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Anura overcomes his party's violent past to win the premiership

MARXIST leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the \"corrupt politics\" of the traditional politicians.

One dead, 11 missing in central Japan after rains trigger floods, landslides

FLOODS and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year.

Kamala to break tradition by skipping charity dinner

VICE President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day.

Gas leak triggers blast in Iranian coal mine killing 51, injuring 20 others

TEHRAN A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years.

Israeli army shuts Al Jazeera office in West Bank

ISRAELI troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israelioccupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah launches rockets into north Israel

Militant wing’s deputy leader Naim Kassem says the rocket attack is just the beginning of an open-ended battle

Probe launched as detonators found on tracks

TRAGEDY AVERTED MULTIPLE detonators (harmless crackers), some of which exploded while a military special train was passing through that railway track in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh recently, have prompted the railway protection force (RPF) to launch a probe.

Fate of four party heads at stake in phase-2 of polls

THE future of the heads of four political parties - NC's Omar Abdullah, J&K Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra, BJP unit chief Ravindra Raina and Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari -- is at stake in the second phase of J&K Assembly polls due September 25.

Rhino lives on, poaching down by 86%: Himanta

ASSAM has scripted a success story in the conservation of rhinos, the pride of the Assamese.

No stone-thrower will be freed: Shah

THE BJP came out with its top guns blazing for the second phase of Assembly polls in J&K scheduled for Wednesday.

Didi writes to Modi, says 'DVC released water without consulting Bengal govt

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent Prime Minister Narendra Modi another letter on the flood situation in West Bengal, maintaining that Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released water from its reservoirs without consulting her government, inundating several districts.

Tirupati prasad row: Widespread outrage among saints in Haridwar

A laboratory report revealing the use of fish oil and animal fat in the laddus offered to devotees at Tirupati temple has sparked outrage among saints in Haridwar.

'Those with different view in J&K too need support'

ANGER has subsided after abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir but many in the valley are still not happy.

Jharkhand HC orders prompt restoration of internet services in state

THE Jharkhand High Court on Sunday ordered the immediate restoration of internet services, which was withdrawn across the state for conducting the JSSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) competitive examinations on September 21 and 22.

Time to write the violent history of Indian freedom movement, says author

A LOT has been written on the non-violent history of India's freedom struggle.

Amid raging row, Waqf Bill JPC gets 1.2 cr responses

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has reportedly received more than 1.2 crore email responses from across the country, both for and against the proposed Bill.

US to return 297 antiquities stolen from India

THE Biden administration has facilitated the return of 297 antiquities to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in a move that could foster greater cultural understanding between the world's two big democracies.

THE HOLIEST MAN OF THE AGE IN UNDIVIDED INDIA

THE only time I went to Pakistan was for the first-ever SAARC lit fest to be held there 20 years ago.

EXPLOSIONS IN LEBANON ECHO IN PALESTINE

This wasn't the first time Israel used non-conventional warfare in a foreign territory. It may deflect attention from Gaza, but the effects will be felt there too

'There are no small characters, only small actors'

THE struggle to set foot in Bollywood and settling for onescene roles for remaining relevant in the industry, actors Faisal Malik aka Prahlad Cha from 'Panchayat' and Durgesh Kumar, who is now popular as the hilarious Banrakas from the hit web series, have had their share of ups and downs.

Arabic words put on Tricolour in Koppal, 2 held

THE Koppal police arrested two youth for violating the flag code by replacing the Ashok Chakra on the national flag with an Arabic sentence.

Two minor girls gangraped, three detained

IN a shocking incident, two minor girls were allegedly gangraped by three miscreants behind the Birsa Munda multi-purpose stadium under Plant Site police limits here on Saturday evening.

Doctors demand action after MLA assaults Prof at AP medical college

NOTWITHSTANDING the apology from Kakinada Rural MLA Pantham Nanaji for manhandling a medical professor in Rangaraya Medical College on Saturday, medical students and members of the Government Doctors Association threatened to intensify agitation if no action was forthcoming against the legislator and his followers.

Make best out of history, Odisha deputy CM calls upon youngsters

DEPUTY CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Sunday called upon students and budding poets to pursue their passion of writing and take life forward by analysing the world beyond what they are taught in schools.

Rhythm, revelations: From Gulzar to Lata

On last day of Odisha Literary Festival, poet Yatindra Mishra takes audience on a musical journey

After facing backlash from CPM and Pinarayi, MLA Anvar softens stance

THE CPM's well-calculated move to put out the fire that has been blazing for a month after PV Anvar's revelations appear to have worked in its favour for the time being with the Nilambur MLA appearing to have fallen in line.

Co-worker stabs woman, her parents, arrested

A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his colleaguecum-friend and her parents at their residence in west Delhi's Khyala area as the woman had been avoiding the accused for quite some time.

‘Kejriwal neither created jobs nor reduced pollution'

THE BJP protested against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at Rajghat on Sunday, accusing the AAP-led city government of \"failing to fulfil\" poll promises.

ATISHI'S INSURMOUNTABLE TASK AT HAND TO REDEEM AAP'S IMAGE

DELHI has a new Chief Minister and one is not very excited about it.

How couple used delivery apps to supply drugs

A Nepal man and a Sikkim woman came to the Capital almost a decade ago to improve their lives, fell in love, and eventually married.