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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/new-passport-rules-2026-child-validity-changed-fees-hiked-check-whats-new-906061</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[EPFO Wage Ceiling Hiked to ₹25,000: How It Will Affect Salaried Employees, PF and Take-Home Salary]]></image:caption>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[Woman Officer Accused of Diverting Food Grains Meant for Poor to Build Own Assets]]></news:title>

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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/3-55-crore-diyas-illuminate-madhya-pradesh-ujjain-sets-world-record-pm-modis-birthday-906034</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[3.55 Crore Diyas Illuminate Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain Sets World Record On PM Modi's Birthday]]></news:title>

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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ashirwad-ka-diya-orry-wears-orange-kurta-lights-diya-srk-salman-khan-wish-pm-modi-76th-birthday-906035</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ashirwad Ka Diya: Orry wears orange kurta, lights diya; SRK, Salman Khan wish PM Modi on 76th birthday]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/iphone-18-pro-iphone-18-pro-max-sale-begins-fans-queue-overnight-outside-apple-stores-mum-906056</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max Sale Begins: Fans Queue Overnight Outside Apple Stores In Mum, Delhi, BLR]]></news:title>

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<image:caption><![CDATA[iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max Sale Begins: Fans Queue Overnight Outside Apple Stores In Mum, Delhi, BLR]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[iPhone 18 Series Sees Long Queues Across India on Launch Day]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sensex-jumps-260-points-opening-bell-metal-realty-stocks-power-dalal-street-rally-906049</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sensex Jumps 260 Points At Opening Bell, Metal and Realty Stocks Power Dalal Street Rally]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ranveer-singh-seeks-lalbaugcha-rajas-blessings-takes-selfies-fans-gets-injured-while-shaking-906054</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ranveer Singh seeks Lalbaugcha Raja's blessings, takes selfies with fans, gets injured while shaking hands with crowd]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[SRK avoids paps, makes quiet entry at Ambani Ganpati celebration, performs aarti; shares candid moment with Kajol]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[SRK performs aarti at Ambani Ganpati celebration after quiet entry. Watch]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[SRK performs aarti at Ambani Ganpati celebration after quiet entry. Watch]]></image:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[SRK performs aarti at Ambani Ganpati celebration after quiet entry. Watch]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[SRK performs aarti at Ambani Ganpati celebration after quiet entry. Watch]]></image:title>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/nia-court-issues-nbws-against-two-pakistan-based-let-commanders-pahalgam-terror-attack-906019</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Solidarity marches taken out in J&K's border towns to mark Pahalgam terror attack anniversary]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Solidarity marches taken out in J&K's border towns to mark Pahalgam terror attack anniversary]]></image:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Pahalgam terror attack: Three attackers were Pakistanis linked to LeT]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/zomato-blinkit-help-2-10-lakh-partners-file-itr-33-6-crore-refunds-unlocked-906020</loc>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/supreme-court-pil-challenges-0-4-mdr-upi-transactions-above-2000-before-october-15-rollout-905976</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[Supreme Court PIL Challenges 0.4% MDR On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 Before October 15 Rollout]]></news:title>

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<image:caption><![CDATA[Supreme Court PIL Challenges 0.4% MDR On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 Before October 15 Rollout]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Supreme Court PIL Challenges 0.4% MDR On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 Before October 15 Rollout]]></image:title>
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<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/835884/no-fee-upi-transactions-sitharaman-clarifies-government-hold-psb-confluence-august-17-18.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[No fee on UPI transactions, Sitharaman clarifies; government to hold PSB Confluence on August 17-18]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[No fee on UPI transactions, Sitharaman clarifies; government to hold PSB Confluence on August 17-18]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/cigarettes-get-costlier-itc-hikes-gold-flake-classic-connect-prices-heres-what-smokers-will-905969</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Cigarettes, pan masala to face new excise duty and health cess from Feb 1]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Cigarettes, pan masala to face new excise duty and health cess from Feb 1]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/826585/cigarettes-beedis-pan-masala-get-costlier-feb-1-2026-new-gst-cess-take-effect.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Cigarettes, beedis and pan masala to get costlier from Feb 1, 2026 as new GST and cess take effect]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Cigarettes, beedis and pan masala to get costlier from Feb 1, 2026 as new GST and cess take effect]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/can-shopkeepers-charge-extra-upi-payments-october-15-7-questions-answered-905979</loc>
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<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/826577/upi-transactions-surge-29-pc-21-63-billion-dec-consumption-growth-remains-strong.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[UPI transactions surge 29 pc at 21.63 billion in Dec, consumption growth remains strong]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[UPI transactions surge 29 pc at 21.63 billion in Dec, consumption growth remains strong]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/822259/upi-transactions-see-31-pc-growth-19-63-billion-september-npci-data.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[UPI transactions see 31 pc growth at 19.63 billion in September: NPCI data]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[UPI transactions see 31 pc growth at 19.63 billion in September: NPCI data]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tiktok-billionaire-zhang-yiming-overtakes-indias-gautam-adani-become-asias-richest-person-905987</loc>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sensex-ends-flat-nifty-gains-0-23-investors-assess-us-fed-policy-outcome-906013</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains 0.23% as investors assess US Fed policy outcome]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains 0.23 pc as investors assess Fed Policy outcome]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains 0.23 pc as investors assess Fed Policy outcome]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837735/sensex-ends-flat-nifty-gains-0-23-pc-investors-assess-fed-policy-outcome.png]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains 0.23 pc as investors assess Fed Policy outcome]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains 0.23 pc as investors assess Fed Policy outcome]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/pm-modi-turns-76-italys-meloni-us-president-trump-israels-netanyahu-rahul-gandhi-kejriwal-906015</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal wish PM on birthday]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837737/pm-modi-turns-76-italys-meloni-us-president-trump-israels-netanyahu-rahul-gandhi-kejriwal.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:title>
</image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PM Modi turns 76: Italy's Meloni, US President Trump, Israel's Netanyahu, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha wish PM on birthday]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tata-sons-confirms-n-chandrasekarans-reappointment-chairman-another-5-years-906016</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[Tata Sons confirms N Chandrasekaran's reappointment as Chairman for another 5 years]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tata Sons Reverses Course On Leadership, N Chandrasekaran Gets Fresh Five-Year Term]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Tata Sons Reverses Course On Leadership, N Chandrasekaran Gets Fresh Five-Year Term]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837743/n-chandrasekaran.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[N Chandrasekaran]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[N Chandrasekaran]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/preity-zinta-pankaj-tripathi-suniel-shetty-meet-18-members-newly-formed-cbfc-full-list-906017</loc>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty: Meet 18 members of the newly formed CBFC [Full List]]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty: Meet 18 members of the newly formed CBFC [Full List]]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837745/preity-zinta-pankaj-tripathi-suniel-shetty-meet-18-members-newly-formed-cbfc-full-list.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty: Meet 18 members of the newly formed CBFC [Full List]]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty: Meet 18 members of the newly formed CBFC [Full List]]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bengaluru-nurse-attack-estranged-husband-arrested-after-machete-knife-assault-near-hospital-906011</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[Bengaluru nurse attack: Estranged husband arrested after machete, knife assault near hospital]]></news:title>

</news:news>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837733/bengaluru-nurse-attack-estranged-husband-arrested-after-machete-knife-assault-near-hospital.png]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Bengaluru nurse attack: Estranged husband arrested after machete, knife assault near hospital]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Bengaluru nurse attack: Estranged husband arrested after machete, knife assault near hospital]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837734/bengaluru-family-dispute-suspected-behind-deadly-attack-bengal-nurse-by-estranged-husband-tn.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Bengaluru: Family dispute suspected behind deadly attack on Bengal nurse by estranged husband from TN]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Bengaluru: Family dispute suspected behind deadly attack on Bengal nurse by estranged husband from TN]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ladakh-fills-four-ponds-glacier-meltwater-boosting-water-security-cold-desert-905956</loc>
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    <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:16:48+05:30</news:publication_date>
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</news:news>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837678/lakes.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:title><![CDATA[Lakes]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837679/lakes.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[The proposal of the ambitious project launched to revive the shrinking Tso Kar Lake]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Lakes]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837680/lakes.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:title><![CDATA[Lakes]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/two-pakistani-jem-terrorists-killed-udhampur-encounter-jk-search-operation-continues-906014</loc>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kupwara Encounter: Army Foils Infiltration Bid, Two Terrorists Killed Near LoC in J&K]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Kupwara Encounter: Army Foils Infiltration Bid, Two Terrorists Killed Near LoC in J&K]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/828888/encounter-breaks-out-between-security-forces-terrorists-jks-kishtwar.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in J&K's Kishtwar]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in J&K's Kishtwar]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/cricketer-prithvi-shaw-deletes-all-instagram-posts-keeps-one-after-engagement-fiancee-akriti-906018</loc>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Cricketer Prithvi Shaw deletes all Instagram posts but keeps one after engagement with fiancée Akriti Agarwal gets called off]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Cricketer Prithvi Shaw deletes all Instagram posts but keeps one after engagement with fiancée Akriti Agarwal gets called off]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/india-summons-pakistani-charge-daffaires-after-naval-vessels-collide-arabian-sea-905984</loc>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[India summons Pakistani Charge d'Affaires after naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea]]></news:title>

</news:news>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837704/india-summons-pakistani-charge-daffaires-after-naval-vessels-collide-arabian-sea.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[India summons Pakistani Charge d'Affaires after naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[India summons Pakistani Charge d'Affaires after naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837705/india-summons-pakistani-charge-daffaires-after-naval-vessels-collide-arabian-sea.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[India summons Pakistani Charge d'Affaires after naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[India summons Pakistani Charge d'Affaires after naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea]]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/cigarettes-get-costlier-itc-hikes-gold-flake-classic-connect-prices-heres-what-smokers-will-905970</loc>
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        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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    <news:keywords><![CDATA[Society,ITC,cigarettes,cigarette prices,Gold Flake,Classic Connect,Gold Flake Super Star,tobacco products,cigarette price hike,tobacco tax,GST,India cigarette prices,smokers,ITC cigarette brands]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Cigarettes, pan masala to face new excise duty and health cess from Feb 1]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Cigarettes, pan masala to face new excise duty and health cess from Feb 1]]></image:title>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/stock-market-today-sensex-falls-over-150-points-nifty-slips-hawkish-fed-stance-geopolitical-905999</loc>
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        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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    <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T16:36:39+05:30</news:publication_date>
    <news:keywords><![CDATA[Markets,Indian stock market,Sensex,Nifty,stock market opening,Indian equities,US Federal Reserve,Fed interest rate,hawkish Fed,interest rates,inflation,Geopolitical concerns,Nifty Media,Nifty IT,PSU Bank,fmcg,foreign institutional investors,fii selling,domestic institutional investors,DII buying,Brent Crude,wti crude,US Treasury yields,stock market news,dalal street]]></news:keywords>
    <news:title><![CDATA[Stock Market Today: Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Slips as Hawkish Fed Stance, Geopolitical Concerns Weigh]]></news:title>

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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sensex falls 778 points, Nifty drops 280 points amid broad market sell-off]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Sensex falls 778 points, Nifty drops 280 points amid broad market sell-off]]></image:title>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/indian-side-has-made-clear-mea-russia-sanctions-bill-threatening-100-tariff-clears-us-house-906005</loc>
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    <news:publication>
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    <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T16:34:40+05:30</news:publication_date>
    <news:keywords><![CDATA[Society,Russia sanctions bill,Donald Trump,Narendra Modi,Russian oil,US tariffs,100% tariff,India Russia oil trade,mea,US House of representatives,Lindsey Graham Act,india energy security,India US trade,Ukraine war,india US relations]]></news:keywords>
    <news:title><![CDATA['Indian side has made clear...': MEA as Russia sanctions bill threatening 100% tariff clears US House]]></news:title>

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<image:caption><![CDATA[PM Modi and Trump are great friends, think alike: US Ambassador Gor; Trump's India visit likely early next year]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PM Modi and Trump are great friends, think alike: US Ambassador Gor; Trump's India visit likely early next year]]></image:title>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/705258/philippines-asean-summit.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. World leaders are in the Philippines' capital for two days of summits. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PHILIPPINES-ASEAN-SUMMIT]]></image:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/no-question-rollback-0-4-mdr-charges-upi-transactions-over-2000-906008</loc>
<news:news>
    <news:publication>
        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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    <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T16:33:44+05:30</news:publication_date>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[No question of rollback of 0.4% MDR charges on UPI transactions over ₹2,000]]></news:title>

</news:news>
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<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/835886/no-fee-upi-transactions-sitharaman-clarifies-government-hold-psb-confluence-august-17-18.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[No fee on UPI transactions, Sitharaman clarifies; government to hold PSB Confluence on August 17-18]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[No fee on UPI transactions, Sitharaman clarifies; government to hold PSB Confluence on August 17-18]]></image:title>
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<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/835559/mdr-upi-transactions-2000-threshold-would-cover-about-5-all-upi-transactions-by-volume.png]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[MDR on UPI transactions: The ₹2,000 threshold would cover about 5% of all UPI transactions by volume but account for around 65% of the total transaction value.]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[MDR on UPI transactions: The ₹2,000 threshold would cover about 5% of all UPI transactions by volume but account for around 65% of the total transaction value.]]></image:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/world-leaders-falling-sick-after-brics-mea-labels-malicious-posts-fake-906010</loc>
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    <news:publication>
        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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    <news:title><![CDATA[World leaders falling sick after BRICS? MEA labels "malicious posts" as fake]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[PM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping share a long handshake as Delhi BRICS summit concludes]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[PM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping share a long handshake as Delhi BRICS summit concludes]]></image:title>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[China Hails PM Modi's Independent Foreign Policy After Xi Jinping Meeting; Says 'China Values Modi's Statements']]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[China Hails PM Modi's Independent Foreign Policy After Xi Jinping Meeting; Says 'China Values Modi's Statements']]></image:title>
</image:image>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/stock-market-today-sensex-falls-over-150-points-nifty-slips-hawkish-fed-stance-geopolitical-906000</loc>
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    <news:publication>
        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
    </news:publication>
    <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T13:54:22+05:30</news:publication_date>
    <news:keywords><![CDATA[Markets,Indian stock market,Sensex,Nifty,stock market opening,Indian equities,US Federal Reserve,Fed interest rate,hawkish Fed,interest rates,inflation,Geopolitical concerns,Nifty Media,Nifty IT,PSU Bank,fmcg,foreign institutional investors,fii selling,domestic institutional investors,DII buying,Brent Crude,wti crude,US Treasury yields,stock market news,dalal street]]></news:keywords>
    <news:title><![CDATA[Stock Market Today: Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Slips as Hawkish Fed Stance, Geopolitical Concerns Weigh]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Stock Market Today: Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Slips as Hawkish Fed Stance, Geopolitical Concerns Weigh]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Stock Market Today: Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Slips as Hawkish Fed Stance, Geopolitical Concerns Weigh]]></image:title>
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<loc>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/anantnag-woman-held-heroin-allegedly-running-narco-terror-module-south-kashmir-905953</loc>
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    <news:publication>
        <news:name>IBTimes India</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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    <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T14:28:14+05:30</news:publication_date>
    <news:keywords><![CDATA[Society,Jammu and Kashmirr,Kulgam Police,Anantnag woman arrested,heroin seizure,narco-terror module,South kashmir,drug trafficking,Narcotics smuggling,drug peddling,NDPS Act,kulgam,Qazigund,anantnag,heroin recovery,Jammu and Kashmir Police,drug network,narcotics trade,drug abuse,kashmir valley,Terror Funding,News from Jammu,News from Kashmir,news from Jammu and Kashmir,News from J&amp;amp;K,latest news from jammu,latest news from kashmir,Latest News from Jammu and Kashmir]]></news:keywords>
    <news:title><![CDATA[Anantnag Woman Held With Heroin, Allegedly Running Narco-Terror Module in South Kashmir]]></news:title>

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<image:image>
<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837674/female-drug-peddler.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Female drug supplier arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[female drug peddler]]></image:title>
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<image:loc><![CDATA[https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/837675/drug-peddlers.jpg]]></image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[Drug peddlers arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police]]></image:caption>
<image:title><![CDATA[Drug peddlers]]></image:title>
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