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The iPhone 18 Pro queues reveal less about technological necessity and more about human psychology about status, FOMO and the desire to be seen spending big on a smartphone.

The US Congress has passed the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, empowering President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on top five importers of Russian energy, including China and India.

Nearly one lakh children were newly reported missing in 2024, while police databases, 1098, GHAR, Railways and Anti-Human Trafficking Units work across states to trace children and investigate the circumstances behind disappearances.

Pakistan Navys PNS Hunain returned to harbour after sustaining severe damage in a collision with an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea.

The Finance Ministry and National Payments Corporation of India confirmed that only nominal 0.4% charges will be levied on payments to merchants (P2M) transactions above 2,000. The revised UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will come into effect from 15th October 2026.

On 12th September 2026, Ralph Lauren published several images of the deep pink gown, including a close-up of its embroidery; however, it made no mention of Indian Zardozi craftsmanship used in the embroidery.

On 14th September, Javed Akhtar expressed shock over a reel in which Anand Ranganathan spoke about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad urging Muslims to be extremely hard against Kafirs but extremely sympathetic among Muslims. Akhtar said that the quoted statement was attributed to Maulana Azad.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are joining forces to challenge Westminsters grip, raising fresh fears that the United Kingdom could be heading towards its own historic breakup.

Beyond propaganda articles, a section of foreign media pushed a prejudiced narrative about India subtly through images during the BRICS Summit.

The CBI FIR alleges a wider conspiracy and cover-up in Disha Salians death, naming several prominent politicians, actors, police officials and others for investigation.

The siege of higher education campuses by radical factions highlights how deeply Islamists have taken root on American soil. This ideological transformation is backed by massive foreign financial infiltration.

BRICS leaders agreed on the New Delhi Declaration following overnight negotiations lasting until 4 AM. Led by India, the consensus addresses the Gaza crisis, strongly condemns the 2025 Jammu and Kashmir terror attack, and prioritises local-currency trade, global institutional reforms, and AI governance.

Anthropic's Threat Intelligence team identified the operations through its monitoring and investigations into Claude's misuse.

The lack of a plausible explanation for their presence in India has raised suspicions of possible transnational wildlife trafficking.

Sahni referred to the Hindu general category as ba*ta*ds and sons of wh*r*s, regularly targeting them in his social media posts.

The leftist cabal, including leftist media portals, jumps to defend the accused on the basis of their religion.

The Houthi-Saudi crisis is entering a dangerous new phase as Yemens Red Sea advances, Iranian support and AI-assisted missile development converge around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.

Das has been intentionally kept entangled in a legal loop to maintain his confinement in Bangladesh.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Islamist terrorism remains an evolving global threat, sustained by radical ideology, technological adaptation and, in some cases, state sanctuary and support.

Whistleblowers have referred to the Ford Foundation as a cesspool of intolerable and bigoted left-wing extremists.

The court held the accused guilty of being part of an unlawful assembly and committing violence, arson, criminal mischief, and vandalism at the Bhajanpura petrol pump.

JNU faces scrutiny as 11 women students allege sexual harassment by Congress MP-professor Bimol Akoijam, with questions mounting over the four-month delay in the inquiry.

Indian Americans, especially the Hindu community, condemned the bigotry showcased by the government handle.

Global investment bank Jefferies has published a report titled Indias New Industrial Revolution, said that space, semiconductors, data centres, electronics, solar manufacturing and aerospace sectors could drive the next phase of Indias economic growth.

The freight corridor will not be limited to the Eastern and Western corridors and is set to be expanded.

The ECI also clarified that it has not served any notice to Rao or his family so far, taking into account his stature and contribution to the country.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, along with other key authorities have accused Chinese AI companies of conducting industrial-scale distillation of AI models of OpenAI, Claude, Grok, and others to extract proprietary capabilities, thus reducing development timelines and costs for their own AI models.

Made on a 2-crore budget, Dr Vishal Chaturvedis Hanuman Ansh has emerged as a massive box-office hit. Based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, the word-of-mouth phenomenon crossed 130 crore nett in India, securing global distribution through Hombale Films.

On 8th September 2026, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj shared video in which a YouTuber claimed that the government was doing a cover-up of the Satya Niketan building collapse incident, by installing barricades and jammers and deploying forces.

BAPS also describes this as a personal spiritual discipline rather than a rejection of women, and says its sadhus are taught to respect women. Its published material gives examples of sadhus avoiding situations where their religious vows could not be maintained.

Over the years, a pattern of the weaponisation and misuse of the SC/ST Act has emerged. Those eligible to invoke the SC/ST Act are misusing the law in cases of personal disputes, property matters, or for financial compensation.

The then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government released Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Omar Sheikh in exchange for 154 passengers held hostage in Kandahar. However, Latif and several other names on the terrorists demand list were not released at that time.

After Greenland, Panama Canal, Strait of Hormuz, Canada, and other regions, US President Donald Trump has laid claim over the Moon, calling it ours with a US flag and posted concept image of the US Space Force's dress uniform.

Instead of remaining silent, locals have begun questioning religious activities taking place in their neighbourhoods, confronting those involved and demanding answers about what is being taught or offered to residents.

India has emerged as a key diesel supplier to Europe amidst decline in Russian exports.

ISRO has dismissed the claims that it is undergoing privatisation, stating that India's space ambitions cannot be solely achieved by ISRO manpower and government resources.

Nishu Azad, a 15-year-old self-declared Ambedkarite, who gained prominence during CJP protest for targeting PM Modi, is receiving flak for posting derogatory content against Hindu deities.

The immediate concern comes from a statement made by Pawan Goenka, who said that ISRO would eventually not manufacture launch vehicles and that the work would be carried out by private companies or PSUs.

Barun's family has demonstrated a lack of trust in the developments of the case and is demanding justice for their son.

Konda Surekha had to bear the consequences of her political rivalry with Revath Reddy, resulting in the loss of her post.

The EOS-05 will keep a close watch on the Indian subcontinent from the sky. It will provide real-time imagery of large-area regions at frequent intervals, which will be useful in activities such as agriculture, disaster management, and the monitoring of cyclones, cloudbursts, and thunderstorms.

After stripping Jauhar of the brutal historical circumstances that drove Rajput women to choose death over capture by Islamic armies, Swara Bhasker has now sought to draw a false equivalence between jauhar and sati.

Kenyas growing standoff with Tata Chemicals is rooted in accusations of regulatory non-compliance and Nairobis demand for greater local investment, jobs and value addition from its natural resources.

A simplified breakdown of the controversy surrounding India's 7.8% Q1 GDP growth. Understand base year revisions, double deflation, and the government's official FAQ without needing a finance degree.

A series of similar infiltrations along the India-Pakistan border have come to light have reportedly come to light in recent months.

Pakistan is celebrating a record $3 billion Eurobond, but the much-hyped investor confidence amounts to Islamabad securing another loan it will eventually have to repay, with interest.

CM Vijay announced that the new Secretariat complex will be a state-of-the-art futuristic, modern, and will comprises offices of all government departments in a single campus, ditching the existing fragmented framework.

Ashish Joshi does not hold any faith in the democracy of the nation and further supports smear tactics by propaganda platforms such as The Wire targeting the Election Commission.

In the affidavit, Yasin Malik claimed that the charges against him in the 36-year-old Sarla Bhat murder case have been brought due to political circumstances and that he has been falsely implicated.

Indias Khagantak-243 trial marks more than a weapons milestone; it signals the IAFs growing ability to deliver precision firepower from stand-off distances using indigenously developed technology.