Month: September 2026

U.S. lawmaker submits amendment naming India in Russia sanctions act

September 15, 2026 admin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a photo ceremony during the BRICS summit in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Racing against time, U.S. lawmakers submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions Bill, with one seeking to name its top trading partners — including India — in the legislation, and another…

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U.S. lawmaker submits amendment naming India in Russia sanctions act

September 15, 2026 admin

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Drone shot down by NATO over Lithuania

September 15, 2026 admin

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the country’s President Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026). Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — NATO members sharing a long border with Russia — regularly report drone incursions into their territories as…

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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations begin with fervour across Telangana

September 15, 2026 admin

A glimpse of the 69-feet Khairatabad Ganesh idol, made using 30 tonnes of natural river clay blended with locally available sand from Hyderabad, a day ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Hyderabad on September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The nine-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations began with devotional fervour and gaiety across Telangana on Monday…

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In loss for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court won’t let Postal Service restrict mail ballots

September 15, 2026 admin

No other Justice dissented publicly. The U.S. Supreme Court has ⁠a 6-3 conservative majority. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday (September 14, 2026) to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, ‌dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail ahead…

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Pakistan mulls revival of austerity measures amid West Asia hostilities

September 14, 2026 admin

Auto rickshaw rides past closed shops at the electronics market, during a shutter-down strike against the petroleum levy and high fuel prices in Karachi, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan is considering reviving austerity measures to curb fuel consumption amid a fresh escalation of hostilities in West Asia, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said on…

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Trump nominates Wesley Hunt to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi; picks wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer as envoy to Barbados

September 14, 2026 admin

Kimberly Greenwood posted on Instagram a picture with her husband and Mr. Trump as she thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for the nomination. Credit: Instagram/thekimgreenwood U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (September 14, 2026) also nominated outgoing U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to serve as his top envoy to Riyadh. Mr. Hunt is near the…

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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Lithuania

September 14, 2026 admin

Power lines from the key electricity link between Poland and Lithuania, are seen at the Suwalki Gap area, flanked by Russia and its close ally Belarus, near Filicijanavas, Lithuania. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A NATO fighter jet shot down a ‌drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), ⁠the Lithuanian national…

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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Lithuania

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U.S. Judge blocks Trump limits on duration of visas for foreign students, journalists

September 14, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Monday (September 14, 2026) blocked U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule that ‌would limit how long foreign students and ‌journalists can remain ‌in ⁠the U.S. without ⁠applying for extensions. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled…

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