The Charminar was built in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad.
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Sitharaman said in Washington on Monday that giving or taking more beyond the plateau would be ‘very, very difficult’ for both sides. Source: Reuters
The INDIA alliance marches on the EC's Delhi office Tuesday; Rahul Gandhi says the alliance will act to ‘save democracy’. Source: Reuters
Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel honoured for a light-controlled ‘switch’ for nerve cells. Source: CNN
Ajay Devgn's franchise finale enters the elite ₹50 crore Hindi nett club alongside Animal and Pushpa 2. Source: Sacnilk
Election officials rejected bulk Form-7 applications in Goshamahal and Musheerabad after finding them unsigned — or filed against voters who were actually living at the stated addresses. The state CEO has ordered action against the false submissions. Source: The Daily Jagran (PTI)
The INDIA alliance marches on the EC's Delhi office Tuesday as Rahul Gandhi demands the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, saying the alliance will act to ‘save democracy’. Source: Reuters
The finance minister said in Washington that giving or taking more beyond the plateau would be ‘very, very difficult’ — amid India's Russian oil buys and US tariff threats. Source: Reuters
A poll of 35 FX strategists sees the rupee at 96.10–96.50 per dollar over the next 3–6 months; foreign investors have sold nearly $29 billion of Indian equities in 2026. Source: Reuters
The US State Department urged Russia to ‘quickly and openly’ share information on the death of 28-year-old Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute worker Daria Shipilova, reportedly after a lab accident. Russia has quarantined the hospital and dozens of staff. Source: New York Post
The Sensex closed at 72,382.47 (+0.66%) and the Nifty at 22,555.75 (+0.60%), snapping a four-session slide as crude eased and US rate-hike fears cooled.
A Reuters poll of 35 FX strategists expects the rupee at 96.10–96.50 per dollar over the next 3–6 months; it is down nearly 7% this year.
Fresh from defending Asian Games gold, Shreyas Iyer's T20 side opens a five-match home series against West Indies on Tuesday — a key audition window ahead of next year's T20 World Cup. Source: Yardbarker
Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has posted a historic opening weekend, entering the elite ₹50 crore Hindi nett club alongside Animal, Pushpa 2 and Dhurandhar 2. Source: Sacnilk
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were honoured on Monday for optogenetics — a light-controlled ‘switch’ for nerve cells that lets scientists map the circuits behind memories, feelings and behaviours. Source: CNN
Every summer the city feels a little hotter, and every summer we are surprised by it. The old neighbourhoods knew the answer: a neem outside every gate, a peepal at every corner, shade you could walk under from one street to the next.
Trees are the cheapest air-conditioners a city can buy, and they ask for nothing but water and time. Before the next heatwave arrives, the kindest civic act is also the simplest — plant one, and make sure it lives.
