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Stranded passengers wait at the domestic terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport as some of the flights to Jakarta were cancelled due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resumed early Tuesday (September…
Chinese experts have pointed to a clear link between rising temperatures, which have led to significant glacial retreat on the Tibetan Plateau, and the deadly August 26 glacial collapse on the Nepal-China border, warning of growing risks from more glacial flood outbursts, with more than 14,000 glacial lakes mapped on the plateau. | Photo Credit:…
A poster at IIT-Mandi on September 4, 2026, during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, depicting the caste system with the four ‘varnas’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement All humans must be treated equally. That is a moral and constitutional position. It is not a scientific position because science does not carry moral or constitutional authority. The normative…
Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said…
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Two factions of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on Monday (September 7) sparred over the “shift in ideological stand” and alleged “takeover of property” in Kashmir by its offshoot Justice Development Front (JDF), which participated in Assembly elections in 2024. Leaders of the breakaway faction of the JeI, including Ghulam Qadir Wani and Ahmadullah Parray Malik,…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with the Navi Mumbai Police Department’s Special Branch was found dead at a lodge in Rabale, Navi Mumbai, on Saturday (September 5) evening, according to police. ASI Pandurang Nimba Patil allegedly left behind a note and a video on social media, accusing a…
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Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz talks to residents affected by an explosion at a military barracks that killed several people, as others are still missing, in Viacha, Bolivia, September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bolivian authorities on Monday (September 7, 2026) confirmed that nine people have died following an explosion at a military barracks in…
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei. File Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran shares a long-standing, historic and civilisational relationship with India and attaches great importance to its ties with the country. On Tuesday (September 8, 2026), the Iranian Embassy in India released a statement from Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson where he said,…
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei. File Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran shares a long-standing, historic and civilisational relationship with India and attaches great importance to its ties with the country. On Tuesday (September 8, 2026), the Iranian Embassy in India released a statement from Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson where he said,…
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Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos In a major breakthrough, the U.K. has recognised India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme as a qualifying criterion for pricing relief under its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a move that would reduce the tax burden on domestic exporters, an official said on Monday (September 7, 2026). In a…
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