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Maharashtra govt bars PG medical and dental seat blockers for 2 years

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Maharashtra government is cracking down on students who block seats in post-graduate (PG) medical and dental admissions. Under new rules, candidates who fail to fill seats allot... Read More


Naseeruddin Shah plays Rushdie in new play exploring an assassination bid and its aftermath

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Twenty-seven seconds: On the clock, it is less than half of a minute, and a little more than a quarter of one. Nothing exceptional can possibly occur in such a short passage of time... Read More


Retail onion prices likely to drop as fresh kharif crops set to hit markets

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Onion prices are likely to ease in the coming weeks as the increase in fresh kharif supplies along with the remaining stocks of old-crop will improve availability of the kitchen ... Read More


Russia's Trump card in the Ukraine war

India, Oct. 12 -- Ahead of the mid-term polls in the US, President Donald Trump has inked a deal with Russia wherein the latter will immediately supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the "American and gl... Read More


Fat commissions, thinning markets

India, Oct. 12 -- What should take precedence - the livelihoods of one million employees in insurance distribution or the financial well-being of hundreds of millions of Indian policyholders? The figh... Read More


The middle-power question that New Delhi faces today

India, Oct. 12 -- This year has been the year of anxious middle powers. In January, Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carneytold the World Economic Forum in Davos that the world was going through a ru... Read More


What the October 10 protest says about the Opposition

India, Oct. 12 -- On October 10, the national capital - indeed, the National Capital Region - felt quite strange. A total of 245 trains scheduled to reach Delhi were cancelled. The city's lifeline, th... Read More


Gold jewellers brace for Q3 after growth cools in Q2

India, Oct. 12 -- Gold retailers reported strong but moderating growth in the September quarter, as the festive season extended into the December quarter of fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27). "The festive an... Read More


Trump proposes renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as 'Ocean of Americas' or 'Trump Ocean'

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- US President Donald Trump has said he wants to rename an ocean and a river before he leaves office in 2029. He floated the idea of renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean a... Read More


'Navratri has become more vibrant for us'

India, Oct. 11 -- F rom simple Navratri fasts in Chandigarh to Garba nights in Gujarat and festive celebrations in Mumbai, Ayushmann Khurrana has seen the festival take on a whole new meaning over the... Read More