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NDA wins all four Karnataka Council seats, Kumaraswamy hails Modi

Bengaluru The BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) NDA alliance has won all four seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections, with Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy describing the outcome as a strong message from teachers and graduates ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. The results, declared on October 27, saw NDA candidates win both Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies across the state. The winning candidates include S V...

Cyclone Arnab: Odisha evacuates over 30,000 people

Bhubaneswar The Odisha government has evacuated over 30,000 people to safety, with the entire southern region of the state remaining on high alert on Wednesday after the landfall process of very severe cyclonic storm Arnab was completed along the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast, a minister said. Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the state expects the cyclone to affect all southern districts, with Malkangiri likely to be ...

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Radhika Apte reveals Zeenat Aman inspired her ‘Akka’ look

Mumbai Actor Radhika Apte says veteran star Zeenat Aman’s on-screen persona served as a reference for the styling of her character in the upcoming series “Akka”. The period crime thriller series, set in a fictional world in the South of India, is ruled by Bhavani, played by Keerthy Suresh. Apte plays her nemesis Rudra, a ruthless rebel who is eyeing Bhavani's land and legacy. "When I was doing costu...

Infants, elderly in India face high heatwave exposure: Report

New Delhi India ranked among the top countries with the highest heatwave exposure for both vulnerable age groups -- infants and older adults -- along with China, the US and Russia, according to the tenth indicator report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Globally, total number of heatwave days decreased from 2024's historical high of 15.3 billion person-days for older adults and 2.3 billion person-days for...

Prior approval under data law could shut newsrooms: SC

New Delhi Newsrooms will shut down if journalists are made to seek permission before publishing information under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the DPDP Rules, the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions and the petition of the DNPA comprising 21 di...

Rupee gains 3 paise to close at 95.12 against dollar

Mumbai The rupee closed marginally up by 3 paise at 95.12 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, backed by likely intervention from the Reserve Bank amid elevated crude oil prices and a stronger greenback ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision. The Indian currency showed some recovery after RBI interventions but failed to withstand pressure from unabated selling by foreign equity investors, according to fo...

Markets end little changed as oil prices rise and bank stocks fall

Mumbai Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended largely unchanged in a highly volatile trade on Tuesday amid persistently elevated crude oil prices, selling in blue-chip bank stocks and caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 8.08 points, or 0.01 per cent, to settle at 73,598.67. During the day, it hit a high of 73,762.98 and a low of 73,179.41. The 50-share NSE Nifty ...

Andhra braces for cyclone Arnab; state on high alert

Amaravati With cyclone Arnab set to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, the southern state is on a high alert with planned evaucations and precautionary measures to avoid loss of life and property while the administration has been directed by the Chief Minister to be on standby to handle any kind of emergency. Among other preparatory measures, over 1300 pregnant women have been shifted to hospitals. In Kakinada dist...

Priyanka hails Rahul after defamation case acquittal

New Delhi A day after her brother Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by a court in Uttar Pradesh in a defamation case, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said it takes immense courage, tenacity and the perseverance of a true warrior to stand against an "onslaught of lies", the way he has. Priyanka Gandhi's response came to her brother's post on X in which he just wrote 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram', a d...

Delhi to install 1 lakh smart streetlights, 50,000 CCTV cameras

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the city government is working to install one lakh smart streetlights and 50,000 CCTV cameras to improve women's safety. Gupta announced this while inaugurating the Centenary Academic Building, Computer Centre and Skill Development Centre at Daulat Ram College of Delhi University. Addressing students at the event, the chief minister said every girl in Delhi shoul...

Vande Mataram law: SC issues notice on fresh petitions

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine fresh petitions challenging the law mandating the singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Centre and others on pleas filed by Bhimrao Duryodhan Borkar and former IAS officer Balakrishnan Sathyabhama Mavoji. The top court tagged the petitions with similar pleas and pos...

Australia expands biometric checks for visa applicants in India

New Delhi The Australian government is expanding its biometrics collection programme to visa applicants in India as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining a secure, efficient and trusted visa system, according to a statement issued by the country's high commission in New Delhi. From October 26 this year, people submitting a new Australian visa application in India "may be required to provide biometrics, including ...

J&K’s new cabinet lacks regional, cultural balance: LoP Sharma

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Tuesday said the new-look council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah suffered from "regional and cultural imbalance". This is the first time that there is a regional and cultural imbalance, the BJP leader said, adding that "Governments have to take every community along. They have to take every region, every area along." ...

UP cabinet approves livestock mission, announces Rs 40,000 cow subsidy

Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the State Livestock Mission, under which livestock farmers purchasing eligible indigenous cows will receive a subsidy of Rs 40,000 per animal, while the state government will bear 85 per cent of the livestock insurance premium. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting with senior minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Dharmpal Singh s...

Bihar MLC polls: Opposition cries foul as counting begins

Patna Counting of votes for biennial elections to eight Bihar Legislative Council seats is underway on Tuesday, with opposition parties alleging malpractices in the process, officials said. Since the polling was held on ballot papers, counting trends are not available now, they said. The counting for the council polls, held on October 23, will decide the electoral fate of 90 candidates in four graduates seats and 60 in four t...

Tobacco use declines, but inequalities persist in India, US: Study

Jaipur Despite an overall decline in tobacco consumption, disadvantaged and rural populations in India and the US continue to be disproportionately affected, according to a comparative analysis presented at a national pulmonary diseases conference here. The analysis highlighted that smokeless tobacco and bidis remain major concerns in India, while cigarettes and e-cigarettes remain public health challenges in the US. The pape...

ECI tells SC all SIR orders in 2025-26 were unanimous

New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court, stating that all three Special Intensive Revision (SIR) orders issued across 2025 and 2026 were "unanimous decisions" passed with the collective consensus of the full Commission. In a counter-affidavit filed before the apex court in response to petitions challenging the administrative functioning and decision-making of t...

Odisha, Andhra shut schools, ban fishing as Cyclone Arnab approaches

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall on Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its Monday morning bulletin, said a deep depression over...

Supreme Court allows SCBA meeting on election reforms

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to hold its scheduled general body meeting on November 2 to discuss election reforms. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana also directed that the voting, if held, must be conducted by secret ballot and its results not be declared. The outcome of the voting is to be submitted to the court...

14 killed in lightning strikes as heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu

Chennai Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister K A Sengottaiyan on Monday said 14 people have died due to lightning strikes since the onset of the Northeast monsoon, even as intensifying rains triggered red alerts and prompted authorities to bar tourist entry to major hill stations. Detailing the state's monsoon relief efforts, Sengottaiyan said families of the deceased have been provided Rs 4 lakh each as compensation. He firmly di...

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