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INR ends lower amid negative cues from equities

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- The Indian rupee witnessed range-bound trade on Wednesday and settled for the day lower by three paise at 88.80 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking a negative trend in dome... Read More


38 women imprisoned with infants during first 8 months of 2025 - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- A total of 38 women were imprisoned along with their infants during the first eight months of 2025, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. Responding to a question raised ... Read More


NPCI Piloting Agentic AI-Based Payments With UPI

India, Oct. 8 -- The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is piloting an agentic AI framework for UPI, marking the next phase of what it calls "intelligent commerce". The payments body showc... Read More


Kolkata: BM Birla Heart Hospital conducts successful dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implantation

India, Oct. 8 -- BM Birla Heart Hospital, Kolkata, has become the first centre in Eastern India to successfully implant a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker World's First Dual Chamber (the most advanced ... Read More


Indonesia nears deal to raise Freeport stake to 63 percent

Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- Indonesia is close to finalizing a deal to increase its ownership in PT Freeport Indonesia to 63 percent through a 12-percent stake divestment from US-based Freeport-McMoRan, offici... Read More


అమిత్ షా కీలక నిర్ణయం: జోహో మెయిల్‌కు మారిన హోం మంత్రి

భారతదేశం, అక్టోబర్ 8 -- కేంద్ర హోం మంత్రి అమిత్ షా కీలక నిర్ణయం తీసుకున్నారు. 2025 అక్టోబర్ 8, బుధవారం నాడు, తన అధికారిక ఈమెయిల్ అడ్రస్‌ను జోహో మెయిల్‌కు మార్చినట్లు ఆయన ప్రకటించారు. భారతీయ బహుళజాతి స... Read More


Indonesian forces secure Papua village after school arson attack

Jayapura, Oct. 8 -- Indonesia's security forces have tightened security in Mangoldolki Village, Pegunungan Bintang District, Highland Papua Province, following an arson attack by an armed group that t... Read More


PM Keir Starmer Arrives in Mumbai With 125 Member Trade Mission To Cash On India-UK FTA

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai early Wednesday for a two-day visit aimed at boosting trade and investment ties with India. He is accompanied by a 125-member dele... Read More


Shahidul Alam 'abducted and taken to port by Israeli forces', says Drik

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Prominent Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam has been "abducted" along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after Israeli forces intercepted the vess... Read More


Vegetarian passenger dies choking on Qatar Airways flight after being told to 'eat around the meat'

India, Oct. 8 -- An 85-year-old American cardiologist died after allegedly choking on a meal served on a Qatar Airways flight, with his family claiming he was denied the vegetarian food he had pre-boo... Read More