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Sep102025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

‘I hope I see you at World Cup’: Angered by Marsch’s celebration Wales coach Bellamy eyes Canada clash again

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) New Wales head coach Craig Bellamy hopes his team faces Canada at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after being unhappy with how his counterpart, Jesse Marsch celebrated before the final whistle blew in a 1-0 win in an international friendly. "I still wanted to win, trust me. Honestly, I’m actually not happy because I really hate losing more than I like winning. I see him (Marsch) celebrating at the end. I’m thinking, ‘I hope I see you at the World Cup. I hope I see you again'. But I have to also be gracious. Jesse was shaking his coaches’ hands before the final whistle. I have to get used to that," Bellamy told reporters in the post-game interview.Canada edged Wales 1-0 in a competitive international challenge match in Swansea, chosen by Bellamy to test his side. Derek Cor...

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Will Mamata’s booth-level APAS scheme deliver governance or votes?

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s introduction of a new welfare scheme is fast turning out to be an immensely popular outreach months before the Assembly elections to be held next year.The public response to “Amader Para, Amader Samadhan” (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution) -- APAS in short -- has been overwhelming, with citizens flocking to camps in huge numbers.The programme places a booth-level focus on resolving everyday local issues -- ranging from broken water taps and electric poles to playground and street repair -- by organising weekly camps in every polling-booth area across rural Bengal.With a total outlay of around Rs 8,000 crore, each booth receives Rs 10 lakh -- to be allocated through real-time public deliberation at three-booth Janata Darbar ...

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Cabinet gives nod for new 4-lane highway in Bihar at a cost of Rs 4,447 crore

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of the proposed 4-lane greenfield access-controlled Mokama-Munger section of the Buxar-Bhagalpur high-speed corridor in Bihar on hybrid annuity mode, stretching across a length of 82.4 km with an investment of Rs 4,447.38 crore.The section passes through or provides connectivity to important cities in the state, such as Mokama, Barahiya, Lakhisarai, Jamalpur, Munger, and connects to Bhagalpur.The Munger–Jamalpur-Bhagalpur belt in eastern Bihar is emerging as a key industrial region focusing on an ordinance factory (existing gun factory and one more proposed as part of the Ordnance Factory Corridor by the Ministry of Defence), a locomotive works...

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Gujarat Assembly passes factories amendment bill, paves way for women to work night shifts

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Gandhinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) The Gujarat Assembly has passed the Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing women workers to take up night shifts with their consent, subject to safety and health safeguards. Labour and Employment Minister Balvantsinh Rajput, while presenting the Bill on Wednesday, said the move ensures equality, freedom of profession, and economic rights for women workers, while also giving them flexibility to manage work and family responsibilities. “With consent-based night duty, women will be able to contribute to their household income and also have more time for family during the day,” he said.The Bill introduces several key provisions aimed at balancing workplace flexibility with employee welfare.Women workers will now be allowed to work night shifts, provided t...

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Azam Khan gets bail in Rampur’s Dungarpur colony eviction case

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Prayagraj, Sep 10 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan in the Dungarpur colony eviction case of Rampur.Khan had moved the high court challenging a 10-year jail sentence awarded to him last year by a special MP/MLA court in Rampur.The case pertains to the alleged forced eviction of residents from Dungarpur colony in Rampur, in which several complaints of assault, robbery, and intimidation were filed.Justice Sameer Jain, who had reserved the order on August 12, allowed the bail plea filed by Khan.Alongside Khan, a co-accused contractor, Barkat Ali -- who was sentenced to seven years by the Rampur court -- had also sought relief from the high court.The Rampur MP/MLA court had, on May 30, ...

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Rivals reject Dhaka University poll results as Jamaat’s student wing sweeps key posts

SC issues notice to Kerala HC over direct filing of anticipatory bail pleas

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Kerala High Court, through its Registrar General, over the practice of litigants bypassing the sessions court and moving the High Court directly for anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that while concurrent jurisdiction exists, bypassing the sessions court could undermine judicial hierarchy and "the High Court would be flooded with a spate of pre-arrest bail applications". "The hierarchy of courts demands that no person seeking such remedy should be encouraged or allowed to directly approach the High Court for exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the BNSS (formerly, Section 438 CrPC) by bypassing the jurisdiction of the con...

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Warming climate to surge dengue cases by 76 pc across Asia, Americas by 2050: Study

Health

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) An increasing rise in global temperatures is set to drive cases of dengue by as much as 76 per cent across a large number of countries in Asia and the Americas by 2050, according to a new study.The research, by a team of scientists from the universities of Washington, Stanford, and the US National Bureau of Economic Research, provides the first direct evidence that a warming climate has already increased the disease's toll."The effects of temperature were much larger than I expected," said lead author Marissa Childs, Assistant Professor of environmental health at the University of Washington."Even small shifts in temperature can have a big impact on dengue transmission, and we're already seeing the fingerprint of climate warming," she added.The study analysed over ...

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Seven border districts put on high alert: UP DGP on Nepal crisis

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Wednesday said that security has been heightened in seven districts of the state bordering Nepal, as the political situation in the neighbouring country faces political turmoil in the wake of Gen Z protests, forcing the Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, the DGP said, “Alerts have been issued in all seven districts of Uttar Pradesh that share borders with Nepal. We have strengthened all Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border outposts, local police stations, and check posts. Transit points have been reinforced, and our officers are keeping a strict watch. The deployment of civil police in bordering areas has also been increased to prevent any negative spillover.”He f...

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Hina Khan gets emotional as Isha Malviya sings title track of “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai”

ENTERTAINMENT

Mumbai Sep 10 (IANS) Television superstars Hina Khan and actress Isha Malviya, who were recently seen on the show Pati Patni aur Panga, seemed to have got along very well. Hina easily shared a video featuring herself and Isha on her social media account. In the video, Isha was seen singing the title track of Hina Khan's superhit television show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. To this, Hina was visibly getting emotional as she got nostalgic about her debut show. For the uninitiated, Hina Khan rose to fame as Akshara in the show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.The actress debuted in the television industry on the 9th of January, 2009. Hina, who had no godfather in the industry, paved her own way to her superstar status today all by herself and through her own talent. The role of Akshara went on to be...