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Pooja effect: Prices of flowers, veggies skyrocket

THE market prices of flowers, several vegetables, fruits and prayer essentials have witnessed an abrupt spike across several districts of the state on the eve of Ayudha Pooja on Thursday.

Air show death: Kin say staff of ambulance refused help

THE family of D John, a 56-year-old man who died while returning from the air show that was held on Marina Beach on Sunday, alleged that lack of medical aid resulted in his death.

HE VALUED LEADERSHIP WITH TRUST

A titan has left us. Although Ratan Tata never had the reputation outside of India that he should have had — and richly deserved — he was the dominant figure in Indian business for more than three decades.

Ratan cremated, his legacy lives

IT'S rare for a businessman's demise to draw a spontaneous outpouring of emotion from the lay public.

Trump Sent Covid Test Kits To Putin: Book

THEN-PRESIDENT Donald Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Vladimir Putin despite a US shortage during the pandemic, and spoke multiple times with the Russian leader after leaving office, investigative journalist Bob Woodward says in an explosive new book.

AI Cannot Replace Core Engg Courses, Experts Opine

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is simply a tool and can never replace the need for core engineering technology, opined industry experts and academicians, calling for support from all stakeholders to popularise traditional engineering courses.

Annerie Dercksen, the heir apparent of Marizanne Kapp

ANNERIE Dercksen looked up to Marizanne Kapp since she was a young player coming through provincial cricket ranks in South Africa. So much so that she wanted to have her hero's number on her back at any cost.

Line judges out, AI technology in: Wimbledon breaks with tradition

THAT long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club announced on Wednesday that artificial intelligence will be used to make the 'out' and 'fault' calls at the championships from 2025.

Top-tier show: India back on track

Recently, researchers in Germany discovered an old piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most recognised and prominent music composers of the Classical era almost 233 years after his death. The newly discovered 'Serenade in C' is a work made up of seven miniature pieces for a string trio - which means it needs three artists to come together and be in sync to play it. For India, at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday evening against Sri Lanka, Mozart was never going to inspire as such, but just like the newly discovered piece, India needed a specific trio to stand up. To make the maximum impact possible in the group of death where only minimum slip-ups were allowed.

Hyundai sets price band at ₹1,865-1,960 for ₹27,870 cr IPO

HYUNDAI Motor India on Wednesday announced the price band for its initial share sale worth ₹27,870 crore, making it the biggest-ever share sale in Dalal Street's history at ₹1,865-1,960 a share.

Telcos' ARPU rises to ₹157.45 in June quarter

THE average revenue per user (ARPU) of telecom service providers in India increased by 2.55% to ₹157.45 in the June quarter of 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Star health data hack: More than 3 crore customers' information up for sale online

A hacker claims to have data of over 31 million customers of Star Health Insurance and that it is available for sale at $150,000.

UK auction house withdraws sale of Naga Human Skull amid outcry

A UK auction house has withdrawn a 'Naga Human Skull' from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday following outcry in India over the issue.

HEZBOLLAH FIRES ROCKETS FROM SEVERAL DIRECTION INTO ISRAEL

Biden speaks to Netanyahu as the Jewish nation weighs its response to Iran's missile attack

Ukraine drone strikes arms depot in Russia

A Ukrainian drone struck an important arms depot inside Russia, the Ukraine military said on Wednesday, three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armoury and three days after a drone smashed into a key oil terminal in Russia-occupied Crimea.

LIKE SANKARA AWARD FOR EVR PERIYAR?

IMAGINE Bhagwan Mahaveer Award for promoting vegetarianism is given to a butcher—a Jain by accident of birth who says the Bhagwan is a hoax. By a jury that has no reverence for the Bhagwan. And the apostate butcher proudly accepts the award in the name of the apostle. How humiliated his Jain devotees will be? Apologies to Jains for taking the Bhagwan's name for a fictional analogy. Similarly, devotees of Carnatic music to whom it is not just an art but divine and sacred, have been hurt and humiliated in Tamil Nadu. Here unfolds the sordid story.

Florida hunkers down in final hours before Hurricane Milton's landfall

FLORIDA residents fled – or defied warnings and hunkered down – in the final hours on Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, pummels the Gulf Coast and tears across the state.

Cong team seeks inquiry into 'tampering' of EVMs

A day after the drubbing in the Haryana assembly polls, a Congress delegation met the Election Commission on Wednesday and submitted complaints citing “serious discrepancies” with the counting process and the functioning of the EVMs.

15 more senior docs quit in support of juniors

AT least 15 senior doctors from various state-run hospitals tendered their resignation on Wednesday in solidarity with their juniors' movement, seeking justice for the rape-murder victim of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Buzz on appointment of Kejriwal's aide Bibhav as Mann's chief adviser

WITH Delhi assembly elections expected within four months, the Aam Aadmi Party wants to clean up its act in Punjab and present it as a model of good governance. That perhaps is why it is purging Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's trusted core in a hurry.

Modi rolls out ₹7K cr Maha sops, calls for MVA defeat

A day after the BJP regained power in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated infrastructure and development projects worth over ₹7,600 crore in Maharashtra. He also launched a scathing attack on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saying that it aims to weaken the state, and urged the people to reject the coalition in the upcoming Assembly polls, similar to what happened in Haryana.

Day after Haryana results 3 independents back BJP

A record third-time victory in Haryana assembly elections and a strong performance in Jammu and Kashmir have given a boost to the BJP ahead of the polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Omar says new cabinet's 1st resolution will be on restoration of statehood

THE National Conference (NC) is set to hold a meeting of newly elected legislators in Srinagar on Thursday. Omar Abdullah, who is tipped to take over as the first chief minister of J&K UT, stated that the new cabinet's first order of business would be to pass a resolution seeking restoration of statehood.

Nod to rice scheme, infra projects worth ₹21K cr

Fortified rice to be distributed under PMGKAY till 2028 at ₹17K crore; 2,280-km roads to be built in border at ₹4k cr

CCS nod to nuclear-propelled hunter submarines to counter China in IOR

IN a major approval that could add heft to the Indian Navy's underwater combat capability, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday green-flagged construction of nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN). The project to procure 31 armed MQ 9B Unmanned Aerial Vehicles also got a nod.

Trilateral highway project on agenda of ASEAN Summit

THE ambitious India-Myanmar-Thailand highway project will come up for discussion at the ASEAN-India Summit for which PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Vientiane (Laos) on October 10 and 11.

SC: Plea of juvenility can be raised after judgment

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a plea of juvenility can be filed even after the judgment, order of conviction, and sentence granted against a person have attained finality.

MICRO FIND WITH MEGA GENE THERAPY POTENTIAL

TWO US scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, have won the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA-a new class of tiny ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation, unfolding how multicellular organisms live.

ELECTORS GIVE REALITY CHECKS TO CONGRESS, BJP IN ASSEMBLY POLLS

THE two latest assembly election results have delivered important lessons for the two main national parties-the BJP and the Congress.

OUT OF THE BOX & INTO PROVINCES ACROSS THE BORDER

Not resuming bilateral dialogue with Pakistan may make sense for now, but not forever. It could be time to foster reciprocal approaches with our neighbour's provinces