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Arrested Congress candidate’s wife asks Opposition to back him

September 25, 2026 admin

Congress party workers participate in a protest rally against the arrest of party candidate Milan Pradhan for the Nandigram Assembly by-election, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Arrested Nandigram Congress candidate Milan Pradhan’s wife has appealed to all Opposition parties on Thursday (September 24) to support her husband. Arpita…

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Iran’s President says it is up to U.S. to choose if it wants to end Iran war

September 25, 2026 admin

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to decide when the war between the two countries would end, when asked whether the conflict could conclude by the end of the year. “But we do not wish to continue….

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Woman’s photo allegedly morphed with Modi’s image at CJP Jantar Mantar protest, FIR registered

September 25, 2026 admin

The Delhi Police have registered an FIR after a woman alleged that her photograph was digitally morphed using artificial intelligence and face-swapping technology and displayed alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image on banners at a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. The FIR was registered at the Parliament Street police station on the…

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Debt trap looms large over A.P. weavers

September 25, 2026 admin

At 6 a.m., when most homes in Angara, a village in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, are still asleep, the looms in Balla Koteswara Rao and Balla Janaki’s cramped room are already at work. For the sexagenarian couple, a day means over 13 hours of work, putting in effort to weave one saree to barely…

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Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions

September 25, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a lavish state dinner at the White House on Thursday (September 25, 2026), after a day of pomp and ceremony that masked deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Numerous U.S. tech titans attended the banquet, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang…

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CMRL-Exalogic payoff case raises legal, political challenges to govt., investigating agencies

September 25, 2026 admin

The controversies involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), the firm facing allegations of money laundering involving former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena, and her husband P.A. Mohamed Riyas in the Exalogic pay-off case, have given way to legal and political challenges to the State government as well as investigating agencies. The…

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12 years of ‘Make in India’ in 12 metrics — Low and patchy impact on growth, employment & global share

September 25, 2026 admin

Twelve years on from the launch of the Make in India campaign on September 25, 2014, a look at 12 metrics spanning growth, investment, employment, and exports shows that the manufacturing sector’s share in India’s economic growth, employment, and global exports has remained largely the same since then. The data over the last 12…

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Garbage dumped in land acquired for Coimbatore airport expansion removed

September 25, 2026 admin

Garbage dumped in areas acquired for Coimbatore airport expansion near Chinniyampalayam being removed on Thursday. Garbage and industrial waste dumped in large areas of vacant plots near Chinniyampalayam, which have been acquired for the expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport, were removed on Thursday. The action was taken after The Hindu highlighted the issue on…

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I was encouraged to quit, but here I am: Joshna

September 25, 2026 admin

For nearly a quarter of a century, Joshna Chinappa has stood like a colossus on the squash court. At 40, Joshna doesn’t seem to have lost her fighting spirit and tenacity. She knows she is ageing, has tweaked her training module accordingly and has remained one of the finest players in the country a good…

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