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The Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of MLA Nagender, who quit the BRS to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election as a Congress candidate. The bench dismissed his appeal, noting, “How will your ghar wapasi to your party save you?” His Khairatabad seat officially fell vacant from April 23, 2024.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. Rubio said the US will help "regional partners address their energy security challenges." India continues to balance its strategic autonomy while managing energy needs for citizens.
Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu shared that his old clothes from the nineties now fit him well. "The old trunks have opened - clothes that I wore in the nineties while playing for India are out & fitting well," he said. Experts suggest this shows fitness beyond just weighing scales.
Germany held elections on Sunday, showing the far-Right AfD gaining power across the former East. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose approval fell to 14%, called the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania result a "disaster." Many of the 300,000 Indians in Germany watch this political shift with detachment as the mainstream firewall slowly collapses.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to provide a time frame for deciding the dispute over the TMC name and symbol. Mamata Banerjee challenged the poll panel’s interim order that froze the party’s identity. The court will hear the plea again on September 28 for further updates.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the disqualification of Telangana MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law. Nagender won the Khairatabad seat for BRS in 2023 but later joined Congress. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant refused to interfere with the high court order that removed him.
The National Policy Summit explored MedTech access under 'Swasth Bharat Se Saksham Bharat' in a recent meeting. Dr Anil Sukhdeorao Bonde said, “Innovation without access has limited impact, and access without evidence cannot be sustained.” Experts discussed building a competitive ecosystem to ensure affordable, quality healthcare for every Indian patient.
The Supreme Court asked the ECI for a timeline to resolve the Trinamool symbol row. The bench said, “The solution here is that the ECI must come to a final decision as early as possible.” Mamata moved the court on September 18 after the ECI froze the party symbol.
India Today accessed a video at the centre of the child sexual abuse case against 84-year-old granite baron R Veeramani. The footage shows him with a girl. Tamil Nadu Congress leader MP Ranjan Kumar said he gave the evidence to police, but he alleged that no action was taken against him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named India among 47 countries whose citizens Russia uses in its war. He urged governments to stop their nationals from joining the conflict. "Do not let Putin drag you into this war," he said. India previously confirmed 227 nationals were recruited into the Russian armed forces.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met Wednesday to discuss US sanctions against nations trading with Russia and Iran. Jaishankar said he "reiterated India's interests and concerns with regard to SRIA." India remains a major buyer of Russian oil, which complicates its trade ties with Washington.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 24, 2026, that the BJP will never deviate from the path of service. Speaking during a video conference, he noted, "From Gujarat to Delhi, service has been the core of our governance." The party started a month-long campaign marking his 25 years in life.