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September 17, 2026 1:44 PM
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India remains firmly committed to ensuring energy security for its 1.4 billion people and will continue to do so through diversified sourcing and on the basis of evolving market dynamics. Noting the passage of the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act in the US Congress, the External Affairs Ministry stat...
September 17, 2026 7:58 AM
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India has rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, saying Pakistan has no locus standi to enter into arrangements concerning Indian territory under its illegal and forcible occupation. Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said this while res...
September 17, 2026 7:50 AM
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The Federal Reserve in United States raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023 in an effort to lower persistent high inflation. The central bank also signalled that another rate hike could occur later this year. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed's key rate to about 3.9 ...
September 17, 2026 6:34 AM
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The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology. He warned that the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety. The Secretary-General told reporters that governments must assum...
September 16, 2026 7:17 PM
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In Gaza City, rescuers are searching through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, which was damaged in an earlier Israeli strike during the war. The building fell apart today. Civil defence officials say, 20 Palestinians have been killed, including five children, while 14 others were inju...
September 16, 2026 2:20 PM
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Nearly 4,000 metric tonnes (MT) or 4.7 million litres of diesel have arrived at the Parbatipur Receiving Terminal Depot in Dinajpur from India through the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline. The diesel came as part of the pipeline’s 72nd consignment. The transfer began at 9 AM on Sunday (Septemb...
September 16, 2026 2:11 PM
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Saudi Arabia has said that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone near Makkah last evening. The spokesperson for the ‘Coalition Forces to Support Legitimacy in Yemen', Major General Turki Al-Maliki, described the incident as the second attempted Houthi attack on Makkah, referring ...
September 16, 2026 1:06 PM
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The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in US military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America. The State Department notified Congress that it will reprogramme 52 million US dollars in fo...
September 16, 2026 12:37 PM
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Two earthquakes struck Nepal's northwestern Mugu district within three hours early this morning. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, the first earthquake was measured 4.5 magnitude, followed by a 4.2-magnit...
September 16, 2026 12:07 PM
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) says India has the potential to power the next wave of global growth, supported by its strong economic foundations, private-sector dynamism and expanding technological capabilities. IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke described India as the world’s fastest-gro...
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