SC dismisses plea challenging 42 percent reservation for backward classes in Telangana local body polls

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by Vanga Gopal Reddy challenging the Telangana government’s decision to provide 42 percent reservation for Backwards Classes (BCs) in local body elections. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and declined to interfere, suggesting instead that…

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2 dead, 12 injured in U.S. Alabama shooting

New York, Oct. 6 (UNI) Two people were killed, and 12 others injured as rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown district in Montgomery, the capital city of the U.S. southeastern state of Alabama, local media reported Sunday. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured had life-threatening injuries. Police…

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MOIL registers best-ever production in September, achieves 10.3 pc production growth in Q2 FY’26

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) MOIL, a miniratna government manganese ore mining company headquartered in Nagpur, delivered an impressive operational performance in September 2025 and Q2FY’26 driven by strong growth across key parameters, an official statement said today. The statement said “Best ever September production of 1.52 lakh tonnes registering a growth of 3.8pc over…

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Huddle Global 2025 Expo to spotlight next-gen innovations

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (UNI) The Expo at Huddle Global 2025, the flagship seaside conclave of Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), will showcase cutting-edge innovations and technologies that aim to accelerate Kerala’s transformation into a knowledge-based industry hub The three-day event, billed as India’s largest startup festival, will be held at Kovalam from December 11 to 13….

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India’s third triple-centurion act of 2025

Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (UNI) Test cricket is often about graft, resolve and moments etched in memory, and the first India–West Indies Test here at Narendra Modi Stadium added a fresh chapter to that tradition as three Indian batsmen – KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja – brought up centuries in the same innings, marking…

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CBI arrests 2 govt officers in two separate cases of bribery

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today said that they have arrested an Auditor of the Integrated Financial Advisor (IFA), Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), and the Chief Office Superintendent (O.S.), Divisional Railway Hospital, Hingoli Gate, Nanded, in two separate cases of bribery. In the first case,…

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