Andy Burnham's colourful £700 leaving present stirs controversy
Daily Express :by David Williamson19 Sept 2026
Andy Burnham’s “leaving present” when he quit as Mayor of Greater Manchester was a chair that had been purchased for £700.
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top 72%Andy Burnham blasted for giving human traffickers 'early ticket out of prison'
Daily Express :by David Williamson19 Sept 2026
Andy Burnham has been accused of giving human traffickers an “early ticket out of prison” as Labour is pilloried for letting serious offenders back onto the nation’s streets.
‘Murder of democracy’: Rahul Gandhi on Nandigram bye-poll candidate’s arrest
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff19 Sept 2026
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described the arrest of the party’s candidate for the Nandigram Assembly bye-election in West Bengal as a “murder of democracy”.
Court overturns judgement ordering NDC’s deregistration
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu19 Sept 2026
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the earlier judgement of the Federal High Court, Lokoja which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the Nigeria...
BJP MLA Channabasappa renews protest over partial Vande Mataram recital, this time before CM
ThePrintby PTI19 Sept 2026
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 19 (PTI) Days after walking out of a government event over the rendition of only two stanzas of Vande Mataram, BJP MLA S N Channabasappa on Saturday again expressed his...
Karnataka Cabinet Approves Rs 32,611 Crore Package, 30 Per Cent ST Quota In Forest Department Jobs
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital19 Sept 2026
Meeting in Mangaluru on Friday (18 September), the Karnataka cabinet sanctioned projects adding up to Rs 32,611 crore, directing the bulk of the spending towards rural infrastructure, roads...
I'm a tax expert - HMRC needs strict AI limits before lives are ruined
Daily Express :by David Williamson19 Sept 2026
Britons's lives could be wrecked if the use of Artificial Intelligence by tax authorities is not strictly regulated, a leading expert has warned.
Oktoberfest: Munich's new mayor taps first barrel
DW Englishby Richard Connor19 Sept 2026
The 191st Munich Oktoberfest officially opened at noon on Saturday, with the city's new mayor tapping the festival's first barrel of beer.
For Climate-Vulnerable Countries, Debt Costs 25 Times More Than Climate Action - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Alissa de Chassey19 Sept 2026
The countries most vulnerable to climate change are spending nearly 25 times more on repaying debt than on climate action, according to a new ActionAid report released Wednesday.
Congress’s Raju P. Nair alleges blackmail bid behind Anto Augustine’s revelations on Keralam CM’s ‘marriage papers’
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau19 Sept 2026
Congress leader Raju P. Nair on Saturday said that he suspected a conspiracy to destabilise the V.D.
Who is Deepanshu Shokeen? Independent leading in DUSU Vice President contest has already claimed victory
Hindustan Timesby Poorva Joshi19 Sept 2026
Who is Deepanshu Shokeen? Independent leading in DUSU Vice President contest has already claimed victory Deepanshu Shokeen is racing ahead on the DUSU VP post by over 800 votes, taking a commanding...
Maharashtra leaders eating dry fruits at drought review meet sparks row
Hindustan Timesby Swapnasaurabha Kulshreshtha19 Sept 2026
Maharashtra leaders eating dry fruits at drought review meet sparks row Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed the local administration is responsible for the arrangement of snacks.
TN bypolls: Defection row takes centre stage as CM Vijay, AIADMK chief Palaniswami hit campaign trail
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk19 Sept 2026
Campaigning for the October 6 Assembly by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram is set to gain momentum next week, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and AIADMK chief Edappadi K...
Rejinagar drama: Mamata candidate withdraws, changes mind within hours
National Heraldby Kunal Chatterjee19 Sept 2026
Rejinagar drama: Mamata candidate withdraws, changes mind within hours Rabiul Alam Chowdhury first cites new party symbol and pressure on workers, then says Mamata Banerjee asked him to stay in...
I will not stay silent as antisemitism infects our NHS — we must act now
Daily Express :by Shadow Health Secretary Damian Hinds19 Sept 2026
Antisemitism has no place in Britain. Yet it has found a home in a number of our institutions, including the health service.
What’s Beyond Maya?
Open Magazineby Rahul Pandita19 Sept 2026
What’s Beyond Maya? One would think that for a political party that has to soon face a crucial election, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would be busy galvanising its cadre and reaching out to its...
APC challenges Atiku to present alternatives to Tinubu reforms
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero19 Sept 2026
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has challenged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to present detailed alternatives to the economic reforms of...
51,000 get govt job letters at Rozgar Mela; Modi urges citizen-first service
Hindustan Timesby Sanjeev K Jha19 Sept 2026
51,000 get govt job letters at Rozgar Mela; Modi urges citizen-first service Over 51,000 young people received Union government job appointment letters at the 20th Rozgar Mela, where PM Modi urged...
KC(J) MLA Unniyadan says hurt over denial of ministerial berth, reaffirms support for UDF
ThePrintby PTI19 Sept 2026
Thrissur (Keralam), Sep 19 (PTI) Kerala Congress (Joseph) MLA Thomas Unniyadan on Saturday said he was hurt over not being considered for a ministerial berth despite his long political experience...
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TheJournal.ieby Eimer McAuley19 Sept 2026
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