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India sugar refiners likely to divert 250,000 tons to domestic market, industry executive says

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 – India’s port-based sugar refineries are likely to divert about 250,000 metric ​tons of refined sugar to the domestic market, ‌an industry executive said on Wednesday. India, the world’s biggest sugar consumer, last month allowed duty-free imports of 1 million metric tons raw ​sugar to bring down record-high domestic prices. The country ​has a handful of port-based refineries that import ⁠raw sugar duty-free, refine it and export the resulting ​white sugar. The government has also allowed these refiners ​to apply for the 1 million-ton quota, enabling them to sell domestically sugar refined from raw sugar they

Does debriefing about a difficult birth stop it turning into trauma?

September 9, 2026 (Conversation) For some women, the birth of their baby is one of the happiest days of their lives. Others remember it as a frightening, overwhelming or deeply distressing experience. Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic. Women can be traumatised during birth when there is a medical emergency such as a caesarean section, heavy bleeding, or a newborn baby needing intensive care. But it’s not always the emergency itself that leaves a lasting impact. Women also experience trauma when they feel they are not being listened to, don’t have enough information, or when

Mistrust of US government information is rising across major issues, new poll shows

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2026 (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USA Facts shows that while mistrust of government information has grown since 2024, it’s also higher than it was at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term, underscoring how his recent attempts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy may have affected

Rupee plunges 34 paise to 95.08 against dollar as crude prices surpass USD 100 mark

Mumbai, Sep 9 (PTI) The rupee slumped by 34 paise to close at 95.08 (provisional) against the American currency on Wednesday as crude prices crossed the USD 100 per barrel mark, stoking concerns over inflation and high forex outflows. Weak equity markets and FII outflows also pressurised the rupee, forex traders said. Brent crude futures surpassed USD 100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in West Asia threatened to weaken the already strained supply chain amid the US-Iran tensions. Brent crude was trading higher by 2.94 per cent at

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