Month: September 2026

Stock markets fall for third day; Nifty down 96 points, Sensex slips to 72,480

September 30, 2026 admin

From the 30 Sensex firms, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Titan, Adani Ports, Tata Steel and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards. File Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), extending losses for the third straight day, as firm crude oil prices, elevated global bond yields and foreign fund outflows…

Business

Suvendu announces ₹1,200 crore allocation for Ghatal Master Plan to mitigate floods

September 30, 2026 admin

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: PTI West BengalChief MinisterSuvendu Adhikari on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) announced that ₹1,200 crore would be allocated in the current financial year for the Ghatal Master Plan to mitigate recurring floods. He also directed officials and local MLAs to expedite the work for the master…

Nation

SpaceX Starship engine failure could hit NASA moon mission plans

September 30, 2026 admin

The SpaceX Starship rocket lifts off on its 14th test flight from Texas, September 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft on its 14th uncrewed test flight may complicate NASA‘s ‌ability to meet its time frame for astronaut missions to the moon….

Science

Dozens injured in French student protests over school resources

September 30, 2026 admin

French CRS riot police stand guard in front of the entrance of the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as students continue a blockade to demand the hiring of substitute teachers and increased resources in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, on September 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Dozens of people have been injured so far in…

World

How sports-tragic father steered karate black belt holder Chikitha to archery

September 30, 2026 admin

The two gold medals that young compound archer Chikitha Taniparthi collected in her Asian Games debut have not just announced her arrival on the big stage but also vindicated a choice that her sports-tragic father made for her when she was a school-going child, more interested in pursuing karate. The 21-year-old from Telangana’s Sultanpur village…

Nation

Russia issues nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

September 30, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to ‌resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea. In ⁠a document sent to NATO and seen by Reuters, Moscow accused the alliance of…

World

Cabinet raises wheat MSP by ₹25 to ₹2,610 per quintal for 2027-28

September 30, 2026 admin

The MSP for wheat for the 2026-27 marketing year (April-March) was fixed at ₹2,585 per quintal. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) approved a ₹25 per quintal increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat, taking it to ₹2,610 per quintal for the 2027-28 rabi marketing…

Business

Subatomic ambitions take five Indian school students to CERN

September 30, 2026 admin

A group of Indian school students are among the five winning teams of the 13th edition of the ‘Beamline for Schools’ competition, a physics competition for high school students from all around the world organised by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva. The Indian team, named “attoPION”, comprises Nenavath Abhay Vivek, Sidhartha…

Science

Nepal PM Shah to make ‘meaningful’ visit to India, date yet to be finalised: Foreign Minister Khanal

September 30, 2026 admin

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Balendra Shah will make a “meaningful” and “result-oriented” visit to India at an appropriate time, although no date has been finalised, Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Speaking to reporters on his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport after attending…

World

Space Wrap newsletter: Buzz on space privatisation upstages ISRO’s moment of glory

September 30, 2026 admin

This article is part of Space Wrap, a round-up of space news and developments in and related to India every month The successful predawn launch of the advanced earth observation satellite EOS-05, on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on September 4, 2026 from the spaceport in Sriharikota brought considerable relief for the Indian…

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