October 2026

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) China has stepped up purchases of gold as a safe haven asset amid rising geopolitical tensions. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reportedly added 23 tonnes of gold in September 2026, its largest monthly purchase in…
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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Foreign banks are finding it easier to expand in India through acquisitions and partnerships, compared with China where high capital requirements and intense competition constitute obstacles to their growth,…
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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India's semiconductor ecosystem is steadily taking shape with 12 approved projects across six states, backed by more than Rs 1.64 lakh crore in committed investments, former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh…
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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India is rapidly expanding pumped storage capacity with projects totalling 100.81 gigawatts (GW) envisaged for commissioning by 2035–36, an official factsheet said on Monday.The pipeline spans operational,…
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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here, recognising all ten MoES research institutes as AcSIR Associated…
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Surat, Oct 19 (IANS) A tribal village in Gujarat’s Surat district, where three consecutive years of drought devastated surrounding forests in the 1980s, is set to become a training centre for community-led forest conservation, with around…
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Jaipur, Oct 19 (IANS) The Kota City Police in Rajasthan have made a major breakthrough in the firing incident involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai by apprehending three suspects, including a minor, at Kota railway station.…
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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The death of Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, alias Abu Hashim, a US-designated founding member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has raised questions about the financial health of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, with…
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Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Over 97,000 students sat for the Class 10 exam on Monday at 1,003 centres set up by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE).The Class 10 exam started in the Kashmir Valley and in the winter zone of…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister, Ramesh Chennithala, on Monday warned that stringent checks and monitoring would be introduced against illegal activities operating under the guise of spas, making it clear that no…
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