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SIZING UP SWADESHI AMBITION
HE meteoric rise of Zoho's messaging app Arattai in India looks like a real-world example of aapada mein avsar (opportunity in adversity), a stage prop which usually serves to dress up debacles as challenges that fortune considerately strews in our path.
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October 18, 2025
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ICAR to revive 5-yr plan to achieve 'Vision 2047' goals
FOLLOWING a letter from the Cabinet Secretary, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued 18 actionable points for immediate implementation.
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October 18, 2025
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Rahul visits Zubeen's house in Assam, meets kin of Dalit youth lynched in UP
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited two families in grief-music icon Zubeen Garg's family in Guwahati and the family of Dalit youth Hariom Valmiki in Rae Bareli-calling for justice.
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October 18, 2025
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PROTECT ELEPHANTS FOR A HEALTHIER ECOSYSTEM
INDIA'S elephant population has fallen by 17.8 percent since 2017, according to the latest report from the Wildlife Institute of India.
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October 18, 2025
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Rajnath on board of LCA Tejas Mk1A inaugural flight, praises ‘self-reliance’
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the third Production Line of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Nashik. The move is aimed at increasing production to fill gaps in IAF combat squadrons left by the retirement of MiG fighters.
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October 18, 2025
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Maaya, Sahaja given wild cards for Chennai Open
INDIA'S Maaya Rajeshwaran and Sahaja Yamalapalli have been given wild cards for the upcoming WTA Chennai Open at the SDAT Nungambakkam Stadium. It's the first time that city will play host to a tour-level event in three years. The last time the Stadium played host to one, Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova walked away with the title.
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October 18, 2025
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₹7.5 CR CASH CBI sends Punjab DIG to 14-day custody
A CBI court in Chandigarh on Friday sent Punjab DIG Ropar Range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, to 14-day judicial custody following his arrest in a highprofile corruption case. Authorities recovered ₹7.5 crore in cash, 2.5 kg of gold, 26 luxury watches, and documents linked to over 50 properties from his residence.
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October 18, 2025
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SC flags digital arrests, says assault on rule of law
VOICING serious concern over digital arrests, the Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of such incidents in which fraudsters allegedly impersonate law enforcement agencies and fabricate judicial orders to extort money from people, particularly senior citizens, and sought responses from Centre and the CBI.
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October 18, 2025
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Saurashtra retains grip in Gujarat govt overhaul
A POLL MASTERSTROKE
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October 18, 2025
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Lenskart likely to raise ₹430 cr in pre-IPO deal
Co to set up new stores
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October 18, 2025
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Setback to Choksi as Belgian court okays diamond bizman extradition
ONE of the eight Antwerp courts for distinct civil and criminal matters has ruled that fugitive Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi can be extradited to India, and termed his arrest by the Belgian authorities on the basis of India's request valid, officials here said on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
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Shah meets Nitish to firm up campaign plan, flags Lalu-Rabri’s ‘jungle raj’
'NDA will form govt with biggest majority in 20 yrs'
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October 18, 2025
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Chennai-based Sify Infinit Spaces files DRHP for ₹3,700 crore IPO
To utilise net proceeds for capital expenditure
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October 18, 2025
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Diwali time, rise in sugar intake alarming: Experts
WITH sugar consumption soaring despite a rise in diabetes and pre-diabetes, experts are concerned that the upcoming Diwali could pose serious health risks.
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October 18, 2025
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IOB reports all-time high profit of ₹1,226 crore, asset quality improves
PUBLIC sector Indian Overseas Bank reported a 58% rise in net profit to ₹1226 crore in Q2 FY26 compared to ₹777 crore in the same period last year, recording its all-time highest profit.
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October 17, 2025
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Total Chess World Championship
CHESS is also set to have another world champion. On Wednesday, Norway Chess, in a landmark announcement, have said that they will have a new tour, titled Total Chess World Championship Tour, from 2027. A dry run will be in effect in 2026 before the lights turn green from 2027. A look ...
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October 17, 2025
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AMERICA’S POLITICS, NORWAY’S MEDAL
THE refusal of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to entertain Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite his querulous, absurdist demands, has swung the spotlight on the prize itself.
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October 17, 2025
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Fuelled by father’s unfulfilled dream: Indian-origin UAE talent Riyan's tale
THERE was a genuine buzz when India's Hmar Lalthazuala made his way into the court for his men's singles match on Wednesday. Lalthazuala, thanks to his exploits during the mixed team event just last week, had been hoping to keep up his win streak in the individual event of the ongoing BWF World Junior Championships at the National Centre of Excellence here. Around half-an-hour or so later, it was his opponent with Indian connection, Riyan Malhan, who had come under the spotlight.
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October 17, 2025
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Joy in J’khand as new tiger confirmed in Palamu, total count reaches seven
A new tiger has been sighted in Jharkhand’s Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), taking the total count of big cats to seven in the reserve. According to officials, the recently sighted tiger is a male about four years old.
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October 17, 2025
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Wipro profit rises to ₹3,246 cr
IT services firm Wipro on Thursday reported a marginal rise in consolidated net profit to ₹3,246.2 crore in the July-September quarter, even as company CEO and MD Srini Pallia asserted that the demand environment remains robust with discretionary spends shifting towards AI-related projects.
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October 17, 2025
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Our maritime infra likely to face cyber attacks: Minister
For India with a coastline of about 11,000km and 13 major ports and over 200 non-major ports, the maritime domain is of paramount importance
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October 17, 2025
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India's pension system gets 'D' in global index, showing major structural gaps
INDIA'S pension system gets a 'D' in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2025, which assessed 52 retirement income systems covering nearly 65% of the world's population.
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October 17, 2025
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Infosys to recruit 20,000 freshers by year-end
INFOSYS on Thursday said it has added 8,023 employees in the second quarter and onboarded over 12,000 freshers in the first half of the financial year.
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October 17, 2025
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GAZA'S FRAGILE PEACE TO HOLD IF TRUMP STAYS THE COURSE
N a reminder that dark irony isn’t all spent in Gaza, the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is now hanging on the dead.
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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South Indian Bank profit rises 8%
SOUTH INDIAN BANK on Thursday reported an 8% rise in its September quarter net profit at ₹351 crore, driven by non-core income and a reduction in provisions.
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October 17, 2025
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UCC registration rules for live-in couples may be eased
MONTHS after implementing the landmark Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Uttarakhand government has moved to refine its rules, filing an affidavit in the High Court that signals a softening of certain provisions related to live-in relationship registration.
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October 17, 2025
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Rift in Oppn as Cong, NCP agree to disagree on JPC on tainted ministers
CONTESTING the NCP (SP)’s claim that the Congress did not consult the party on the issue of joining the Parliamentary panel to examine the bills to oust tainted ministers and CMs, sources in the Congress told this newspaper that the decision was conveyed to its working president and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule this week.
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October 17, 2025
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'UN still reflects realities of 1945': Jaishankar calls for reforms to be inclusive
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the United Nations must reform to remain effective, pointing out that it still reflects the “realities of 1945, not 2025”.
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October 17, 2025
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Lethal injection: ‘Govt not evolving’
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that “the government is not ready to evolve” after it was informed of the Centre’s opposition to using lethal injections as a mode of execution for death row convicts instead of the current method of hanging.
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October 16, 2025
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Minister’s remarks muddy waters in communally sensitive hijab row
GENERAL Education Minister V Sivankutty has stirred up a hornet'’s nest with his remarks blaming St Rita’s Public School in Kochi for the hijab row, even as political as well as communal organisations jostled with one another to exploit the situation.
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