Month: September 2026

Student penalised ₹50 for bringing methi to school, civic body sends notice to school

September 23, 2026 admin

A fresh food row was triggered on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) at a school in the Mira-Bhayandar region of Thane District in Maharashtra after a student was allegedly charged ₹50 as a penalty for carrying methi bhaji (Fenugreek vegetable) in his tiffin during the Jain community’s Paryushan festival. The Education Department of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation…

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CITU opposes privatisation of Ramayapatnam Port

September 23, 2026 admin

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has strongly criticised the Andhra Pradesh government for inviting bids from private players to expand Ramayapatnam Port in Prakasam district under a Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOT) model. The deep sea, greenfield port is being constructed by the state government at an estimated cost of ₹4,929.39…

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Between the deed and the redemption falls the shadow

September 23, 2026 admin

Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith address a press conference after the ball-tampering scandal in the 2018 Cape Town Test. | Photo Credit: File photo: AFP So Steve Smith was ‘traumatised’ at the reaction to his act of cheating in a Test match. Australia are in South Africa for their first Test series after the incident…

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Lack of hygienic menstrual shelters posing health risk to tribal women

September 23, 2026 admin

The valaimapura at Lakkam tribal settlement in a dilapidated state | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The absence of a modern, hygienic rest facility for Muthuvan tribal women during menstruation has created a severe health hazard in the Lakkam tribal settlement near Munnar. According to M. Palraj, president of the Adivasi Muthuvan Samudhaya Sangam, the community’s…

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‘You should not be here’: Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

September 23, 2026 admin

On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, U.S. President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.” “It’s an honour to be here,” Mr. Trump said as he entered the UN doors on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) ahead of his speech to…

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE | Men’s soft tennis singles: Jay Meena in quarterfinal against Sherwin Nuguit

September 23, 2026 admin

When Manu Bhaker first walked into the Asian Games arena as a teenager in Jakarta back in 2018, she arrived as one of the bright young faces of an Indian shooting generation being moulded for the future. Saurabh Chaudhary was another teenager on that stage. Seven years later, Parth Mane is beginning to write the…

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE | Men’s Singles: Jay Meena in quarterfinal against Sherwin Nuguit

September 22, 2026 admin

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La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

September 22, 2026 admin

LaLiga president Javier Tebas. File | Photo Credit: Reuters La Liga president Javier Tebas hit out on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) at what he deemed accusations of a refereeing “conspiracy” by Real Madrid following their derby loss to Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho brought two printed screenshots of what he thought were red-card…

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La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

September 22, 2026 admin

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Maharashtra SIR: 30% electorate likely to be disenfranchised, says Congress

September 22, 2026 admin

S. Chockalingam, Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra. Photo: Special Arrangement A delegation of the MaharashtraCongress on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) met the State’s Chief Electoral Officer, S. Chockalingam, and expressed apprehension that 30% of the State’s electorate is likely to be disenfranchised. The leaders raised concerns and anomalies about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…

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