Month: September 2026

U.S., Iran separately talk with mediators in latest bid to end war

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U.S., Iran separately talk with mediators in latest bid to end war

Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in…

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U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

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U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

U.S. prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday (September 28, 2026) into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men involved. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday (September 28, 2026) into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims…

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UAE signals another $25 billion investment in India; eyes ports, energy and space sectors: Goyal

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UAE signals another billion investment in India; eyes ports, energy and space sectors: Goyal

The United Arab Emirates has indicated its intent to invest an additional $25 billion in India in the near future, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday (September 28, 2026), as the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation across ports, shipbuilding, energy security, space technology and financial services. Speaking after co-chairing the…

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UAE signals another $25 billion investment in India; eyes ports, energy and space sectors: Goyal

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UAE signals another billion investment in India; eyes ports, energy and space sectors: Goyal

The United Arab Emirates has indicated its intent to invest an additional $25 billion in India in the near future, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday (September 28, 2026), as the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation across ports, shipbuilding, energy security, space technology and financial services. Speaking after co-chairing the…

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SIR row: Congress holds protest across Maharashtra seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

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SIR row: Congress holds protest across Maharashtra seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

A Congress party worker wears a mask of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest against him over alleged disregard for the Election Commission’s decisions and the objections raised by two Election Commissioners, in Nagpur on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Monday (September 28, 2026) stepped up its agitation against Chief…

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Sahil Wakode’s parents stage hunger strike at Azad Maidan, demand professor’s arrest

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Sahil Wakode’s parents stage hunger strike at Azad Maidan, demand professor’s arrest

Sahil Wakode’s parents have begun a one-day hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan after receiving permission to protest until 6 PM. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide earlier this month, staged a hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Monday (September 28, 2026) demanding the…

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Indirectly mining affected people in Odisha get substantial DMF fund, CAG unearths

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Indirectly mining affected people in Odisha get substantial DMF fund, CAG unearths

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has unearthed major irregularities in the utilisation of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds, meant to benefit people and areas affected by mining operations, with funds being spent without adherence to rules and to accommodate ineligible utilisation. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Jout The Comptroller and Auditor General of…

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Shah to chair meeting to resolve Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

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Shah to chair meeting to resolve Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over a meeting on October 1 to discuss the resolution of the Mahanadi river water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, with the Chief Ministers of both States expected to present their positions. Mr. Shah’s meeting is expected to build confidence and trust between the two States so that a final…

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Punjab campus violence triggers political slugfest; university blames outsiders

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Shah to chair meeting to resolve Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

A day after intense protests, and violent clashes between students and police at Lovely Professional University’s Phagwara campus over the alleged rape of a female student, Opposition parties in Punjab have lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the State’s “deteriorating” law and order situation and demanded a thorough probe into the…

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Moderate 58.14% voter turnout in byelections in Ernakulam

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Moderate 58.14% voter turnout in byelections in Ernakulam

A voter coming out after casting her vote at a polling booth at St. Albert’s School in Kochi during the local body bypolls on September 28. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Voter turnout for the by-elections to four local body wards in Ernakulam district on Monday (September 28) remained moderate at 58.14%. Of the 10,003…

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