Month: September 2026

Space summit in Paris amidst calls for Europe’s strategic autonomy in space

September 8, 2026 admin

Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for Europe spoke to reporters ahead of the summit, which will be held in Paris on September 9-10, 2026. | Photo Credit: File photo Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries, including a high-level delegation from India, are expected to take part in the International Space Summit, which will take place…

Science

13 lakh Delhi voters deleted in pre-SIR mapping phase, highest in Phase-3 States

September 8, 2026 admin

Pooja Devi, 38, has been living at the same address in Kalkaji for the past two decades, employed in domestic work, raising her children, and regularly voting in elections. When the special intensive revision of electoral rolls began in the national capital in June, however, she did not get any enumeration form. Once the draft…

Nation

Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia wound 73: Riyadh-led coalition

September 8, 2026 admin

A ballistic missile strike on trucks carrying military equipment from Saudi Arabia to the Al-Wadiah military camp in Yemen’s Hadhramaut province. | Photo Credit: AFP Strikes on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels wounded 73 people, a Riyadh-led coalition said on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), vowing to respond to the attacks. Days of fighting…

World

The View From India newsletter: ‘Lion King’ in the rubble in Gaza

September 8, 2026 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here. A photograph of a large group of Palestinian children, seated and lying amid the rubble and ruin in Gaza, watching the ‘Lion King’ projected on a screen, has gone…

World

Taliban policies denying Afghan children a future, warns UN expert

September 8, 2026 admin

Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, United Nation experts have warned that the regime’s “highly restrictive policies are reshaping every aspect of life in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences for children and young people.” Young people form a majority of the Afghan demographic, and according to a new report by UN Special Rapporteur…

World

Aryan Savsani, Tanmay Baloda to replace Rohit Yadav in India U19 squads

September 8, 2026 admin

The BCCI said Savsani and Baloda will replace Yadav in the one-day and multi-day Indian squads respectively | Photo Credit: PTI Saurashtra’s Aryan Savsani and Haryana’s Tanmay Baloda were on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) named replacements for Rohit Yadav in U19 squads to face Australia in a multi-format series later this month. Yadav, who was…

Sports

CPI(M) in Keralam steps up attack on G. Sudhakaran, seeks details of election funds

September 8, 2026 admin

G. Sudhakaran (file) | Photo Credit: THE HINDU The bitter political slugfest in Ambalappuzha, Keralam, has entered a fresh round, with CPI(M) Alappuzha district secretariat member H. Salam launching a sharp attack on G. Sudhakaran, MLA, accusing him of financial irregularities and challenging him to come clean on his assets. Mr. Salam, who contested against…

Nation

CM apologises after West Bengal government advertisement depicts Durga with 11 hands instead of 10

September 8, 2026 admin

The advertisement published in several West Bengal newspapers sparked a major debate on social media and in political circles. Photo: X/@AITCofficial West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has apologised to the people of the State after the Government published an advertisement in Monday’s (September 7, 2026) newspapers depicting Goddess Durga with 11 hands instead of…

Nation

Strong Baleno demand prompts Maruti Suzuki to step up production capacity

September 8, 2026 admin

Representational image of the launch of the new Baleno | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Strong demand for its premium hatchback Baleno is prompting Maruti Suzuki to increase production capacity, with the company reporting average monthly sales of about 16,500 units over the past five months and a back order for the model. Partho Banerjee, Senior…

Business

Stock markets decline in early trade amid rising oil prices, West Asia crisis

September 8, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) as rising crude oil prices and the U.S.-Iran hostilities kept risk appetite subdued. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 382.25 points to 75,750.56 in early trading. The 50-share NSE…

Business