Month: September 2026

U.S. suspends permanent labour certification filings by Cognizant, Cloudera

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U.S. suspends permanent labour certification filings by Cognizant, Cloudera

Cognizant was founded in Chennai in 1994 and now has its headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh The U.S. has suspended Cognizant’s permanent labour certification filings, considered as the first step for acquiring a green card, amid the Donald Trump administration’s campaign against alleged visa fraud. The U.S….

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Bangladesh Foreign Minister keeps mum on PM Rahman’s participation in India-hosted BRICS summit

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Bangladesh Foreign Minister keeps mum on PM Rahman’s participation in India-hosted BRICS summit

Khalilur Rahman assumed charge as President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on September 8, 2026, taking over the presidency of the world body’s annual session. | Photo Credit: X/@UN UN General Assembly President and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman offered no word on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would attend the…

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Tamil Nadu government transfers 27 IAS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffle

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Tamil Nadu government transfers 27 IAS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffle

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) transferred 27 IAS officers. N. Muruganandham, Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, was transferred and posted as Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI). He will be replaced by B. Chandramohan, Additional Chief…

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Telangana Legislature monsoon session LIVE Sept 9: Over 20 BRS MLAs suspended

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Telangana Legislature monsoon session LIVE Sept 9: Over 20 BRS MLAs suspended

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar announces “all questions are deemed to have been answered”. Subjects on which questions are scheduled to be asked in Telangana Assembly on the third day of the monsoon session: ->Man-days and wages under Employees Guarantee Scheme ->Food adulteration in Gurukul Schools ->Establishment of global capability centres ->Promotion of sports…

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Indian killed in Sri Lanka prison riot buried under police protection

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Indian killed in Sri Lanka prison riot buried under police protection

File picture of prisoners boarding a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, on July 6 | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian national who was killed during a deadly riot at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western…

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UN reforms must be ‘meaningful’ to make it ‘fit for future’: UNGA President Khalilur Rahman

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UN reforms must be ‘meaningful’ to make it ‘fit for future’: UNGA President Khalilur Rahman

United Nations General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman | Photo Credit: ANI United Nations General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman has called for “meaningful” reforms of the world body, particularly its Security Council, to make it “fit for the future” and regain public trust. Mr. Rahman, who assumed charge as President of the 81st session of the…

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177 Velampeta families to get flats where their huts stand; ₹40 crore slum redevelopment begins in Visakhapatnam

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177 Velampeta families to get flats where their huts stand; ₹40 crore slum redevelopment begins in Visakhapatnam

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister P. Narayana on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) laid the foundation stone for a ₹40 crore slum redevelopment project at Velampeta, near Lakshmi Nagar in One Town, under which 177 families will get flats of about 410 sq ft each in multi-storeyed blocks on the land where their houses now…

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Three-language scheme: Centre in SC has an ‘issue’ over treating English as ‘native’, but assures quick action on Class 6 reprieve

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Three-language scheme: Centre in SC has an ‘issue’ over treating English as ‘native’, but assures quick action on Class 6 reprieve

For SPOTLIGHT: A teacher busy with her job as students observe during a classroom session at Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Govt. Model Primary School at Kamalanagar in Bengaluru oon Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Photo: SUDHAKARA JAIN / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Union government said it “has an issue” with treating English as…

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Ben Shelton stuns Carlos Alcaraz in latest-ever U.S. Open finish

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Ben Shelton stuns Carlos Alcaraz in latest-ever U.S. Open finish

Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out of the U.S. Open quarter-finals at 3:34 a.m. Wednesday (September 9, 2026) local time, falling to Ben Shelton in an epic five-set thriller that broke the record for the latest finish ever at Flushing Meadows. The big-hitting American claimed his first career win over Alcaraz, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6…

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