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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI The process for the election of mayors and chairpersons in Rajasthan’s 305 urban local bodies began on Wednesday with candidates from the BJP, Congress and other parties, besides Independents, filing nominations. According to a list containing 989 nominations, multiple nominations have been filed in several…
Kasimedu fishing harbour users have been complaining about lack of maintenance inside the vast campus. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Fish exports from Kasimedu fishing harbour comprise a rather dismal quantity of the whole. The reason? The harbour scores sub-zero when it comes to hygiene and cleanliness. Recently, a video showing maggots on blood near…
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Palestinian civil defence crews carry a body from the rubble of a collapsed building that housed displaced Palestinians and was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Gaza rescuers on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed…
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The Assam Congress, led by MP Gaurav Gogoi, has broken ties recently with the Raijor Dal of Akhil Gogoi. | Photo Credit: file photo The line-up for the Nagaon parliamentary seat byelection on October 6 is complete with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) nominating its chief, Badruddin Ajmal, as its candidate on Tuesday….
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Axios reported on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), citing a statement from Mr. Bessent. “The United States remains the leader in AI, and…
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On Teachers’ Day, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced on X that teachers in the State can now use the prefix “Tr.” before their names – a mark of distinction, “to honour their invaluable contribution”. (Sign up for THEdge, The Hindu’s weekly education newsletter.) But not everyone sees it that way. Krishnaveni, a teacher with 46 years…
SUCI(C), CPI-ML Red Star, CPI(ML) ND, and CPI(ML) stage a protest against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act in Bhubaneswar on September 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s mineral wealth is not evenly spread across the country. States such as Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka possess enormous reserves of coal,…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the multi-storey hostel building collapse in Satya Niketan, which resulted in the death of seven persons including students, was not an ordinary mishap. A Bench of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the four students who died came to the nation’s capital from small…
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India’s 7.8% real GDP growth in April to June 2026 is an extension of a strong economic journey — real GDP grew 7.2% in 2023-24, 7.1% in 2024-25, and 7.7% in 2025-26. The latest rate exceeds the RBI’s 7% forecast despite the West Asian conflict, high energy prices, and uncertain trade. Its real significance, however,…
Built in 1756 and extended in 1762, the barracks housed a royal regiment since inception, and served the purpose of British battalions for two centuries. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The previous DMK government led by M.K. Stalin, which had toyed with the idea of shifting the Secretariat and the Assembly out of Fort…
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