Month: September 2026

Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi strikes killed one, targeted telecom towers

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Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi strikes killed one, targeted telecom towers

Smoke rises following strikes during ongoing fighting between Houthi and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces along the frontlines in al-Kadha, west of Taiz in western Yemen, on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi strikes in Yemen killed one person and targeted three telecommunications towers on Thursday (September 17, 2026), Houthi media said, in the…

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Biotechnology and healthcare: where we are in India, and where we need to go

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Biotechnology and healthcare: where we are in India, and where we need to go

Biotechnology, when I was a student in the early 1970s, was test tubes, pipettes, culture plates and microscopes. Today, however, biotechnology is no longer just a laboratory discipline. It is a platform for technologies that power healthcare, agriculture, industrial manufacturing and environmental solutions. Biotechnology today is an integrated inter and multi-disciplinary science where biology has…

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Science

Oil India plans to spend ₹15,000 crore for deepwater exploration over three years: CMD

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Oil India plans to spend ₹15,000 crore for deepwater exploration over three years: CMD

Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Oil India Ltd (FILE) | Photo Credit: ANI Oil India Ltd (OIL) has outlined ₹15,000 crore capital expenditure towards its exploration activities in deepwater and ultradeep-water areas over the next three years, Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) told reporters at a press interaction Wednesday. “In terms…

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Business

PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in passenger amenities despite promises

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PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in passenger amenities despite promises

The findings were discussed at a PAC meeting, headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, which examined the CAG’s Report on passenger amenities and sanitation at stations. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday (September 17, 2026) expressed concern over persistent deficiencies in passenger amenities and sanitation across railway…

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PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in passenger amenities despite promises

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PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in passenger amenities despite promises

The findings were discussed at a PAC meeting, headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, which examined the CAG’s Report on passenger amenities and sanitation at stations. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday (September 17, 2026) expressed concern over persistent deficiencies in passenger amenities and sanitation across railway…

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Nation

Telangana launches State Climate Centre for Cities, Urban Climate Atlas

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Telangana launches State Climate Centre for Cities, Urban Climate Atlas

The Telangana government on Thursday inaugurated the State Climate Centre for Cities, a first-of-its-kind institutional initiative established under the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) Programme 2.0. The centre aims to strengthen climate-responsive urban planning and accelerate sustainable development across Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal…

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India-Brazil friendly: tickets at a discounted rate for local club members and fans, says Chaubey

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India-Brazil friendly: tickets at a discounted rate for local club members and fans, says Chaubey

All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday announced that 14,000 tickets would be kept aside for local club members and fans at a discounted rate for the much-awaited India-Brazil friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium here on October 3. Addressing…

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Sports

Pakistan announces austerity measures amid rising fuel prices

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Pakistan announces austerity measures amid rising fuel prices

People on motorbikes ride past a portrait of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, set up in protest against rising fuel prices amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, ahead of the nationwide rollout of a government scheme offering a PKR 100-per-litre subsidy to eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 16, 2026….

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World

China, U.S. top diplomats discuss ‘high-level interactions’ in call, Beijing says

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China, U.S. top diplomats discuss ‘high-level interactions’ in call, Beijing says

U.S. President Donald Trump and the Chinese President. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday (September 17, 2026) ​told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ‌in a phone call that the ​two countries “should prepare well for ⁠the next stage of high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and…

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Parasuram Express to be upgraded to LHB coaches

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The Parasuram Express operating between Kanniyakumari and Mangaluru Central will be converted from conventional ICF coaches to modern Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches with effect from the train departing Mangaluru Central on and fromSeptember 22 and the return train departing Kanniyakumari on and from September 23. The revised rake composition will comprise 22 LHB coaches:…

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