Centre drafts stricter drug rules with CCTV surveillance at medical stores to tackle prescription drug abuse
New Indian Expressby Supriya Ramesh·17 Sept 2026
In order to curb misuse and illegal sale of certain restricted drugs, the centre on September 8 proposed changes to the Drugs Rules, 1945.
How can there be blanket ban: Delhi HC questions police on denying permission for anti-reservation protest
New Indian Expressby Udayan Kishor·17 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi Police for denying the Kshatriya Karni Sena permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar against reservation policies and the UGC Regulations...
Delhi HC questions police over denial of UGC-related protest at Jantar Mantar
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the Delhi Police's decision to deny permission to the Kshatriya Karni Sena to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar against the 2026 UGC regulations and asked...
Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·17 Sept 2026
HANOI: Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media...
Artisan flees Gujarat with Rs 1 crore worth gold; police track him down to West Bengal
New Indian Expressby Dilip Singh Kshatriya·17 Sept 2026
AHMEDABAD: A goldsmith allegedly fled with nearly 660 grams of pure gold worth over a crore rupees after taking it from a jeweller in Surat on the pretext of making ornaments.
Uddhav Thackeray denies link to Disha Salian case, warns of legal action over 'character assassination'
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday denied any connection between his family and the 2020 death of Disha Salian and warned of legal action if the "character assassination"...
Centre issues advisory to states on unregulated stem cell therapies
New Indian Expressby Kavita Bajeli-Datt·17 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: The centre has issued an advisory to all states to strictly regulate stem cell therapies, stating that only “standard clinical care” is approved.
Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·17 Sept 2026
KYIV: A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region injured at least 19 people overnight and into Thursday morning, authorities said.
Tata Electronics’ Dholera fab, Assam packaging plant on track: CEO and MD Randhir Thakur
New Indian Expressby Rakesh Kumar·17 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Tata Electronics’ semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, Gujarat, and its semiconductor packaging facility in Assam are progressing as scheduled and remain on track to meet the...
India’s coal power sees no growth over two years for the first time in 50 years: Study
New Indian Expressby Jitendra Choubey·17 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: For the first time in more than half a century, coal-power generation in India has not grown over a two-year period even as electricity demand rose, according to a new analysis by the...
After 6 days, RBI wakes up with an FAQ on why it wants Tata Sons listing
New Indian Expressby Benn Kochuveedan·17 Sept 2026
While the Reserve Bank took 30 long months to reject Tata Sons’ application--filed in March 2024, after meeting all the then existing regulatory conditions--to cancel its NBFC-CIC licence, without...
Former Kerala DGP Tomin J Thachankary gets 4-year jail term in disproportionate assets case
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·17 Sept 2026
KOTTAYAM: The Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam, on Thursday, sentenced former Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J Thachankary to four years'...
Rescuers dig four bodies from Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·17 Sept 2026
KATHMANDU: Rescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from the tunnel of a hydropower plant as search operations continued for those still missing three weeks after the devastating flash flood...
UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·17 Sept 2026
GENEVA: Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran...
Gauhati HC flags ‘misuse’ of law in demolition of houses of 21 Muslims on private farmland in Assam
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
The Gauhati High Court has observed that the Assam administration appeared to have "misused" the law while demolishing 21 houses built on private agricultural land in Goalpara district earlier this...
No US pressure on UPI MDR decision; foreign cards get no advantage, says FinMin, clarifies Finance Ministry
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
The Finance Ministry on Thursday rejected allegations that US pressure influenced the decision to levy a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, saying the latest NPCI...
Micron to assemble "hundreds of millions" of memory chips at Sanand, Gujarat next year: CEO
New Indian Expressby Rakesh Kumar·17 Sept 2026
US semiconductor major Micron Technology will assemble and test hundreds of millions of memory chips at its Sanand facility in Gujarat next year, as the company expands its manufacturing operations...
Madhya Pradesh govt ‘most corrupt, incompetent’, says Rahul Gandhi after Balaghat tribal children’s deaths
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the deaths of more than 30 tribal children in Balaghat district, alleging that illness, malnutrition and...
PM Modi's life can be summed up in two words ‘India First’: Home Minister Amit Shah
New Indian Expressby Dilip Singh Kshatriya·17 Sept 2026
AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who attended the flag-off ceremony of "Vadnagar to Varanasi bike rally" celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday, used the occasion to...
Tata Sons board votes to reappoint Chandrasekaran for third term
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·17 Sept 2026
The Tata Sons board on Thursday voted to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman for a third five-year term, reversing his decision to step down, PTI reported.
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