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Telangana government has taken steps to fast track land related issues in line with the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s 12-point action plan The Telangana Government has constituted a high-level officials committee to resolve the controversies relating to lands placed under Section 22A of the Registration Act. The high-level committee will be headed by Chief…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images With a revenue deficit of ₹78,324 crore, an outstanding debt exceeding ₹10 lakh crore, and the own-tax-to-GSDP ratio at 5.45%, Tamil Nadu’s core challenge is not that it borrows too much; it is that it collects and spends less efficiently than comparable large States, says a…
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At least one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday (September 18, 2026), the Provincial Governor said. The incident follows two shootings since June at schools in the south of the country. School shootings were previously rare in the Philippines. The Department…
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Shafali (40 not out, 15 balls) played the lead role in that pygmy-sized chase. Photo: X/@BCCIWomen Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday (September 18, 2026)….
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Delighted with the progression of Nitish Reddy as a fast-bowling all-rounder, India head coach Gautam Gambhir said there is a strong possibility of him playing alongside Hardik Pandya once the latter is fit enough to bowl 10 overs in the 50-over format. Pandya, who has not played any cricket since May due to a quadriceps…
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A clash broke out between two groups of youngsters during a Vinayaka idol immersion procession at Karungalpalayam on Cauvery Road in Erode on Thursday (September 18, 2026) night. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. when members of one group allegedly attacked those belonging to another group during the procession. Videos purportedly showing the youngsters assaulting…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos A Sikh truck driver was stabbed multiple times in a rest area’s bathroom in south Wyoming, amid rising anti-South Asian rhetoric in the U.S.. The trucker, identified only as Singh, was stabbed early Sunday morning in Bitter Creek Rest Area in south Wyoming, where he had…
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A helicopter lands on an Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) vessel at Tri Sakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 17, 2026, before resuming the search for victims of the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 after it sank in the Java Sea. | Photo Credit: AFP Indonesia has begun an operation to right…
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The first thing you notice about The Back Room is the elbow room. For a city where a night out can sometimes mean squeezing yourself into a table while someone’s phone is doing far too much, there is something luxurious about being able to sit comfortably, hear the person across from you, and actually have…
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A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine fishing boat on a resupply mission in the South China Sea on Friday (September 18, 2026), the Philippine Coast Guard said, damaging its railings and deck structures in the latest confrontation between the two countries in disputed waters. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel…
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