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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices starts meeting today to discuss vaccine recommendations. The committee’s decisions have a significant influence on who will have access to COVID vaccines this fall and whether babies get vaccinated against Hepatitis B. Many health and medical experts are paying close attention to what comes from the meeting because the Trump administration recently changed all of…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock markets closed higher for the third consecutive day on Thursday (September 18, 2025), with the benchmark Sensex gaining 320 points to end above the 83,000 level after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points and signalled the possibility of two additional rate reductions this year. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 320.25 points or 0.39% to settle at 83,013.96. During the day, it jumped 447.5 points or 0.54% to 83,141.21. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 93.35 points or 0.37% to 25,423.60. Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Infosys,…

Heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes, they wear black and red T-shirts and strut around the streets of Bengaluru.Much like what Kalyani Priyadarshan does in recent Malayalam superhit film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. With the film reportedly clocking over ₹200 crore at the box office and catching the attention of filmgoers across the country, this delightful fantasy thriller puts onstage India’s first female superhero.At the centre of all the attention is Kalyani Priyadarshan. Even as the actress juggles several promotional appearances and events in various cities, requests for which have multiplied since the film’s triumph, she also has had to…

When it comes to men’s health, there are still conditions that are rarely spoken about, even within families. One such condition is Peyronie’s disease — a disorder that can significantly affect both physical health and emotional well-being but often goes unrecognised due to embarrassment or lack of awareness.As a urologist, I often meet men who have silently lived with the symptoms for months, sometimes years, before finally seeking help. By this time, the disease has often progressed, impacting not only their sexual health but also their confidence, relationships, and quality of life.What is Peyronie’s Disease?Peyronie’s disease occurs when fibrous scar…

Amaravati, Opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of “betraying” lakhs of poor women by cancelling the house site pattas allotted to them during the previous YSRCP government. Andhra CM ‘betraying’ poor women by cancelling housing plots allotted to them: Jagan The YSRCP supremo said that these pattas were distributed under the ‘Pedalandariki Illu’ scheme and called Naidu’s action an ‘anti-poor decision’, and vowed to fight it both legally and politically. “Who gave you the authority to cancel the housing sites registered for poor sisters? Instead of standing by them to…

Title holder Paris Saint-Germain roared to victory in the Champions League on Wednesday (September 18, 2025), and Liverpool found yet another late winning goal in its stunning start to the season.Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk soared to score with a header in the second minute of stoppage time to seal a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid when it seemed his team was going to waste a two-goal lead seized after just six minutes.Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both won rematches of past finals — against Chelsea and Ajax, respectively — to start their eight-game league-phase programs, and newcomers Bodo/Glimt and…

The Congress on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly on Thursday submitted a notice for a no-confidence motion against the 15-month-old BJP government in the state. The Congress delegation was led by the legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam.(X) A delegation of Congress MLAs led by legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam met Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Rout at his chamber and submitted a petition seeking a ‘no-confidence motion’ against the state government. Invoking Rule 117(1) of the Assembly procedures, the Congress Legislature Party in the notice said: “That this House expresses no confidence in the…

Published on: Sept 18, 2025 04:06 pm IST The SC warned against the mechanical application of capital punishment without ensuring the highest standards of proof and procedural fairness as it ordered the acquittal Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said the state government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of an accused in the 2014 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. He said the government remains committed to ensuring justice. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government remains committed to ensuring justice. (X) “The justice department has been directed…

Ajit Pawar-led NCP’s Maharashtra president Sunil Tatkare on Thursday termed Rahul Gandhi’s fresh allegations of ‘vote theft’ as “childish”, and said voters were knowledgeable enough to understand the narrative being set by the Congress leader and the opposition INDIA bloc. Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi adresses a press conference at the Congress Party Headquarter, in New Delhi on Thursday.(ANI) He said the Congress was levelling such charges as it was not able to digest its “huge defeat” in the November 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections. Tatkare was addressing at a press conference a day before the NCP’s ‘Chintan…

The penal tariff imposed on Indian imports by the US government may be withdrawn after November 30, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday, expressing optimism that trade ties between the two countries will see significant improvement. US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi(PTI File) Reflecting on the tariff tensions between India and the US, the top official said developments were underway to improve the situation. “All of us are already at work, and I will take some time to talk about the tariff here. Yes, the original reciprocal tariff of 25 per cent plus…