Nine dead, several injured as moving bus erupts in flames on Yamuna Expressway near Noida airport

As many as nine people were dead and several others sustained injuries after a passenger bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Noida International Airport on Thursday morning. The bus was reportedly carrying around 30 to 40 passengers when the fire broke out. The sudden blaze turned the journey into a desperate fight to escape as thick smoke quickly spread through the bus. Passengers rushed towards the exit, with several people reportedly struggling to get out amid the confusion and panic.

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Xi Jinping lands in Washington as Trump breaks protocol with rare airport welcome for China leader | WATCH

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, setting the stage for high-level talks with US President Donald Trump on trade, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, Taiwan and other sensitive issues. The visit, which runs from September 23 to 25, has drawn particular attention even before the formal White House meeting because Trump personally travelled to Joint Base Andrews to receive Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were present at the Maryland military base when Xi’s aircraft arrived. The US…

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Cyclone Arnab crosses Andhra-Odisha coast, 1,500 residents evacuated from Gajapati | What we know so far

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that Cyclone Arnab over the Bay of Bengal crossed the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast. The cyclone is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as it moved inland. Ahead of Cyclone Arnab’s landfall, six districts in Odisha have been placed under the red zone: Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Ganjam.

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Billie Jean King Cup Quarter Final 2 today, Kazakhstan to face Spain; watch Live on VETO OTT

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.

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Cyclone Arnab: ODRAF teams deployed at vulnerable locations in Odisha, vehicular movements restricted

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…

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Trump backs India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, calls for energy routes away from Iran amid West Asia war

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.

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US, Iran hold ‘very good’ 3-hour meeting at UN, says Trump after threatening to ‘annihilate’ Tehran

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. 

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