Day two of BRICS Summit: PM Modi warns of ‘weaponisation’ of tech and critical mineralsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (September 13, 2026) warned against the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals and also spoke about various BRICS initiatives agreed upon during the Summit in New Delhi to strengthen supply chains and increase resilience against supply-chain disruptions, pandemics, and climate disasters.India focused on four pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation, sustainability, says PM ModiAs BRICS chair, India focused on four pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability, PM Modi said today during his address on the second day of the BRICS Summit 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Mr. Modi added that the Global South’s confidence in BRICS has increased, adding that rising tensions in the world are having a significant negative impact on the lives of ordinary people.Over 60 Tibetans detained in Delhi over protest against Xi JinpingAs many as 64 members of the Tibetan Youth Congress were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday (September 12, 2026) night after they stormed the Bhairon Marg near Bharat Mandapam protesting against Xi Jinping’s visit to India. The protesters carried the Tibetan national flag and ran towards the venue when they were stopped by Delhi Police officials and detained. The visuals showed some of them being dragged by the police.Greater Noida DM moves SC against HC order on student’s NSA detentionGautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has approached the Supreme Court against an Allahabad High Court order, which directed the recovery of ₹5 lakh from her salary and that of other officials to compensate Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary for detaining her under the National Security Act (NSA) over a workers’ protest in Noida in April this year. A Division Bench of the High Court had quashed the nearly five-month detention as illegal.‘80% Indians non-vegetarian, Indian non-vegetarian food is delicious’, says Rahul80% of Indians are non-vegetarian, and Indian non-vegetarian food is delicious, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday (September 13, 2026), a day after an all-vegetarian spread was served at a BRICS Summit gala dinner. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the dinner for the leaders and delegates of the BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam on Saturday (September 12, 2026). In a post on social media platforms X, Facebook and Instagram, Mr. Gandhi wrote, “For the record: 80% of Indians are non-vegetarian. Indian non-vegetarian food is delicious. As are my sister’s chole bhature.” He also posted a picture of chole bhature on a dining table. The remarks of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha came a day after the gala dinner, which featured an elaborate all-vegetarian menu.Ankit Balyan murder case: Khap heads give deadline of October 5 for arrest of remaining accusedKhap heads and Jat leaders have given a deadline of October 5 for the arrest of all the remaining accused in connection with the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan. Following a meeting with District Magistrate of Shamli Alok Yadav and Superintendent of Police NP Singh, head of Balyan khap Naresh Tikait told reporters in Shamli that khap heads met the DM and the SP on Saturday (September 12, 2026) and demanded security for Balyan’s family, employment for one member of the family and financial help.Congress leader summoned by police for ‘burning’ Bageshwar Baba’s photo over Durga Puja remarkWest Bengal Congress general secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee on Sunday (September 13, 2026) said he was summoned by the police over the alleged burning of a photograph of Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, during a protest over the preacher’s comments regarding Durga Puja. In a statement, Mr. Chatterjee said a notice from the Bhawanipur police station was served on him around 10 a.m., directing him to appear before the investigating officer in the case at 3 p.m.Decolonisation means presenting full authentic history with Indian perspective: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (September 13, 2026) said decolonisation of the country’s history and knowledge does not mean erasing the past, but presenting the “historical truth to the world in an authentic manner from an Indian perspective”. Indian knowledge, history, traditions, languages, manuscripts and archives must be preserved and taken to people across the country and the world, Mr. Shah said after inaugurating a manuscript exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.Maratha reservation protest: Conspiracy to kill me during Mumbai march, alleges JarangeActivist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday (September 13, 2026) alleged a conspiracy to kill him and create trouble during his proposed ‘peaceful’ march to Mumbai to press for Maratha reservation, asserting that he will not succumb to pressure. People associated with the ruling parties could be sent into the march to create chaos and target him, Mr. Jarange, whose hunger strike entered the 16th day on Sunday (September 13, 2026), claimed while addressing supporters and media persons at the protest site at Antarwali Sarati village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district.WATCH | Is the United Nations broken?: Antonio Guterres on reforming the world bodyIn an exclusive interview to The Hindu on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, the UNSG, who demits office at the end of the year weighed in on a number of issues, including UN reform, the election for his successor, the latest developments in the West Asia war, Israel’s war in Gaza, India’s efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war, and the latest controversy of a new UN resolution on the world map.Israeli strike kills two people in Gaza, medics sayAn Israeli airstrike on Sunday (September 13, 2026) killed at least two ​Palestinians in a vehicle and ‌wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip, ​medical staff said. The strike ⁠in the Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood in western Gaza City left the vehicle mangled, ‌according to footage circulated on social media. Local medical staff told ‌Reuters that they urged people ‌to ⁠provide information that could help ⁠identify the two people who were killed and whose bodies were dismembered by the explosion.World without rules is like crossroads without traffic lights: Chinese President XiThe BRICS should leverage its close ties with emerging markets and Global South to safeguard supply chains, and foster a large integrated market, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday (September 13, 2026) as he proposed a five-point initiative to boost trade, manufacturing, investment, and technology cooperation. In an address at the concluding session of the BRICS Summit, he called upon the leaders of the grouping to work towards writing a “new chapter of strength through unity for the Global South”, asserting that the logic that “might makes right” should have been discarded long ago.Indonesia says six killed, 130 missing after ferry capsizes off JavaRescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 130 others were missing on Sunday (September 13, 2026) after a ferry sailing between the islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather and capsized. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 passengers and crew, had lost contact with its shipping company early in the day after departing from Surabaya in East Java. Basarnas, Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency, said in its latest update that six people were killed and 130 were missing. It said 107 people had been rescued.