Month: September 2026

Over 81,000 Ganesh idols immersed across Cyberabad in six days

September 21, 2026 admin

Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) said that it would continue monitoring arrangements at all 53 designated immersion points. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement More than 81,000 Ganesh idols were immersed at designated locations across the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits over the past six days, with civic authorities deploying sanitation, engineering, traffic and safety teams to manage…

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17-year-old Naga youth shot dead in Manipur, say police

September 21, 2026 admin

More than 40 people have been killed since clashes broke out between Naga and Kuki communities | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock A teen was shot dead by suspected militants in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Monday (September 21, 2026), police said. The Naga youth, identified as NK Wiphenbou (17), was walking alone from Upper Nkou village…

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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s three sisters arrested in Lahore

September 21, 2026 admin

The law enforcement agencies arrested Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan, and Noreen Khan in Lahore, the capital city of Punjab province. File | Photo Credit: ANI Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party said on Monday (September 21, 2026) that his three sisters had been arrested. “Punjab police have raided Aleem Khan’s home…

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Andy Burnham is set to meet Donald Trump for the first time at the UN in New York

September 21, 2026 admin

Andy Burnham was strongly critical of Donald Trump in the past. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump. Now, Britain’s Prime Minister is about to hold his first meeting with the U.S. president, with Ukraine and the soaring cost of conflict in West Asia at…

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SC issues notice on Pranit More’s plea to club FIRs in ‘₹370 biriyani’ controversy

September 21, 2026 admin

Comedian Pranit More. File image: Screengrab: Instagram/@rj_pranit The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the States of Maharashtra and Haryana on a plea by stand-up comedian Pranit More to club FIRs registered against him in connection with the ‘₹370 biryani’ controversy. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also…

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Narrow escape for 43 passengers as private travel bus catches fire near Telangana’s Khammam

September 21, 2026 admin

Around 43 passengers had a narrow escape when a private travel bus caught fire near Pallipadu village in Konijerla mandal of Khammam district around midnight on Sunday (September 20, 2026). The bus was travelling from Hyderabad to Palasa in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh when the incident occurred. On noticing flames emanating from the engine,…

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IIT-Bombay apologises for earlier statement on circumstances surrounding student’s death

September 21, 2026 admin

Police personnel stand guard as students protest following the death of a 22-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay student, who was found dead in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination, at the Powai campus, in Mumbai, Maharashtra on September 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI…

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Bengaluru Traffic Police books record 10.99 lakh wrong parking cases, yet menace continues to haunt Bengaluru

September 21, 2026 admin

According to data accessed by The Hindu, this is the highest number of cases booked in the corresponding period in any of the last 10 years, for wrong parking. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A whopping 10.99 lakh wrong parking cases have been booked by the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) in the first eight months…

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China confirms Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit this week for talks with Donald Trump

September 21, 2026 admin

China’s President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Xi Jinping will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump, Beijing confirmed on Monday (September 21, 2026). Mr. Xi will be there from Wednesday (September 23) to…

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New checklist by Keralam research team records 3,261 flowering plant species in Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

September 21, 2026 admin

Paphiopedilum druryi, an orchid emdemic to Agasthyamalai | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A new checklist of flowering plants in South India’s Agasthyalamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) compiled by the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, seeks to reaffirm the global significance of the Western Ghats as a biodiversity hotspot and…

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