Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in nearly seven years to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, China’s foreign ministry confirmed. The summit will be held in New Delhi on September 12 and September 13.Xi is expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. The visit comes as India-China ties have improved since 2024, following years of tension over the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.Meanwhile, Bangladesh foreign minister said that Dhaka will not send a government representative to the summit, as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was “not invited”. India has reportedly invited Rahman to attend the summit as chairperson of BIMSTEC and for a bilateral visit. Read on.West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari directed the police to arrest those who burned photographs of religious leader Dhirendra Shastri during protests against his remarks on meat consumption during Durga Puja. Adhikari said that the “saint” had only expressed his views and not imposed them on anyone.Shastri, the head of the Bageshwar Dham temple, had on Sunday had asked Hindus not to consume “dirty” non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja. He had also said that meat should not be sold near Durga idols during the festival.His remarks had triggered a row in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state, where eating meat during the festival is common among Hindus. Read on.The United States’ Department of Homeland Security has drawn criticism for a social media post telling “Mr Singh” to “get off our roads” and accusing him of not knowing how to drive. Politicians and members of the Indian diaspora criticised the post as racist.The artificial intelligence-generated image accompanying the post showed a brown-skinned man facing Transformers character Optimus Prime and carried the text: “Self-deport or find out.” Critics said that the post stereotyped people based on their surname and appearance.The Hindu American Foundation and Coalition of Hindus of North America called for an investigation, while a Sikh-American politician in Michigan described it as “xenophobia dressed up as public policy”. Read on.The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, has reversed its decision to cancel the convocation for its 2026 graduating batch. Chief Justice Surya Kant will attend the ceremony, which will be held on October 17.The event, originally scheduled for September 12 was cancelled amid opposition from more than 700 students and alumni to Kant and Bar Council of India Chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra being invited.Students had objected to Kant’s attendance over his remarks during a hearing on alleged police excesses against protesters in Delhi. They had also criticised the Bar Council’s now-withdrawn action against NALSAR students who opposed Kant’s participation in their convocation. Read on.If you haven’t already, sign up for our Daily Brief newsletter.