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PoliticsSep 16ED arrests Kolkata man in land grabbing-linked PMLA caseEarlier in March, ED also conducted a raid at Amit Ganguly’s place and questioned the MLA Debasish Kumar in connection to the same caseThe Hindu
WorldSep 16‘I am a TamPunj and would not live anywhere else but Chennai’An individual expresses a strong sense of identity as a 'TamPunj' and a preference for living only in Chennai. This highlights personal connection to a specific cultural and geographical location.The Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Mukulam portal to ensure equal opportunities for students in entrance tests: Keralam MinisterMukulam will provide higher secondary and vocational higher secondary students free AI-based training to prepare them for entrance tests such as NEET, JEE CUET, KVPY and for admission to IISERThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16'Narendra’s Ongoing Trump Appeasement': Congress's dig at PM on UPI moveJairam Ramesh asked whether the government's move on MDR was done to enable U.S. card companies to compete with UPIThe Hindu
HealthSep 16Drug regulator issues alert on sale of unauthorised Pakistani whitening creams in IndiaThe products are unauthorised and contain excessive levels of heavy metals beyond the specified limits, which may pose health risks to consumers, including toxic effects, said CDSCOThe Hindu
WorldSep 16Messi visit row in Keralam: Police register FIR against Anto Augustine, Reporter Broadcasting CompanyAccused booked on charges of cheating and criminal conspiracyThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16NEET-UG protests: SC refuses change in HPEC; says enquiry on pellet guns, excesses must come firstThe court expressed a sense of chagrin that the disparagement from the petitioners’ side had commenced even before the HPEC had started workThe Hindu
WorldSep 16Delhi Police constable suspended for displaying firearms on reels, while on BRICS dutyMr. Bangar was posted at one of the hotels as part of security arrangementsThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Rajasthan urban body polls: Repolling begins in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and SuketAccording to the poll panel, complaints of technical glitches in EVMs at these polling stations were received during countingThe Hindu
ConflictSep 16Militants burn down two houses in Manipur village, exchange fire with security forcesThe Hindu
WorldSep 16Human rights panel calls for effective early warning systems in human-wildlife conflict zones in KeralamWildlife movement routes and conflict-prone hotspots should be mapped and kept under continuous surveillance, according to Kerala State Human Rights Commission’s latest orderThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Telangana Assembly session LIVE: Discussion on property regulations and El Niño impact to be taken up todayRevanth Reddy says the dispute is over 3,72,930 acres of private landThe Hindu
HealthSep 16IMA Keralam opposes conversion therapy; says LGBTQIA+ identities are not diseasesIMA Keralam says practices aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender diversity go against evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, human dignity and the principle of “do no harm.”The Hindu
HealthSep 16Drug Control raids expose painkiller sale violations at 55 medical shops in Andhra PradeshOfficials seize 7,550 Tramadol injections and uncover fake bills after five persons are arrested in Eluru district for allegedly selling the painkiller without proper recordsThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Messi visit SIT probe: police launch searches at five locationsApart from head office of Reporting Broadcasting Corporation in Kochi, residences of its managing director Anto Augustine and those of his brothers and co-owners, Roji Augustine and Josekutty Augustine, as well as the house of administrative head are being searchedThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16MLA’s niece removed from Namma Clinic job after revelation of being full-time PG student in medical collegeMedia reports highlighted the fact that she is the daughter of Rajkumar Yaragal, the District Health Officer (DHO), and the niece of Umesh Meti, an MLA and a Congress leaderThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Police search DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh’s house over alleged multi-crore fraud involving private schoolsThe searches were conducted based on a case registered against the former School Education Minister in a multi-crore fraud involving private schools across Tamil NaduThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 16Arrangements reviewed for CM’s Vizag visit; 26,426 to get house-site pattas on September 19The Nirmal Sagar pilot on beach cleaning and marine-waste recycling is to be launched on Beach Road with the UNDP, the Collector saysThe Hindu
BusinessSep 16Consumer watchdog slaps ₹10 lakh fine on Rapido for misleading ads, unfair practicesThe CCPA, headed by Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare and Commissioner Anupam Mishra, said that its examination of Uber and Ola in this regard is currently ongoingThe Hindu
MilitarySep 16India and Russia push to expand defence ties with more joint productionIndia and Russia are seeking to push one of Asia’s oldest defence relationships beyond arms sales and into a more technology-driven industrial partnership, analysts have said, with missile exports and fighter-jet offers emerging as early tests. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and embraced on Friday ahead of last weekend’s Brics summit in New Delhi, prompting Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to post on social media: “A bond that keeps...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 16Launch of expansion of Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme deferred to September 22: T.N. govt.The scheme will be rolled out in all districts except Chengalpattu and Tiruppur, where the Model Code of Conduct is in force in view of the ensuing bypolls to Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly segmentsThe Hindu
ConflictSep 16'Gimmicks': India on Pakistan's fresh announcement on Masood Azhar bountyAzhar remains wanted in India for major terror attacks, including the 2001 Parliament strike, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2016 Pathankot airbase assault and the 2019 Pulwama bombing.The Hindu
BusinessSep 16Co-location scam case: Supreme Court refuses to entertain Chitra Ramkrishna's plea challenging HC orderSenior advocate Balbir Singh, appearing for Ms. Ramkrishna, argued that the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is a private company and it can't be said that the petitioner was discharging a public duty.The Hindu
PoliticsSep 16In a rare debate, Baghel and Vijay Sharma spar over PM Awas Yojana in ChhattisgarhThe crux of the debate was the action taken or lack thereof in their respective tenures — the Congress between 2018 and 2023 and the BJP from December 2023 till date — on the implementation of the central housing scheme for the poor.The Hindu