Month: September 2026

Donald Trump voices strong support for India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor

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Donald Trump voices strong support for India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, on September 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has said that his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), saying there is a need to shift energy infrastructure away from Iranian checkpoints amid multiple…

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Rahul Gandhi calls former MLA Rahul Bondre, urges him not to join BJP

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Rahul Gandhi calls former MLA Rahul Bondre, urges him not to join BJP

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi called former Congress MLA Rahul Bondre and prevented him from switching parties. Former MLA of Chikhli Assembly seat in Buldhana district was likely to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Don’t come under…

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UK ready to lead global push on AI Standards, Burnham tells UN

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UK ready to lead global push on AI Standards, Burnham tells UN

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the United Nations ​that Britain was ready to lead an international effort to establish ⁠AI standards, citing concerns that the technology could outpace safeguards and pose mounting national security risks. “We’ve all heard the warnings – which we must…

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RIMS Adilabad SNCU fire: Death toll rises to five after two more infants succumb

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RIMS Adilabad SNCU fire: Death toll rises to five after two more infants succumb

Two more infants died taking the death toll from the fire that broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) to five. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The death toll from the fire at the Special Neonatal Care Unit (SNCU) of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical…

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South Africa house party shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded, police say

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South Africa house party shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded, police say

Three assailants shot at least 11 people to death in a mass shooting at a house party in South Africa, police said on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). One of the victims was a woman who was believed to be pregnant, police said in a statement. Three other people were wounded. The shooting happened Tuesday (September…

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Faceless People: The documentary asking why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees still are not Indian citizens

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Faceless People: The documentary asking why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees still are not Indian citizens

A still from Faceless People directed by RK Radhakrishan | Photo Credit: M Vedan In the two decades of reporting on Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India, senior journalist RK Radhakrishnan has come to a pivotal realisation. “They do not want sympathy, they want to be seen,” he writes in his director’s statement for Faceless…

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Bombay High Court rejects Adani plea that duty-free shops are beyond domestic laws

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Bombay High Court rejects Adani plea that duty-free shops are beyond domestic laws

In a case widely ‌seen as setting a precedent on duty-free sales, Gautam Adani ‌in ⁠April challenged Indian authorities who said its Mumbai ⁠international airport shops illegally stocked and sold nicotine pouches which remain unapproved in India. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters ⁠The Bombay High Court has ruled that goods sold at duty-free shops are…

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US Treasury secretary could take on AI czar role, source says

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US Treasury secretary could take on AI czar role, source says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could become US President Donald ​Trump’s new AI czar, a source familiar ‌with the discussions said on Tuesday, ​as fears grow among lawmakers ⁠in Washington about the risks posed by AI technology. Trump has repeatedly downplayed concerns about AI ‌and argued…

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Election Commission dissent sparks Opposition call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

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Election Commission dissent sparks Opposition call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

Opposition parties on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) stated that Parliament should immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three Election Commissioners — Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi — formally recorded objections at least 14 times over ten months. They asserted…

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