September 9, 2026

New York : Third seed Jessica Pegula continued her impressive run at the US Open, defeating compatriot Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an all-American quarterfinal to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the third consecutive year.…

New Delhi : The Indian Men’s Hockey Team departed for Japan on Tuesday evening to defend their continental crown at the Asian Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4. The hockey competition will be…

New Delhi : India finished fourth amongst 82 nations in the recently concluded Pickleball World Cup held at Da Nang, Vietnam, with a total medal tally of 41 medals, including seven golds, 17 silvers and 17 bronze medals. The Pickleball…

New York : World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka kept her bid for a third consecutive US Open title alive after rallying from a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to defeat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1), 3-6, 7-6(7) and reach the semifinals at…

Bengaluru : The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched the Viksit Bharat Quiz, the first stage of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2027. Young people, including those in Karnataka, have been urged to participate…

Mumbai : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis released a special song in memory of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, in the presence of music maestro AR Rahman, state Cabinet Minister Ashish Shelar and singer Zanai Bhosle. The…

Lucknow : Amid high praises from the audience across the nation, the entire team of ‘Hanuman Ansh’, including director Vishal Chaturvedi and actor Shobhinaw Satyaa met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. In visuals from…

Mumbai : Actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are all set to embrace another beautiful chapter of parenthood! After announcing their second pregnancy earlier this year, the couple has now shared a series of intimate black-and-white…

Tehran : Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes targeting Jordan on Wednesday, September 9, hitting the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base used by American forces, following an earlier US military attack on Iranian vessels. In an official…

Washington, DC : The United States Department of the Treasury has placed 27 Iranian airlines on its Specially Designated Nationals List, effectively targeting every remaining commercial carrier in the country as part of an intensified…

Dili : Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda on Tuesday participated in the Ministerial Roundtable on “Human Resources for Health: Equity in Specialised Care” held during the 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for…

Washington, DC The ongoing trade dispute between the US and Canada has intensified as President Donald Trump has issued five presidential directives targeting Canadian imports through import exclusions and adjusted tariff structures, citing…

Washington, DC : Standing beside a 16,000-pound steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) paid tribute to the victims and honoured the heroes of the 9/11 attack while renewing…

New Delhi : India on Tuesday emphasised that equal-area map projections are essential to preserving the true relative sizes of continental landmasses, following the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the resolution titled…

Colombo : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday highlighted a dramatic transformation in India’s international economic engagement, noting that India has successfully secured free trade agreements with 38 countries over the last 10 to…

Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is scheduled to embark on his first official overseas visit tomorrow, travelling to London via Dubai to pitch the state as a premier investment destination. CM Vijay is expected to stay in…

Hyderabad : AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi had demanded a four-week extension for the electors to file claims and objections to the deletion of names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. Owaisi…

Chandigarh : Cab union president Amandeep Singh said their demands remained unmet despite the Chandigarh administration suspending the licences of two cab aggregators for six months, as the drivers’ protest entered its 100th day. Singh…

New Delhi : Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday attacked the Central government over the National Investigation Agency (NIA) not invoking provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against…

Kolkata : Congress leader Manash Sarkar has filed a police complaint against Dhirendra Shastri, also known as Bageshwar Baba, at Kolkata’s Bhawanipore Police Station, alleging that his remarks about Bengali identity, food practices and…