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AI firm Anthropic to open Bengaluru office in 2026; CEO Amodei meets PM Modi

India, Oct. 12 -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the company's plans to expand operations in India, including the opening of a new... Read More


Trump's tariff threat reignites trade war fears as China tightens export controls on critical minerals: Report

India, Oct. 12 -- Beijing's announcement of sweeping new export controls on rare earths and other vital materials crucial to the US defence and technology sectors, last week, indicates that US Preside... Read More


Hollywood mourns as Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies at 79

India, Oct. 12 -- Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, celebrated for her distinctive charm, wit, and groundbreaking performances in films such as Annie Hall and The Godfather, has died at the age of 7... Read More


Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo to join University of Zurich in 2026

India, Oct. 12 -- Renowned development economists and Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join the University of Zurich's (UZH) Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics in Ju... Read More


Egypt: Three Qatari officials killed in road mishap in Sharm el-Sheikh

India, Oct. 12 -- Three Qatari officials were killed and two others injured after their vehicle crashed near Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, media reports said on Sunday. In a stateme... Read More


Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over India-Afghanistan statement on Jammu and Kashmir

Islamabad, Oct. 12 -- Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Afghan ambassador to express its "strong reservations" over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi a day earlier. Afghan For... Read More


3 arrested, 1 detained in Odisha medical student's gangrape in Durgapur

Durgapur, Oct. 12 -- The West Bengal Police has arrested three people and detained another in connection with the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha close to a private medical coll... Read More


Record-breaking meltdown hits crypto market as Trump's China tariffs trigger $19 billion wipeout

India, Oct. 12 -- The cryptocurrency market witnessed unprecedented losses on Saturday, with over $19 billion wiped out in a single day - what Coinglass described as "the largest liquidation event in ... Read More


Modi invited to Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit on Gaza by Trump and Egypt's Sisi

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received an invitation to attend a peace summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, which is expected to discuss an end to the violence in the Gaza Strip and bri... Read More


15 Pakistani soldiers killed as Taliban retaliates after Kabul airstrikes

Kabul, Oct. 12 -- Taliban forces launched retaliatory attacks following Pakistani airstrikes in Helmand province, killing 15 Pakistani soldiers after strikes that also targeted Kabul, media reports sa... Read More