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An inspection on October 9 found that effluent discharged daily from the SPAC bioethanol plant had accumulated in the stream

China has never recognised the so-called Union Territory of Ladakh unilaterally and illegally established by India, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in Beijing

President Droupadi Murmu announced a reshuffle of Governors across six States on October 12, 2026. Rajendra Arlekar has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu, while Om Prakash Mathur will take charge in Keralam. Sudha Yadav has been appointed Governor of Karnataka, Braj Mohan Ram of Odisha, Dhal Singh Bisen of Uttarakhand and Dushyant Gautam of Sikkim. According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the appointments will take effect when the new Governors assume office.

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan quash the proceedings as the petitioner had been acquitted from the predicate red sand quarrying case

Producing cement is highly carbon-intensive and releases large quantities of greenhouse gases as part of its heating and limestone calcination processes. Extracting limestone also destroys forests and fertile topsoil. But because cement is deeply entrenched in modern construction, the sector remains exceptionally hard to abate

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has deferred the implementation of the 0.4 percent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions over Rs 2,000, which was originally scheduled to take effect on October 15. Following a trade delegation meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and pushback from the opposition, the NPCI announced that a new rollout date will be decided after Diwali, providing timely relief to merchants and MSMEs during the

According to the Iranian government, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Mohsin Rezaei, on Monday evening. The conversation came just a day after two merchant vessels carrying Indian crew members came under attack in the Strait of Hormuzan incident that prompted Indias Ministry of External Affairs to issue a strong condemnation on Sunday targeting the MT Petro Dolphin and the MT Valthera.

This move comes after Election Commission of India sent instructions to the State officials

LuLu Hypermarket at Shenoy Nagar Metro Station, Chennai, spans one lakh square feet, bringing groceries, fresh produce, baked goods, fashion and electronics under one roof. We join the crowds to find out what drew shoppers to the new store, despite checkout queues of up to two hours on opening day.

Opposition leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi, petitioned the Supreme Court to demand full transparency and records regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, which has resulted in the deletion of roughly 13 crore voters. The petition also seeks a judicial review to determine whether Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally during the exercise.

There had been no updates so far about the childs whereabouts

The report Rationalisation of Tax on Contract Carriage Buses Plying within Telangana, flags alleged misuse of temporary permits by operators

The Puducherry State Sanitation Workers Union said the QR-code-based monitoring system would add to the workload of workers and urged the Puducherry government to abandon the move

Vidyut Jammwal talks about preparing for his role of Dhalsim in Hollywoods video game adaptation Street Fighter, being invited for Wrestlemania 42 by Cody Rhodes, his journey with martial arts and more

Seek resignation of Union Minister Pralhad Joshifor inviting them to New Delhi for a meeting, and failing to listen to their grievances

This e-book explores the deep-seated tensions emerging on the path to net-zero and confronts the difficult questions that are often overlooked.

Responding to a question in Keralam Assembly,Excise Minister says department hasregistered cases against three bars for allegedly serving alcohol to 19-year-old driver involved in the accident

Telangana Power Minister says government has no plans to privatise power utilities

The festivities and special displays at Kempegowda International Airport will be on till October 17

Congress leaders question hurried introduction of law by the previous BJP government before the Assembly elections in 2023

The Union Minister directs officials to prepare a fresh DPR for the proposed elevated corridor on HyderabadSrisailam NH-765, responds positively to the proposal for HyderabadAmaravati greenfield highway

Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant UPI transactions shall be implemented post-Diwali immediately on a date to be notified separately, says NPCI

The BRS leader says solar power, constituting 58% of Rythu Discom electricity, would be available only during the day hours, and hydel power (17% share) would be generated for 3-4 months a year

Action director Chethan D Souza, who has worked in Jailer 2, talks about Rajinikanths down-to-earth attitude and his knack for stylish action moves and opens up on adapting to director Nelsons simple yet effective staging of action set pieces

This has pushed up costof building houses and threatens progress of major infrastructure projects, V.D. Satheesan tells Assembly

A decade after James Spaders genocidal AI tried to save the planet by wiping out its inhabitants, Marvels VisionQuest gives Ultron another chance to reconsider humanity, with a little help from the arts and perhaps a little more from Jimi Hendrix

Justice P.B. Balaji passes the interim injunction orders on individual copyright infringement suits filed by Sun TV Network Limited and KVN Productions LLP

Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing the BIMSTEC meeting, said India has always believed in sovereignty and peaceful resolutions to any dispute

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended the time for the government to file the reply affidavit by October 15, 2026

His novels were dismissed by critics but devoured by readers, and his own life, marked by ambition, scandal, reinvention and self-promotion, was itself an Archer novel

Inspections conducted by Kerala State Pollution Control Board have revealed that vehicles used for collection and transportation of food waste are being washed at Kochi Corporations dumping site in Brahmapuram

Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan, in an order, said that Senior Superintendent of Police (Training and Welfare) Rajinder Kumar Gupta has been transferred and posted as SSP of Police Headquarters

Chethan D Souza from Karnataka talks about choreographing action sequences for the highly anticipated Jailer 2.

LDF stages walkout, alleges medicine shortages, arbitrary staff retrenchments and transfers, and cases of medical negligence; Health Minister K. Muraleedharan maintains that situation 'under control

In a post on X, CM Vijay said Sankaralinganar sacrificed his life after observing a 76-day hunger strike through peaceful means, with the renaming of the State as Tamil Nadu as his principal demand

The activist, Parvinder Singh alias Jhota, was questioning the medical store owner over the sale of certain drugs to a man, and also recording the argument on his mobile phone, when he was shot at.

Ganta Srinivasa Rao welcomes leaders and workers from GVMC Ward 6 into the TDP

Pocket Novel marks a reunion between Tamil filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja and actor Vijay Sethupathi after Super Deluxe

PM Rumen Radev says the Chelsea 3 was hit by three drones and sank in the second such incident in a week, with all crew members rescued

Police have seized the nightclub's CCTV digital video recorder and are examining the footage.

One person is in cardiac arrest, and around seven others have been injured, says official

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, however, direct him to conclude the disqualification proceedings pending against four out of the six MLAs within two months

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy also asks NHAI to connect the airport to the highways service roads; NHAI says the changes will be made in a couple of weeks

This comes a day after Bengaluru police detained over a 100 persons for trying to march to the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls

Announcement following introduction of 0.4% UPI merchant discount rate, which the association says will impose additional financial burden on small establishments

I do not know why anybody would want themselves to watch such an event, let alone sit back and allow potentially kids and families to get access to this, Australia PM Albanese said