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C. P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th Vice-President of India

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the 15th Vice-President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to the 67-year-old Mr. Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning. Mr. Radhakrishanan won the vice-presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition nominee B. Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes. The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on July 21, over health issues. Mr. Dhankhar also attended the ceremony, his first public appearance since his resignation as V-P. Former Vice-Presidents Hamid Ansari and Venkaiah Naidu were also present at the ceremony.

Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s new Prime Minister and dissolved the Parliament on Friday (September 12, 2025), as days of political turmoil showed signs of abating in the Himalayan nation. He also announced fresh elections on March 5, 2026.

PM Modi to interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur, Imphal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal during his visit to Manipur on September 13, State Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel has said. Mr. Modi is scheduled to set foot in Manipur on Saturday, over two years after a deadly ethnic violence swept the northeastern state, and unveil projects to the tune of ₹8,500 crore. The Prime Minister’s visit to Manipur will pave the way for peace, normalcy, and growth in the State, Mr. Goel told the media on Friday during a briefing on Mr. Modi’s visit to the northeastern State presently under President’s Rule.

Supreme Court adjourns bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to September 19

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 12, 2025) adjourned to September 19 the hearing on the bail pleas of activist Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid, and others in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.

At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo

Two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people dead and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported on Friday (September 12, 2025). The accidents happened on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) and Thursday (September 11, 2025), about 150 km apart in the Equateur province.

Ending India’s Russian oil imports is top priority, says U.S. envoy-designate Sergio Gor

Getting India to stop buying Russian oil is a “top priority”, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor told U.S. Senators at his confirmation hearing on Thursday (September 11, 2025), indicating that despite a recent U.S. outreach to India to restart trade ties, Russian imports will continue to be an issue.

Why firecracker ban only in Delhi, when all have right to clean air: Chief Justice of India

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 12, 2025) orally observed that the ban on firecrackers should not be confined to the national capital of Delhi, but people across the country have a right to pollution-free air. “Therefore a policy should be crafted for the entire country. If firecrackers have to be banned, it has to be done for the entire country… Also the poor who are dependent on this industry have to be looked into,” Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai observed.

Bomb hoax emails disrupt proceedings at Delhi and Bombay High Courts on same day

Two of the country’s premier High Courts in Delhi and Mumbai witnessed unusual disruption on Friday (September 12, 2025) after both received bomb threat emails within hours of each other. In both cases, the courts were evacuated, hearings were adjourned, and massive security checks were carried out before the police declared the threats a hoax.

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect arrested

U.S. authorities said on Friday (September 12, 2025) they had captured the man accused of killing prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a family member helped to turn him in after a frantic manhunt. “We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a press conference.

G7 finance ministers discuss possible sanctions, tariffs on supporters of Russia’s war

The Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers, in a meeting on Friday (September 12, 2025), discussed possibly imposing sanctions and trade measures such as tariffs on countries that they consider to be “enabling” Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Canadian finance ministry.

Committee headed by ex-HC judge bans VIP passes at Mathura’s Bankey Bihari temple

The Bankey Bihari temple’s High-Powered Management Committee has announced several major decisions, including the immediate discontinuation of VIP passes, live-streaming of darshans and new operational timings. The committee, led by retired Allahabad High Court judge Ashok Kumar, convened on Thursday. According to a press statement shared by the information department, the committee has decided to adjust the temple’s daily “darshan” schedule.

Southwest monsoon withdrawal likely to begin around September 15: IMD

The southwest monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around September 15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The primary rain-bearing system usually makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15. “Conditions are becoming favourable for the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon from some parts of west Rajasthan around September 15,” the IMD said in a statement.

Supreme Court circular bans shooting photos, reels, videography within its high security zone

The Supreme Court of India has banned photography, shooting social media reels and videos within its high security zone premises. The court’s circular was in response to repeated complaints received from various quarters, including lawyers’ bodies, about indiscriminate videography and photography, mostly through mobile phones, inside the high security zone. The circular of September 10, 2025, urged media professionals to conduct interviews and live broadcasts of news at the designated lawns adjacent to the compound’s outer gates, considered a low security zone.

India, European Union reaffirm commitment to early conclusion of FTA talks: Piyush Goyal

India and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to the early conclusion of ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two sides. In a social media post on X, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal wrote that a balanced and mutually beneficial FTA will unlock new opportunities. He said, “As the India-EU FTA negotiations continue, we reiterated our shared commitment towards its early conclusion. A balanced and mutually beneficial FTA will unlock new opportunities for people & businesses on both sides.”

Retail inflation rises marginally to 2.07% in August: Government data

Retail inflation in August rose slightly to 2.07% from 1.61% in the preceding month, mainly due to an increase in prices of vegetables, meat and fish, according to government data released. The inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) was 3.65% in August 2024. The annual inflation during August 2025 over August 2024 was at (-) 0.69%, according to the data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Russia and Belarus start military exercise near NATO border after drone incursion

Russia and Belarus began a major joint military exercise on NATO’s doorstep that will involve drills in both countries and in the Baltic and Barents seas, the Russian Defence Ministry said. The “Zapad-2025” exercise - a show of force by Russia and its close ally - is taking place at an exceptionally tense moment in the Russia-Ukraine war, two days after Poland, with support from its NATO allies, shot down suspected Russian drones over its airspace.

South Sudan Vice-President charged with murder, crimes against humanity

South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an attack by an ethnic militia on a military base that killed more than 250 soldiers, the justice minister said Thursday. A fragile power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and his first Vice-President Machar has been unravelling for months in the world’s youngest country. In early March, a militia from Mr. Machar’s ethnic Nuer community, known as the White Army, attacked a military base in Nasir County, Upper Nile State in the northeast of the country.

FIFA receives 1.5 million World Cup ticket applications in 24 hours

More than 1.5 million ticket applications from fans in 210 countries have been received by FIFA within 24 hours of the presale draw for the 2026 World Cup being launched, the governing body of world soccer said on Thursday. The extraordinary global demand for the tournament came primarily from the United States, Mexico and Canada, followed by Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and Germany.