Month: September 2026

Why was the former President of Kosovo convicted by The Hague? Explained

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Why was the former President of Kosovo convicted by The Hague? Explained

The story so far: Hashim Thaci, the former President of Kosovo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes by a special European Union-backed court at The Hague. The trial found him guilty of crimes including murder, arbitrary detention, illegal arrests, torture etc during the Kosovo war in the…

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ED widens scrutiny of possible irregularities in IBC proceedings | Explained

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ED widens scrutiny of possible irregularities in IBC proceedings | Explained

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has escalated scrutiny of alleged irregularities in proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), instructing its zonal offices to examine cases involving disproportionately large haircuts through which promoters may have reacquired assets. At its 36th Quarterly…

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Business

YSRCP accuses A.P. government of reneging on welfare promises

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YSRCP accuses A.P. government of reneging on welfare promises

YSRCP general secretary Gadikota Srikanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has accused the TDP-led coalition government of misleading people by making new promises on welfare schemes ahead of the local body elections and taking credit for the initiatives introduced during the Chief Ministerial tenure of Y.S. Jagan Mohan…

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Trump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ Canada association plan

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Trump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ Canada association plan

President Donald Trump said, “I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe, on many things.” File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member. EU chief Ursula…

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Stock markets trade marginally higher after U.S. Fed rate hike; NSE IPO in focus

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Stock markets trade marginally higher after U.S. Fed rate hike; NSE IPO in focus

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading marginally higher in early trade on Thursday (September 17, 2026) as crude oil prices eased slightly from their recent highs, although caution prevailed after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike and indications of further tightening. Foreign fund…

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Keesara SHO, SI caught in ACB case over ₹5 lakh bribe

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Keesara SHO, SI caught in ACB case over ₹5 lakh bribe

SHO Arkapally Anjaneyulu and Sub-Inspector Dyapa Gnanender Reddy | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Station House Officer (SHO) and a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Keesara police station were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a ₹5 lakh bribery case late on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) night. The money was allegedly demanded for granting station bail…

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Parliament Standing Committee didn’t discuss MDR charges on UPI transactions, says Gaurav Gogoi

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Parliament Standing Committee didn’t discuss MDR charges on UPI transactions, says Gaurav Gogoi

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Expressing concern over the recent announcement of the imposition of 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions over ₹2,000, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that the Parliament Standing Committee on Finance did not discuss the…

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One-third of Delhi’s 70 ACs have fewer electors than the turnout in 2025 Assembly polls

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One-third of Delhi’s 70 ACs have fewer electors than the turnout in 2025 Assembly polls

In more than one third of the 70 constituencies in Delhi, the number of deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process has been so high that the draft roll in these 24 seats have been left with fewer electors than the actual number of those who voted in the February 2025 Assembly elections –…

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