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A team from the Central Crime Branch of the Chennai City Police conducted simultaneous searches at four places in Tiruchi and Chennai linked to former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, including his residence in Tiruchi, on Wednesday (September 16, 2026). The searches were in connection with a case registered against Mr. Poyyamozhi under the Prevention…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and…
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India retained the 131st rank on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 released by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), with Iceland, Finland and Norway maintaining their top three slots respectively. Only 14 countries ranked below than India on the index of 145 countries. These include Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…
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Celina Sharma | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement International singer-songwriter Celina Sharma reveals a more personal side of herself with her new EP, Chapter 2. Featuring five tracks, the EP reflects the struggles and uncertainties she faced through the ups and downs of her career. “It is a personal project for me as every song has…
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Keralam Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: RK Nithin Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday denied that the police disrupted news operations at the office of the Reporter Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in Kochi. Mr Satheesan said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had procured a search warrant from the concerned magistrate court to inspect…
The collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan has killed at least 60 small-scale miners, two survivors told AFP on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), while many more are missing and feared dead under the rubble. Shafts began collapsing in the Al-Zaraa mine near the town of El-Nahud in West Kordofan on Tuesday (September 15,…
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Nirmala Sitharaman said a mature tax policy debate must go beyond sectoral considerations. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) called for independent research on tax policy to become part of public discourse, saying tax professionals must look beyond sectoral interests and put the national interest first….
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At various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on Yemen’s Houthi rebels — only to see them grow even stronger. Now, as the Iran-backed Houthis advance on a key maritime chokepoint and strike Saudi oil facilities, rattling world…
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The NCPI circular states that the new charge would be applicable only for person-to-merchant UPI transactions. The National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) has introduced a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% that merchants will have to pay to banks and payment processors on UPI transactions over ₹2,000. The NCPI circular, issued on September 15,…
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Leader of Opposition in Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A former official of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), whose statement had formed the basis for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recommending the State Police Chief of Kerala to register a First Information Report (FIR) against former Chief Minister and current Opposition Leader…
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