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Pakistan won by three wickets after being a set a target of 92 by Thailand in a truncated match due to wet conditions. File | Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Bangladesh entered the semifinals without even stepping on to the field, while Pakistan had to toil hard against unfancied Thailand in a low-scoring thriller before…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Swarnim Wagle, in New Delhi on September 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (September 17, 2026) met her Nepalese counterpart Swarnim Wagle in New Delhi and discussed the impact of the recent flash floods in Nepal and…
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Saudi Arabia has long sought to buy F-35s, but officials from Israel — the only country in the region to operate the jets — have voiced concern. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States has approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. State…
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A motorcyclist rides through thick mud with flood-damaged houses in the background following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,410 on Thursday (September 17, 2026), with over 6,100 people still missing, according to the…
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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program. The UN Security Council sanctions are still in effect, which freeze…
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A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped, stabbed to death and dumped in an open field by four people, including three minors, after she went with them in a tempo, police on Thursday (September 17, 2026) said, adding that the body had decomposed to such an extent that its gender could not be immediately ascertained initially….
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Voters who recieved notices to prove eligibility in ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, with documents, at a hearing place, Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School, Rajouri Garden Ext, in New Delhi on on September 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Vaishali, 29, reached her assigned venue in Chandni Chowk constituency at 4.20 p.m….
The political dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which appeared almost unassailable after 2014, is beginning to show cracks. The 2024 general election was an important setback: the party lost its parliamentary majority and had to depend on its allies to form the government. Since then, disillusionment has acquired greater political salience through youth…
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday cautioned that it could stay the counting of votes and declaration of results of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections if it was not satisfied with the action taken by the authorities over alleged violence and hooliganism during the campaign. The warning came after the court was informed…
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The U.S. State Department said that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core delegation,” along with essential staffers to participate in the UN meetings. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AFP The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the President and Foreign Minister, to attend next week’s UN General…