The Charminar was built in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad.
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The five-match T20I series is level at 2-2 after the West Indies' 24-run win in Hyderabad, setting up a winner-takes-all decider at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, starting 7 PM IST. Source: Sports Digest
The aircraft was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday after a hijack alert was raised mid-flight; security agencies launched a full response. Source: The Hindu BusinessLine (PTI)
The BSE Sensex closed at 74,315.61 and the Nifty at 22,997.35 on Thursday as softer crude prices calmed inflation worries. Source: Business News Week
Kyiv says Moscow kept hitting Ukrainian power infrastructure during a three-day pause, so it has ended its halt on refinery strikes. Source: New York Post
TG Genco suspended the Yadadri Stage-I chief engineer for gross negligence, hours after the CM warned even top officials. Source: hi INDiA
The aircraft was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday after a hijack alert was raised mid-flight; security agencies launched a full response. Source: The Hindu BusinessLine (PTI)
The Supreme Court has ruled that religious conversion by itself does not automatically confer reservation benefits. Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Petitions allege irregularities in voter deletions during the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Source: IANS
Kyiv says Moscow kept hitting Ukrainian power infrastructure during a three-day pause, so it has ended its halt on refinery strikes. Source: New York Post
The BSE Sensex closed at 74,315.61 and the Nifty at 22,997.35 on Thursday as softer crude prices calmed inflation worries. Source: Business News Week
The CCEA cleared Fairfax Financial as strategic buyer for a 60.72% stake, the largest-ever FDI in India's financial sector. Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The offering could raise up to $3.2 billion at a valuation of about $108.3 billion — India's largest IPO to date. Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The five-match T20I series is level at 2-2 after the West Indies' 24-run win in Hyderabad, setting up a winner-takes-all decider at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, starting 7 PM IST. Source: Sports Digest
Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash and A.R. Rahman attended the Bengaluru event marking the start of Sony Pictures' global campaign. Source: Bollywood Hungama
Skyroot Aerospace will fly two dedicated Vikram-1 missions for US firm Reflect Orbital, announced October 14. Source: India This Week
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.