New Delhi [India], September 22: The Reserve Bank of India may consider raising interest rates later this year as higher US bond yields threaten to make Indian assets less attractive to global investors and rising food prices add to inflation pressures, Deloitte Chief Economist Rumki Majumdar said. Majumdar said the RBI faces a difficult policy… Continue reading US yields, rising inflation may push RBI towards rate hike later this year: Deloitte Chief Economist
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IIT Bombay student backs action against cheating, questions caste discrimination claims amid protests over suicide
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 22: Amid ongoing protests at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay following the death of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode, a student said that while cheating was wrong, the allegations against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla were “completely baseless”, adding that he had never experienced caste-based discrimination on campus. Expressing grief over Wakode’s… Continue reading IIT Bombay student backs action against cheating, questions caste discrimination claims amid protests over suicide
Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech
CAMBRIDGE: (Sep 22) When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last sat down in May 2026, talk was centered on three Ts: trade, technology and Taiwan. The latest summit, due to begin in the United States on Sept. 24, looks set to focus on the same set of issues again. The main difference will be… Continue reading Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech
Asiad Badminton: Indian women’s team out of medal contention with 1-3 QF loss to Japan
NAGOYA: (Sep 22) World Championships bronze-winning pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand produced a clinical performance but the singles players faltered as the Indian women’s badminton team bowed out of the Asian Games with a 1-3 loss to Japan in the quarterfinals here on Tuesday. Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu, who started the proceedings, was… Continue reading Asiad Badminton: Indian women’s team out of medal contention with 1-3 QF loss to Japan
Assam celebrates World Rhino Day; Himanta highlights numbers, zero poaching cases
GUWAHATI: (Sep 22) Assam on Tuesday celebrated World Rhino Day, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighting that the state is home to 80 per cent of the world’s rhinoceros population and that zero poaching cases were registered last year. Assam’s Environment and Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said that the government is committed to… Continue reading Assam celebrates World Rhino Day; Himanta highlights numbers, zero poaching cases
Man accused of raping 17-year-old girl near Delhi’s Kalkaji Mandir arrested after encounter
NEW DELHI: (Sep 22) A man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl near Kalkaji Mandir was arrested after a police encounter in southeast Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. He was among three men who posed as policemen and gang-raped the girl inside Astha Kunj Park on Monday evening. The accused, identified as Asif, allegedly fired… Continue reading Man accused of raping 17-year-old girl near Delhi’s Kalkaji Mandir arrested after encounter
India co-sponsors inaugural partners for multilateralism summit at UN
UNITED NATIONS: (Sep 22) India has co-sponsored an inaugural multilateralism summit at the UN “at a time when the global order is under stress”, as New Delhi asserted that more participative deliberations and transparent decision-making are overdue. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday co-chaired the first-ever ‘Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace & Prosperity (P4M)’… Continue reading India co-sponsors inaugural partners for multilateralism summit at UN
White House removes CNN from TV Pool amid Trump’s feud with media
Washington, DC [US], September 21: The White House has removed CNN from its scheduled role as the television pool representative for Monday, escalating a dispute that began after US President Donald Trump announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. CNN had been scheduled to serve as the TV pool… Continue reading White House removes CNN from TV Pool amid Trump’s feud with media
Australian keeper Inglis pleased with tight finish against Zimbabwe ahead of 2027 WC; praises Ellis’ work on batting
Harare [Zimbabwe], September 21: Following Australia’s one-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the final ODI, Aussie wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis expressed happiness with how his side got to face a tight finish with the 2027 ODI World Cup a year away and hailed pacer Nathan Ellis’s work on his batting. During a tense chase of 272 runs,… Continue reading Australian keeper Inglis pleased with tight finish against Zimbabwe ahead of 2027 WC; praises Ellis’ work on batting
Presley Gerber dies at 27: Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber’s son dead, cause undetermined
Washington [US], September 21: Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, has died at the age of 27. Gerber died on September 20, 2026, at a rehabilitation facility, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records obtained by People magazine. His cause of death remains undetermined, with an autopsy pending.… Continue reading Presley Gerber dies at 27: Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber’s son dead, cause undetermined