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HealthSep 17Influenza, leptospirosis emerge as major killers this season in KeralamAs on September 15, the State has reported 10,244 cases of influenza and 109 deaths due to the infection. Confirmed leptospirosis deaths touch 100, apart from 78 probable deathsThe Hindu
HealthSep 17Climate change increases dengue risk in Keralam; cases may rise by 20% by 2040, says studyStudy identifies rainfall, humidity and El Niño-Southern Oscillation as the key drivers of dengue transmission. Changes in atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity during the active and break phases of monsoon can influence localised mosquito breeding and dengue riskThe Hindu
ConflictBreakingSep 17Indian, Pakistani Naval Vessels Collide in Arabian Sea, Prompting Diplomatic TensionsThe Diplomat
PoliticsSep 17North Karnataka associations seek second capital, international airportThe Federation of North Karnataka Associations has urged the State Government to designate a city in the region as the second capital of Karnataka, and also establish an international airportThe Hindu
WorldSep 17Anto Augustine arrested by Excise in Abkari caseReporter TV managing director arrested in Kochi on charges of alleged possession of liquor in excess of legally permissible limitThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Uttar Pradesh deliberate on accelerating SDG targets focused on health, nutrition and educationExperts share innovations, experiences at the ‘Empowering Futures’ programme in LucknowThe Hindu
BusinessSep 17T.N. CM Vijay returns from U.K. with ₹15,300 crore investment commitmentsHe also met Indian High Commissioner Kumaran Periyasamy and held discussions on joint ventures between India and the U.K. under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementThe Hindu
Sci & TechSep 17Ladakh achieves feat of channelising 60 lakh litres of glacier meltwaterFour large ponds, constructed under Project Him Sarovar at Spituk Farka in Leh, have now been filled with glacier meltwater in a record time of just five months, said Ladakh Lieutenant Governor V.K. SaxenaThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Outcry by aspirants over low-number of advertised teacher posts in U.P.After eight years, the mere 12,000-odd posts will not work; the government should issue a joint advertisement for 60 thousand posts, including both urban and rural areas, said an aspirant based in PrayagrajThe Hindu
ConflictBreakingSep 17Encounter breaks out amid anti-terror operation in J&K's UdhampurThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendmentsWhen transgender woman Kali Sidharth Medepalli began hormone replacement therapy in India, she expected to complete her medical transition and undergo surgery within a year. But just months after she began treatment earlier this year, India’s parliament amended the country’s transgender law, and the clinic where she was receiving care stopped her medicines. “Everything shut down,” the 23-year-old communications specialist and LGBTQ rights activist said in the southern city of Hyderabad. Kali...South China Morning Post
WorldSep 17Tamil Nadu | How the Museum of Chettinad keeps a community’s memory aliveAs part of the Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival which kicks off this weekend, visitors will get a peek into the museum, which officially opens in NovemberThe Hindu
BusinessSep 17TG SAFE suspends FSSAI licenses of nine food establishments in Hyderabad for food safety violationsOfficials identified multiple food safety violations, including spoilt and contaminated meat and vegetables, pest infestations, unhygienic conditions, expired products, and poor record maintenanceThe Hindu
WorldSep 17Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple kumbabishekam LIVE: Devotees gather in large numbersA large number of police personnel were deployed to ensure the safety and security of the devoteesThe Hindu
ConflictSep 17India, Pakistan summon each other’s diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian SeaNew Delhi and Islamabad summoned each other’s top diplomats to lodge strong protests after an Indian and a Pakistani naval vessel collided in international waters. India’s foreign ministry said that it had called in Pakistan’s senior envoy to formally register a strong objection over what it said was “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of Pakistani naval units that led to a collision with an Indian warship. Pakistan’s foreign ministry also said it had officially called upon the charge...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 17Mumbai Police seek clarification from Manoj Jarange over 'contradictory' statements on proposed protestThe move comes after the police repeatedly denied permission to Jarange for staging a demonstration at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai.The Hindu
WorldSep 17Devotees gather for historic consecration of Meenakshi temple in MaduraiMinister Nirmal Kumar expresses pride in the elaborate arrangements made for the temple consecration ceremonyThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Government functionary questions Rahul's criticism of UPI charges, says Congress MPs in panel gave nodWhy is Rahul Gandhi opposing something his own MPs, including former finance minister P.Chidambaram and former minister in the UPA government Manish Tewari supported within the parliamentary panel, says a senior government functionaryThe Hindu
BusinessSep 17Inside India newsletter: The world’s largest real-time payments system will no longer be free for allIndia's digital payment system, which processes more than 1 million transactions every two minutes for free now, will start charging fees to merchants.CNBC
WorldSep 17Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple kumbabishekam beginsThe priests are expected to perform the ceremony at the scheduled time between 7.40 a.m. and 8.10 a.mThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17Modi and Xi’s Meeting Caps a DetenteDespite the thaw, India-China rivalry remains inevitable.Foreign Policy
PoliticsSep 16J&K MLAs decry 18% representation to Kashmir valley in UT officers’ listJ&K CM Omar Abdullah distributed appointment orders to 55 newly selected candidates of the Combined Competitive Examination entering the Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service and Jammu & Kashmir Accounts (Gazetted) ServiceThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Jharkhand Congress takes out protest march demanding separate OBC column in Census 2027A 10-member Congress delegation submit memorandum to Governor; assert that obtaining accurate population data for the OBC community would strengthen the factual basis for policy formulation and decisions regarding representationThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Himachal’s policy uncompromising toward those involved in illegal drug trade: CM SukhuHe also stated the government would “adopt a compassionate approach towards young people who had already fallen into addiction and extend every possible support to help them recover"The Hindu