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El Niño-Linked Drought Forces Thousands of Farming Families to Leave Kurnool Villages
October 13, 2026
Kurnool, Oct 13: Severe drought conditions, poor monsoon rainfall and repeated crop failures have triggered large-scale migration from villages across Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. Thousands of farming families are
Special Story
Why Ruling NDA Sneezes When Chief Election Commissioner Gets a Cold
By Gopavajhala Diwakar The controversy surrounding the Election Commission of India (ECI), particularly over the revision of electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has raised a larger question that goes beyond individual decisions of the poll panel: how independent is the institution that conducts India’s elections, and does the process of appointing its top officials inspire sufficient public
International News
Six killed, 30 injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan
October 13, 2026
Lahore, Oct 13 A passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring
Houthi rebels sa airstrikes targeted them in Yemen, and other Mideast developments
October 13, 2026
Sanaa, Oct 13 (AP) Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday again blamed Saudi Arabia for airstrikes overnight that targeted areas
Man stabs at least 8 people in South Korean mall
October 13, 2026
Seoul, Oct 13 (AP) A man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city
Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1, prompting rescue operations
October 13, 2026
Sofia, Oct 13 (AP) Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting
National News
K’taka Cabinet to discuss HC verdict on SC/ST quota: Parameshwara
October 13, 2026
Bengaluru, Oct 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the state Cabinet would discuss the High Court
BSF DG Praveen Kumar discusses law and order with Manipur CM
October 13, 2026
Imphal, Oct 13 BSF Director General Praveen Kumar on Tuesday held discussions with Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on
Bengaluru: IAS officer, three others booked for allegedly abusing, assaulting police in pub
October 13, 2026
Bengaluru, Oct 13 An FIR has been registered against an Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer and three others for allegedly
INDIA bloc’s march to SC is attempt to pressurise judiciary, says Shinde
October 13, 2026
Mumbai, Oct 13 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday slammed the INDIA bloc’s march to the Supreme Court
Regional News
Rajasthan likely to receive moderate rain
October 13, 2026
UP court sentences four persons to life imprisonment in murder case
October 13, 2026
Two children killed in leopard attacks in UP
October 13, 2026
Techie jumps to death from 30th floor of apartment in Hyderabad
October 13, 2026
Suspecting fidelity, man kills wife in Hyderabad
October 13, 2026
Keralam to amend laws to speed up industrial approvals
October 13, 2026
Man axes two sisters to death in Jharkhand
October 13, 2026
Ujjwal Nikam meets Bhagwat with film producer
October 12, 2026
Pune faces weekly water cut as dam levels drop
October 12, 2026
Business News
Visa wins approval to prepare bank card clearing business in China
October 13, 2026
Beijing, Oct 13 (AP) US payments giant Visa said Tuesday that it received approval to prepare to set up a
Non-perishable cargo trade at Petrapole on Indo-Bangla border to remain suspended during Durga Puja
October 13, 2026
Kolkata, Oct 13 Trade in non-perishable general cargo through the Petrapole-Benapole land port on the India-Bangladesh border will remain suspended
Saksoft Appoints Gurmeet Chahal as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Its Next Phase of Global Scale and AI-Led Transformation
October 13, 2026
First non-promoter CEO takes the helm as Saksoft crosses ₹1,000 Cr revenue milestone; Founder Aditya Krishna continues as Chairman of
Puravankara Q2 Pre-sales up 62% YoY at ₹2,136 Crore
October 13, 2026
Collections rise 24% to ₹1,301 crore; adds ₹14,100 crore GDV pipeline in H1FY27 Bengaluru, October 13: Puravankara Limited (NSE: PURVA
Sports
Kabaddi Champions League announces coaches’ roster for season 2
October 13, 2026
ICC ‘Player of the Month’ honours for Shubman Gill, Shafali Verma
October 13, 2026
