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Mets place Christian Scott on 15-day injured list
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The New York Mets placed starter Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with left knee inflammation, ending his season. Scott went 4-5 with a 3.85 ERA in 23 starts. The Mets activated reliever Devin Williams, out since August 7 with a right shoulder strain. Manager An
India defend Asian Games cricket gold with 147-run win
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India's women's cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs on Tuesday to win gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. India posted 216 for 3 with Smriti Mandhana scoring 79. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs. Deepti Sharma took 3 for 6. Amravati batter Bharti Fulmali
UK airlines hit as second NATS glitch cancels 150 flights
BBC News
UK airlines criticised air traffic control after a second technical problem in two weeks disrupted flights Monday. NATS blamed a Prestwick connectivity issue unrelated to an earlier Swanwick software defect. Cirium counted more than 150 UK cancellations, with EasyJet dropping 48
Maruti says first-time buyers are 54% of sales
The Economic Times
Maruti Suzuki said first-time buyers were 54% of April-August sales, up from 42% a year earlier after GST 2.0. Rahul Bharti said industry sales grew 28% in April-August versus a 0.4% fall in the first half of FY26, while Maruti grew 36%. Alto and S-Presso sales rose 96% to 67,334
Father loses 30 kg in 18 months for son
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Devang Gandhi, 53, said he lost 30 kg in 18 months to care for his son Rudra, who has special needs, in a Masters' Union video. He weighed 115 kg when he began in 2024 and finished a Mumbai Hyrox race after a leg cramp sent him to medics. He said he must outlive Rudra to remain h
Tigers host Nationals after 9-2 Comerica Park win
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The Detroit Tigers host the Washington Nationals at Comerica Park on Tuesday after defeating them 9-2 on Monday. Detroit enter the game at 74-83 and Washington at 73-84. Right-hander Drew Anderson starts for Detroit and left-hander Jackson Kent for Washington. First pitch is at 6
Centre doubles port environmental clearances to 20 years
The Indian Express
The Centre has doubled the minimum validity of environmental clearances for ports and harbours to 20 years, with room for two five-year extensions under conditions. The Monday notification amended the EIA notification 2006. Clearances were previously valid for 10 years with a one
Wangchuk to lead 20-km Ladakh march on September 23
The Indian Express
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Tuesday he will lead a 20-km padayatra in Leh on September 23. It starts from a stupa built for those killed last year. The march was shortened from a Kargil start due to changing weather. Four people died in the September 24, 2025, Leh violen
Delhi court grants Sharjeel Imam 7-day interim bail
The Hindu
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted activist Sharjeel Imam interim bail from October 4 to October 10 in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the week-long release so he can attend his cousin's wedding. Imam faces UAPA charge
Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over Easter bombings
BBC News
Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Naufer Moulavi was among those found guilty as the alleged mastermind. Nine other men were acquitted. The attacks hit three churches
Bangladesh names Asad Alam Siam envoy to India
The Hindu
Bangladesh on Tuesday received India's agrément for Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam to become the next High Commissioner to India. He will take charge in New Delhi in the coming weeks, succeeding Riaz Hamidullah. The appointment comes as New Delhi and Dhaka discuss a possible In
Googlebook laptops open for pre-order from $899
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Google opened pre-orders for Googlebook laptops on September 22, 2026, with prices starting at $899. The Android-based devices include Gemini tools, OLED options up to 2.8K, and up to 14 hours of battery life. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo are among the makers. US launch is Oct
ABVP wins 3 DUSU posts as Gupta recalls student years
Hindustan Times
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta congratulated ABVP after it won three of four central panel posts in the latest Delhi University Students' Union election. She recalled serving as DUSU president in 1996-97 after a year as general secretary. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen won vice-
Zuppa seeks $10 million to expand drone engineering
The Hindu BusinessLine
Chennai drone maker Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies is seeking equity funding of up to $10 million, founder Sai Pattabiram told businessline. Talks with strategic partners and foreign investors are expected to close next quarter. The firm delivered over 500 Ajeet drones to the
Adani firms pay Rs 1.5 crore to settle Sebi probes
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Five Adani Group companies paid a combined Rs 1.5 crore to settle Sebi proceedings linked to disclosure and audit-report issues after the Hindenburg report review. The Tuesday settlement covers Adani Enterprises, Adani Total Gas, AWL Agri Business, Adani Green Energy and Adani En
Supreme Court flags machine-generated Delhi SIR notices
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Election Commission notices to over 33 lakh Delhi voters in the special intensive revision appear machine-generated. Justice Joymalya Bagchi told the Commission the notices look mechanically issued and need refinement. Lawyers said 91 percent of
Aviation minister says airport-airline ownership still under review
The Indian Express
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said Tuesday the government is deliberating airline-airport cross-ownership and has taken no decision yet. He spoke after questions on the Adani group's request for a waiver from Mumbai airport contract limits. IndiGo and the Air India gro
Bardot estate auction raises nearly 1 million euros in Paris
Hindustan Times
An auction of Brigitte Bardot's belongings raised nearly one million euros in Paris on Monday, about 20 times Millon estimates, AFP reported. Three thousand bidders pursued 285 items from her Saint-Tropez homes and Paris flat. Proceeds go to her animal foundation and only child a
SSC releases CGL city slips for 12,256 vacancies
Hindustan Times
Staff Selection Commission has released SSC CGL Exam City Slip 2026 for Tier I on ssc.gov.in. Tier I runs from September 30 to October 30, 2026. The paper has 100 questions for 200 marks in one hour, with 0.50 marks cut per wrong answer. Admit cards are expected two or three days
Trump speech goes inaudible after 5 networks boycott
The Indian Express
US television networks halted White House pool coverage on Monday after President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico. ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC joined CNN in stopping the shared camera feed. Trump's South Lawn helipad remarks were inaudible on the White House feed. The
Alibaba unveils chip scaling to 500,000 cards per cluster
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Alibaba Group on Tuesday launched the Zhenwu V900 AI chip, calling it China's most powerful. CEO Eddie Wu unveiled it at the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou. The firm said the chip can scale to 500,000 cards per cluster. Alibaba plans more than 20 gigawatts of data centre capacity
Vedanta Power to join Nifty 500 from next week
The Hindu BusinessLine
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Power will enter the Nifty 500 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices from September 30. Changes take effect after trading closes on September 29. Smallcap 250 inclusion also places the stock in the Nifty MidSmallcap 400 and Nifty Smallcap 500. The demerged compa
Sterling and Wilson wins Rs 985 crore renewable orders
The Economic Times
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy on Tuesday said it secured orders totalling over Rs 985 crore. Wins include a 534.3 MWp Balance of System package in Rajasthan and a 616 MWh battery storage project in South Africa. The Rajasthan work is estimated to cut 0.80 million tonnes of
4 Visegrad countries back India for UNSC permanent seat
The Indian Express
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat after their first V4-plus-India ministers meeting. Slovakia's Juraj Blanar said all four agreed India belongs at the table as a permanent member. Talks sat beside the 81st UN Genera
Rajbhar revives debate on 4-state Uttar Pradesh split
The Indian Express
Uttar Pradesh minister O P Rajbhar said the state would soon be divided into four parts, with Purvanchal getting a chief minister from his community. The remarks renewed talk of carving Western UP, Awadh, Bundelkhand and Purvanchal. The firmest Assembly step came in November 2011Tom Cruise cites $4.76 billion summer box office run
Hindustan Times
Tom Cruise said artificial intelligence is coming, but argued audiences still want real things on screen. He spoke at a BAFTA Life in Pictures session in London on Monday. Cruise called theatres a different art form from streaming. He cited USD 4.76 billion summer box office from
Puravankara buys 13.44-acre Greater Noida housing plot
The Hindu BusinessLine
Puravankara has bought a 13.44-acre land parcel in Greater Noida for a housing project with estimated revenue of Rs 5,200 crore. A Tuesday filing said the allotment marks its Delhi-NCR entry. The plot has saleable potential of 4.57 million sq ft. Land cost was not disclosed. Mana
G7 cites 120,000 displaced as it presses Iran on Houthis
BBC News
G7 foreign ministers called on Iran to end arming and support for Yemen's Houthis in a UN sidelines statement. They condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and threats to civilian shipping. The UN estimates more than 120,000 Yemenis displaced by Red Sea coast fighting. AFP cited
Russia strikes kill 3 at Ukraine industrial sites
The Hindu
Russian attacks hit industrial sites in southeastern and central Ukraine overnight, killing three people, officials said on Tuesday. Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said strikes hit four Dnipropetrovsk districts, with three dead and six injured in Dnipro. Ukraine's air force cited four
Kerala Priyadarshini free travel scheme hits 100 days
The Hindu
Kerala's Priyadarshini free travel scheme for women and transgender persons on KSRTC buses completed 100 days on Tuesday. Official figures put average free journeys at 12.93 lakh a day. Women had taken 12.62 crore free journeys, creating about Rs 267 crore in KSRTC liability. Pri
Congress cites 105 CCTV incidents in temple theft probe
The Hindu
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the delay in filing a chargesheet in the Ram temple donation theft probe. He cited a report quoting Tushar Mehta that forensic CCTV review found 105 theft incidents, up from 70 earlier. Ramesh said no chargesheet has been filed
Farah Khan posts Adnan Sami home tour dated 21 September
Hindustan Times
Farah Khan posted a YouTube tour of singer Adnan Sami's Mumbai home on September 21. The video shows first-press vinyl, the Padma Shri and rare auction pieces. Sami displayed gold records from The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, plus a Beethoven print. His theatre hol
Delhi Police arrest 1 accused in Kalkaji Mandir case
Hindustan Times
Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Asif, one of three men accused of posing as policemen and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old near Kalkaji Mandir. Police said Asif fired three rounds when intercepted in Amar Colony. Head constable Rajesh was hit on his jacket, fired two rounds and
Paramount settles suits clearing $110 billion Warner deal
The Hindu BusinessLine
Paramount Skydance on Monday settled with California and 11 other states suing to block its $110 billion Warner Bros Discovery purchase. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the deal adds at least $300 million more yearly US film spending. Holdout states sought independent editorial b
Ayodhya court rejects bail for 3 temple accused
The Hindu
A special court in Ayodhya on Monday rejected bail pleas of three accused in the Ram temple donation theft case, their lawyer said. Judge Rajat Verma heard Avinash Shukla, Manish Kumar Yadav and Ram Shankar Mishra. Counsel said public-servant corruption charges did not apply as t
Smokers face 45% higher dementia risk, doctor says
Hindustan TimesArchived
Fortis Hospital Jalandhar neurologist Dr Anmol Singh Rai cited WHO and Alzheimer's Disease International figures that smokers have a 45 percent higher dementia risk than non-smokers. A 2022 Nature Communications study of more than 36,000 adults linked one to two daily drinks to g
Moneyview sets IPO price band at Rs 32-34
The Hindu BusinessLineArchived
Moneyview Limited set its IPO price band at Rs 32 to Rs 34 a share, with public bidding from September 24 to September 28, 2026. The issue has a fresh component of up to Rs 750 crore and an offer for sale of up to 100,494,200 shares. Anchor bidding is on September 23. Listing is
2 million ordered to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan
BBC News
Almost two million people are under evacuation orders as Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan, NHK reported. NHK said two people died and four were missing in Kanagawa while winds cut power to more than 50,000 people and cancelled hundreds of flights. Dujuan carried sustained winds of 130
BJP wins 6 of 7 Rajasthan mayoral polls
The Hindu
The BJP won mayoral posts in six of seven major Rajasthan Municipal Corporations on Monday, including Ajmer and Pali where Congress held more councillor seats. Congress kept Bikaner with Anil Kalla while BJP candidates were unopposed in Bharatpur and Bhilwara. Top posts were fill
Jamie Dimon says India grows fastest but rules block rivals
The Economic Times
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said India is probably the fastest-growing economy while foreign firms struggle when locals use regulations to block competition. Dimon, 70, backed Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran without details and praised RBI judgment on dollar steps. He said
PDP's Waheed Para tables Kashmir fertility bill at 1.4 rate
The Indian Express
PDP legislator Waheed Para submitted a Monsoon Session Bill citing National Family Health Survey-5 data showing Jammu and Kashmir's fertility rate at about 1.4 children per woman, below the 2.1 replacement level. Para told The Indian Express the territory is among India's lowest
Kerala police arrest 11 in Meerut copper cable theft plot
The Indian Express
Kannur Police Commissioner B V Vijaya Bharath Reddy said five gang members were arrested after flying from Delhi on September 19, with bikes sent by train on September 9. Thrissur police caught four men near a BSNL terminal on September 20. Police said the Meerut group stole copp
Trump praises Mamdani after talks on $21 billion housing plan
The Hindu
US President Donald Trump praised New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday after about an hour of talks, their third meeting since Mamdani took office. Mamdani, 34, said they discussed immigration and a 12,000-home plan needing an estimated $21 billion in federal funding. Trump ha
Ayodhya SIT finds no gaps in 803 temple donation records
The Indian Express
A Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant reviewed a September 16 SIT status report on Ayodhya temple donations Monday. The report said 803 valuable articles in a State Bank locker showed no discrepancies. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the SIT plans a chargesheet on or be
T-Mobile and Jio launch world's first 5G SA roaming link
Business Standard
T-Mobile and Reliance Jio launched what they called the world's first 5G Standalone roaming link Monday through Syniverse interoperability. Jio users can roam on T-Mobile's 5G SA network in the United States and T-Mobile customers on Jio's network in India. Ankur Kapoor said T-Mo
UPI merchant fee of 0.4% starts 15 October
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A proposed 0.4% merchant discount rate on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from 15 October ends India's zero-MDR UPI era, Mint reported. Merchants pay the charge; MDR on Rs 75,000-plus transactions is capped at Rs 300. Elara estimates Nykaa could face Rs 29.9 crore annualised costs, a
Dimon sees India GDP growth at 7.8%
The Economic Times
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said India at 7.8% is probably the fastest-growing economy if regulations and taxes stay consistent. He said foreign caution may reflect geopolitics and trade uncertainty, and investors complain about tax inconsistency. On RBI foreign-currency deposDolphins lose 35-13 after 9 sacks in 2 games
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Miami lost 35-13 to San Francisco on Sunday after leading early, coach Jeff Hafley said. Malik Willis threw a 77-yard touchdown to Ryan Miller late, and rookie safety Michael Taaffe had nine tackles. De'Von Achane rushed 20 times for 84 yards in the first half, but Miami has allo
2 Indian students die in Canada flight training
The HinduArchived
Two Indian students died in an air accident in Canada during flight training, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver said on Sunday. It named Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil Nadu and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham from Puducherry. The mission said it stands ready to help families
United Russia wins 57.83% in wartime Duma vote
The HinduArchived
Russia's ruling United Russia party won 57.83 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election, the Central Election Commission said on Monday. Over 95 percent of ballots had been counted. The share is up from 49.8 percent in 2021. The result would give the party 355 seats in the