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Candidate dies during physical test for U.P. Home Guard recruitment

A total of 1,017 candidates appeared for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET); 11 candidates complained of ill health

16 Sep 2026 2:19 am
War on Iran cost U.S. more than $38B: Congressional Budget Office

CBO said the war is expected to contribute to inflation into the first quarter of 2027, making inflation roughly 0.5 percentage points higher than they had previously estimated.

16 Sep 2026 2:07 am
Chinas open AI advantage may not last forever

Chinas open models cut Indias AI costs, but create future dependencies

16 Sep 2026 1:21 am
Delhi govt. to build hostels for 10,000 students, expand facilities in colleges: CM

Ensuring safe, convenient, affordable accommodation our priority, says Gupta; scope of ongoing works to be expanded, she adds; govt. to conduct survey of colleges to identify suitable locations

16 Sep 2026 1:13 am
AI cooperation: On Artificial Intelligence at a crossroads

The BRICS framework is an alternative to a geopolitical view of AI development

16 Sep 2026 1:12 am
Asian Games 2026: J&K govt. allowsMir Bilquis to travel after SC intervention; to coach Indian kayaking, canoeing team

The Supreme Court on September 10 issued an order in favour of the sportsperson and quashed an official order denying her permission, citing pending departmental inquiries and service conditions.

16 Sep 2026 1:05 am
Stability at the top: On the tennis and the U.S. Open

Both mens and womens tennis now wear a settled look

16 Sep 2026 1:04 am
Power discom is still heavily reliant on Tamil Nadu governments financial support

In the 14 years since 2013-14, the government aid, both in the form of tariff subsidy and grants, has accounted for 2.55 lakh crore

16 Sep 2026 12:58 am
Decoding Indias GDP base revision

A major driver of the revision in nominal GDP in the case of India is the improved measurement of Indias unincorporated services sector

16 Sep 2026 12:57 am
Labout Dept. asserts that night-shift safeguards for women employees is covered under OSH Rules

Following an outcry from KITU, the Karnataka Labour Department has clarified that the safety conditions relating to women employees that were earlier provided under the Shops and Commercial Establishments Act have been incorporated under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Rules

16 Sep 2026 12:53 am
Lessons from Indias smallholder farmers

India is an important voice in the Global Souths rural development conversation

16 Sep 2026 12:53 am
IIT Palakkad researchers develop sensors for faster heparin monitoring

Accurate dosing of heparin, an anticoagulant used in cardiac surgery, dialysis etc., is important because too little of it can lead to clotting, while too much can cause excessive bleeding

16 Sep 2026 12:47 am
Man accused in murder case hacked to death

The police suspect that the killing could have been the result of a previous enmity

16 Sep 2026 12:37 am
4 booked for replacing gold jewellery with fake ornaments in bank locker

The suspects allegedly replaced the gold jewellery pledged by customers with imitation ornaments at a Punjab National Bank branch in Kilpauk, causing a loss of 3.15 crore

16 Sep 2026 12:36 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
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
GVMC wards now officially increased to 120

The State government has issued the final Gazette notification completing the delimitation process and increasing the number of GVMC wards from 98 to 120; ward-wise photo electoral rolls for the newly constituted wards will be published on September 22

15 Sep 2026 11:50 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
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
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