Piyush Desai, Chairman of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group and a prominent figure in India’s tea industry, passed away in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. His death marks the loss of one of the key business leaders associated with the growth and modern expansion of one of India’s best-known tea brands. Desai was widely...
A reported attempt by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) to explore an electoral understanding with the Congress ahead of the Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussion in West Bengal. While a senior Congress leader has claimed that the TMC approached the party with a proposal involving Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress has denied...
Saudi Arabia said its air defence forces intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca before it could enter the restricted airspace over Islam’s holiest city, amid a sharp escalation in attacks involving Yemen’s Houthi movement and growing security concerns across the region. The incident took place on Tuesday evening, according to Saudi authorities. The...
Tamil Nadu Police have registered cases against senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders A Raja and P K Sekar Babu over alleged derogatory remarks made against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and state minister C T R Nirmal Kumar during a party protest on September 12. A separate case has also been registered against DMK...
Entrepreneur and former BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has questioned the proposed merchant fee on certain high-value UPI transactions, arguing that costs introduced into the payment ecosystem could eventually affect consumers. Grover’s remarks came after the government clarified that the proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply to certain merchant transactions above ₹2,000, while person-to-person UPI...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began his three-day visit to Bhutan on September 16, with a series of high-level meetings scheduled to review and strengthen the longstanding relationship between India and Bhutan. The visit will continue until September 18 and includes discussions on bilateral cooperation, development, energy, connectivity and other areas of mutual interest. Jaishankar...
Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has criticised the way projects are approved and developed in the Hindi film industry, arguing that filmmakers often face significant hurdles when they attempt to tell stories differently. According to Dhulia, the process of getting films made has become a constant struggle, particularly for directors who want to move beyond established formulas....
Videos from a January 2025 shooting outside the Amazura nightclub in Queens have resurfaced online, with several social media accounts falsely presenting the old footage as evidence of a new mass shooting in New York City. The misleading posts claimed that a mass-casualty shooting had occurred at Amazura in Queens on September 14, 2026, and...
A Bangladeshi national was apprehended at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after authorities allegedly found gold concealed inside his undergarments. The passenger had reportedly arrived in Delhi from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when he was intercepted during checks. Officials detected the suspected concealment during the airport’s security and customs screening process. A subsequent examination allegedly led...
The Union Home Ministry is scheduled to brief a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on September 18 on the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The meeting will mark the beginning of the committee’s detailed examination of the proposed changes to the law governing foreign contributions received by organisations in India. The JPC is...