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France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., on September 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday (September 22, 2026) for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent “law of the jungle.” Mr….
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A board signifying ‘Government Farm’ in Chennai | Photo Credit: Sriram V. Most accounts of the city, and I include those that were written well into the 1980s, mention with some wonder that the lands to the south of Gemini Circle comprised essentially farms with wet cultivation. They also include the caveat that this was…
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AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) said that 58 unknown shell companies have been registered at the address of its national headquarters 1, Canning Lane, New Delhi, between July and September this year, and hit out at the BJP for…
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A group of progressive Muslim activists, women’s rights advocates and intellectuals on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) opposed the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s nationwide ‘Save India, Save Shariat’ campaign, arguing that it defends patriarchal personal laws, sidelines gender equality and risks deepening political polarisation. In a joint statement issued on September 22, the signatories…
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) suspended classes from noon on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) after a police encounter with one of the accused in the Astha Kunj Park gang-rape case took place barely 50 metres from the college’s back gate,…
An Indian rhinoceros, also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on World Rhino Day, in Morigaon district, Assam, on September 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Twenty years ago, western Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve had no one-horned rhinos. A reintroduction programme begun in 2006 helped its number increase…
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On September 20, 2026, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a major mandate in yet another State election in Germany, this time in the coastal province of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, also a former East German region. It won 38.2% of the vote. This is the second major victory for the AfD after winning the State…
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BJP national president Nitin Nabin receiving a warm welcome from party workers in Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would retain power in Uttar Pradesh for a third consecutive term in the 2027 Assembly election, party national president Nitin Nabin said on Tuesday. “Neither our workers nor our leaders are part-time politicians. Our only aim is to serve the public,”…
L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu | Photo Credit: ANI Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday directed the Delhi police to set up a dedicated “Pink Force” of trained women personnel to patrol around schools, colleges, metro stations and other sensitive areas, particularly during vulnerable hours, for visible deterrence and rapid response. The direction came a…
By Tuesday morning (September 22, 2026), sections of Astha Kunj Park had been cordoned off with police tape, marking the spot where a 17-year-old was gang-raped by three men posing as policemen the previous evening. The usually busy park appeared unusually quiet, with fewer people taking the shortcuts they routinely use to cross between neighbourhoods….