encroachment drive in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday to clear the way for the construction of a pending stretch of the RE-2 road. The incident took place around 11 a.m. when a team from the Indore Municipal Corporation and district administration, accompanied by police personnel and earthmoving machines, reached Bicholi Kakad, Shiv Nagar and Shiv Dars

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India added about 130 MW of new data centre capacity in the first half of 2026 and more than 200 MW is expected to be added in the second half, putting the country on track to reach 2 GW of operational capacity by yearend. The report from CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd. said Mumbai accounted for 94 per cent of new supply in H1 2026, reinforcing its role as the nations primary data centre hub. The sector attracted nearly $38 billion in investment commitments in H1

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) The makers of Nayyi Navelli on Tuesday unveiled the new track Phata Patakha from the upcoming film and its singer Madhubanti Bagchi said that the track is larger-than-life with that playful and high-octane edge. Madhubanti said in a statement: Phata Patakha is pure, uninhibited madness packed with humour and incredible energy. Recording it was an absolute blast because the track is just so larger-than-life with that playful, high-octane edge. The creative pair

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) The internal rift within the JD(U) over the Patna Graduates constituency has taken a new turn, with the party leadership seeking to contain differences between Mokama MLA Anant Singh and JD(U) candidate Neeraj Kumar ahead of the Legislative Council elections in Bihar. JD(U) National Working President and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha has defended the partys decision to entrust Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh with resolving the differences,

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Television superstar Ankita Lokhande shared a fun moment with actor Arjun Bijlanis son Ayaan as she danced with the young boy at a special family celebration. In a video shared by Arjun from the event, Ankita can be seen happily dancing with Ayaan, who is seen as shy as she makes him dance with him, further leaving everyone around them amused. For the uninitiated, the celebration was held for Arjun Bijlanis mothers 75th birthday. Arjun shared glimpses from the

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) An NDA delegation led by Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Leaders of Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Tuesday expressed serious concern and disapproval over what it termed the undue influence exerted by the Karnataka government on the constitutional process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The delegation, comprising BJP and JD(S) MLAs and MPs, met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi, the Congress candidate for bypolls in Rejinagar Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, accompanied by his associates, on Tuesday began a sit-in demonstration in front of the Rejinagar Police Station demanding total repolling in the constituency. Kafi alleged that BJP supporters were preventing voters from exercising their franchise at several booths, particularly targeting minority community voters. He also acc

Digital Desk | Dar es Salaam, Oct 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh held a meeting with Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Mussa Azzan Zungu on the sidelines of the 153rd International Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tanzania's Arusha on Tuesday, with discussions held on further deepening parliamentary cooperation, capacity building, and skill development between the two nations. During the meeting, Harivansh congratulated Mussa Azzan Zungu on successfully hosting the 153rd IPU. Shri H

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6: Moonlit Infra Founder Monu Chauhan recently met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow to discuss Ayodhyas evolving development landscape, key infrastructure priorities

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Patiala House Court has granted regular bail to self-styled influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, who was arrested in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a minor activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar. The court had earlier, on September 15, granted Bhardwaj three weeks interim bail with conditions while considering his regular bail plea. Bhardwaj is accused of assaulting Sanjay Kumar, father of a minor protester, during a demonstration at

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will on Tuesday administer the oath of office to three new judges of the Supreme Court -- Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh -- at 3.30 p.m. The swearing-in ceremony, which will be live-streamed, marks a departure from the usual practice of administering the oath to newly appointed Supreme Court judges in the morning. Newly appointed Supreme Court judges usually take the oath of

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Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the INDIA bloc over their planned protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Opposition of mounting a sponsored attack on constitutional institutions and describing it as a low to India's democracy. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, party national spokesperson