Month: September 2026

Nepal Finance Minister meets Jaishankar, as both sides plan for PM Balen Shah visit

September 18, 2026 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Nepal Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, in New Delhi on Friday, September 18, 2026. Photo credit: X/SJaishankar via ANI Nepal’s reconstruction plans post-floods and the “reset” of India-Nepal ties with the newly elected government were at the top of the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Nepal’s…

World

Nepal Finance Minister meets Jaishankar, as both sides plan for PM Balen Shah visit

September 18, 2026 admin

Nation

Agarkar’s eventful stint as chief selector all but over

September 18, 2026 admin

According to a source, Agarkar has formally informed the BCCI that he doesn’t wish to continue. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI Ajit Agarkar’s three-year tenure as chairman of the senior men’s selection committee has effectively come to an end, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) now set to initiate…

Sports

Royal Legacy wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas

September 18, 2026 admin

K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000…

Sports

Yashbardhan’s all-round show helps India pip Australia

September 18, 2026 admin

Sehwag watches his son Aaryavir make his India U-19 debut. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya India U-19 held its nerve to edge Australia U-19 by seven runs in a tense, rain-shortened Youth ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday, with Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan starring with both bat and ball. He top-scored with 54…

Sports

Fisheries Minister visits five coastal hamlets of Tirunelveli district; meets fishermen to understand their problems, demands

September 18, 2026 admin

Minister for Fisheries A. Srinath receives petition from the public at Koothankuzhi in Tirunelveli district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister for Fisheries A. Srinath met fishermen of five major fishermen hamlets in the district on Friday to understand their problems and genuine demands. Mr. Srinath said he was visiting the coastal hamlets…

Nation

Manipal Health repays ₹5,310 crore debt using IPO proceeds

September 18, 2026 admin

Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Reuters Manipal Health Enterprises Limited has fully repaid a ₹5,310 crore debt raised through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) by its wholly owned subsidiary, Manipal Hospitals Private Limited, as part of its post-listing financial strategy. The hospital chain on Friday said it has redeemed the entire outstanding listed NCDs issued…

Business

CSIR-CFTRI inaugurates integrated oilseed processing unit

September 18, 2026 admin

CSIR-CFTRI director Giridhar Parvatham at the launch of the integrated oilseed processing unit at CSIR-CFTRI in Mysuru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Integrated Oilseed Processing Unit at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in Mysuru was inaugurated by Dr. Giridhar Parvatam, director, CSIR-CFTRI, recently on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr. V….

Nation

Who’s watching what we eat? Inside India’s food adulteration problem

September 18, 2026 admin

When Bikaner-based graphic designer Laxmi Rajpurohit, 22, began noticing changes in the taste, smell and consistency of the milk her family was getting from a big, reputed brand, she suspected foul play and decided to take things in her hands. She had read about simple ways of testing milk at home to check for water,…

Business

India needs a risk-based approach to food adulteration: Sukhvinder Pal Singh

September 18, 2026 admin

Australia-based food-safety scientist Sukhvinder Pal Singh, whose roots hail from a family of farmers in Una, Himachal Pradesh, is a senior research scientist with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, in Ourimbah. Fondly called SP Singh, at 46, he leads research on fresh-produce safety and traceability. His work following Australia’s deadly 2018 Listeria (bacteria…

Science