India Today Hindi Harper's Bazaar Reader’s Digest India Today Hindi China's Xi Jinping skips PM Modi's BRICS gala dinner after talks Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BRICS gala dinner after attending the summit and holding bilateral talks. His unexplained absence stood out as other BRICS leaders and senior Indian dignitaries attended the event. BRICS Summit 2026 Live: On final day of BRICS Summit, PM to hold 4 bilateral meetings in Delhi BRICS Summit 2026 Live Updates: On the final day of the BRICS Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold four bilateral meetings at Bharat Mandapam. He will meet Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at 2:30 pm, Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr at 3 pm, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at 3:30 pm, and South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa at 4:10 pm. On Saturday, the BRICS bloc adopted a joint declaration expressing concern over the escalating Middle East conflict and calling for restraint, dialogue and diplomacy. Talasani plays CM, Manik Rao Speaker as BRS stages mock Assembly in Hyderabad Barred Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators staged a mock Assembly at Telangana Bhavan and replayed House proceedings. The protest was meant to press issues the party said were being denied a hearing in the Assembly. Maharashtra News Mumbai final: Manoj Jarange announces march, indefinite fast at Azad Maidan Manoj Jarange has announced a Maratha march from Antarwali Sarati to Mumbai from September 15. He said the agitation will remain peaceful but continue until the community gets reservation. West Bengal News Infant among 10 Bangladeshis rescued by BSF from Padma River in West Bengal BSF rescued 10 Bangladeshi nationals, including an infant, after their boat capsized in the Padma River in Murshidabad. The group was treated at a local hospital before being safely repatriated to Bangladesh. 'We have to approach China in a very hard-headed manner': Ashok Kantha In an interview with India Today, former Indian Ambassador to China Ashok Kantha analyzed the state of India-China relations following the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the margins of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Kantha characterized the diplomatic interaction as an incremental and calibrated process, stating, "we cannot rush into any kind of reset in relations." He emphasized that any continued progress toward normalization remains dependent on maintaining peace and tranquility along the border areas. Kantha highlighted critical structural issues between both nations, including trade deficits, terms of economic engagement, Chinese support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, and the mega hydropower project at Medog in Tibet. He noted that summit diplomacy alone cannot serve as a panacea, asserting that India must approach Beijing in a realistic and hard-headed manner while addressing core bilateral disputes through perseverance. Rajdeep Sardesai Debate: How Will America View The India-China Relationship Reset At BRICS 2026? A panel of strategic experts debates the state of bilateral relations between India and China following recent high-level engagements. Brahma Chellaney questions the excessive focus on diplomatic handshakes and argues that New Delhi has steadily lost ground, stating, 'India is moving to normalize relations with Beijing largely on China\'s terms.' He highlights the ballooning trade deficit, ongoing Chinese export controls on critical technologies, and the shift from demanding status quo ante to mere peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control. Zorawar Daulet Singh contends that sustained contact and detente remain essential for India to safeguard strategic autonomy, manage border friction, and leverage Asia\'s dominant manufacturing powerhouse amidst global fragmentation. Ross Feingold provides perspective from Taiwan on the regional security implications of a potential Sino-Indian rapprochement. The discussion examines whether structural economic asymmetries and unresolved frontier disputes outweigh high-level bilateral summits. Ex-pantry worker arrested for train thefts; Rs 11 lakh, gold, gadgets recovered Former pantry worker caught after CCTV match, police say he stole from sleeping train passengers and had been removed from service following earlier criminal cases. Decomposed body of suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist recovered in J&K

Security forces recovered the decomposed remains of a suspected Pakistani JeM terrorist in Doda's Seojdhar forest. The find highlights the continued use of Jammu's upper reaches as militant hideouts and transit routes. Punjab power crisis deepens as 14-hour cuts hit factories, farms Punjab is facing prolonged power cuts as soaring demand, coal shortages and plant outages strain supply. The shortages have disrupted factories, hit paddy irrigation in Moga and triggered protests across the state. Gujarat Congress to focus on jobs, farmers' growth in poll agenda: Randeep Surjewala Randeep Singh Surjewala said the Congress will draft a new agenda for Gujarat before the 2027 polls. The exercise seeks to recast the party around jobs, farmers, workers and youth concerns. NIA searches 10 locations in J&K over LeT cross-border terror conspiracy During the searches, the agency seized and secured incriminating material related to the case, which is being examined and corroborated with other evidence collected during the investigation. India, China differ in wording on border issue after PM Modi-Xi meeting Since 2020, India has maintained that the state of the border cannot be separated from the state of the broader relationship. China, by contrast, has left room for bilateral ties to make headway while the boundary question remains unresolved. Aam Aadmi Party, Goa Forward Party alliance buzz grows ahead of Kejriwal's visit AAP and Goa Forward Party hoardings have sparked speculation of a pre-poll alliance ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. While AAP hinted at a major announcement, Congress said alliance talks with GFP were still underway. Bengal civic volunteer caught taking Rs 1,000 bribe for police clearance certificate A West Bengal ACB trap leads to the arrest of a civic volunteer accused of demanding money for a Police Clearance Certificate. Investigators are now probing whether others were involved. Malda Floods: Villages Inundated, NDRF Rescues Residents, Doctors Brave Snakes A ground report from Malda district in West Bengal reveals severe inundation caused by swelling waters in the River Ganga and Mahananda. Excess water flowing downstream from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has completely submerged villages along the riverbanks, including Ratanpur in the Ratua gram panchayat, for over ten days. While National Disaster Response Force teams, civil defence units, and Malda police carry out rescue operations using boats, several families and livestock remain stranded amid severe bank erosion. At the Mahananda Tola Swastha Kendra primary health centre, floodwaters have risen over five feet, leaving outdoor facilities submerged and the power supply completely disconnected. Despite pitch darkness and the threat of venomous snakes entering the building at night, medical officer Dr Arijit Sutradhar and health staff remain stationed round the clock to run emergency services, attending to patients who arrive on local country boats. Prashant Kishor mocks JD(U) over plan to add Nitish Kumar to party name Speaking to reporters late on Friday night, Prashant Kishor also attacked the BJP-led Centre over the flood situation in Bihar, alleging indifference towards the state and claiming public sentiment was shifting despite what he called the NDA's attempts to influence voters. Bihar floods worsen, nearly 48 lakh affected across 15 districts According to the Disaster Management Department, around 48.22 lakh people in 574 gram panchayats across 87 blocks have been affected by the floods. The number was 47.33 lakh on Friday evening. Tamil Nadu News DMK opposes Pattinapakkam project, wants Omandurar Hospital back as Secretariat The building functioned as a Secretariat before former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's government converted it into a hospital amid a political dispute with Karunanidhi. CJP founder heckled by content creators during visit to tribal families A viral video of the incident showed a woman influencer thrusting a microphone at Dipke as he was leaving in a car and asking if he had come there to "do politics on corpses"