Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India on Friday, September 11, 2026, ahead of BRICS Summit 2026. Photo credit:X/@RusEmbIndia
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS summitRussian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 11, 2026) began a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation. Mr. Putin is accompanied by a high-level delegation.India-Canada trade deal by the end of the year, Canadian High Commissioner Cooter saysThe India-Canada trade deal will be ready by the end of the year, Canadian High Commissioner Christopher Cooter told The Hindu, adding that the two countries are planning for their increased engagement this year to culminate in a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada in December.No statehood, Ladakh to get unique elected body, says Chief SecretaryLadakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra said on Thursday (September 10, 2026) that neither statehood nor a Union Territory (UT) with a legislature is being offered to Ladakh; instead, it will be a sui generis model, a unique body under the Constitution that will have legislative, executive, and financial powers.DU to add 5.5K seats to existing hostel capacity of 7,210 over five yearsDelhi University is set to increase its hostel capacity by over 5,500 seats to 12,754 over the next five years, officials said on Thursday. At present, there are 7,210 hostel seats for around 2.5 lakh university students. The announcement comes amid growing worries among outstation students regarding safe and affordable student housing following the Satya Niketan building collapse, which housed a PG facility. Supreme Court orders immediate action against anti-social elements threatening 14-year-old CJP protesterThe Supreme Court on Thursday (September 10, 2026) asked Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to ensure “immediate action” by the Delhi Police on the complaint filed in Parliament Street Police Station by a 14-year-old student, who alleged open threats and harassment from vigilantes and miscreants for her role in the Cockroach Janta Party protests against NEET-UG question paper leaks.Tara coal block auction will devastate Hasdeo forests: Congress leader Jairam RameshThe Congress on Thursday (September 10, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi government of supporting “ecocide” by pushing ahead with the auction of the Tara coal block in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo-Aranya region, despite repeated demands from local communities to protect the region’s dense forests.17 foreigners in Meghalaya jail after completing sentence, High Court findsThe High Court of Meghalaya has found 17 foreign nationals lodged in a Meghalaya jail despite having completed their sentences. Fifteen of these prisoners are Bangladeshi nationals, one is a Myanmar national, and one is a Nigerian.Mayawati ‘frees’ her nephew Akash Anand from BSP after his father-in-law quits politics Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand has been “completely freed” from the party, shortly after his father-in-law and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth announced his retirement from politics.Delhi draft electoral roll: names flagged for 11 ‘logical discrepancies’Over a third of the electorate included in Delhi’s newly published draft roll is being served notices to verify documents and attend hearings. The massive verification drive is part of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, which was published on August 31.NSCN-IM using Naga-Kuki tensions to divert attention, say Kuki-Zo insurgent groupsThe spokesperson of a Kuki-Zo insurgent group in peace talks with the government said on Thursday (September 10, 2026) that the ongoing unrest in Manipur was not a “Naga-Kuki conflict”, and alleged, instead, that certain elements linked to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN-IM] were making attemps to manufacture such a narrative to serve their own interests. Published - September 11, 2026 06:43 am IST
