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The second quarter-final of the Billie Jean King Cup, one of the biggest and most prestigious team competitions in women’s tennis, will be played on Wednesday (September 23) at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Arena in China. In this match, Kazakhstan will take on Spain in what promises to be an exciting contest between two teams featuring world-class players. For Indian tennis fans, the match can be watched live on the VETO OTT App, which holds the Billie Jean King Cup streaming rights in India.

A man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and two priests before taking three children hostage in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh was killed in a police encounter, police said on Wednesday. During a standoff with the police, the man also shot at one of his children, a son, who also succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

After IMD reports suggested that the Cyclone Arnab will make landfall in Odisha on September 23 night, State Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday said the depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal has started moving westward at a speed of 18 kilometers per hour over the past six hours. He said that due to this deep depression, there is a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the districts of Koraput, Gajapati, and Ganjam between the 23rd and 24th of this month, and all three districts are…

US President Donald Trump has thrown his administration’s support behind the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), linking the ambitious connectivity project to the need for alternative energy routes amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Speaking during a meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Trump said recent attacks involving commercial shipping had underlined the need to move the region’s energy infrastructure away from what he described as Iranian checkpoints.

Shortly after warning he may ‘annihilate’ the Islamic Republic, US President Donald Trump said that American and Iranian officials met for talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and the talks went on for three hours, according to news agency AP. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took part in a meeting with Trump’s roving envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner on Tuesday (local time) at the UN. 

The IIT Bombay student representatives on Tuesday issued an official statement following the tragic death of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode and said that the students’ demonstration after Sahil’s death was not to justify academic malpractice, but to demand institutional reforms. According to the students, the director has signed their demands and agreed to implement them within the stipulated time frame. In the case of Professor Suryanarayan Doolla, the students demanded an impartial inquiry and described his removal from the administrative post of dean as a precautionary measure until the investigation is…

A disturbing incident involving two minors in Bihar’s Jamui has triggered widespread outrage after a video showing their alleged harassment surfaced on social media. Police have registered an FIR against seven people under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), while three accused have been arrested. A Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Jamui Sub-Divisional Police Officer Deepti Monali, has been formed to identify and apprehend the remaining suspects. Police have also identified the person allegedly seen behaving indecently with…

The White House launched ‘Trump TV’, a 24/7 streaming platform featuring administration announcements, presidential remarks, and other content, giving viewers a dedicated platform for updates and coverage related to the US President.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called for a stronger and more effective multilateral system, warning that the global order is facing mounting pressure from geopolitical competition, tensions and conflicts. Speaking at the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism Summit on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Jaishankar said the international community is going through a period of major structural change that requires countries to reinforce cooperation rather than allow divisions to deepen. “We meet at a time when the global order is under stress. For some decades the world…

India’s big push for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council received support from the four members of the Visegrád Group (V4) during their first foreign ministers’ meeting with India on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. In this regard, Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár said Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic were united in supporting India’s bid.