Marriage doesn't mean an end to women's autonomy: SC during marital rape hearing

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would take up petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape. The court commented that a marriage doesn't mean an end to women's autonomy. It also said that it would have to consider broader constitutional and criminal law questions. "So that we don't spring a surprise on our citizens," it added.
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05:12 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Cabinet approves four laning of 7 high-density railway network projects

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Cabinet has approved four laning of seven high-density railway corridors. These include the Delhi-Howrah, Howrah-Mumbai, Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Guwahati, Delhi-Chennai, Howrah-Chennai and Mumbai-Chennai routes. He said that around 2,000 km of work has been finished, while the projects covering another 5,000 km are either underway or have received the approval.
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News By: Bhuvnesh Ojha
05:10 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall warning issued for several states, list released

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy to extremely heavy rainfall warning for several states/UTs for Thursday (September 10). It is very likely over Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Kerala, Puducherry, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and Uttarakhand.
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05:29 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Musk's ex Ashley St Clair claims he wanted to have 'legion of kids before civil war'

Elon Musk's ex Ashley St Clair claimed that he told her he wanted "a legion of children before the civil war". The couple had a son in 2024 but have since separated. On whether Musk is scared of a civil war or trying to stoke one, Ashley said, "Whatever it is, what he's doing with...X cannot be ignored."
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05:26 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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IIT's help sought to move Lord Hanuman's idol after heavy machines fail in MP

The Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) has sought IIT-Indore's help for the safe relocation of Lord Hanuman's idol from a temple in Madhya Pradesh after heavy machines failed to move it. "I want the idol to be examined with modern technology and experts, and relocated only after proper assessment," said the temple priest. The IIT team examined the idol's depth.
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News By: Shalini ojha
03:55 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Video shows orangutans sipping from milk bottles after being found 2,700 km from home

The five baby orangutans who were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore have been shifted to Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. A video shows them sipping from milk bottles while the officials helped them. Orangutans are not native to India and are found in Sumatra & Borneo, about 2,700 km away from Balasore.
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News By: Shalini ojha
05:42 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Vijay Mallya gives absurd reason for not returning to India, gets trolled

Fugitive Vijay Mallya is being trolled for giving an absurd reason for not returning to India. "For all who say I'm a 'bhagoda' (fugitive)...please be aware that I've been a permanent resident of UK since 1992 and am currently legally prohibited from leaving this country," Mallya said. "Bro turned a financial scandal into a permanent vacation," an X user joked.
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News By: Ashley Paul
05:41 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Meta employee claims getting fired actually made him richer, explains how

A Meta employee claimed they got richer after getting fired by the Facebook parent. They said they started a new job a few months before their notice period ended and collected two salaries for about three months. "I also got August vesting and ended up investing an extra $30,000. Now I have way more in my accounts," they said.
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News By: Ashley Paul
05:47 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Netanyahu sues Israeli newspaper for claiming he was warned about Oct 7 Hamas attack

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will sue Israeli newspaper Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar over a report claiming UAE warned him about a planned Hamas attack 10 days before October 7, 2023. "The Prime Minister's Office...reviewed the PM's call log...and found no trace of it whatsoever," a post shared on Netanyahu's X handle read. Netanyahu further called it a "malicious fabrication".
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News By: Daisy Mowke
06:05 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Move to office: Uber to remote employees amid 3,300 staff lay off

Uber asked remote employees working from home to "move to an office", in the memo announcing around 3,300 layoffs as part of its restructuring to reduce management layers. Employees working from home permanently will reportedly be limited to 1% of the workforce. Uber reportedly said managers will be placed with their teams and will ensure early-career employees don't sit alone.
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06:01 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Teen, who exposed CBSE OSM's flaws, finds govt-backed startup sending Indians' data to Japan

Nisarga Adhikary, the teen hacker who exposed flaws in CBSE's OSM portal, found that Adalat AI was processing Indian courts' sensitive data on Japanese servers. "This is the reality...of startups MeitY is promoting," he said, replying to the announcement that Adalat AI was now backed by Y Combinator too. He said its DevOps and source code were also compromised.
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06:28 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Kerala to give ₹1 lakh to Asian Games participants, ₹50 lakh to gold medallists

Kerala government announced that state athletes winning gold medals at Asian Games 2026 will get cash rewards of ₹50 lakh, while silver and bronze-medallists will get ₹30 lakh and ₹20 lakh, respectively. All participants from Kerala will get ₹1 lakh in advance. Coaches will also receive incentives, with ₹5 lakh for gold, ₹3 lakh for silver, ₹2 lakh for bronze.
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News By: Neeraja Nath
06:25 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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What is known about orangutans?

Orangutans are Asia's only great ape, belonging to the same family as gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans. They are the largest tree-dwelling mammals on Earth, and their name comes from Indonesian and Malay words meaning "person of the forest". Their arms are longer than their legs. They exist only in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia.
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News By: Shalini ojha
06:22 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Masood Azhar not in Afghanistan: Taliban as it rejects Pak's claim

Taliban-led Afghan government has rejected Pakistan's claims that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar is operating from Afghanistan. A senior official reiterated the country's position that its soil won't be allowed to be used to carry out activities against any other country. Azhar is wanted in India over several major terror attacks, including 2001 Parliament attack and 26/11 attacks.
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06:57 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Chinese tank explodes in Bangladesh, 2 soldiers killed

Two Bangladesh Army soldiers were killed and one officer was seriously injured when a tank, identified in reports as Chinese-origin Type 59 tank, exploded during firing exercise at Hathazari Field Firing Range in Bangladesh's Chattogram. The injured officer was airlifted to a military hospital in Dhaka for advanced treatment. Bangladesh Armed Forces' ISPR didn't officially reveal the tank's model.
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News By: Garima Garg
06:53 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Delhi Traffic advisory issued from 7 pm for BRICS rehearsal

Delhi Traffic Police has issued a public advisory ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026, warning of a motorcade rehearsal on September 9 from 7 pm to 10 pm. The advisory lists 22 diversion points and over 35 affected roads, including Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, Teen Murti Marg, and Janpath. It also advised using the Metro for airport travel.
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News By: Sourav Kumar
06:51 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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North Korea expands its uranium enrichment facility

North Korea has built a new two-storey uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, the International Atomic Energy ‌Agency (IAEA) said, calling it a cause for "serious concern". It's reportedly capable of housing up to 28 centrifuge cascades used to enrich uranium. Moreover, it has also begun operating an expanded annex at another enrichment site.
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News By: Mini Tiwari
07:13 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Venus to reach peak brilliance on September 18, to be visible to naked eye

Venus will reach peak brilliance on September 18, according to NASA's September skywatching guide. The planet will appear as a very bright point low in the western sky shortly after sunset, outshining nearby stars. It should be visible to the naked eye, though a clear, unobstructed western horizon will provide the best chance of seeing it before it sets clearly.
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News By: Daisy Mowke
07:08 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Students thank ex-lovers after their breakup exposes paper leak in Maharashtra

Students protesting against the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) Drug Inspector paper leak in Nagpur thanked ex-lovers Rituja and Gaurav, after the couple's breakup exposed the leak. Rituja Patil's father had allegedly purchased the question paper, which she had shared with her then-boyfriend Gaurav. After she cleared the exam and he didn't, he filed a complaint about the paper leak.
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07:01 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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Aadhaar system faces hundreds of hacking attempts daily: UIDAI Chairman

UIDAI chairman Neelkanth Mishra said the Aadhaar system has dealt with cyber threats since day one. "We face hundreds of attacks from hackers every day. We have built safeguards against that," he said on the sidelines of the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai. "We have been using AI to filter out fraudsters...it's a cat-and-mouse game," he added.
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07:27 pm Wednesday, 09 September 2026

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