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Global Markets & Equities 09 Oct 2026, 11:05 PM IST

Haynes Furniture and The Dump to Shut Permanently After Nearly 130 Years in Virginia

Haynes Furniture and its sister brand The Dump are closing permanently after nearly 130 years in business, marking the end of one of Virginia’s longest-running furniture retail names. The shutdown underscores the pressure facing regional brick-and-mortar chains as higher borrowing costs, shifting consumer demand, and online competition continue to reshape the home furnishings market.

By RDU Global Wire5 min read

Society, Crime & Public Affairs4h ago

Woman Identified in VTPS Canal Dismemberment Case as Police Hunt Killer

Police in Ibrahimpatnam have identified the woman whose dismembered body was found in the VTPS cooling canal on September 18 as Kalyani, a native of Mangalagiri in Guntur district. Investigators say they are now trying to trace the accused, with several suspects reportedly taken into custody for questioning as the gruesome case continues to draw attention across Andhra Pradesh.

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National Governance & Policy1h ago

India Revises Anti-Dumping Duty on Jute Imports from Bangladesh and Nepal, Grants Zero Duty to Select Producers

India's Ministry of Finance has revised anti-dumping duties on imports of jute yarn, hessian fabric and jute sacking bags from Bangladesh and Nepal, setting zero duty for specific producers while imposing higher rates on others. The updated structure follows the Directorate General of Trade Remedies' mid-term review and will remain in force for the rest of the existing duty period, originally imposed in December 2022.

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National Governance & Policy5h ago

Why enterprise AI is moving from bigger prompts to better context

As enterprises push AI systems from pilots into production, the central challenge is shifting from how much information a model can ingest to whether it is reasoning over the right information. Elastic says this is giving rise to a new discipline, context engineering, which focuses on relevance, governance and retrieval rather than raw token volume.

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