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Cyclone Arnab aftermath: 300 Ganjam villages cut off, Odisha plans airlift as floods swamp Andhra border towns
Odisha is lining up a Coast Guard helicopter to lift stranded villagers, Andhra Pradesh has announced compensation for families, farmers and fishermen, and the Centre says inter-ministerial teams will assess the damage.
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US tells Gulf allies to brace for renewed Iran strikes after midterms as Vance quietly reaches out to Tehran
Diplomats say Washington has warned regional partners of a possible multi-day campaign and Iranian retaliation on energy sites, even as the vice president has…
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Delhi medical procurement case: ACB says X-ray machines worth ₹14.9 lakh were bought for ₹37.8 lakh each
The Anti-Corruption Branch’s chargesheet puts the alleged loss to the Delhi exchequer at ₹842 crore, and says a tender for two X-ray machines turned…
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Centre raises DA and DR by 3% to 63% from July 1, benefiting about 1.17 crore employees and pensioners
The Union Cabinet’s pre-Diwali decision will cost the exchequer about ₹10,016 crore a year and covers 48.54 lakh serving employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners.…
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US Fed holds rates at 3.75-4% days before midterms, but two policymakers wanted another hike
The pause follows September’s first rate rise since 2023. With inflation at 3.7% and climbing, markets now expect a quarter-point increase at the Fed’s…
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Cancer drugs to get cheaper from November 9 as NPPA cuts MRPs of 543 brands, some by up to 90%
A breast cancer tablet pack falls from about ₹696 to ₹73 and a palbociclib pack from over ₹40,000 to ₹2,720, but health activists say…
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Supreme Court asks EC why Delhi voters dropped in SIR must re-register as first-timers, urges it to reach out to 47 lakh
The bench said the right to vote cannot be lost just because an elector missed the enumeration form, and the Election Commission agreed to…
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At least 30 killed as high-speed train ploughs into stationary train near Toledo in Spain
A Renfe AVE service from Madrid to Seville struck the back of a stopped Iryo train near Urda, derailing carriages down an embankment. Officials…
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Israel’s official count puts Netanyahu bloc ahead at 56 seats, reversing exit polls but still short of a majority
With about two-thirds of ballot boxes counted, the prime minister’s camp leads Gadi Eisenkot’s alliance by eight seats, yet neither side has a clear…
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Supreme Court tells Centre to rethink open sale of acid after Bhajanpura attack, says guidelines have failed
Hearing a plea that grew out of an October 6 acid attack in northeast Delhi, the court asked the Centre to explain by November…
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Cyclone Arnab crosses Andhra coast near Yanam, uprooting trees and knocking out power across coastal districts
The very severe cyclone stalled along the coast for hours after its landfall began around 1.20 am, with gusts up to 150 kmph lashing…
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Israel exit polls show Netanyahu bloc short of majority as Eisenkot’s camp edges ahead, with no clear winner
Television exit polls give the opposition bloc 52-53 seats to 50 for Netanyahu’s allies, well short of the 61 needed, while Arab-led parties are…
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Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra coast: 84,000 evacuated, one dead, flights halted ahead of early-morning landfall
The IMD brought the landfall forward to between 2 am and 4 am on Wednesday near Kakinada-Yanam, as Andhra Pradesh evacuated over 84,000 people,…