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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in dark mode

Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile; the tanker had 25 crew members on board: 14 Indian and 11 Pakistani nationals.

16 Sep 2026 12:33 am
Man held for damaging temple idols in Tirupattur

The CCTV camera footage showed him entering the temple and hastily leaving the premises

16 Sep 2026 12:32 am
Man electrocuted, nine others injured in Ranipet

The deceased was a resident of Arumbakkam village

16 Sep 2026 12:31 am
Udhayanidhi condemns TVK-led govt. over attempt to paralyse High Level Committee on Union-State Relations

The Committee was constituted during the previous M.K. Stalin-led DMK govt.; the LoP in T.N. Assembly claimed that the present govt. has created a situation in which the research scholars working on the Committees second report were unable to continue their work

16 Sep 2026 12:31 am
Introduction of MDR on large value transactions to strengthen UPI's long-term sustainability: RBI

RBI further said a fair and appropriate distribution of MDR across ecosystem participants will support continued investment in technology, infrastructure and acceptance networks

16 Sep 2026 12:23 am
Six States, UT sign Kishau multipurpose project agreement; CM Sukhu hails major victory for Himachal

The project will come up on the Tons river along the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh border

16 Sep 2026 12:16 am
Rescued baby orangutans get health check-up after one develops fever

The orangutans, generally found in the wild in Borneo and Sumatra, were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore district on September 8, triggering a probe into possible trafficking of these animals

16 Sep 2026 12:07 am
Indian teams defence needs to display more coordination: Sreejesh

While the Asian Games come with Olympic qualification on the line, the legendary goalkeeper believes bigger pressures loom in the Qualifier pathway

15 Sep 2026 11:48 pm
Nepal flash floods death toll reaches 1,399

The joint command of security personnel is continuing its search and rescue operations, with the number of missing people estimated to be 5,170

15 Sep 2026 11:44 pm
Supreme Court nod for Kerala High Court to continue execution proceedings in Kashi Math case

Kerala High Court decision of August 2026 allows Kashi Matadhipati Samyamindra Tirtha to continue execution proceedings for recovery of gold, silver ornaments and paraphernalia belonging to Kashi Math Samsthan from Raghavendra Tirtha

15 Sep 2026 11:21 pm
India-U.S. armies begin Yudh Abhyas with focus on technology, interoperability

A key focus of the exercise is the use of technology in battlefield operations, with participating troops training in the employment of drones and autonomous systems for surveillance and reconnaissance

15 Sep 2026 11:02 pm
Rural jobs scheme shows modest uptick in August, but trails 2025 MGNREGA levels

July and August show lower employment generation year-on-year as cumulative persondays fall 32%, from 29.78 crore to 20.21 crore; 60-day pause in agricultural activity led to dip in jobs, say Ministry officials

15 Sep 2026 10:47 pm
Seven former Awami League ministers and functionaries given death sentence by International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka

The verdict was delivered by a three-member tribunal of the ICT, consisting of Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, Justice Md Manjurul Basit and Justice Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir

15 Sep 2026 10:45 pm
Singing two stanzas of Vande Mataram is as per State governments order: U.T. Khader

He said that during the oath-taking ceremony of Ministers in Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumars Cabinet, the national song was sung fully.

15 Sep 2026 10:35 pm
Habitual offender arrested after chase in Thiruvananthapuram

The accused, identified as Suresh alias Jambulingam Suresh, who hails from Balaramapuram, had allegedly been evading arrest after a case involving an attack on a woman and her daughter on August 20

15 Sep 2026 10:34 pm
Former IPS officer issues clarification on remarks about Ram Temple CEO selection

The Temple Trust has been forced to issue a detailed clarification amid calls for a review of the entire process and concern over favoritism flagged by other retired senior officials and applicants

15 Sep 2026 10:33 pm
NH 66, NH 544 safety lapses in Thrissur will be fixed in a month: NHAI

Review meeting assesses progress of construction, maintenance, upgrades and safety measures on the two highways; lighting and warning signs to be installed in two weeks

15 Sep 2026 10:33 pm
EU calls Russia reckless after flares fired at Danish helicopter

These are not isolated incidents; they are part of a broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe, testing our readiness and our resolve, Ursula von der Leyen said

15 Sep 2026 10:32 pm
Relief of residents as removal of chemical-laced soil begins in village in Keralam

The hazardous chemical waste from the now-defunct Binani Zinc Limited in Ernakulam district was illegally transported and dumped across private lands in Eriyad, a coastal village in Thrissur district, a few months ago, under the guise of regular soil for land filling, raising environmental concerns among the public. A meeting chaired by RDO decided to remove the entire material within two days

15 Sep 2026 10:28 pm
Narrower margin for error in Census second phase, training vital, Registrar General says

In a letter sent to all States, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan asks for the integration of gender sensitisation in training programme for enumerators, with emphasis on respectful interaction, accurate recording, and strict avoidance of assumptions or bias

15 Sep 2026 10:23 pm
U.S. weapons in orbit: what we should expect modern space war to look like

When the digital backbones of developing economies are hosted on third-party commercial constellations, a silent strike can blind a military and paralyse a states ability to govern

15 Sep 2026 10:23 pm
China imposes travel curbs to protect national security

Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from leaving China, the State Council said.

15 Sep 2026 10:14 pm
Key changes in CPI(M) in Keralam: P. Jayarajan, M.B. Rajesh and V. Sivankutty included in State secretariat

The changes are part of the corrective steps intended by the extended State committee meeting held under the monitoring of the central leadership led by general secretary M.A. Baby and other Polit Bureau members

15 Sep 2026 10:12 pm
UPI MDR charges from October 15: Who will pay on transactions above 2,000?

UPI payments above 2,000 to certain merchants will attract a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% from October 15. But will customers have to pay more? Heres what the new UPI MDR framework means, which transactions remain free, and who will have to bear the charge.

15 Sep 2026 10:09 pm
RBI files caveat after rejecting Tata Sons bid to avoid listing, source says

The move follows the RBIs rejection of Tata Sons application to deregister as a non-banking financial company, a decision that pushes the holding company closer to a stock market listing

15 Sep 2026 10:09 pm
Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

AI will either be the greatest equalizer or the worst source of injustice wrote Bill Gates in a social media post

15 Sep 2026 10:07 pm