More insidious than Mao’s chaos: Chinese President Xi's Unity Law exposes racial chauvinism

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:24 PM

Brussels, Sep 19 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Unity Law lays bare the racial chauvinism at the foundation of his rule. By dismantling the safeguards of the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s era and legally entrenching Han dominance, Xi has fashioned a system arguably “more insidious than Mao’s chaos”, a report has stated.

Ravneet Bittu detained after protesting near CM Mann’s cavalcade in Ludhiana

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:22 PM

Ludhiana, Sep 19 (IANS) Former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Punjab Police on Saturday after he protested near the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) gate when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade was passing through the area.

Malayalam film ‘Half’ makes history at TIFF; becomes first Malayalam film to be screened in the Midnight Madness section

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:14 PM

Chennai, Sep 19 (IANS) Director Samjad PS's upcoming film 'Half' has made history by becoming the first Malayalam film to be screened in the prestigious Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

‘Selection committee has made up its mind’: Aakash Chopra on Pant's omission from ODIs

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:12 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Aakash Chopra believes the Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate future in white-ball cricket, with the wicketkeeper-batter left out of the ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series despite being named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.

'Not afraid of any Shiv Sainik’: Disha Salian’s father ahead of his planned visit to serve notice to Aaditya Thackeray

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:06 PM

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Disha Salian’s father, Satish Salian, on Saturday said he was not afraid of anyone ahead of his planned visit to Matoshree to serve a defamation notice on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Aaditya Thackeray.

Tej Pratap Yadav intends to establish a 'darbaar' in the 'Rise & Fall 2' Penthouse

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:04 PM

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) The son of veteran Bihar politician Lalu Prasad Yadav and a former Bihar minister, Tej Pratap Yadav, will be entering the unpredictable "Rise & Fall Season 2" Tower soon.

Puducherry gears up for hosting star-studded India A-Australia A multi-format games

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:04 PM

Puducherry, Sep 19 (IANS) The coastal city of Puducherry is gearing up for a star-studded series when India A take on Australia A in two unofficial four-day red-ball matches, followed by three one-dayers to be played at the picturesque CAP-Siechem Stadium.

Poor learning outcomes, underfunding, politicisation: Bangladesh’s education system fails its children

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:02 PM

Dhaka, Sep 19 (IANS) Bangladesh has largely failed to make education a vehicle for building capability and character, with the country’s educational crisis reflecting that fundamental failure, a report has stated.

12.75 lakh appointment letters issued as part of ‘National Rozgar Mela’ to date

IANS | September 19, 2026 2:55 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) About 12.75 lakh appointment letters have been issued as part of the ‘National Rozgar Mela’ across 20 editions to date, a government factsheet said on Saturday.

Only expectation from Rohit and Kohli is to keep scoring runs: Aakash Chopra

IANS | September 19, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the only expectation from Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies is for the two experienced campaigners to keep scoring runs, with the 2027 ODI World Cup now less than a year away.