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Instagram is rolling out new testing features to support long-form content creators, introducing 90-minute horizontal videos. Creators can enhance engagement by linking short clips to their full-length productions. The platform is also experimenting with a 'Series' feature for episodic Reels on profiles. Live videos might be incorporated into the Reels tab, broadening content recommendations as Instagram plans to expand these features globally shortly.

Participants will discuss advanced farming technologies, water-efficient agricultural practices, cattle rearing, goat farming, poultry, pisciculture, biogas production, and vermicomposting

Monitoring network helps Thirunelly panchayat to track hyperlocal variability in rainfall patterns and plan timely interventions. It has urged Keralam government to declare the area severely drought-hit amid concerns over a strong El Niño

This e-book brings together the many dimensions of cancer care.

A common affidavit filed for the EC, CEC Kumar and Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi say that any attempt to restrain the CEC’s functioning is contrary to the 2023 Act; asserts that Form 6 was not amended; West Bengal CEO’s officers filed appeals against inclusions

The system may continue to move west-northwestwards till October 27 evening, and thereafter the system may cross the coast, close to Yanam, by October 28, 2026 forenoon.

The NDA Government on Monday also removed Mr. Singh’s wife, former MLA Neelam Devi, from the Government’s 20-point programme committee

Teerath Singh was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Cheete Kalan village while his friend sustained injuries. Both men were returning from paying respects at the gurdwara when the suspected assailants opened fire. Preliminary investigations indicate the murder was connected to an old land dispute rather than political rivalry. Police have identified four suspects and filed an FIR, but no arrests have been made yet.

Several southern Odisha districts started receiving rain as ‘Arnab’ hurtled towards the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 27 2026

Telangana BJP president N. Ramachander Rao widely seen as the frontrunner for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates’ constituency

Of the eight reservoirs the report covered, Lower Manair recorded the highest storage at 70.01% of its live capacity, followed by Nizam Sagar at 57.91%, Musi Project at 57.72% and Kaddam at 54.15%. Jurala stood at 50% and Sriram Sagar recorded 44.65%

Seventeen undertrial inmates managed to escape from Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district. They faked epileptic seizures to lure prison personnel into opening their cell. Once the guards entered, the inmates attacked them and fled the facility. Four of the escapees have been apprehended while thirteen remain at large despite extensive police efforts. Investigations into the jailbreak and security lapses at the jail are currently ongoing.

In a legal battle, California resident Wei Shi has taken the City of Palos Verdes Estates to court, claiming excessive delays in the approval of his accessory dwelling unit application. Shi asserts that the city violated state law’s requirements for prompt reviews. Thanks to a favorable ruling from an appeals court, his lawsuit is back on track, seeking over $1 million in damages for these holdups.

The special teams have shared the pictures of the escaped accused with officers at different locations across Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Officer in special team said that many of the accused were from Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Salem and Villupuram districts

A US appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to prevent California from counting mail ballots from alleged 'non-citizens'. This ruling is part of the administration's ongoing efforts regarding voter eligibility and non-citizen voting. The Justice Department claimed some individuals on the voter list were charged with illegal voting. Voting rights activists expressed concern over potential misidentification of naturalised citizens as non-citizens.

In a dramatic turn of events during the Women's Under-19 cricket clash, Jharkhand encountered a major setback due to a scoring mishap against Uttarakhand. Allegations have surfaced from the Jharkhand Cricket Association suggesting that a run was erroneously left off, altering their results from a draw to a narrow loss.

Several southern Odisha districts started receiving rain as ‘Arnab’ hurtled towards the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 27 2026