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U.S. hits Cuba with new sanctions as islands crises multiply

The sanctions aim to push Cubas critical machinery offline and exacerbate its energy crisis, said Brett Erickson, a sanctions expert and managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, a consulting firm

4 Sep 2026 6:54 am
Volkswagen says cutting 100,000 jobs by end of decade

The firm had approved a plan which involved he reduction of around 50,000 jobs, on top of another 50,000 already agreed, Volkswagen said in a statement

4 Sep 2026 1:45 am
Keeping pace with climate shock events

Disasters across South Asia expose unequal vulnerabilities and the need for a collective regional response

4 Sep 2026 1:24 am
Kanthapuram clarifies remarks on women amid criticism

He says we are not the ones who advocate that women be buried or confined

4 Sep 2026 12:31 am
Organised Crime Intelligence Unit develops web application to track criminals and cases

The responsive application, developed exclusively for officers and personnel serving in the OCIU, can be accessed through computers, mobile phones and tablets

4 Sep 2026 12:25 am
Smriti Mandhana surpasses Mithali Raj as womens international crickets leading run-scorer

During Indias Asia Cup match against Hong Kong in Dubai, she went past Mithali Raj, the woman who almost single-handedly put Indian womens cricket in the headlines when the sport had no takers, to become the leading scorer of international runs.

4 Sep 2026 12:04 am
Regime suppressing youth will have to answer to the people, says Rahul Gandhi

After meeting Bihar youth, Mr. Gandhi accuses Bihar police of horrific brutality using lathis, firearms against student protesters

3 Sep 2026 11:45 pm
M. Siddharth embraces PowerPlay challenge after starring in Kovai Kings TNPL title run

Siddharth was central to Vida Kovai Kings latest TNPL title run, finishing second on the wickets chart with 16 wickets and recording the tournaments best economy rate (5.08).

3 Sep 2026 11:29 pm
KGPA seeks comprehensive review of Western Ghats ESA proposal

Kerala Grama Panchayat Association calls for field-level verification of the proposed boundaries in Kozhikode district. It urges the government to address local concerns before finalising the notification.

3 Sep 2026 11:24 pm
Minor girls who were raped stop going to school, refuse compensation

Police say two Class 8 students who ran away from their hostel on August 6 were allegedly raped by an auto driver and his friend after promising to drop them home

3 Sep 2026 11:14 pm
Gloria Steinem: The feminist organiser and her everyday rebellions

Gloria Steinem, 92, who gave feminism a good name and an image that debunked the stereotype, died in her New York home; through her life, she had a strong connection with India

3 Sep 2026 10:39 pm
El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

El Nino is a naturally-occurring phenomenon and is not caused by climate change. But scientists expect it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes

3 Sep 2026 10:17 pm
Nepal flash floods: Death toll rises to 1,259; missing figure crosses 5,000

Risks of fresh floods loomed due to incessant rainfall in the upstream areas of the Bhotekoshi River

3 Sep 2026 10:09 pm
Foreign support, drones fuel Sudan war and possible war crimes, UN probe says

Sudans war, which erupted in April 2023 following a power struggle between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced more than 14 million people and created one of the worlds worst humanitarian crises

3 Sep 2026 9:59 pm
U.K. Green leader to seek Parliament seat vacated by Starmer

Zack Polanski told the Camden New Journal he would be the Green candidate for Holborn and St Pancras

3 Sep 2026 9:46 pm
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude face widespread outages; Amazon Web Services also hit

Anthropic said the only affected models remaining are Opus 4.8 and Opus 5; rest of the models have recovered to the baseline error rate

3 Sep 2026 9:42 pm
Govt. employees hold Demands Day protests in Andhra Pradesh over pending financial benefits

APJAC Amaravati leaders urges government to hold talks with employee unions and announce a clear, time-bound action plan to resolve the issues

3 Sep 2026 9:00 pm
Koppal leads Kalyana Karnataka in implementation of five guarantee schemes

State Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority vice-president P.T. Parameshwar Naik says district has made good progress in implementing five guarantee schemes

3 Sep 2026 8:52 pm
Palakkad Medical College house surgeons call off strike

The house surgeons began boycotting work on September 1, alleging that even basic medicines were not available in the Emergency department and that X-ray and CT scan services were non-functional for months

3 Sep 2026 8:43 pm
Nepal floods: six with roots in Keralam still remain missing

According to NoRKA Roots,52 peoplehadregistered for help with its help desk in thewake of thedisaster. Of them 46 have been accounted for

3 Sep 2026 8:40 pm
Belgium assures India of no defence cooperation with Pakistan; Rajnath Singh raises technology transfer concerns

Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken highlights the growing strategic partnership between India and European Union, pointing to expanding cooperation in maritime security, information security and aerospace

3 Sep 2026 8:32 pm
CPI(M) denies reports that party leadership differs over reasons for Assembly poll debacle in Keralam

M.V. Govindan says right-wing media has cherry-picked Pinarayi Vijayans speech and distorted his statement to portray that the party leadership is at odds with itself regarding the reasons for the LDFs defeat

3 Sep 2026 8:32 pm
Uttar Pradesh rights panel seeks report on encounter deaths of Ankit Balyan murder suspects

Mohit and Sumit were killed in an encounter with the Shamli police and the Special Weapons and Tactics team

3 Sep 2026 7:59 pm
Engineering students should dream big and develop leadership qualities: Deputy Commissioner Snehal

Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Snehal R. has called on engineering students to dream big and work with determination to achieve their goals

3 Sep 2026 7:41 pm
Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon

Israel said the decision came amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped and killed there in the mid-1980s

3 Sep 2026 7:39 pm
Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister asks power utilities to gear up for surge in demand

Evolve plans to appropriately cater to the domestic, commercial, business, and industrial requirements, besides ramping up generation of renewable energy, says Gottipati Ravi Kumar

3 Sep 2026 7:33 pm
Watch: If India can be of any help in ending Russia-Ukraine war we are ready: EAM Jaishankar in Kyiv

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India is ready to help in any way to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

3 Sep 2026 7:31 pm
At least five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found drifting near Spain's Canary Islands

While it was difficult to get precise information given their fragile state of health, migrants reported leaving Gambia and being stranded at sea for many, many days. Some estimated they had been at sea for nearly a month. Running out of provisions, they fell ill from drinking seawater

3 Sep 2026 7:28 pm
Watch: AAP, Raghav Chadha clash over Punjab voter list controversy

A political controversy has erupted after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleged that his voter status was marked as shifted in Punjabs draft electoral rolls. While Chadha has called it political vendetta, the Aam Aadmi Party says the voter list revision is the Election Commissions responsibility. Heres what happened and what the rules say.

3 Sep 2026 7:28 pm
Bonded labour persists even five decades after enactment of law: Judge

Judge says ensuring every persons right to live with dignity, guaranteed under the Constitution, should be a priority for the government

3 Sep 2026 7:24 pm