Month: September 2026

Police debunk ‘24-karat gold-plated’ Ganesh idol claims in Hyderabad’s Goshamahal

September 18, 2026 admin

Claims circulating on social media that the ‘Lee Chee Ka Raja Ganesh – 2026’ idol in Goshamahal, Hyderabad, was made of Panchaloha, plated with 24-karat gold and studded with nearly 3.84 lakh American diamonds are false and misleading, Goshamahal police said on Thursday (September 17, 2026). The clarification came after photographs, videos and messages about…

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Malaysia’s King allows former leader Najib to serve rest of his graft sentence under house arrest

September 18, 2026 admin

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia’s King on Friday (September 18, 2026) granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest. The decision came at a suddenly convened Pardons Board meeting, a week…

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Shapoorji Pallonji Group backs Tata Sons listing; Tata Group stocks fall

September 18, 2026 admin

Shares of most Tata Group stocks fell on Friday, reversing some of the gains made on Thursday. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the second-largest ‌shareholder in Tata ⁠Sons, on Friday (September 18, 2026) backed a potential ‌listing of the ‌holding ‌company ⁠of the sprawling Tata conglomerate, signalling support for ‌a…

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What does the latest revision to the EPFO wage ceiling entail? | Explained

September 18, 2026 admin

The story so far: The Union Cabinet, which met in New Delhi on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), approved a long-pending demand for raising the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to ₹25,000 a month from ₹15,000. The Union Labour Ministry had made the proposal to increase the wage ceiling….

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Moody’s raises India fiscal 2027 GDP growth forecast to 7% on West Asia resilience

September 18, 2026 admin

Credit rating agency ‌Moody’s on Friday (September 18, 2026) raised India’s real GDP growth forecast ⁠to 7% from 6% for the current fiscal, citing its ‌resilience amid the West Asia conflict. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Moody’s Ratings on Friday (September 18, 2026) sharply raised India’s GDP growth forecast for current fiscal to 7 per…

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First Drop Theatre’s Care-Tharsis provides caregivers with a platform for their stories

September 18, 2026 admin

A performance by First Drop Theatre | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “The idea of wanting to use theatre to work in the area of healthcare started off our flagship program, Care-Tharsis,” says Bejoy Balagopal, co-founder of First Drop Theatre, a theatre company based in Bengaluru. First Drop has been performing playback (unscripted performances often improvising…

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Rupee rises 16 paise to 95.73 against U.S. dollar in early trade

September 18, 2026 admin

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.75 and gained slightly to trade at 95.73 against the greenback in early deals, up 16 paise from its previous close. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded from over two-month low levels, gaining 16 paise to 95.73 against the U.S. dollar in early trade…

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Kritilabs, Fiji firm RC Manubhai sign three-year pact to take AI, IoT solutions to Pacific

September 18, 2026 admin

Chennai-based Kritilabs Technologies Limited has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Fiji-based RC Manubhai & Co Pte Ltd (RCM) to take its AI, IoT, video analytics and industrial technology solutions to Fiji and other Pacific Island markets. The MoU was executed on September 12. The partnership will initially focus on Fiji, with plans to…

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Mayawati slams Centre over UPI fee, calls it ‘capitalist profiteering attitude’

September 18, 2026 admin

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati. File | Photo Credit: PTI Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the Centre’s move to introduce a 0.4% fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transfers worth more than ₹2,000 from October 15 as, prima facie, a “capitalist profiteering attitude” that recovers tax from the people with both hands….

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Pentagon to proceed with controversial testosterone testing after pause

September 18, 2026 admin

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pentagon is reinstituting a ‌mandatory testing program for testosterone deficiency among U.S. service members aged 30 and older, a spokesperson ‌said ⁠on Thursday (September 17, 2026), bringing back a ⁠program that many medical experts have described as unnecessary and potentially harmful. U.S. Defence…

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