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Sri Lanka back to square one as X-Press Pearl operator refuses payment of compensation

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The operator of the X-Press Pearl vessel has publicly refused to comply with the Sri Lanka Supreme Court's order to pay $1 billion in compensation for the maritime disaster, thr... Read More


IRS $2000 direct deposit: Is a stimulus check coming in October? Here's the truth

India, Sept. 26 -- Claims have gone viral on social media saying that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send a stimulus check in October 2025. Some posts say that the amount is $2000, while othe... Read More


Vodafone Idea share price slumps 9% after Supreme Court defers hearing in AGR case to October 6

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Vodafone Idea share price slumped nearly 9% on Friday after the Supreme Court of India deferred the hearing in the the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) case filed by the telecom com... Read More


2,642 rounds of live ammunition fired over two days of Gen Z protests: Police

Kathmandu, Sept. 26 -- Records maintained by the Nepal Police show that excessive force was used to suppress the Gen Z uprising two weeks ago. According to a preliminary report prepared by the police,... Read More


New York: Jaishankar hosts BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting, stresses multilateralism, UN reforms

New York, Sept. 26 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hosted a meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in New York, highlighting the bloc's pivotal role in promoting multilateralism ... Read More


"Dictatorship at its peak": Arvind Kejriwal on reports of Sonam Wangchuk's arrest

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to reports of police arresting Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after violence broke out during... Read More


Review: Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhathi Roy

India, Sept. 26 -- Arundhati Roy is author of The God of Small Things (operatic, unforgettable), The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (ambitious, dense), My Seditious Heart (polemical, well-meaning) - and... Read More


Punjab Assembly pays tribute to 59 citizens who lost lives in devastating floods

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Punjab Legislative Assembly on Friday paid tributes to 59 citizens who lost their lives in the recent devastating floods across the state. At the outset of the special session... Read More


SC jails, fines tenants in Saharanpur eviction case

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court today held two tenants guilty of contempt for willfully disobeying its repeated directions to vacate rented premises in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and imposed ... Read More


SC to hear plea on vacancies in information commissions on October 27

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court today fixed October 27 for hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), highlighting the large-scale vacancies in the Central and State Information Commissions ... Read More