Patna, Oct 23 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar State Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav speaks during press conference with RJD Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav also present, in Patna on Thursday. (ANI Photo) INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate for Bihar polls, Tejashwi Yadav, on Friday (October 24, 2025) said he will ensure a corruption-free government in... Read More

Brokers track market trends as Sensex and Nifty extend gains on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday (October 24, 2025) amid profit-taking after almost a week-long rally and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 153.18 points to 84,403.22 in early trade. The... Read More

File photo of Piyush Pandey. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Advertising legend Piyush Pandey has passed away. He was 70. The news of Piyush Pandey’s demise was shared by columnist Suhel Seth on X on Friday (October 24, 2025) morning. “Deeply deeply saddened and devastated at the loss of the genius that my dearest... Read More

Anthropic said it chose the TPUs due to their price-performance ratio and efficiency [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Anthropic is expanding its deal with Google to use as many as one million of the tech giant’s artificial intelligence chips, worth tens of billions of dollars, as the startup races to advance its AI systems in... Read More

The rupee appreciated 5 paise to close at 87.88 against the U.S. dollar on October 23, 2025, and once again rose 9 paise to 87.79 against the dollar in early trade on Friday (October 24, 2025). File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rose 9 paise to 87.79 against the dollar in early trade on... Read More

image for representation | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The 20th edition of the International Film Festival of Thrissur (IFFT) is set to kick off on Friday (October 24, 2025), celebrating the theme ‘Diversity and Resistance.’ The week-long festival will showcase over 52 films, including 11 directed by women and 26 by debut filmmakers, reaffirming its... Read More

The private travel bus that went up in flames after hitting a bike at Chinnatekur on the outskirts of Kurnool in the early hours of Friday. | Photo Credit: U. Subramanyam The Congress on Friday demanded accountability after the loss of lives in a bus fire incident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, with Rahul Gandhi... Read More

Acrylic painting by  Chunilal Dutta Gupta | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT This month, the walls of Lalit Kala Akademi paid homage to Bengal: its Baul singers, the riverfold, and quiet rhythms of the countryside. This, courtesy of artist Chunilal Dutta Gupta’s acrylic brushstrokes. But, long before the artist became associated with these iconic portraits of... Read More

Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh inspects facilities and passenger amenities at Mangaluru Central on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh on Thursday asked officials concerned to make provisions for additional tracks at Mangaluru Central to cater to future increase in traffic and to ensure more efficient train operations.... Read More

Villagers join the procession as part of Kittur Utsav in Kakati, the birthplace of Rani Channamma, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Kittur Utsav, a State-sponsored festival celebrating the 201st anniversary of the victory of Rani Channamma against the forces of the East India Company, was inaugurated on Thursday. The celebrations began with grand... Read More