The Charminar was built in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad.
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Shreyas Iyer's side opens a five-match T20I series on Tuesday after defending Asian Games gold; Bumrah, Arshdeep and Axar return. Source: Yardbarker
₹174 crore nett in India and ₹270 crore gross worldwide over the opening weekend — among the strongest Hindi starts this year. Source: Box Office Worldwide
Swap markets fully price a 25-bps hike to 5.50% at the Oct 5–7 MPC meeting; ~60% of economists agree. Source: Reuters
Intelligence-led DRI operation in Banjara Hills recovered ~17 kg of ivory; three detained under the Wildlife Protection Act. Source: Particle News
An intelligence-led DRI operation foiled a suspected ivory sale in Banjara Hills on Thursday, recovering four tusks weighing about 17 kg and carved ivory articles. Three people were detained under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Source: Particle News
Negotiators meet Monday for the fifth CEPA round as Piyush Goyal calls the next 90 days ‘defining’; two-way trade hit USD 30.4 billion in 2025 with a USD 70 billion target by 2030. Source: Mint
TRS chief Kavitha says forcing out CEC Gyanesh Kumar won't fix a ‘broken system’, demanding paper ballots over EVMs and urging PM Modi to intervene for Telangana's drought-hit farmers. Source: Inshorts
The Ministry of Education on Oct 3 approved centres at Tezpur, Visva-Bharati, Deccan College Pune and two central universities for research and digitisation of linguistic heritage. Source: Blitz India
Bosnians voted Sunday for a tripartite presidency and parliament amid frustration over the stalled EU accession process; preliminary results were expected after polls closed at 7 pm. Source: Reuters
The RBI's Oct 5–7 MPC meeting begins Monday; swap markets fully price a 25-bps hike to 5.50% as August inflation hit 4.82%.
Gross GST collections rose to ₹2,03,521 crore in September — the third straight month above ₹2 lakh crore — as import revenues jumped 26%.
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 franchise finale took about ₹174 crore nett in India and ₹270 crore gross worldwide over its opening weekend — among the strongest Hindi starts this year. Source: Box Office Worldwide
BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar exchanged quantum-secured keys across 5.56 km of open air on Oct 3, using QNu Labs hardware — a step toward satellite-based quantum-secure communication. Source: Ministry of Cyber Affairs
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.
