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Japan’s LDP leadership race kicks off with 5 candidates Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially launched its leadership election campaign on Monday, with five candidates filing their candidacies. The contenders are Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, former Economic Security Ministers Takayuki Kobayashi and Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, and former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi. All five also ran in last year’s election, which saw a record nine candidates, reports Xinhua news agency. The contest will focus on issues such as cooperation with opposition parties, economic measures to tackle rising prices, and rebuilding the party…

Saudi SC dismisses appeal in Abdul Rahim case, release likely by May 2026 Riyadh/Kozhikode, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has dismissed the prosecution’s appeal seeking a harsher sentence for Abdul Rahim, a Kozhikode native serving a prison term in connection with the 2006 murder of a teenager. The verdict on Sunday upheld the lower court’s ruling and cleared the way for Rahim’s release, according to the Rahim Legal Aid Committee. The Committee, which has been coordinating with the Indian and Saudi authorities, said the release is expected by May next year once the remaining procedural formalities…

Two south China cities to suspend school, production in response to approaching typhoon Guangzhou, Sep 22 (IANS) Guangdong Province in south China on Monday raised its wind emergency response to Level II, with two cities announcing a series of suspension measures, as Typhoon Ragasa approaches. The Level II response, the second-highest in China’s four-tier warning system, was activated at 10 a.m. on Monday. Schools will suspend classes starting Tuesday in the cities of Zhuhai and Jiangmen — while work, production, public transport and business operations will also be suspended later on Tuesday, according to the local flood, drought and wind…

Top diplomats of South Korea, US, Japan to hold 3-way talks in New York this week Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Monday. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will join US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya for the talks set for Monday afternoon (local time), the ministry said in a message to reporters, without providing other details. The three top diplomats are accompanying their…

Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he has a “good memory” of US President Donald Trump and Pyongyang is open to talks with the United States if Washington drops its demand for the North’s denuclearisation. Kim made the remarks during his speech Sunday at a two-day key parliamentary meeting, the North’s Korean Central News Agency reported Monday, after Trump expressed hope to meet with the North’s leader this year during his summit with President Lee Jae Myung last month. The North’s leader made it clear that his country will never give up nuclear arms but…

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa appeared at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters on Monday for questioning in connection with endorsing the 1xBet online betting app. The 39-year-old reached the federal agency around 11 am to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials reported. Background of the 1xBet Case The ED is investigating the operations of the 1xBet app after multiple allegations surfaced of duping numerous people and investors of crores of rupees. 1xBet, a Curacao-registered company, claims to be a global bookmaker operating for 18 years, with services available in 70 languages across its website…

New DelhiSeptember 22, 2025 11:53 AM IST First published on: Sep 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM IST “Why did you suggest the ban on RSS?” “What would you have done if you were the country’s first Prime Minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru?” “How was your relationship with Mahatma Gandhi?” SARDAR Vallabhbhai Patel digs deep and comes up with answers – to tricky questions as the ones above, or those hewing more to current times. Independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister, who some believe should have been its first PM, has a pride of place in the Capital’s Prime Ministers Museum…

The Vijayapura police in Karnataka have recovered a significant portion of the loot from the Rs 21 crore heist at the State Bank of India (SBI)’s Chadchan branch from a house in neighbouring Maharashtra, said Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of Police, Friday. Acting on a tip-off, police teams from Vijayapura and Solapur in Maharashtra recovered 6.55 kg of gold and Rs 41.4 lakh in cash, said the police. The gold jewellery was found in 136 packets along with the cash on the roof of a house in Huljanti village of Solapur district. The robbery took place on September 16 when multiple…

The police in Belur of Karnataka’s Hassan district took a woman into custody for allegedly desecrating an idol inside a temple Sunday, triggering tensions in the historic town. According to the Belur police, the idol inside the Vidya Ganapathi Temple, located on the premises of the Town Municipal Council office, was desecrated by the woman. This was discovered by locals, who alerted the police. CCTV footage from the temple showed a woman with her face covered entering the premises, and desecrating the idol. The woman, later identified by the police as Leelamma of Vijayanagar Layout, Hassan district, was taken into…

IND vs PAK: The ongoing Asia Cup 2025 continued to be dominated by off-field drama as India and Pakistan met again in the Super Four stage on Sunday. The highly anticipated clash in Dubai saw a subtle shift in the much-talked-about handshake controversy, following a request from India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir Orders Players to Shake Hands With A Condition Arey umpire se to mil loo!!Gautam Gambhir invited the Indian players to exchange handshakes—but only with the umpires pic.twitter.com/iBkdhye87j — KKR Karavan (@KkrKaravan) September 21, 2025 Add Zee News as a Preferred Source During the post-match scenes, a…