POLITICS
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Sep- 2025 -22 September
Kerala police to seek US help in probe into BJP leader’s FB post on Oct’23 twin blasts
Kerala police have sought U.S. assistance via Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) to investigate a Facebook post allegedly from BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s account, linked to the 2023 Kalamassery blasts. The post allegedly incited communal tension and mentioned Hamas Kochi: The Left government in Kerala has granted sanction to the State police to seek Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from the US in the probe into a Facebook post allegedly made from the account of former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, following the twin bomb blasts at a Jehovah’s Witnesses convention in Kalamassery that killed eight people on 29 October 2023. Chandrasekhar is currently the president of the BJP’s Kerala unit. The case concerning the post allegedly made from Chandrasekhar’s Facebook page was registered…
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22 September
2020 Delhi riots: SC to hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam today
The Supreme Court will hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case today, after the High Court earlier denied their bail. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear the bail pleas of former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, along with Meeran Haider and Gulfisha Fatima, in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case on Friday. The matter is listed before a bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria. The hearing was initially scheduled for September 12 but was deferred after Justice Kumar informed the court that he had received the case files at 2:30 a.m., leaving insufficient time for review. Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Dr.…
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22 September
India’s rich shun alcohol, favour UPI payments, reveals survey
A survey of India’s wealthy reveals that over a third abstain from alcohol, whiskey remains popular, and UPI is the top payment method. Mumbai leads in millionaire households, followed by New Delhi and Bengaluru, reflecting concentrated wealth in major States Mumbai: Over a third of the Indian rich prefer not to drink alcohol, a survey released on Thursday said. The survey of 150 Indians having over Rs 8.5 crore of net worth individually had 34 per cent of respondents stating that they do not drink alcohol at all. Whiskey came close second with 32 per cent of the respondents preferring it, followed by red wine at 11 per cent and champagne at 9 per cent. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the…
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22 September
Russia launches massive airstrike on Ukraine, killing 3, wounding dozens
Russia launched a large missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing three and injuring dozens. Zelenskyy called the strikes deliberate civilian intimidation. Estonia accused Russia of airspace violation, while Zelenskyy prepares for key UN meetings, including one with Donald Trump Kyiv: Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said attacks took place across nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv. “The enemy’s target was our infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises,” he said, adding that a missile equipped with cluster munitions struck a multi-story building in the city of Dnipro. “Each…
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22 September
Mauritius IT Minister lauds India’s C-DOT lab, urges deeper bilateral collaboration
Mauritius IT Minister Dr Avinash Ramtohul praised India’s C-DOT lab for its disaster alert and telecom innovations, urging stronger bilateral collaboration in emergency communication, cybersecurity, and next-gen network technologies. New Delhi: Mauritius Minister for Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Dr Avinash Ramtohul, who visited the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) here, has urged the need for deeper collaboration between the two countries in emergency alerting and telecom innovation, the Ministry of Communications said. The minister commended the centre’s disaster management and cybersecurity initiatives. Ramtohul assessed C-DOT’s Early Warning System and Cell Broadcast solution and commented on its implementation nationwide to notify citizens, including fishing communities, of impending natural hazards. C-DOT’s cybersecurity stack includes a real-time Security Operations Centre, Quantum…
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22 September
US tech firms urge H-1B, H-4 visa holders to return before $100,000 fee kicks in
US tech firms like Microsoft have urged H-1B and H-4 visa holders abroad to return before the September 21 deadline when the $100,000 annual fee takes effect. The rule could increase costs and impact Indian professionals in US tech companies. New Delhi: US tech films like Microsoft have advised employees with H-1B and H-4 visas, who are currently outside the United States, to return immediately — ahead of the September 21 deadline set by President Donald Trump when the $100,000 fee on H1-B visa comes into effect. The US administration has imposed a $100,000 annual fee on each visa. The new rule will take effect on September 21 and remain in force for 12 months, the US President said. According to…
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22 September
Dallas telecom outage delays 1,800+ flights, hundreds cancelled
A telecommunications outage in Dallas caused massive flight disruptions, delaying over 1,800 flights and cancelling hundreds at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines were heavily impacted, with delays spreading nationwide. Dallas: More than 1,800 flights were delayed and hundreds were cancelled at several airports in US’ Dallas, after a major telecommunications outage forced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue ground stops. The disruptions, on Friday (local time), severely impacted operations at both Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field, according to the local media reports. According to the FAA, the Dallas airport problems stemmed from issues with local telephone company equipment and were not connected to FAA systems. The telecommunications failure…
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22 September
Trump slaps $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, Indians to face major setback
US President Donald Trump has imposed a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, in a move set to hit Indian tech professionals and global firms. The order also limits renewals and introduces a million-dollar “gold card” visa option. Washington: In a major setback for Indian tech professionals working in the United States and top tech companies, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to significantly curtail the H-1B visa programme. According to the proclamation, every application will now require a fee of $100,000 per year – an attempt to curtail the overuse of the visa programme and encourage hiring of domestic workers. Signing the proclamation on Friday, at the White House, Trump said the “incentive is to hire American workers.” “We…
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21 September
CBI begins probe into murder of advocate couple in Peddapalli
The CBI has begun investigating the 2021 murder of advocate couple Gattu Vamana Rao and Nagamani. A team visited their home in Manthani, the crime spot in Kalvacherla, and met family members after the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe Peddapalli: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun an inquiry into the murder of advocate couple Gattu Vamana Rao and his wife Nagamani. On Thursday, a CBI team visited Vamana Rao’s house in Gunjapadu of Manthani mandal before proceeding to the murder spot near Kalvacherla in Ramagiri mandal. Officials also interacted with Vamana Rao’s father, Kishan Rao, and younger brother, Chandrashekhar, at the Manthani court to gather further details about the case. In a sensational incident, the advocate couple was…
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21 September
Telangana’s Aarogya Mahila scheme under BRS paved way for Sawsth Nari, Sashakt Parivar
Before the Centre launched ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’, Telangana’s ‘Aarogya Mahila’ scheme had already screened over 2.1 lakh women for cancer and other diseases. Though now scrapped, it laid the foundation for women-centric preventive healthcare in India Hyderabad: While the Centre and the State Government are busy implementing ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ initiative amid fanfare, it would be remiss not to recognise ‘Aarogya Mahila’ scheme, the landmark women-centric initiative of the previous State government, which actually is the foundational model of ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’. Even before the planning of ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ nationwide campaign, way back in March 2023, coinciding with Women’s Day, the then Telangana State Government had launched ‘Aarogya Mahila’ scheme, which was envisaged by former Chief…
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