Schoolchildren among 25 killed as bus falls 30 metres into ravine in Africa

At least 25 people, many of them schoolchildren and teenagers, were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the mountainous Fogo island in Cape Verde, local media and officials said Sunday.The crash took place late Saturday (local time) on the Campanas de Cima mountain road in northern Fogo. The bus veered off […]

PM Modi used student interaction as political campaign: Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Prime Minister of using labels for the Opposition to divert attention from the government’s failures. File. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday (September 6, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning his interaction with students at Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of […]

KPCC cracks the whip on indiscipline following late-night fracas between Ramya Haridas and party workers

Ramya Haridas . File image: Special Arrangement The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Sunday (September 6, 2026) took a resolute stance on organisational discipline after an inquiry committee prima facie found that the late-night affray between Congress legislator Remya Haridas and party workers in Chirayinkeezhu on Friday had inflicted significant reputational damage on the […]

Banking on the dollar: How Iran keeps $9bn flowing through US banks despite sanctions

US sanctions on Iran undermined by $9B in funds still passing through American banks (AI-generated image) The US is trying to squeeze Iran out of the global financial system. But a Wall Street Journal investigation has found that billions of dollars linked to Iran still pass through US banks each year, exposing a striking weakness […]

Building collapses near Delhi’s Satya Niketan, several feared trapped

A building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Satya Niketan NEW DELHI: A building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday afternoon, with some people feared trapped under the debris, officials said.The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the collapse at around 1:33pm. Rescue teams were dispatched and reached the site […]

Mayawati flags political ‘hijacking’ of Gen-Z movement

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati addresses senior party office-bearers and state-level leaders during a review meeting at the party’s state headquarters in Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: PTI BSP president Mayawati on Sunday (September 6, 2026) expressed concern that movements centred on the problems of Gen-Z youth and unemployed people were being “hijacked” by […]

Trump planning ‘something much bigger’ as post-Iran war strategy for Middle East: Report

According to a senior official, Trump has held two meetings in recent weeks to discuss the plan US President Donald Trump is working on “something much bigger” for the Middle East once the Iran war ends, Axios reported, citing two US officials and other sources.According to the report, the initiative is part of a broader […]

Voter lists shrink by more than 15% since 2024 in States where SIR phase-3 draft lists are out

An official receives a form during the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll form submission two-day camp at Gawand Baug, in Thane. | Photo Credit: ANI Since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, voter lists of 17 States/Union Territories, where Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is under way in its third phase, have shrunk by 15.7% […]

PM: Those who put India in Fragile 5 doubting GDP

PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country, including the robust growth in GDP, on his govt’s watch as congenital pessimists and fault-finders, asserting the “power of truth” will eventually overwhelm the “campaign of lies”.With […]

Aadhaar for rest, but babus resist link for CGHS

Govt has issued office memoranda making Aadhaar linking mandatory several times Over 3,100 DBT schemes and 360 public services use Aadhaar-based authentication. Yet the bureaucracy that demands Aadhaar from citizens, often the poorest, has resisted linking their own Central Govt Health Scheme cards to Aadhaar.CGHS beneficiaries include serving and retired central govt employees and family […]