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PhonePe secures UAE central bank approval for two payment licences

The digital payments firm will now work towards obtaining final approval before commencing commercial operations in the United Arab Emirates

22 Sep 2026 11:02 pm
Congress accuses Centre of hiding IIT student suicide data

Party cites report claiming that more than half of those who died by suicide in IITs over the past 5 years were from SC, ST, OBC communities

22 Sep 2026 10:57 pm
Samsung India profit falls 36% to 7,228 crore in FY26; mobile revenue declines

In the Indian smartphone market, Samsung competes with Apple in the premium category, while facing intense competition from Chinese brands such as Vivo, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme in the mass-market and affordable price segments

22 Sep 2026 10:56 pm
Squatting on mining assets a concern, says Mines Secretary

Senior official says some miners do not commence operationswithin a stipulated time-frame, such squatting rests on speculative tendencies

22 Sep 2026 10:54 pm
Police seized 350 kg of red sanders in Tiruvannamalai

The seized wooden logs were given to the Forest Department

22 Sep 2026 10:54 pm
Graduation day held at Annai Mira College of Engineering in Ranipet

260 graduates, including 15 postgraduate students received degrees

22 Sep 2026 10:53 pm
Villagers oppose setting up of sewage treatment plant at Peace Committee meeting held in Vaniyambadi

Residents fear that the sewage treatment plant will cause pollution of ground water in surrounding farming villages and the Palar River

22 Sep 2026 10:52 pm
Stork Sister Purnima Devi wins businessline Changemaker of the Year award; Border Roads Organisation and M.R. Rajagopal crowned Iconic Changemakers

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave away the awards at the eighth edition of the event that honours human catalysts

22 Sep 2026 10:52 pm
Two persons killed in road accident near Walajah

Passersby and other motorists admitted them to Government Taluk Hospital in Walajah town where they succumbed to injuries

22 Sep 2026 10:50 pm
Steel prices at four-year high; trend to continue in H2: report

The spike in prices is mainly due to rise in key raw materials coupled with an increase in demand, a BigMint analyst said

22 Sep 2026 10:49 pm
22 Sep 2026 10:47 pm
RBI absorbs 71,971 crore liquidity from banks

VRRR is the rate at which banks park their funds with the RBI. It is a tool that central banks use to suck liquidity

22 Sep 2026 10:45 pm
Regulator warns against indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics, cites kidney disease risk

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation advises against self-medication and urges doctors to follow antimicrobial stewardship principles while prescribing antibiotics

22 Sep 2026 10:44 pm
Sonam Wangchuk slams delay in making public judicial panel report on September 2025 police action

The Ladakh activist says civil society groups may constitute a peoples tribunal to probe the police excess and firing if the panel does not table its report soon

22 Sep 2026 10:40 pm
No justice yet, may set up peoples tribunal: Sonam Wangchuk on 2025 Ladakh firing investigation

In this video, The Hindus Vijaita Singh spoke to Sonam Wangchuk about the investigation into last years Ladakh violence and the calls for justice and accountability.

22 Sep 2026 10:36 pm
Murmu urges actors against endorsing harmful health products; True star spreads light, not darkness

President Droupadi Murmu distributed the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024 in various categories of cinema at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), near the Statue of Unity, in a glittering ceremony attended by top talents of the film industry

22 Sep 2026 10:35 pm
India-U.S. trade deal unlikely until competitor countries probed, tariffed

An announcement of fresh 301 investigations against some of Indias competitor countries is likely soon, The Hindu has learned

22 Sep 2026 10:31 pm
Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, U.N. report finds

A U.N. report says the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018

22 Sep 2026 10:20 pm
Watch: Vande Mataram case: SC examines religious objections to singing Vande Mataram

The Supreme Court has said the government can decide the scope and length of the National Song, but cannot violate religious freedoms or impose criminal penalties on those who conscientiously refuse to sing Vande Mataram. The observation came during the hearing of Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishnas petition challenging the 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.

22 Sep 2026 10:18 pm
BJP questions Congress after court order on Sonias electoral roll entry

Delhi court had directed Magistrate to look into the complaint alleging that Sonia was added to the voters list before she became an Indian citizen

22 Sep 2026 10:18 pm
Watch: French President Macron discusses West Asia security, Ukraine-Russia conflict with Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York was very constructive. The two leaders discussed the West Asia crisis, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the Ukraine-Russia war and support for Ukraines energy system.

22 Sep 2026 10:13 pm
Family alleges police jeep deliberately rammed bike, demands attempt-to-murder case

Mother of injured youth releases audio-video recording allegedly capturing police conversation after July 16 incident

22 Sep 2026 10:12 pm
Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine constructive

French President Emmanuel Macron said there was a willingness to reopen (the Strait of) Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the worlds oil and gas, which has been blockaded by Iran during the war in West Asia

22 Sep 2026 10:12 pm
Congress questions ECIs silence after attack on leaders convoy during Assam bypoll campaign

Congress leaders say stones, acid thrown at the convoy, which was attacked with iron rods, hockey sticks; party secretary hospitalised; claim planned murderous attack meant to intimidate voters, party workers

22 Sep 2026 9:58 pm
Sustained dialogue key for investment, strengthening energy resilience: Puri at OPEC-India dialogue

The OPEC-India dialogue is a cooperative bilateral framework that started in 2015.

22 Sep 2026 9:55 pm
Torpedo jar fragment, ring wells found in underwater archaeological exploration off the Poompuhar coast in Mayiladuthuraidistrict

A broken piece of a torpedo jar, believed to have been brought from West Asia during the early historic period, has been found by archaeologists of the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology during the third phase of the survey. The archaeologists also found four ancient ring wells with diameters ranging from 60 cm to 65 cm. According to Mr. Kumar, the discovery of the ring wells indicates that apalaeochannelmight have been present at the location.

22 Sep 2026 9:51 pm