16-09-2026 BRUSSELS: The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”. Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday she wanted to work on “opening the door” for Canada, which would involve closer ties on various key sectors. Canadian …

16-09-2026 NEW YORK: The boss of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says people should have more faith in AI firms to keep the tech safe, amid rising public concerns about the risks. “The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it’s the right thing and we feel …

15-09-2026 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday evening, according to the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Turki al-Maliki said the targeting of Mecca, which is the home of Islam’s most sacred shrine and the focal …

The West Asia crisis has placed India-Iran relations at the intersection of energy security, maritime safety, strategic autonomy and regional diplomacy. New Delhi, Sept 14 (PMI) India’s relations with Iran have acquired renewed strategic significance at a time when West Asia is facing one of its most serious geopolitical crises …

Hyderabad, Sept 14 (PMI) Renowned journalist Rana Ayyub visited the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) hearing centres in the Bahadurpura Assembly constituency along with AIMIM representatives. During the visit, she reviewed the hearing process for people who had been issued notices and took stock of the arrangements and ongoing work at the …

Hyderabad, Sept 14 (PMI) An overhead electrical equipment (OHE) failure was reported between Secunderabad and Lalaguda stations on Sunday night after power lines reportedly snapped over a moving Intercity Express near Moulali. The incident occurred at around 10 p.m., when a loud noise was heard, and the train was stopped …

14-09-2026 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has dismissed calls to increase controls on AI as a “sick conspiracy”, as stocks linked to the technology slumped after appeals from leading developers on the weekend for the industry to slow down. The US president wrote on social media: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that …

14-09-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale prices rose 9.92% year-on-year in August, government data ‌showed on Monday, as oil and food prices increased at a faster pace. The print was higher than the 9.78% rise a month ⁠ago and economists’ average projection of 9.89% in a poll. Wholesale food …

14-09-2026 MEXICO CITY: Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Culiacan to demand an end to the violence that has wracked the north Mexico City. The state of Sinaloa has seen the number of murders and disappearances skyrocket since two factions of the Sinaloa cartel started a bloody …

New Delhi, Sept. 13: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the country over the coming days, with weather activity expected in Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and Karnataka. Delhi is likely to experience further …