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October 7, 2026 12:13 PM

Men’s 2027 World Cup ticket demand tops 1 million applications

Applications for more than 1.1 million tickets were submitted during the opening weekend of ballot registrations for the Men's Cricket World Cup 2027, organisers said on Tuesday. More than 320,000 fans have registered for the ticket ballot, which re...

October 7, 2026 12:11 PM

Piyush Goyal meets top US business leaders in New York to strengthen India-US trade ties

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of meetings with senior leaders of leading US companies in New York this week to discuss opportunities for strengthening India-US trade and investment ties. During the meetings, the Min...

October 7, 2026 11:56 AM

RBI raises FY27 GDP growth projection by 40 bps to 7.1%

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday raised the central bank's real GDP growth projection for the current financial year 2026-27 by 40 basis points to 7.1 per cent, citing the resilience of domestic economic activity despite gl...

October 7, 2026 12:02 PM

Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria, as fears grow about hybrid attacks by Russia

The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law. It was not immediately c...

October 7, 2026 11:46 AM

Messi signs off in tears after one last Argentina master class

Lionel Messi delivered one last master class in blue and white on Tuesday as Argentina's captain brought the curtain down on his extraordinary 21-year international career by scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin...

October 7, 2026 11:54 AM

JOSH teams to be rolled out across 55 districts in 11 states to boost TB awareness

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Defence, will launch JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) Teams on October 8 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. In the fir...

October 7, 2026 11:16 AM

23 Indian seafarers reported safe after Ukrainian drone attack sets fire to oil tanker off Russian coast

A fire broke out on a Liberian-registered oil tanker manned entirely by an Indian crew off the Russian Black Sea coastline following a Ukrainian drone strike, as stated by the Russian Transport Ministry. According to the ministry, the vessel was tar...

October 7, 2026 11:09 AM

PM Modi receives warm welcome at ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha’; Nabin hails his resolve to serve people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a warm welcome as he arrived at the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha', organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as part of its 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' marking his completion of 25 years as head of go...

October 7, 2026 10:42 AM

Markets fall in early trade after two days of rally; Sensex falls

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday after two days of rally amid a spike in crude oil prices and caution ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 460 points to 72...

October 7, 2026 10:29 AM

RBI set to announce repo rate decision amid geopolitical tensions

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, is set to announce its bi-monthly interest rate decision on Wednesday amid challenging conditions, including rising inflation and crude oil prices above U...