Top News Headlines of September 5, 2025 | Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits Afghanistan, fourth major quake since Sunday
Top News Headlines of September 5, 2025 | A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, September 5. The epicentre of the earthquake is said to be around 110 kms east of the capital Kabul.
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Top News Headlines of September 5, 2025 | The fury of the Ravi river has ripped through Punjab’s border belt, washing away nearly 30 km of iron fencing along the Indo-Pak frontier, breaching embankments and forcing the Border Security Force (BSF) to abandon dozens of checkposts. At least 50 breaches have been reported in protective bundhs across Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Pathankot, officials said on Wednesday. Drug smugglers have reportedly tried to take advantage of these gaps but have been beaten back by a vigilant BSF, said officials.
Meanwhile, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has warned that the additional 25 per cent tariff — taking the total to 50 per cent — imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian exports will make business conditions extremely challenging and that the ripple effects of this move are expected to be felt in economic growth, particularly in the second and third quarters of the current financial year.
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Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka have reduced their infant mortality rate (IMR) by more than half over the last decade, registering the biggest gains on a vital indicator of child health on which consistent progress has been made across the country. The latest data from the 2023 Sample Registration Survey shows that India’s IMR dropped more than 37 per cent in the last decade, from 40 deaths per 1,000 births in 2013 to 25 in 2023.
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14:31 (IST) 5 Sep 2025
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