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US Visa Bulletin October 2026: EB-1 India Advances, EB-2 Reopens
The October 2026 US Visa Bulletin shows movement for Indian applicants, with EB-1 India advancing and EB-2 becoming available again in FY 2027.
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Business
India’s Pension Funds Open Up to Private Markets via NPS
India’s pension system is gradually expanding into private markets, with NPS allowing limited AIF exposure alongside REITs and InvITs.
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Business
Stock Market Correction: 3 Sectors Investors Are Watching
As the Indian market faces a correction, Mayuresh Joshi highlights specialty chemicals, auto ancillaries and select private banks.
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Every Saturday Bank Holiday? Centre Says Viral Notice Is Fake
The Centre has clarified that every Saturday is not a bank holiday. Only the second and fourth Saturdays are holidays under the current rule.
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Business
TRAI New Mandate: Telcos Must Show Budget Packs Upfront
TRAI has directed telcos to prominently display mandated prepaid recharge packs, including Voice and SMS plans, on apps, websites and retail outlets.
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Business
Sensex, Nifty Fall: 5 Key Factors Driving D-Street Sell-Off
Sensex and Nifty fell sharply on October 1 as FII selling, crude oil prices, rising bond yields and a weaker rupee pressured Indian markets.
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Business
Tata Stocks Lose ₹2.66 Lakh Crore Amid Sons Dispute
Twenty-six listed Tata group stocks lost ₹2.66 lakh crore in market value as the Tata Sons boardroom and listing dispute intensified.
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Business
UPI MDR and Digital Rupee: Will CBDC Adoption Rise?
UPI MDR may influence payment choices, but S&P Global says the digital rupee’s key value lies in programmability, targeted lending and subsidies.
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Entertainment
Delhi Exhibition Brings Shekhawati’s Painted Havelis to Life
A Delhi exhibition explores Shekhawati’s painted havelis, architecture and merchant heritage as the Rajasthan region enters UNESCO’s Tentative List.
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Armenian Music Finds a Resonant Home in Chennai
The National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia brought Armenian and European classical music to Chennai, marking Armenia’s 35th Independence anniversary.
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Entertainment
Teacher's Open Comedy Festival Delhi: Bassi, Aakash Gupta
Teacher's Open Comedy Festival 2026 will feature Anubhav Singh Bassi, Aakash Gupta, Biswa Kalyan Rath and others at Yashobhoomi, Delhi, on October 18.
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Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Review: A Dark Retelling
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story revisits the infamous Lizzie Borden case with Ella Beatty, exploring violence, gender, family and female rage.
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Forgotten Island Review: A Colorful Filipino Folklore Adventure
Forgotten Island blends Filipino folklore, fantasy and friendship in a visually vibrant DreamWorks adventure led by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano.
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Village Rockstars 2 Review: Rima Das Returns With Dhunu
Village Rockstars 2 follows Dhunu as she navigates adolescence, family struggles, floods and changing life in rural Assam under Rima Das’ direction.
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Rise and Fall 2: Priyanka Reacts to Shehzad’s Remark
Rise and Fall 2 sees Priyanka Chahar Choudhary break down after Shehzad Poonawalla calls her a ‘gold digger’, sparking a heated exchange.
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Entertainment
JMI BTech Student Gets ₹35 Lakh PPO From Visa
JMI BTech Computer Engineering student Mohd Shamoon has secured a ₹35 lakh PPO from Visa after completing a summer internship with the company.
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Education
IIT Bombay, IISc Partner With IBM for AI, Quantum Research
IIT Bombay and IISc have expanded research collaborations with IBM in agentic AI, sovereign AI, quantum computing and next-generation technologies.
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Education
World’s Largest Exams: NEET UG Ranks 5th With 2.5 Crore?
SBI Research ranks China’s Gaokao as the world’s largest exam, while India’s NEET UG stands fifth with around 2.5 million applications.
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Education
UPSC Turns 100: Exam Reforms to Test Reasoning and Judgment
UPSC marks 100 years as Chairman Ajay Kumar highlights exam reforms focused on reasoning, spontaneous thinking, judgment and digital integrity.
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Education
LPU Students Leave Campus After Violent Phagwara Protests
LPU students leave for their hometowns after violent protests in Phagwara, with classes suspended and heavy police deployment maintained on campus.
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Education
CBSE Class 10 Pass Marks Rule Retained for 2026-27
CBSE has retained the 33% overall pass criterion for Class 10 students in 2026-27, dropping the proposed subject-wise passing requirement for now.
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Education
Sahila Heer-Nitin Singh: IAS Couple’s UPSC Success Story
Meet 2018-batch IAS officers Sahila Heer and Nitin Kumar Singh, whose careers began in different cadres before Bihar became their shared workplace.
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Education
Allahabad HC Rejects Manual OMR Evaluation Over Marking Error
Allahabad High Court rejects manual OMR evaluation plea, ruling that exam instructions on filling question booklet details are mandatory for candidates.
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Education
IIT Bombay Student Signed ‘Apology’; Rules Call for Panel
IIT Bombay’s academic malpractice rules call for a disciplinary committee to examine exam misconduct, while an alleged apology letter raises questions.