Month: September 2026

‘Don’t drag national flag into politics’: Ponnam Prabhakar counters Kishan Reddy

September 17, 2026 admin

BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar. File | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar hit back at Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy over the latter’s remarks on the September 17 Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations, asserting that the national flag belonged to the entire country and should not be…

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Congress leaders seek drought-hit status for Mahararashtra’s Latur, urgent relief measures

September 17, 2026 admin

People from Bhatkheda near Latur, walk on dry riverbed of Manjara river to get potable water. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Congress leaders have urged the Maharashtra government to declare Latur district drought-hit and initiate urgent relief measures, citing inadequate rainfall and extensive damage to kharif crops. Speaking at a review meeting of the…

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‘I have never met or known Disha Salian,’ says Aaditya Thackeray

September 17, 2026 admin

Shivsena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) denied any link to the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian, two days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named him in the FIR. “I have never met…

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Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration

September 17, 2026 admin

Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Tony Burke addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to ‌accompany them while they study and tighten working holiday visa rules, a senior Minister said on Thursday (September 17, 2026), amid growing debate over…

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‘What did you do in the past year?’ NGT asks Tamil Nadu govt. over Vinayaka idol immersion preparedness

September 17, 2026 admin

The NGT had previously directed the authorities to reconsider Pattinapakkam and Neelankarai after noting that the two locations fall within CRZ-I areas and may therefore not be permissible for immersion | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday (September 17, 2026) yet again questioned the Tamil…

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Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz falls to three on September 16, data shows

September 17, 2026 admin

Vessel ⁠traffic dropped this week as war in the Gulf intensified. File | Photo Credit: AP Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled to ‌just three ships on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), down from 12 a day ⁠earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17, preliminary ship-tracking data showed ‌on Thursday…

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Let’s Write TVM is a community in Thiruvananthapuram that nurtures creative writing

September 17, 2026 admin

Some of the LWT members at their regular gathering | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A non-judgmental space for writers. That is how the community, Let’s Write TVM (LWT), has been promoting itself since its launch in May 2023. From the 15-odd people at their first meeting, the group has grown to over 215 people on…

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Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Houthi-Saudi fighting escalates

September 17, 2026 admin

“They want to make a deal. We’ll see how that works ‌out,” ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump said, referring to Iran, reiterating past comments. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with ‌Saudi aircraft…

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Semicon India 2026: India’s semiconductor ecosystem expanding, opening new opportunities, says Modi

September 17, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration of SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi on September 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 17, 2026) pitched India as a trusted destination for global chip manufacturing and said the government is taking all measures to ensure the industry’s…

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Ex-Keralam DGP Tomin Thachankary found guilty in disproportionate assets case

September 17, 2026 admin

Tomin Thachankary | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Vigilance Court in Kottayam, Keralam, on Thursday (September 17, 2026) found former Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary guilty in a disproportionate assets case. The court is scheduled to pronounce the quantum of sentence at 2 p.m. Before the sentencing, the court asked Mr. Thachankary…

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