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When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg’s sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a “total panic”. “If they drank or stepped into it, the whole flock would be destroyed,” she told AFP outside her traditional ger, the tent’s shape silhouetted on the vast horizon…
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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, in New York City | Photo Credit: via AP Freshly in office, United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham got off to a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting,…
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President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met Tuesday (September 22, 2026), an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Mr. Trump told reporters that his…
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Shirdi Sai Electricals Limited (SSEL), Kadapa, has shipped its first extra-high voltage (EHV) power transformer, a 175 MVA, 345 kV unit made at its Naini manufacturing facility in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), to the U.S. The company said the shipment was a milestone in its international business expansion and strengthened its capabilities in manufacturing high-capacity EHV…
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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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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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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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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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…
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…