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Gold jewellery gets costlier as prices surge 54%; shoppers turn to Rs 10,000-Rs 1 lakh diamond pieces, as jewellers use 18-carat, 14-carat and 9-carat gold to make it more accessible

Jewellers are also turning to 18-carat, 14-carat and 9-carat gold. Gold prices have risen sharply from levels seen in last year’s festive season. The sharp hike in gold prices is prompting jewellery buyers to consider diamonds as an alternative, with retailers projecting a 15-20% increase in diamond jewellery sales this festive season.Retailers said the Navratri…

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Nandan Nilekani: Last-minute question papers, more exam centres: Nandan Nilekani’s plan to prevent NEET paper leaks | India News

Nandan Nilekani proposes AI-generated question papers and wider computer-based testing to tackle exam paper leaks NEW DELHI: Exam reforms task force head Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday suggested generating question papers at the last minute from a large question bank to reduce the risk of exam paper leaks. He also called for expanding computer-based testing across…

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A 104-year-old woman finally received her brother’s World War II dog tag 83 years after his death; the long-lost identification has now made its way back to the family

The identification tags were found among old military records at Beverly Veterans’ Services (Credit: CBS) A 104-year-old woman in Massachusetts has received her brother’s military identification tags 83 years after he died in a plane crash during World War II. Dorothy Stewart, who was 21 when her brother Bernard Parnell died in 1943, was reunited…

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Smriti Mandhana: Indian women’s captain Smriti Mandhana gets new role at UNICEF, says ‘every child deserves to dream big’ | Cricket News

UNICEF India on Sunday named Indian women’s cricket captain Smriti Mandhana as its Celebrity Advocate on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl.Through this role, she will promote equal opportunities for girls and support efforts to improve their health, well-being, education and leadership.“I am deeply honoured to join UNICEF India as a Celebrity…

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Sobhita Dhulipala on changing her views about dating an actor after marrying Naga Chaitanya; ‘I was stereotyping it’ | Telugu Movie News

Picture Credit: Instagram Actress Sobhita Dhulipala shared how her views on dating an actor have changed over time, after she tied the knot with Telugu star Nag Chaitanya. Before her marriage, the ‘Made in Heaven’ actress had said that she would never date. However, she now admits that her earlier opinion was shaped by stereotypes…

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Telangana man saves every Rs 10 coin for 3 years, buys scooter worth Rs 1.23 lakh; showroom staff take 2 hours to count them

Photo credit: The Pioneer For three years, B Ravi Joseph kept aside every Rs 10 coin he received as change. Whether he was buying groceries or paying for everyday necessities, he continued adding to his collection, even when members of his family questioned the decision. The 51-year-old pastor from Telangana’s Mancherial district has now used…

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Man worked in South Korea and received salary in US dollars in NRE account, income tax department sent notice; ITAT Bangalore sets aside assessment and orders fresh review

On September 23, 2026, the ITAT Bangalore ruled in his favour and granted him relief. (Image for representative purpose only) As a non-resident Indian are you liable to pay tax in India? In one such case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore, has granted relief to an employee who received a tax notice over…

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‘Time for PM to pack his bags and go’: Congress targets Centre as food inflation hits 7.74% | India News

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday launched an attack on the Narendra Modi-led government over rising prices, alleging that people are struggling to cope with the increasing cost of food and other household essentials.Ramesh pointed to the September inflation figures, arguing that the rise in food prices deserved greater…

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Meet Iris Shen, the 17-year-old Texas student who used clams as a model for testing blood-cancer drugs, found a drug combination that slowed tumor growth, and won a $150,000 Regeneron Science Talent Search prize

Iris ShenPhoto: Society for Science Iris Shen, a 17-year-old student from The Woodlands, Texas, has earned third place and a $150,000 award in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for an unusually creative approach to blood-cancer research. Instead of relying only on conventional laboratory models, Shen tested a potential cancer drug in clams to determine…

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Shubman Gill pips Abhishek Sharma to make history with fifth ICC Player of the Month award as Shafali Verma completes India’s double | Cricket News

Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma (ANI/IANS Photos) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has extended his dominance at the ICC Player of the Month awards, while Shafali Verma has added another individual honour to India’s recent run of success, with the two stars named the men’s and women’s Players of the Month for September.Gill claimed the award…

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