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- Excise forms SIT to probe cases related to seizure of suspected MDMA
A special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted by the Excise department to probe cases related to the seizure of 281 grams of suspected MDMA from here a week ago. Ernakulam Assistant Excise Commissioner (Enforcement) Joby A.T. will head the 10-member team. Excise sources said the investigators would seek the custody of the four youths…Read More “Excise forms SIT to probe cases related to seizure of suspected MDMA” »
- Elderly man dies after falling into abandoned quarry at Angamaly in Keralam
Image for representational purpose An 80-year-old man was found dead in an abandoned quarry at Karukutty near Angamaly on Wednesday. Varghese K.V. of Kooranthazathuparambil, Karukutty, reportedly drowned in a pit lake formed in the quarry situated in his family property. According to the first information report registered by the Angamaly police, the man is suspected…Read More “Elderly man dies after falling into abandoned quarry at Angamaly in Keralam” »
- Ukraine tells UN aviation watchdog that Russian airspace ‘not safe’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine said on Wednesday (September 3, 2026) it had formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organization that Russian airspace was “not safe”, following repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory. The ICAO, a United Nations agency that regulates and establishes standards for civil aviation, made no…Read More “Ukraine tells UN aviation watchdog that Russian airspace ‘not safe’” »
- U.S. Fed says ‘positive’ economic outlook facing heightened uncertainty
The Fed has missed its long-term 2% target for inflation for more than five years, and U.S. households have been battered by the high prices. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday (September 2, 2025) flagged that while the country’s general economic outlook was positive, heightened uncertainty due to high energy…Read More “U.S. Fed says ‘positive’ economic outlook facing heightened uncertainty” »
- Delhi Cabinet clears Ease of Doing Business Bill; no routine checks for 3 years
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta interacting with citizens during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ event at her camp office in Civil Lines on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi Cabinet has approved the Delhi Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026 to bring “fundamental changes” to the process of obtaining approvals, registrations, licences and other clearances to set…Read More “Delhi Cabinet clears Ease of Doing Business Bill; no routine checks for 3 years” »
- UN charts course to manage global warming-limit breach
While warning that breaching the 1.5°C global warming limit would bring irreversible losses that no adaptation initiatives could undo, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), for the first time, set out a detailed “overshoot, peak and decline” pathway. This is a route under which the world overshoots the 2015 Paris…Read More “UN charts course to manage global warming-limit breach” »
- Reducing India’s exposure to U.S. tariff risks
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, imposing sanctions and authorising additional tariffs and other restrictions related to Russia. Most concerning is a provision authorising tariffs of up to 100% on countries among the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or natural gas if they…Read More “Reducing India’s exposure to U.S. tariff risks” »
- Many layers: On onion produce, issues
Since the 1960s, India has developed a balancing-act habit: between keeping food prices affordably low for consumers and assuring farmers of remunerative prices, with the state’s interventions focused on managing this volatility in the short term. This is also why the government banned onion exports from December 2023 to May 2024, then imposed a $550/tonne… - Tasmac cracks down on overcharging, suspends 67 employeesThe Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has taken disciplinary action against its employees for overcharging customers at liquor outlets. It has suspended 67 employees for selling liquor above the prescribed Maximum Retail Price (MRP). The crackdown has covered all major regions, with employees from the Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, and Coimbatore regions among those…
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- Traffic police study bus diversions, u-turn closures to ease JNTU-HITEC City congestionThe Cyberabad traffic police are examining a series of measures, including diversion of RTC buses, closure of select U-turns and a pedestrian underpass, to address persistent traffic congestion along the JNTU Junction-HITEC City corridor and surrounding stretches. A coordination meeting chaired by Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sunpreet Singh on Wednesday reviewed traffic conditions…