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RTC should do more with Gamyam bus live-tracking app

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

30 Oct 2026 8:20 am
Cognizant cuts Project Leap cost estimate to $180250 million; headcount rises

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

30 Oct 2026 8:00 am
Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers

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

30 Oct 2026 8:00 am
Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority

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

30 Oct 2026 7:58 am
When politics chose me: Sonia Gandhis 2007 speech offered a glimpse into her personal life

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

30 Oct 2026 7:53 am
Maharashtra MLC polls: Lessons for the BJP, hope for Maha Vikas Aghadi | Explained

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

30 Oct 2026 7:34 am
What does the law say about offences caused by underage drivers? | Explained

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.

30 Oct 2026 7:32 am
2 helicopters carrying 3 people collide in Oregon, shutting down highway

The Oregon Department of Transportation said Highway 233 is closed 1.6 km west of Dayton because of the crash. There was no estimate for reopening

30 Oct 2026 7:15 am
Jobs for locals: How feasible is the idea?

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...

30 Oct 2026 7:09 am
Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Cyclone wreaks havoc in Odisha, over 55,000 evacuated across 9 districts

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

30 Oct 2026 7:00 am
Manisha Bhanwala becomes third Indian woman to reach World Wrestling Championships Final

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

30 Oct 2026 6:19 am
In Delhi, BJP booth agents file deletion forms against Muslim voters living at their addresses

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

30 Oct 2026 6:05 am
Will repay political debt with interest: Neeraj Kumar on Lalan Singh

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

30 Oct 2026 5:56 am
District Magistrate declares Anantnag Bar elections null and void, cites violations of official orders

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

30 Oct 2026 5:48 am
Congress demands dedicated development board for Kotia

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

30 Oct 2026 3:23 am
Police barged into my office to arrest former Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, alleges senior advocate P. Wilson in Madras HC

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

30 Oct 2026 2:56 am
Yulu forays into Nashik for EV-powered deliveries

Nashik is Yulus second market in Maharashtra after Mumbai, where its hyperlocal EV ecosystem has helped delivery persons with affordable green rides

30 Oct 2026 2:54 am
Kotian caps a career-best haul to set up Mumbais win

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

30 Oct 2026 2:43 am
High security, traffic curbs and midnight Metro services for Diljit Dosanjhs Delhi concert

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.

30 Oct 2026 2:40 am
Kotian makes a case for Test call-up

Kotian served national selectors yet another reminder to be considered for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy squad early next year

30 Oct 2026 2:25 am
Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen sent to 13 days police custody

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

30 Oct 2026 2:16 am
Any plan to restrict sale of liquor in hotel bars and clubs located close to educational institutions? Madas High Court asks Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise

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

30 Oct 2026 1:59 am
West Bengal government warns of strict action against violations of firecracker norms on Diwali, Chhath

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

30 Oct 2026 1:43 am
The examination overload, its enormous cost

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

30 Oct 2026 1:17 am
A security deal, but not the end of the Arctic contest

The Greenland agreement strengthens American security while raising sovereignty concerns

30 Oct 2026 1:16 am
Deemed ineligible: On the Supreme Court and SIR

The Supreme Court has pointed to the SIRs flaws by design

30 Oct 2026 1:10 am
Open to investigation: On the challenge to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Public functionaries must not use privacy to seek exemption from scrutiny

30 Oct 2026 1:02 am
Show me one Muslim minister at Centre, BJP-ruled States: J&K Deputy CM

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

30 Oct 2026 1:01 am
T.N. govt. to establish five Model Registration Hubs in first phase

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

30 Oct 2026 12:56 am
MGM Healthcare held walkathon to mark World Stroke Day

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

30 Oct 2026 12:50 am
Ennore residents report card for govt. flags gaps in wetland restoration, pollution control

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

30 Oct 2026 12:48 am
Kauvery Hospital treats complex aortic valve disease using HANCHOR technology

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

30 Oct 2026 12:41 am
J&K High Court declares imposition of water usage charges under 2010 Act in UT as ultra vires

The J&K government in 2010 passed the J&K Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act to generate revenue on water resources by charging for its usage from private and public units, which will include companies generating electricity in the State

30 Oct 2026 12:22 am