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Sci & TechSep 17At just a gram and eight millimetres, Srikakulam researcher’s wind turbine enters International Book of RecordsMaheswaram Bhanu Chandhar builds the silent turbine from copper sheets, a small DC motor and enamel paint, and sees a future for it in space and roboticsThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case: Sasidharan Kartha too retracted statement to EDCMRL’s former Chief Financial Officer and Chief General Manager P. Suresh Kumar, along with current Chief General Manager, had similarly submitted retraction affidavits to ED in 2024The Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Andhra leaders greet Modi at 76; Naidu in Varanasi to mark PM’s 25 years in officeNaidu, Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh and Jagan Mohan Reddy wish the Prime Minister on X as the BJP opens its month-long Seva Sankalp AbhiyanThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu to participate in ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Varanasi‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ is planned in Varanasi to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public serviceThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Jagan to review drought situation in State with YSRCP leadersA political leader is scheduled to review the drought situation in the state with other party leaders. This indicates efforts to address a significant environmental and agricultural challenge within the region.The Hindu
PoliticsSep 17YSRCP accuses A.P. government of reneging on welfare promisesTDP-led coalition government is misleading people by making new promises on welfare schemes ahead of the local body elections, alleges Gadikota Srikanth ReddyThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17E.M. Sudarsana Nachiappan, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, passes away at 79Natchiappan shot to fame after defeating former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in the 1999 electionThe Hindu
HealthSep 17Dengue spread neither unusual nor alarming this year: Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public HealthEvery year, seasonal variations in dengue cases occur naturally during the monsoon due to changes in climatic conditions, the DPH saidThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Ex-Keralam DGP Tomin Thachankary found guilty in disproportionate assets caseVigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered the case in 2007 alleging that Thachankary had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2003 and 2007The Hindu
BusinessSep 17Investor finalised to get Dhruva Natchathiram released before Oct. 31: Gautham Vasudev Menon tells Madras High CourtJustice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy extends the time limit for releasing the movie after directing Mr. Menon to submit records to prove payment of ₹10.57 crore to actor VikramThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17YSRCP accuses A.P. government of reneging on welfare promisesTDP-led coalition government is misleading people by making new promises on welfare schemes ahead of the local body elections, alleges Gadikota Srikanth ReddyThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu to participate in ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Varanasi‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ is planned in Varanasi to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public serviceThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Jagan to review drought situation in State with YSRCP leadersJagan will review the drought situation in the state alongside leaders of the YSRCP.The Hindu
HealthSep 17Maharashtra FDA Commissioner made recommendation to NPPA on pricing gap of hospital consumablesA patient admitted for care has no way of knowing whether the price on a medical consumable reflects its actual cost or a markup fixed long before it ever reached the ward, said Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundeThe Hindu
WorldSep 17AI videos on Tirumala’s history to be streamed for devotees awaiting darshanChief Minister Naidu launches many initiatives, including free group insurance cover of ₹2 lakh for pilgrims, Healing and Devotion Experience Centre, renovated Sri Venkateswara Museum, ‘Nandakam’ app and 32 electric busesThe Hindu
WorldSep 17Woman bludgeoned to death over witchcraft suspicion in Jharkhand, 2 heldAccording to a complaint lodged with the police, the two accused had come to the woman's house on Tuesday (September 15) evening and took her to the forest and bludgeoned her to death with a stoneThe Hindu
BusinessSep 17Micron opens $2.75B India facility, eyes scaling chip production to hundreds of millionsMicron has opened a new $2.75 billion facility in India with plans to significantly scale chip production to hundreds of millions. This investment marks a major expansion in semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.Seeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsSep 17Sports City, IT park, CCTV camera network among projects for Kalyana Karnataka: CMChief Minister D.K. Shivakumar unveils development plans after hoisting national flag at Kalyana Karnataka Utsav in Kalaburagi to mark the end of the Nizam’s rule, and the region’s integration with the Indian Union in 1948The Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Keesara SHO, SI caught in ACB case over ₹5 lakh bribeAccording to the ACB, Mr. Reddy was caught around 11.25 p.m. on September 16 by its City Range-I unit while allegedly accepting ₹5 lakh from the complainant on Anjaneyulu’s instructions.The Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Parliament Standing Committee didn’t discuss MDR charges on UPI transactions, says Gaurav GogoiCongress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said the Finance Committee had not discussed the UPI proposal recently announced by the governmentThe Hindu
WorldSep 17Bombay Court allows correction of school records even after leavingThe judgment helps students with errors in their records or leaving certificates, such as inaccuracies in names or birth datesThe Hindu
DisasterSep 17Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’South China Morning Post
DisasterSep 17Climate change was key factor in deadly Nepal-China flood, scientists sayResearchers said the flood was caused by a "compound crisis" shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instability. A 2015 earthquake is also thought to have played a role.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 17ED raids ex-Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda in PMLA case linked to real estate 'fraud'The four projects under investigation involved the collection of ₹248.46 crore from 661 investors, without handing over possession or executing the promised sale deeds till date, an ED official said.The Hindu