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Taylor Swift adds 4 songs to Showgirl encore
Hindustan Times
Taylor Swift announced The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on Wednesday with four songs written after last October's release. The expanded album arrives Friday after studio time in Sweden with Max and Shellback. All 12 original tracks once held the top 12 Billboard Hot 100 spots.
UK banks complete first tokenised deposit transfers
Livemint
UK Finance said Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays completed the first interbank tokenised deposit transfers on September 24, Reuters reported from London. The banks ran two mortgage deals and HSBC tested a person-to-person marketplace payment. Tokenised deposits map commercial bank mo
NSE grey market premium shrinks to about 4.8%
The Economic Times
Traders quote NSE shares at a grey market premium near ₹83 over the ₹1,785 IPO price, about 4.8 percent, down from 14 to 17 percent. The ₹22,561-crore issue was subscribed 5.71 times and lists Thursday. At ₹1,785 the exchange values near ₹4.42 lakh crore versus BSE's ₹1.33 lakh c
High Court lets 11-year-old terminate 24-week pregnancy
The Indian Express
The Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court allowed an 11-year-old to terminate a pregnancy at 24 weeks and 2 days on September 22. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said she cannot be compelled to carry a pregnancy from assault. A September 11 medical board found her fit despite risks. Go
Ghaziabad AQI hits 181 as Delhi rises to 151
Hindustan Times
Ghaziabad's AQI stood at 181 on Wednesday, ranking 4th among the world's most polluted cities on aqi.in as of 12 pm. Delhi's 24-hour average AQI was 151 under the Moderate category after climbing from 118 on September 19. UPPCB has identified 9 winter pollution hotspots in Ghazia
Two Ramban policemen found dead in roadside car
The Indian Express
Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were found dead inside a car in Sanasar, Ramban district, on Tuesday night under unclear circumstances. Officials named Head Constable Farid Ahmed and Selection Grade Constable Muhammad Yaqbool, both posted at Ramban District Police Lines. They wer
Rajpal Yadav joins public queue at Lalbaugcha Raja
The Indian Express
Actor Rajpal Yadav waited in the regular devotee queue at Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja pandal instead of taking VIP access. Videos showed him chanting Ganpati Bappa Morya and greeting people as he moved toward darshan. The Indian Express said Bollywood visitors keep arriving for Gane
Alibaba to add Europe and Middle East cloud regions
NDTV
Alibaba will open first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands within 12 months, Li Feifei said in Hangzhou. The company will also expand data centres in Malaysia, Germany, the UAE, France and Hong Kong. The push supports a 20-gigawatt global infrastructure buildout
Lab projects 15,800 extra India heat deaths
The Hindu
Climate Impact Lab projects about 15,800 additional heat-related deaths in India from September 2026 to February 2027 under the current Super El Niño, give or take 1,600. Globally it estimates 451,000 excess heat deaths in the event's first six months overall. Eastern equatorial
Angry Anderson dies at 79 after farewell tour
BBC News
Australian rock singer Angry Anderson, born Gary Anderson, has died aged 79. He fronted Rose Tattoo from 1976 and later scored a global hit with Suddenly after it played at the Scott and Charlene wedding on Neighbours. That 1988 episode drew 20 million UK viewers. He had a cardia
Mamata seeks CEC arrest and fresh Bengal polls
The Hindu
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on September 23 demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. She also sought fresh Assembly polls using the pre-SIR voter list. She alleged the BJP and the Election Commission had looted the year's Assembly el
Priyanka Kedia on Netflix Best of the Best role
Hindustan Times
British-Indian actor Priyanka Kedia, 24, said Netflix's Best of the Best treats South Asian identity as character background rather than a punchline. She stars alongside Never Have I Ever actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in the Hasan Minhaj-written collegiate dance comedy directed by
IndiGo Dreamliner returns to Heathrow after snag
NDTV
A Delhi-bound IndiGo Boeing 787-9 operating flight 6E4 returned to London Heathrow after a technical issue early on Wednesday. Data on Flightradar24.com showed the aircraft was airborne for around an hour before turning back to the airport. A source said it landed safely. Specifi
BJP names Ram Madhav Uttarakhand in-charge
The Indian Express
The BJP on Wednesday rejigged 36 prabharis and co-in-charges, with a focus on poll-bound states ahead of coming elections. National vice president Ram Madhav was named Uttarakhand in-charge, with Arvind Menon and New Delhi Lok Sabha MP Bansuri Swaraj as co-in-charges. Smriti Iran
Qualcomm ships Snapdragon 8 Elite chips for AI agents
The Indian Express
Qualcomm executive Durga Malladi said at the Snapdragon Summit that consumers increasingly talk to on-device agents instead of opening many apps. The company on Wednesday launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 for agentic AI workloads on phones. Go
Trump meets Venezuela interim president at UN
BBC News
US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly. It was their first face-to-face talks since Washington backed her after Nicolás Maduro was seized. Rodríguez said they discussed energy, mining and security cooperation during
Mayawati names nephew Ishan BSP national convener
The Indian Express
BSP president Mayawati named her nephew Ishan Anand, 25, as the party's national convener at a Lucknow meeting of national office-bearers on Wednesday. The appointment comes days after she announced her final decision that neither of her two nephews would hold any party posts. El
Kerala orders vigilance probe after ED move on Pinarayi Vijayan
The Indian Express
Kerala's Congress-led government ordered a police probe against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the Enforcement Directorate recommended action in an alleged payment case. CPI(M) leaders rallied at the state secretariat. Secretary M V Govindan called the government a
Carney says Modi likely to visit Canada in December
The Hindu BusinessLine
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada around December. On the UN General Assembly sidelines, Carney said trade talks with India were making good progress. He linked the timing to the G20 Summit on December 14-15 in Miami. Bilateral goo
US judge blocks deportation of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
BBC News
A US judge temporarily blocked deportation of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, shot by immigration agents in Texas, his lawyer said. Judge Orlando Garcia scheduled an in-person hearing for September 30. He remains detained with a bullet in his back and a fractured clavicle. DHS Se
Telangana rights body notices after viral torture videos
The Indian Express
Viral videos of alleged torture on women in Telangana prompted the state Human Rights Commission to issue notices. In Bhadradri Kothagudem, a woman was made to stand on nails in July, the chairperson noted Tuesday. In Secunderabad, police arrested home guard K Anand on September
SEBI settles 5 Adani firms for Rs 1.5 crore payout
The Hindu
SEBI settled adjudication proceedings against five Adani group companies for Rs 1.5 crore in an order dated September 22, 2026. The case followed Hindenburg allegations on related-party transactions. Adani Enterprises paid Rs 76.05 lakh and Adani Green Energy Rs 45.50 lakh. Three
Trump backs India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor
The Hindu BusinessLine
US President Donald Trump said his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. He spoke at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on the UN sidelines on Tuesday. Trump said shipping attacks showed a need to move Middle East energy infrastructure a
Ladakh shifts Central pool MBBS seats to single merit
The Indian Express
The Ladakh administration revised Central pool MBBS and BDS admission guidelines after creating seven new districts. With Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's approval, category and roster lists give way to one merit list. Admissions will follow NEET rank and candidate choices. For 20
Karnataka plans industry curricula for 30,000 vacant seats
The Hindu
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the state will set up a special committee for industry-based curricula. At KEONICS' 50th anniversary in Bengaluru on September 22, he cited 30,000 vacant engineering seats and pay near Rs 20,000 a month. KEONICS chair Sharath Kumar Bach
US and Iran hold first UN talks since June
BBC News
Iranian and US officials held Qatar-mediated talks at the UN in New York, first since a June ceasefire unravelled. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff said a round of talks finished and mediators would continue. Iran repeated its demand that the US end what it called acts of aggression. Tr
Murmu urges film stars to skip harmful endorsements
The Hindu
President Droupadi Murmu on September 22 urged film artists not to endorse products harmful to health. At the 72nd National Film Awards in Ekta Nagar, she said a true star spreads light, not darkness. She called for women on regional juries and social security for film workers. A
Study projects 15,800 extra India heat deaths
The Indian Express
A University of Chicago Climate Impact Lab report projects about 15,800 additional heat deaths in India from September 2026 to February 2027. Researchers tie the rise to Super El Niño warming that lifts global land temperatures 1.2°C above normal. The same six-month window covers
Opposition seeks CEC impeachment after EC dissent report
The Hindu
Opposition parties on September 23 called for impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. An Indian Express report said Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections at least 14 times over ten months. They said major decisio
TMC says BJP workers assaulted leaders in Kolkata
The Hindu
The Trinamool Congress accused BJP workers of attacking its leaders in Kolkata's Mukundapur on September 22 night. The party said former MLA Humayun Kabir was injured and IT cell head Upasana Chowdhury was assaulted, with her car vandalised. Abhishek Banerjee condemned political
Bengaluru CEO says no male hires from 4 states
Livemint
Bengaluru founder Karthik SG said on X his firm will not hire men from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar or Madhya Pradesh. He linked the rule to a fired employee from one of those states after alleged abuse of female staff. A1 Sports World has 32 employees, including 14 women. Cri
Trump backs exploring a US diesel export ban
The Hindu BusinessLine
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he backed the idea of banning diesel exports. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration was examining a full or partial ban. US diesel has climbed to a record $6.50 a gallon, while gasoline remains near $4.50 a gallon. Energy
Indian TT pairs reach Asian Games mixed quarters
Livemint
Indian table tennis pairs Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade and Manush Shah-Diya Chitale reached the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Manush and Diya beat Maldives' Ahmed Moosa and Aishath Nazim 3-0. Harmeet and Yashaswini defeated Hong Kong China's Y
Pia Trivedi says she lived on leaves for calendar
The Indian Express
Model Pia Trivedi said she lived on leaves and liquid for a year to lose weight for the Kingfisher swimsuit calendar. She told a podcast she was not yet suited to a swimsuit shoot and had never filmed outdoors with that team. The Indian Express carried nutritionist Gulnaaz Shaikh
Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan share Best Actor National Award
Hindustan Times
Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty shared the Best Actor National Film Award on Tuesday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the honours in Gujarat's Ekta Nagar, Kevadia. Mammootty won for the film Bramayugam, marking his fourth National Award. Aaryan won his first National Award for Cha
LSR suspends classes after encounter near college gate
The Hindu
Lady Shri Ram College suspended classes from noon on September 22 after police shot accused Asif about 50 metres from its back gate. Police said Asif fired three rounds; one hit a head constable's jacket. Officers fired twice, wounding his right leg. Classes were also suspended S
4 Tata Sons directors reverse stance, back listing
The Indian ExpressArchived
Four Tata Sons directors voted on September 17, 2026 to pursue listing the holding company. That reversed their March 2024 stance against a public listing. Noel Tata was the lone opponent on the six-member board. The shift followed an RBI rejection on September 11 of Tata Sons' b
Bengaluru police file 2,085-page triple murder chargesheet
The Hindu
KR Puram police have filed a 2,085-page chargesheet in a Bengaluru triple murder case against tech professional S. Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner Kenneth, 26. Somasundar, 55, Muthulakshmi, 48, and Supriya, 20, were allegedly killed on June 22, 2026, at Sai Green Apartment iBinance buys $100 million stake in Circle
The Economic Times
Circle said Tuesday that Binance bought a $100 million stake in the USDC issuer. A regulatory filing showed about 1.24 million shares sold on September 17 at $80.84 each. The expanded commercial arrangement runs five years and includes a monthly incentive fee paid to Binance. Cir
Arteta agrees Arsenal contract with £10m yearly salary
BBC News
Mikel Arteta has agreed an improved new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal. His current deal expires at the end of this season after months of talks. The new terms include a pay rise from his £10m yearly salary plus £5m in bonuses. The Spaniard joined Arsenal in Decem
Yami Gautam wins Best Actor National Award for Article 370
Hindustan Times
Yami Gautam won the National Film Award for Best Actor (Female) for Article 370 on Tuesday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the honour in Gujarat's Ekta Nagar, Kevadia. It is her first National Award. Article 370 also won Best Feature Film at the 72nd National Film Awards. The
Macron urges UN rules over law of the jungle
The Hindu
French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN on September 22 that countries must choose international law over a law of the jungle. In his final annual address, he backed a moratorium on strikes against civilian and energy targets in the Ukraine war. He said Gaza humanitarian acc
US to build 2 military bases in Greenland under deal
BBC News
The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a defence deal at the UN in New York allowing Washington to build bases at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig. The pact updates a 1951 agreement and reaffirms Danish sovereignty. Trump said the US would develop a large military presence. Greenland's PM
Andreessen Horowitz backs 2-year academy to rival college
Hindustan Times
Andreessen Horowitz is launching the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a two-year private school aimed at replacing college for some students. CEO Gagan Biyani said applications are open for a tuition-free pilot of 50 students starting September 2027. The venture raised $42 million fr
Glenn Martens closes Diesel tenure with Milan runway show
Hindustan Times
Diesel creative director Glenn Martens closed his Milan Fashion Week show Tuesday with knitwear that appeared to dissolve into denim and leather. Models in the audience moaned to Love to Love You Baby before headbanging at the finale. Martens joined Diesel in 2020 and remains at
Akhilesh Yadav opens PDA yatra in Rae Bareli September 24
The Indian Express
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will begin his PDA Rath Yatra from Rae Bareli on September 24, visiting MLA Rahul Lodhi after student clashes on September 17. The yatra targets backwards, Dalit and minority voters before Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls slated for February 2027.
Dow slips as oil hovers near $100 a barrel
The Economic Times
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 184.94 points to 51,863.89 on Tuesday while the S&P 500 slipped to 7,764.27. The Nasdaq Composite rose to 27,243.24. Oil stayed choppy near $100 a barrel. Meta's Muse AI assistant lifted chip names but dragged Uber, Lyft and Expedia. Traders
Scott Bessent could become Trump's AI czar, source says
Livemint
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could become President Donald Trump's AI czar, a source told Reuters on September 22. Trump said Saturday he plans an AI adviser and an AI force without details. A second source said no decision was made. Bessent led Sunday talks with Chinese V
MP approves Rs 962.50 crore sports complexes with helipads
The Indian Express
Madhya Pradesh's Cabinet gave in-principle approval Tuesday for Rs 962.50 crore to build Chief Minister Sports Complexes in 140 Assembly constituencies over five years. MSME minister Chetanya Kashyap said each site will include a helipad for air ambulances. The 2026-27 state budg
James and Stuart shortlisted for second Booker Prize
Hindustan Times
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart could become fifth authors to win the Booker Prize twice after Tuesday's six-book shortlist. James won in 2015 for A Brief History of Seven Killings; Stuart won in 2020 for Shuggie Bain. Mary Beard chaired judges who chose six titles from 163 UK an
