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National
New Delhi: PM Modi mourns Journalist Payal Mehta’s sudden demise, recalls her grounded reporting and warmth. (DI1)
Ramesh calls SIR ‘Shah instigated removal’, alleges mass voter deletions and constitutional assault. (DI2)
‘Government has money to light lamps, why not for our hostels?’: Rahul Gandhi questions student accommodation crisis. (DI3)
Chandigarh: Main accused in Amritsar ASI murder case killed in police encounter, Pakistan-based handlers probed. (DR3)
Panchkula: IMD warns of extremely heavy rain in Odisha as Bay system set to intensify into deep depression. (DR5)
GDS transfer rules updated; transgender candidates included in priority list. (DR6)
ASI caught taking Rs 20,000 bribe after threatening to register rape case. (DR9)
Lucknow: Mayawati: Only Ishaan to get party responsibility, mistakes could mean expulsion. (DR11)
Bangkok-Delhi Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow after passenger fell ill. (DR13)
Jammu: J&K and Ladakh HC declares JKOA election null and void, constitutes two-member CoA. (DR14)
Ticket counter, electronic gadgets turn to ashes in Katra’s helipad terminal fire. (DR15)
Solan: Himachal Agricultural Marketing Board cracks down on apple traders, issues 12 challans. (DR17)
Varanasi: Naxalite commander killed in Varanasi encounter. (DR8)
Patna: Jan Suraaj announces five candidates for Bihar Legislative Council polls. (CA6)
Agartala: CPI-M-Congress panel wins Tripura’s district Bar Association election unopposed. (CA2)
Kolkata: Deep depression over bay to bring heavy rain, gusty winds to South Bengal from Tuesday. (CA1)
Suryapet: Doctor burnt alive after car catches fire in Suryapet. (MS7)
Hyderabad: Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Telangana from Sep 22-25: Met. (MS14)
Karimnagar: Thieves target two SBI ATMs in Karimnagar. (MS3)
Business
New Delhi: Faster state development key to Viksit Bharat: CEA Nageswaran. (DC1)
Tata Trusts hires Abhishek Manu Singhvi as legal battle with Tata Sons escalates. (DC4)
World
Seoul: North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into East Sea. (DF1)
Moscow: Moscow hit by ‘largest-ever’ drone attack as Russia’s Parliamentary election enters final day. (DF2)
Entertainment
Mumbai: Salman Khan schools trolls for body shaming on Bigg Boss 20. (ENT1)
Sports
Chandigarh: Junior Asia Cup-winning Punjab hockey players welcomed on return to Jalandhar. (SPD2)
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Japanese fighters operate from Indian soil for 1st time, marking new phase in India-Japan air ties

20 Sep 2026 | 6:22 PM

By Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Japanese fighter aircrafts operating from Indian soil for the first time has marked a significant new milestone in the expanding defence partnership between India and Japan, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said today, as he and his Japanese counterpart General Takehiro Morita flew in a Tejas formation during Exercise Veer Guardian-2026 at Jodhpur.

Surjewala Slams Modi govt over US tariff threat, says India’s economic sovereignty at stake

20 Sep 2026 | 6:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the United States’ proposed 100 per cent tariffs on Indian exports, accusing it of failing to protect the country’s sovereign right to purchase affordable energy and leaving its export economy exposed to external economic pressure.

Finance Ministry calls meeting with Banks ahead of strike on September 28-30

20 Sep 2026 | 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Finance Ministry has called a meeting with the heads of public sector banks (PSBs), regional rural banks (RRBs), the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and NABARD on Monday to review arrangements ahead of a proposed three-day nationwide bank strike from September 28.

Cybercrime pendency falls sharply as Delhi Police steps up MRM, GRM disposal

20 Sep 2026 | 6:04 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Delhi Police have sharply reduced pendency under the Money Restoration Module (MRM) and Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), bringing the pendency in both mechanisms down from around 90 per cent a month ago to 13.60 per cent and 16.30 per cent, respectively.