TODAY NEWS ON September 15, 2025

Mission to counter conspiracy to alter demography soon: PM Modi

The Centre is preparing to launch a mission to thwart a conspiracy to alter the demography of the border areas of the country with the help of “infiltrators”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Addressing a rally at Mangaldoi, 70 km northeast of Guwahati, in north-central Assam’s Darrang district, he said those bent upon sheltering the infiltrators have been conspiring to change the demography of areas bordering Bangladesh.

Qatar PM urges world to reject ‘double standards’ and punish Israel

Qatar’s Prime Minister urged the international community on Sunday (September 14, 2025) to reject “double standards” and hold Israel accountable, speaking on the eve of an emergency summit called in response to an unprecedented Israeli strike on Hamas members in Doha. “The time has come for the international community to stop using double standards and to punish Israel for all the crimes it has committed,” Qatari premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a preparatory meeting on Sunday (September 14, 2025), adding Israel’s “war of extermination” in Gaza would not succeed.

Protest turns violent in Manipur’s Churachandpur after police detain two for vandalising Modi cutouts

A mob clashed with security forces in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Sunday (September 14, 2025), protesting the detention of two youths for allegedly vandalising the banners and cutouts put up for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the police said. On the night of September 11, several banners and cutouts put up at Pearsonmun and Phailien Bazaar were vandalised. Following the incident, several youths were detained. While many were released after questioning, two youths were kept in custody, they said. Demanding their immediate release, a mob started a demonstration near the Churachandpur police station. The situation subsequently escalated, and they hurled stones at the security forces.

India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy one bushel of U.S. corn: Lutnick

India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy even a small amount of American corn, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said, asserting that New Delhi must bring down its tariffs or face a “tough time” doing business with the U.S. Mr. Lutnick made the comments during an interview when he was asked whether the U.S. is mismanaging “very valuable relationships” with “important allies” like India, Canada and Brazil with the tariffs imposed on these countries.

Senior Finance Ministry official killed, three injured as BMW hits motorcycle in Delhi

A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance died and three people, including his wife, were injured after a BMW allegedly hit his motorcycle near Delhi Cantonment metro station on Ring Road on Sunday (September 14, 2025), police said. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, according to police.

Netanyahu says U.S. an ‘extraordinary friend’ during Rubio visit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday (September 14, 2025) that a visit to Israel by top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the strength of ties between the allies, days after an unprecedented Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar drew broad criticism. Mr. Rubio told reporters that while Mr. Trump was “not happy” about the strike, it was “not going to change the nature of our relationship with the Israelis”. Mr. Rubio, wearing a Jewish kippa, offered prayers at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall alongside Mr. Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, an AFP correspondent reported.

LeT rebuilding its Muridke headquarters in Pakistan using ‘flood relief’ as a front, say security agencies

Globally banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been raising funds through both online and offline drives to construct its headquarters in Muridke, which was struck by the Indian Air Force on May 7, 2025, during Operation Sindoor, according to security agencies. According to the agencies, funds are being collected under the guise of “relief for flood victims”, the same modus operandi used during the 2005 Pakistan/Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) earthquake, when the LeT — under the Jamaat-ud-Dawa front — had raised a huge amount of funds, of which about 80% was diverted to build terror infrastructure.

Nepal protest death toll rises to 72, says Health Ministry

Authorities in Nepal have raised the death toll from last week’s unrest to 72 as search teams recover bodies from government offices, houses and other buildings set on fire during the anti-corruption protests, the Health Ministry said on Sunday (September 14, 2025). “Bodies of many people who died in shopping malls, houses and other buildings that were set on fire or attacked are now being discovered,” Health Ministry spokesperson Prakash Budathoki said.

U.K. police vow ‘further arrests’ after far-right rally violence

London police pledged Sunday (September 14, 2025) to make “further arrests in the coming days and weeks”, following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson. The Metropolitan Police said it had so far arrested 24 people after officers faced “unacceptable violence” trying to control up to 150,000 attendees. That was two fewer arrests than the force last reported, after discovering what it called “two duplicate records”.

Paris Olympic medallist Aman forfeits match at World Championship, faces action

India faced a major embarrassment on Sunday (September 14, 2025) as Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat could not cut his weight to fit into the men’s 57kg weight class and forfeited his match at the World wrestling championships in Zagreb. As Aman could not fight in his qualification round match, his opponent Vladimir Egorov of North Macedonia progressed to the pre-quarterfinals.

New Nepal PM Sushila Karki vows to follow protesters’ demands to ‘end corruption’

Nepal’s new leader vowed to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim Prime Minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki, the 73-year-old former Chief Justice, has been tasked with restoring order and addressing protesters’ demands for a corruption-free future ahead of elections in six months. “We have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation,” said Ms. Karki, in her first public comments since taking office on Friday.

Broadband internet services restored after week-long suspension in J&K’s Doda

Authorities restored broadband internet services in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district where the situation started returning to normal after nearly one-week long restrictions following detention of sitting AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act, officials said. Mr. Malik, who is also president of AAP's J&K unit, was detained on September 8 for allegedly disturbing public order in the district. His detention sparked violent protests, following which authorities imposed prohibitory restrictions and snapped mobile internet and broadband services.

Car falls off flyover, lands on railway tracks in Delhi; driver escapes with minor injuries

A man lost control of his car, which tumbled over from the Mukarba Chowk flyover and fell on the railway tracks near Haiderpur Metro Station below, in outernorth Delhi on Sunday, police said. The driver, Sachin Chaudhary (35), a resident of Ghaziabad, however, sustained only minor abrasions on his shoulder and face.

Beggars’ homes are treated worse than prisons and run like ‘discretionary charity’ by state: SC judgment

The Supreme Court has held in a judgment that beggars’ homes are neither quasi-penal facilities nor “discretionary charity” run by the State. Their role must be restorative, it stressed. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan said the poor in beggars’ homes are deprived of the even basic constitutional protections afforded to convicts in prisons. The term “home” denotes safety, dignity, belonging, and care. They should be conceived by the state as centres of recovery, skill-building and reintegration into society.

London anti-immigrant protest organised by far-right activist results in clashes with police

A London march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 1,00,000 people and became unruly as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from counter protesters. Several officers were punched, kicked and struck by bottles tossed by people at the fringes of the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, Metropolitan Police said. Reinforcements with helmets and riot shields were deployed to support the 1,000-plus officers on duty.

Government re-opens application window for PLI scheme for white goods, citing growing market

The government has re-opened the application window for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods, it said, citing market growth and growing industry confidence following the success of earlier rounds of the PLI scheme. “The application window for the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights) is being reopened based on the appetite of the industry to invest more under the Scheme, which is an outcome of the growing market and confidence generated due to manufacturing of key components of ACs and LED lights in India under the PLI for White Goods Scheme,” the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea

China's military said it had conducted "routine" patrols in the South China Sea and warned the Philippines against any provocations. The two countries have been engaged in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway that has included regular clashes between coastguard ships and massive naval exercises. A spokesperson for the Chinese military's Southern Theater Command said the Philippines must immediately stop provoking incidents and escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

Jaismine Lamboria crowned world champion; becomes ninth Indian boxer to achieve feat

Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria etched her name into history with a golden flourish, clinching the coveted featherweight title at the World Championships with a stirring victory over Paris Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta of Poland. Capping off a stupendous campaign that saw her dominate all her rivals, Jaismine outclassed Szeremeta in the 57kg summit clash late on Saturday (September 13, 2025) night, prevailing 4-1 on the judges' scorecards (30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 28-29, 29-28).