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October 18, 2025 04:51 PM IST First published on: Oct 18, 2025 at 04:51 PM IST The Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy-led Congress Cabinet in Telangana decided Thursday to do away with the state’s two-child rule in local body polls “in view of effective population control in the state”. As per this rule, people with more than two children were not allowed to contest in the local body elections in the state. The Telangana State Election Commission has announced the local body polls in three phases to be held on October 31, November 4, and November 8. The polls will…

South Africa women cricket team will aim to continue their unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The recent Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 games at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo have offered little in results but much in missed opportunities.For Pakistan, that sums up the campaign so far — narrow margins against major rivals, rain-curtailed chances, and a team still struggling for cohesion.The batting unit, which carried so much confidence from a successful Qualifier run, lost its way. This imbalance within the squad has left the bowling efforts — often spirited…

Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday (October 20, 2025) evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.The all-day disruption and the ensuing exasperation it caused served as the latest reminder that 21st century society is increasingly dependent on just a handful of companies for much of its internet technology, which seems to work reliably until it suddenly breaks down.About three hours after the outage began early Monday morning, Amazon Web…

It’s worth remembering that Hokkaido—Japan’s vast northernmost island and one of the least densely populated islands in the world—is not Tokyo. Gone are the crowds, lights, and service robots. In their place: vast open space, empty roads, and abundant nature. Hokkaido, then, is the perfect cultural palette cleanser from the all-out assault of the futurist capital. It can, however, just as easily overwhelm, meaning most visitors can get their fill simply by sticking to the “Central” region. Here, modernity rubs lightly up against traditional Japanese ryokans (or guesthouses) and an abundance of natural beauty. Come winter, this region—specifically Niseko—becomes an…

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 21. The Trump administration wants schools to sign a “compact” in exchange for priority access to federal grants. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Monday is the deadline for a handful of universities to agree to a list of commitments that align with the Trump administration’s political priorities, in exchange for preferential access to federal funds. The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education was sent on Oct. 1 to nine colleges — both private and public —…

Phil Salt hit 85 from 56 balls and Harry Brook 78 from 35, sharing a 129-run partnership which propelled England to a 65 run win over New Zealand in the second Twenty20 international. Salt and Brook reached a century partnership from only 54 balls and provided the momentum as Englandmade 236-4 after being sent in, the highest-ever T20 international score on Hagley Oval. Tom Banton rounded off the England innings with an unbeaten 29 from 12 balls. Story continues below this ad Adil Rashid then took 4-32 as New Zealand was bowled out for 171 in 18 overs, attempting the…

Shares in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica rose 14% to hit an all-time high on Friday, adding nearly $20 billion in market value as investor enthusiasm for its AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta glasses gathered momentum. The Paris-listed group, founded by late Italian entrepreneur Leonardo Del Vecchio and a possible contender in the race to buy fashion group Armani, reported on Thursday third-quarter sales growth of 11.7% from a year ago to 6.9 billion euros ($8.1 billion). The results beat expectations and marked the company’s best quarterly performance ever amid strong demand for wearable products such as the smart glasses it has been developing…

Attendees walk through an expo hall at a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services at The Venetian Las Vegas on Nov. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. AWS is responsible for infrastructure supporting websites across the internet. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services A massive outage at Amazon Web Services disrupted major websites and apps on Monday, in a show of how one company’s online infrastructure has become essential for many modern businesses to function. Amazon said it was fixing the problem but some disruptions were still ongoing as…

The central bank said deal was part of a comprehensive strategy to help it respond to forex and capital markets volatility.Published On 20 Oct 202520 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Central Bank of the Argentinian Republic (BCRA) said it has signed a $20bn exchange rate stabilisation agreement with the United States Treasury Department, six days ahead of a key midterm election.The central bank’s statement on Monday said the agreement sets forth terms for bilateral currency swap operations between the US and Argentina, but it provided no technical details.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe central bank said:…