Alleged Kingpin of Multistate Investment Scam Arrested in Telangana

Vance blames immigration for France unrest as fire guts 143-year-old town hall

FMCG firms absorb rising raw material costs ahead of Diwali

Fast-moving consumer goods companies are facing mounting expenses for key inputs such as palm oil and sugar. These higher costs are squeezing their operating margins, and relief does not appear imminent. To protect goodwill during the festive season, many firms are choosing to absorb part of the increase instead of raising prices for shoppers. The situation raises the question of whether consumers' favourite products will cost more this Diwali.

Four UW students win $10,000 prize for wallet-sized CPR guidance patch

Four University of Washington students created CPRight, a wallet-sized patch that uses LED lights to coach rescuers during CPR. The device gives real-time feedback on how deep and how fast chest compressions are being performed. It needs no extra equipment to work. The invention earned the $10,000 undergraduate first prize at the 2026 Collegiate Inventors Competition. Other winning projects at the competition addressed cancer treatment, rehabilitation and neurological monitoring.

Fadnavis mocks Uddhav, says he could not stop regime change within his own party

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took a dig at Uddhav Thackeray, claiming the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader was unable to prevent a change of regime within his own party. The remarks echo the long-running rivalry between the two leaders following the 2022 split in the Shiv Sena. Fadnavis framed the political shift as an internal failure on Thackeray's part rather than an outcome of external pressure. The comments are part of a broader war of words between the ruling alliance and the opposition ahead of upcoming political contests. Reporting is based on the Times of India article, and the full article text was not provided for further detail.