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Pakistan forces kill five terrorists, rescue 23 abductees in Balochistan

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Pakistan forces kill five terrorists, rescue 23 abductees in Balochistan

The forces rescued 23 abductees from the terrorists’ hideout, where six trucks, three buses and two cars were recovered along with a large cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives. File | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan security forces have killed five terrorists and rescued 23 abducted people during a security operation in the country’s troubled Balochistan…

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Asian Games 2026: Smriti Mandhana surpasses Suzie Bates to become women’s T20I cricket’s leading run-scorer

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Asian Games 2026: Smriti Mandhana surpasses Suzie Bates to become women’s T20I cricket’s leading run-scorer

Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the second semifinal T20I cricket match between India’s women and Bangladesh’s women in the ongoing Asian Games 2026 on September 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI India opener Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is, surpassing New Zealand great Suzie Bates’ tally of 4,758 runs during India’s…

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Hope flows anew with revival of Andhra’s Veligonda project

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Hope flows anew with revival of Andhra’s Veligonda project

The Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project (PSVP) gained significant momentum on August 31, 2026, when Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu released Krishna water into Nallamalasagar through the twin tunnels and feeder canal. The project is designed to draw 43.50 TMC of Krishna floodwater from the foreshore of the Srisailam Reservoir, through Kollam Vagu, and traversing across…

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U.S. fears rapid escalation in West Asia after Houthis attack Riyadh

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U.S. fears rapid escalation in West Asia after Houthis attack Riyadh

The United States warned on Saturday (September 19, 2026) that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. U.S. President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return…

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NMDC looks to hit 60 MT iron ore production mark this fiscal: Chairman

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NMDC looks to hit 60 MT iron ore production mark this fiscal: Chairman

An earthmover being used to unload iron ore lumps from a dumper truck at state-owned NMDC’s Kumaraswamy iron ore project, in Ballari district, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: PTI NMDC is working on strategies to achieve the 60 MT iron ore production mark this fiscal to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers for the key raw…

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Keralam minister K.M. Shaji faces controversy over use of ‘loaned’ luxury car as official vehicle

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Keralam minister K.M. Shaji faces controversy over use of ‘loaned’ luxury car as official vehicle

K.M. Shaji had initially tried to defend his use of the “borrowed” vehicle, claiming the van assigned to him had clocked over 4 lakh kilometres and its roadworthiness was suspect. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Keralam Local Bodies Minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader K. M. Shaji’s use of a luxury sports…

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Russian election, cast as test of support for Ukraine war, enters final day

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Russian election, cast as test of support for Ukraine war, enters final day

A voter leaves a voting booth before casting her ballot at a polling station on the final day of Russia’s parliamentary election in Vladivostok, Russia, September 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a ‌test of support for Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third and…

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Bengal police arrest Rejinagar bypoll candidate days after Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan’s arrest

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Bengal police arrest Rejinagar bypoll candidate days after Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan’s arrest

Officials from Berhampore police station arrested Saiful Islam in connection with a case dating back to the previous assembly election, when a clash had broken out between two group, officials said | Photo Credit: Special arrangement An Independent candidate for the Rejinagar assembly bypoll in West Bengal was arrested in a five-year-old case of a…

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Three killed, one critically injured after speeding BMW crashes on Mumbai Coastal Road

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Three killed, one critically injured after speeding BMW crashes on Mumbai Coastal Road

The car driver lost control of the wheels near Lotus Jetty, opposite Lala Lajpatrai College, according to the Coastal Road Control Room. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Three persons were killed and one was critically injured after a speeding BMW crashed on the Coastal Road in Mumbai early on Sunday (September 20, 2026), police said….

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