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With the three-mile bridge destroyed, the 12-mile barrier island can only be reached by boat or helicopter, making rescues difficult. U.S. Hurricane Ian (2022)

Just 14 companies raised Rs 35,456 crore through main-board primary share sales in the first half of the fiscal, down 32 per cent from the year-ago period when 25 issues had mopped up Rs 51,979 crore.

Google is all set to launch its next-generation Pixel smartphones -- Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro -- globally on October 6, 7:30 pm IST via a virtual event. Several leaks and rumours about smartphones have already surfaced online.

Lt-Gen Chauhan (61), currently the military advisor to national security advisor Ajit Doval and the National Security Council Secretariat, will now have to spearhead the entire process to build an integrated war-fighting machinery within budgetary constraints through the creation of theatre commands and other structures.

As a breathtaking home run chase nears its conclusion, there is profit to be had — for Judge, for the Yankees and for a host of other stakeholders. Sports Baseball, Memorabilia and Souvenirs

The effect is called a reverse storm surge, but it won’t last. Officials are warning that the water could come rushing back. U.S.

Mobile tower giant Indus Towers is learnt to have asked debt-ridden Vodafone Idea to clear outstanding dues and pay every month on time for continuity of business post-November, sources aware of the development said on Wednesday.

The Army will soon induct 'loitering munitions’ amid the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, while the force also cranks up long-range high-volume firepower with 'winterised' howitzers and advanced rockets backed by drones and weapon-locating radars along the northern borders.

Economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth on Tuesday dismissed the concerns over depletion of forex reserve as "overblown" and said India has fairly large reserve to tide over the current situation.

Query: My wife doesn't want to live with my parents and so we live separately. But I don't want my parents to live in our old, tiny house. My wife shouts and behaves badly whenever my parents are not there and she back-bites all the time. But when my parents are there, she behaves like the perfect daughter-in-law. How can I ask my wife to be more understanding?

Airtel has introduced an end-to-end home surveillance service — XSafe — in India. The service offers a variety of WiFi-based smart cameras, providing users with a 360-degree view of their premises from anywhere.

The 22-year-old musician grew up in Tennessee idolizing tenor iconoclasts like Albert Ayler. Now she’s working with New York’s avant-garde masters. Arts Jazz, Content Type: Personal Profile

Hay una crisis de salud mental en EE. UU. Y el primer paso para resolverla es hacer preguntas incómodas a quienes están en el poder. en Español Mental Health and Disorders, Anxiety and Stress, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Poverty

Durant had asked to be traded but stayed put. Irving said he had come close to joining another team but decided that staying in Brooklyn was his best choice. Sports Basketball, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization

With an average of 0.77 sacks per game, Donald could challenge Bruce Smith’s career sacks record. But only if he plays well beyond his stated plans. Sports Records and Achievements

The Driftwood Inn, wrecked by Hurricane Michael in 2018, reopened in Mexico Beach in June. The new storm will pose the first test of its resilience. U.S.

Samsung Electronics is targeting repeat purchases from its 175 million customers in India through a new cashback credit card, a senior executive said, a move to boost sales in the critical market where it was once the top smartphone seller.

Samsung India started the festive season on a strong note. On Day 1 of online festive sales, Samsung claims that the company sold more than 1.2 million Galaxy devices, creating a new record in India. The sales included devices across price points.

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Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition. World War and Armed Conflicts, Monuments and Memorials (Structures), Defense and Military Forces, World War II (1939-45)

In Tuscany, voters seemed to turn out to try to prevent a big gain for the center-right coalition. World

The Met’s first production of Cherubini’s work, in the Italian version, opens the season. The soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is aware of the pressure. Arts Opera

As Moscow finds itself isolated internationally, and as its arsenal has been depleted during its monthslong campaign in Ukraine, it has turned for military support to countries including Iran. World Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Are there canonical books, resources, or readings for how to design data structures that will be primarily read and written to a disk rather than memory? Most of what I learned in school about big-O assumes that, for example, random access is O(1). However, random disk reads are really slow due to spacial locality. People who write databases obviously have solutions to this problem - for example, DuckDB is based on a number of papers that have come out over the years on this topic. If I wanted to design, ie, a tree structure which was intended to be read/written from a disk, are there general principles or patterns the have been developed to take advantage of locality of reference, minimize random reads, or decrease the overhead of writes, that I could familiarize myself with? What is the CLRS for disk?

A Congress legislative party meeting will be held on Sunday in Jaipur at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's residence. Gehlot is a frontrunner to become the next Congress president. However, the party's 'one-man, one-post' rule will not allow him to hold both posts. Sachin Pilot is scene as a possible candidate to replace Gehlot.

India won a sensational gold in the junior men's trap team event at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship, beating Italy 6-4 in the final on Saturday.

Dozens have reportedly been killed by security forces as demonstrations continue to spread across Iran. Protests began after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police. World Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Muslim Veiling, Deaths (Fatalities), Women's Rights

A 41-inch hockey stick resulted in Indian hockey goalkeeping ace and Olympic bronze medalist PR Sreejesh being charged extra by IndiGo airlines at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Friday evening.

Joe Hagan discusses “Sticky Fingers,” his 2017 biography of Wenner, and a panel of Times critics talks about their 2019 list of outstanding memoirs. Books Books and Literature

Pasta with garlicky bread crumbs, eggplant and tomatoes is everything you want in a colorful weeknight dinner. Food Cooking and Cookbooks, Pasta, Recipes, Italian Food (Cuisine)

In some corners of the market, investors just don’t see how the Federal Reserve can lower inflation without risking high unemployment. Business Banking and Financial Institutions, Interest Rates, Government Bonds, Inflation (Economics), Stocks and Bonds

The German mega-show Documenta closes this weekend. Whatever comes next, it will never be what it was before. Arts Art, Anti-Semitism, Politics and Government, Discrimination

The South African choreographer Robyn Orlin mixes culture and politics with the help of the stunning performance artist Albert Silindokuhle Ibokwe Khoza. Arts Performance Art, Dancing

Economist Nouriel Roubini, who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis, sees a “long and ugly” recession in the US and globally occurring at the end of 2022 that could last all of 2023 and a sharp correction in the S&P 500.

Flight operations at Mumbai airport will remain suspended for six hours on October 18 for runway maintenance work, the private airport operator said on Thursday, which is likely to hit passengers significantly.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a production-linked incentive (PLI) of Rs Rs 19,500 crore for high-efficiency solar module manufacturing, a move the government said will substitute imports worth Rs 1.4 lakh crore a year and create 9,75,000 direct and indirect jobs, the government said.

India's frailties with the ball were laid bare as Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a four-wicket win in the first T20I on Tuesday.

India's frailties with the ball were laid bare as Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a four-wicket win in the first T20I on Tuesday.

SpiceJet has sent 80 pilots — 40 of Boeing 737 and as many of turboprop Q400 — on leave without pay for three months as the airline has been running a truncated schedule of flights and has so far not seen any recapitalisation.

India is the fastest- growing economy with leverage lower than the world, according to HDFC Mutual Fund

The commerce ministry is likely to release the new five-year foreign trade policy (FTP) on September 29, with a view to promoting the country's outbound shipments, an official said.

D Soundara Rajan claimed that Jayalalithaa had executed a will in his favour and that of several of her employees and party members before her death, but the contents of those wills had never been disclosed.

The Google app has a separate section called the Discover feed which helps users to look for news and YouTube videos. But users might not like some of these recommended videos which they specifically want to hide from the Discover feed. This is where the new option comes in handy that allows users to block the videos from a particular YouTube channel without affecting the other recommended videos.

For 70 years, Elizabeth II was the anchor of a nation’s identity. Charles III now will take on, or recast, that role. World Funerals and Memorials

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Hurricane Maria packed much more powerful winds than Fiona, and the island is better prepared now than it was five years ago, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said. U.S. Hurricane Maria (2017), Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Power Failures and Blackouts, Weather, Floods, Disasters and Emergencies

Prohibido durante generaciones, este licor de caña se convirtió en un símbolo de la prolongada exclusión de la cultura negra del relato nacional de Colombia, y su veto, para muchos, fue una prueba más de que el país no reconocía las contribuciones de la comunidad. en Español Liquor, Festivals, Law and Legislation, Black People, Music

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The graceful Smriti Mandhana once again enhanced her reputation as one of India's biggest match winners with an attractive 91 that literally decimated England by seven wickets in the opening WODI on Sunday.

Even as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is trying to unite all opposition parties against BJP ahead of 2024 general elections, speculations are rife that he may contest the next Lok Sabha polls from the high-profile and Kurmi-dominated Phulpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

In an interview, the storied British producer said that weakening box office and rising production costs led to the decision to end the longest run in Broadway history. Theater Box Office Sales, Theater, Theater (Broadway)

The Gina Prince-Bythewood historical drama, starring Viola Davis, did at least 25 percent better than analysts had expected. Movies Movies

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Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia suffered a shock defeat in his quarterfinal bout but returned into medal contention as he entered the 65kg repechage round at World Championships here on Saturday. Bajrang succumbed to a technical superiority (10-0) defeat at the hands of 23-year-old two-time cadet world champion Yianni Diakomihalis of the USA in the last eight round.

Linda Fruhvirtova played out of her skin to get the better of Nadia Podoroska 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and 53 minutes to make the WTA Chennai Open final at the SDAT stadium here on Saturday. In an encounter that stretched both players to their limits, it was the 17-year-old from Czech Republic who held her nerve to book a place in the summit clash on Sunday. This is Linda’s maiden WTA final. In the other semifinal, Katie Swan will take on third seed Magda Linette late on Saturday.

Prince William and Prince Harry stood vigil over their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Hall as mourners streamed in to pay their respects. World Funerals and Memorials, Royal Families

Three statues were returned to Italy after the J. Paul Getty Museum discovered they had been looted. They will be displayed temporarily in Rome before heading to Taranto, Italy, their permanent home. World Museums, Arts and Antiquities Looting, Art, Sculpture

Long-dominant political parties are losing power to new ones, including one trying to limit abortion in one of the few U.S. jurisdictions where it remains unrestricted. U.S. Abortion, State Legislatures

India crashed out of the SAFF Women's Championship after a 0-1 defeat at the hands of hosts Nepal in the semifinals at the Dasharath Stadium on Friday. This is the first time the Indian football team has been knocked out in the semifinals stage of the tournament.

The IAF will induct the first indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH), which is capable of offensive operations in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region and eastern Ladakh, at its Jodhpur airbase in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on October 3. The phased induction of these 5.8-tonne choppers will boost IAF’s capabilities in high-altitude areas as well as in other terrains.

Lawyers, guns and money. OK, skip the lawyers. Opinion International Trade and World Market, Economics (Theory and Philosophy), internal-sub-only-nl, War and Armed Conflicts

The life of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, the son of a Palestinian security official, reflects some of the dynamics at play as leaders jockey to succeed Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president. World Palestinians, War and Armed Conflicts, Defense and Military Forces

The government on Friday cut the windfall profit tax on locally produced crude oil in line with a fall in international rates, and reduced the levy on export of diesel and jet fuel (ATF). At the fifth fortnightly review, the government reduced tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 10,500 per tonne from Rs 13,300 per tonne.

Rafael Nadal said it was "an honour" to share "amazing moments" with Roger Federer after the Swiss great announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday.

Urmila Matondkar and her husband Mohsin Akhtar sent the Bollywood grapevine into a tizzy earlier today, when Mohsin shared a photo of a cute one-year-old on his social media timeline. Almost instantly speculations kick-started about Urmila-Mohsin's parental status. People thought the couple had adopted a child and kept the development a secret.

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's latest release 'Brahmastra' saw a further drop in numbers at the box office as it came to the end of its first week.

A group of Afghan Sikhs who were to leave for India on September 11 were stopped from taking the Guru Granth Sahib along with them as the religious scriptures were cited to be the heritage of Afghanistan. Amritsar-based Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami called the Taliban government’s decision a “direct interference in the religious affairs of Sikhs”.

The ensemble Orlando Furioso was the highlight of a concert featuring Kate Soper’s new but brief work “HEX.” Arts Classical Music

A map showing the storm’s path as it heads toward the Caribbean. Climate Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Rain, Weather

According to media reports, the two girls were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday. "The killings of two sisters in Lakhimpur (UP) is heart-wrenching. The relatives say that the girls were abducted in broad daylight," Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Disney has had only one prominent Black princess. A new version of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey is changing that, much to the delight of Black children and their parents. Arts Movies, Black People

The rapper’s rise has been accompanied by outside noise. How has she grown on record, and how have extra-musical narratives shaped her career? Arts Rap and Hip-Hop, audio-neutral-informative

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Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships as she clinched a bronze in 53kg by defeating Emma Jonna Malmgren of Sweden. The 28-year-old Vinesh had also won a bronze in 2019 edition in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. It was a remarkable comeback for Vinesh after her shock qualification round defeat as she beat Malmgren 8-0 in the bronze medal round.

Tiger Global-backed Byju's on Wednesday reported a loss of Rs 4,564 crore ($574.06 million) for the 2021 fiscal year as promotion and employee expenses rose, with the edtech startup pushing listing plans to next year due to uncertain global conditions.

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Foreign investors have stepped up purchases in a clutch of Indian government bonds that have no limits on foreign investments ahead of an anticipated inclusion of Indian debt in global bond indexes, analysts said.

Karman Kaur Thandi lit up the opening day of WTA Chennai Open at the SDAT Stadium here when she defeated 8th seeded Chloe Paquet in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an encounter that lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes.

The divergence of views, even on tightly-controlled state television networks, highlighted how Moscow’s narrative had quickly shifted. World War and Armed Conflicts, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Readers discuss whether it is, in one writer’s words, “time to wind up the affairs of ‘the firm.’” Also: Rudy Giuliani; Navy SEALs; the nursing shortage. Opinion Royal Families, Grief (Emotion), Mayors, United States Defense and Military Forces, Nursing and Nurses, Education (K-12)

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The country singer was rebuked by the music industry after using a racial slur. Still, “Dangerous: The Double Album” has logged 86 weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s 200 chart. Arts Records and Achievements, Cancel Culture, Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Fans (Persons), Country Music

The change comes about eight months after a Columbia math professor accused the university of fudging some statistics used in the rankings. U.S. Colleges and Universities, Education

He built his reputation with dreamlike images of New York, Rome, Moscow and Tokyo and cast a satirical eye on fashion in a decade of work for Vogue. Arts Deaths (Obituaries), Photography, Fashion and Apparel, Art, Documentary Films and Programs

The finance ministry on Monday attributed the rise in inflation to base effect and increase in food and fuel prices, and stressed that initiatives taken by the government to curb price rise will be felt more significantly in the coming months.

One of the most controversial and awaited shows of television is all set to return with a new season. Yes, you guessed it right. Bigg Boss is coming back with season 16 and host Salman Khan gears to host yet another blockbuster season.

Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga shared 7 wickets between them as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Chasing 171 for victory, Pakistan were bowled out for 147 with Madushan claiming four wickets and Hasaranga taking 3-27 in Dubai. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had smashed an unbeaten 71 to lift Sri Lanka to 170/6 from a precarious 58/5 after being put in to bat by Pakistan.

Union Berlin moved to the top of the Bundesliga standings for the first time in the German club's history after they came away from Cologne with a 1-0 win on Sunday thanks to an own goal early in the game.