Sep 23, 2026 · 5 min listen · Last updated September 23, 2026
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Election Commission dissent sparks Opposition call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal
Opposition parties on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) said Parliament should immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, formally recorded objections at least 14 times over ten months, saying major decisions were being made in the name of the full Election Commission without their knowledge — several of which they called “unauthorised and illegal.” The parties also asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of…
Ukraine Ready for Truce If Russia Stops Energy Strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after a meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York, said he was ready for an energy truce with Russia as a first step toward ending the war, provided Moscow stopped its own attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure. Trump has been pushing both sides to halt strikes on energy facilities. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hasta la vista, influencer: ‘Terminator’ robot floors prankster in cage fight
A prankster influencer took on a 1.8m tall, Terminator-esque robot in a cage match, and it ended the way most post-apocalyptic, techno-future movies do: total annihilation for the carbon-based lifeform. In a 42-second clip that currently has nearly 50 million views on Instagram, social media comedian Frankie LaPenna can be seen squaring off with the “Rekbot”, a machine resembling the T-800 from the Terminator franchise.
How Ukraine’s devastating attacks on Putin’s oil refineries brought the war to Russia’s doorstep
All but five of Russia’s 32 major oil refineries have been hit by Ukrainian drone attacks, costing the country an estimated $20bn. Experts tell Maira Butt that Zelensky has brought the reality of Putin’s invasion to the doorstep
Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, or simply do not exist. Vance said the discovery and canceled subsidy payments for hundreds of thousands of people from the exchanges, part of an administration-wide crackdown on fraud, would result in $2.2 billion in cost savings.
A lot has happened since the B.C. snap election was called. Here's a quick rundown
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson has become the interim leader of the Conservative Party, and MLAs who quit en masse during Kerry-Lynne Findlay's tenure are rejoining. Meanwhile, some MLAs have announced they won't be seeking re-election next month.
UCC bulldozer is to permanently polarise society: Congress
The Opposition party's assertion follows the resignation of former Bombay High Court judge Justice R.C. Chavan from the Maharashtra government's panel to prepare a draft for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), citing serious reservations about its decision to restrict public feedback on crucial social issues to a "Yes/No" format.
China sets guidelines for fentanyl-related crimes prior to Trump-Xi summit
China has issued a set of guidelines for handling criminal cases involving fentanyl-related substances to ensure proper law enforcement, according to its judicial and public security authorities. The guidelines come a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet United States President Donald Trump in Washington for their second summit this year. The Trump administration has repeatedly urged Beijing to do more to stem the flow of precursor chemicals for synthesising the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S.
The American Bar Association’s Discriminatory Diversity Push Is Ending—For Now
Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. For more than seven decades, the American Bar Association has been recognized as an authority to accredit law schools. The Department of Education recently recommended revoking that authority, and an independent advisory board will be meeting to discuss the recommendation on September 23. The department’s report mostly emphasizes other legal concerns, but it appears it has prompted the ABA to at least reconsider its longtime work on race issues.
Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. The Department of Justice unsealed explosive conspiracy charges last week against five men accused of working for Russian intelligence services to plot the surveillance and assassination of a prominent Russian dissident they believed to be living in the Washington, D.C area.