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Bin Laden considered targeting India and other countries in 1998: CIA documents

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Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta on May 2, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters India features among the list of countries that former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had at one point considered targeting, as per the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency…

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Waterlogged roads cause traffic jams as heavy rain pounds Vijayawada

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Waterlogged roads cause traffic jams as heavy rain pounds Vijayawada

Pedestrians walk through a waterlogged road after heavy rain in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Vijayawada woke up to a stormy morning on Saturday, as heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, pounded the city for more than two hours. Low-lying areas in the city were waterlogged. The Pandit Nehru Bus Station area was…

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U.S. House of Representatives to take up Russia sanctions bill next week

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U.S. House of Representatives to take up Russia sanctions bill next week

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take up for a vote the Russia sanctions bill that also seeks to impose tariffs on its trading partners, including India. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed by an overwhelming majority by…

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Alpine Pipers in the final as Mumba Masters lend a helping hand

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Alpine Pipers in the final as Mumba Masters lend a helping hand

Alpine Pipers made it to the GCL final despite Magnus Carlsen’s defeat at the hands of Alireza Firouzja. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The only way for Magnus Carlsen’s team — Alpine Pipers — to make it to the final of the Global Chess League after the 6-11 loss to Triveni Continental Kings in the…

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Kochi airport launches robot for enhanced passenger assistance and cultural promotion

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Kochi airport launches robot for enhanced passenger assistance and cultural promotion

CIAL managing director S. Suhas inaugurating the robot for passenger assistance at the Kochi airport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has introduced robotic assistance as part of its efforts to enhance passenger services and convenience. In the first phase, a passenger assistance robot has been deployed at Kalangan, the art…

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How sanctioned ships are heading to Alang for recycling

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How sanctioned ships are heading to Alang for recycling

Gas cutting workers busy in dismantling ships at Shri Ram Group plot at the Alang Ship Breaking Yard. | Photo Credit: The Hindu During its blockade of Venezuela in December of last year, the U.S. government sought to seize several tankers that were calling on Venezuela. Among them was Marinera, which the U.S. pursued for…

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilising region

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilising region

Eritrea on Saturday (September 12) accused Ethiopia of destabilising the region, in the latest war of words between the two fractious Horn of Africa neighbours. Eritrea won independence in 1993 after decades of armed unrest. A two-year war between 1998 and 2000 then left tens of thousands dead and sent diplomatic relations into a deep…

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5 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

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5 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

Zaporizhzhia Region Governor Ivan Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday (September 12, 2026), after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russia’s intensifying air…

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Critical care centres in GGHs to benefit poor, says Minister

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Critical care centres in GGHs to benefit poor, says Minister

Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, along with MLAs Damacharla Janardhana Rao and B.N. Vijay Kumar, lighting the lamp at the Critical Care Block in Ongole GGH on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Minister J.P. Nadda, and State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, virtually…

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When Ajith Kumar and Vijay shared the screen: a look at ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’

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When Ajith Kumar and Vijay shared the screen: a look at ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’

Ajith Kumar and Vijay; a stills from ‘Rajavin Parvaiyile’ Actor and racer Ajith Kumar’s meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former actor C Joseph Vijay has gone viral on the internet. The two, pitted as rivals in cinema, met at the Silverstone racing circuit in London on Saturday, September 12, after Vijay was invited…

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