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A voter in Delhi Cantonment constituency, Election Commissioner Sukhbir Singh Sandhu’s name was flagged for the “self-name mismatch” discrepancy. File

SIR notices to Jaishankar, Election Commissioner Sandhu, former CECs, late Bibek Debroy

The name of economist and Padma awardee Bibek Debroy, who died in November 2024, was in the draft roll and was flagged ‘no mapping’

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Iran shuts language centre linked to French embassy

Police personnel stand guard outside the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Main Gate in Mumbai on September 19, 2026.

Crime branch to probe IIT-Bombay student death case; faculty forum backs professor named in FIR

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends the Fdl youth festival at Fenix in Rome on September 20, 2026.

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Old era of jingoism, equating Nepali nationalism with anti-Indianism, is over: Nepal Finance Minister

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New party emerges as a frontrunner as Israel goes to polls amid Netanyahu’s waning appeal

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Mumbai police search activist’s home over kite event for Palestinian children

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On Sunday, after finishing 12th in the individual competition of the 10m air rifle at the Asian Games and winning a team silver, Vidarsa had no regrets

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Varun Sanyal forced to withdraw after being declared medically unfit

Varun Sanyal was found unconscious during a sauna session on the cruise ship Costa Serena while trying to cut his weight for the quarterfinal fight.

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India’s NGOs at a new funding crossroads

India’s non-governmental organisations must navigate shifting foreign and domestic funding sources

Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) magnets have become the backbone of energy transition and advanced manufacturing. Representative file image.

Missing measure in India’s magnet mission

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U.S. Air Force secretary Troy Meink said the country has “space control” weapons deployed in Earth’s orbit to defend U.S. forces against “hostile adversary action”.

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Why the Supreme Court struck down Maharashtra’s methanol rules?

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Tulu as additional official language of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in Karnataka

Several Tulu activists celebrate the Karnataka Government's decision to accord Tulu second official language status.

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Before sunrise: Workers begin their day at the salt pans near Beeramgunta coastal village, near Ongole, in Prakasam district.

White fields: Workers walk across the salt pans near Beeramgunta as the day’s work gets underway.

Manual harvest: A worker uses a simple wooden tool to rake and pull salt crystals from the surface of a pan.

Crystal ground: A worker labours in the morning light near Kothapatnam coastal village in Andhra Pradesh; for thousands of families along the coast, salt-making is a vital source of livelihood.

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2026 Asian Games: Can India improve on its best ever medals tally from 2023?

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People walk past Asian Games signages in Nagoya, Japan on September 14, 2026.

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A file photo of health wing officials of the Erode Corporation conducting surprise raids at milk bottling units in and around Erode.

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U.S. Air Force secretary Troy Meink said the country has “space control” weapons deployed in Earth’s orbit to defend U.S. forces against “hostile adversary action”.

Ecologists urge scientists and policymakers to study imminent ‘Super’ El Niño to prepare for the future

Scientists say projections report temperatures rising by up to 4°C based on reconstructions from coral cores. Photo: Special Arrangements.

New, sophisticated drugs did not move the needle on hearts attacks, strokes: what this teaches us

Lp(a) will likely still matter — as a flag for who needs those basics enforced hardest, and maybe eventually as a target that is treated decades earlier than this trial tried. But for now, the fanciest number on the panel failed its biggest test, and the oldest advice in medicine didn’t. Image used for representational purposes only

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Mary Samual with paintings at the art exhibition in Alliance Française de Trivandrum, Vazhuthacaud.

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Workers rescued from scam centres in Myanmar wait at a detention facility in February 2025.

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Author Kathryn Stockett; and (right) a poster of ‘The Help’, the movie adaptation of Stockett’s debut novel.

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Scholarships: September 19, 2026

Sanya Sharma on her CREST Gold Award-winning project

Residents’ association at Thirumoolar Colony in Anna Nagar sets up a study hall

The study hall at Thirumoolar Colony in Anna Nagar

Food

India needs a risk-based approach to food adulteration: Sukhvinder Pal Singh

In 2025, Sukhvinder Pal Singh received the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology’s national Food Safety Award.

Who’s watching what we eat? Inside India’s food adulteration problem

A file photo of health wing officials of the Erode Corporation conducting surprise raids at milk bottling units in and around Erode.

Column | Where is India’s chutney map?

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