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UP man beheads sleeping wife over ‘affair’, walks into police station

Times of India - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 20:02
A man allegedly beheaded his sleeping wife in Hardoi over suspected infidelity. The accused surrendered to the police after committing the crime. The couple's relationship had been strained for months due to these suspicions. Investigators are examining the scene and questioning the accused man. The victim's family claims she faced prior abuse and threats from her husband.
Categories: National News

Assam’s Lok Sabha bypoll could define contours of Opposition politics in the State

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:59
Nagaon is the first major face-off between the principal combatants, BJP and Congress, since the former’s crushing sweep in the April Assembly election with 102 out of 126 seats for the National Democratic Alliance
Categories: National News

Govt lowers export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel

Times of India - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:56
India's government has reduced export levies on petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel. The revised rates for these petroleum products took effect from September sixteenth. Export duty on petrol decreased by one rupee to zero point five rupees per litre. Diesel export levies were lowered by five rupees to twenty rupees per litre. These changes reflect a reversal of higher rates implemented earlier this month.
Categories: National News

J&K CM Omar Abdullah backs Centre on UPI charges

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:55
Asserting that maintaining and operating the UPI infrastructure is not cheap, the Chief Minister said it takes a substantial amount of money to run the payment system
Categories: National News

Hog in the limelight: On Assam’s pygmy hog programme

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:28
The survival of the pygmy hog depends on a thriving ecosystem
Categories: National News

Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests Tamil Nadu youth for allegedly planning terror activities

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:15
Maqsood Ali, who was allegedly in touch with Pakistani hackers and had developed a secure communication network for others like him, was arrested from Coimbatore with the assistance of Tamil Nadu ATS
Categories: National News

Congress demands accountability for deaths of tribal children, hooch tragedy victims in M.P.

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:13
Congress seeks resignations of Health and Excise Ministers, seeks ₹1 crore compensation and jobs for victims’ kin; the incidents reflect failures in the State’s health and administrative systems, it says
Categories: National News

DMK govt. mooted heritage structure in place of King’s Barracks at Fort St. George

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:06
The proposal to build a multi-storeyed structure could not be implemented, as it did not receive the approval of the defence authorities retaining a hold over the building on the verge of collapse
Categories: National News

Breakthrough in POCSO Act case against granite baron Veeramani after police identify survivor

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:04
Investigators say some more minors were exploited by businessman Veeramani
Categories: National News

Trump praises PM Modi’s opium crackdown, but India stays on US drug transit list

Times of India - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 18:56
President Trump welcomed Prime Minister Modi's efforts to curb opium poppy cultivation in India. Washington designated India among 23 countries as major drug transit or producing nations. This designation does not reflect a failure to tackle the drug trade by India. The US seeks continued cooperation with India under the Drug Policy Framework. Trump also urged China to strengthen action against precursor chemical flows.
Categories: National News

Power cuts have become the norm in State: Anbumani Ramadoss

Hindu - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 18:50
The PMK president said the reason for the power cuts is that the Tamil Nadu government has not made adequate arrangements for electricity to meet additional demand
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