BRICS leaders gather in India, but does the group have a clear purpose?
The 18th BRICS summit takes place in India this weekend. Unlike last year, the leaders of China and Russia are coming. But does the expanded group have a clear common mission and purpose?
Finance
dw.com
09.09.2026
Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora
France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been try
World
france24.com
09.09.2026
Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report
The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid ads promoting such material in India.
Tech
bbc.co.uk
09.09.2026
‘Was this a state visit?’ Indian opposition leader raises serious questions over Paris BAPS temple
François Picard is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande. He sees the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the BAPS temple near Paris as more than an isolated dispute over the treatment of female st
World
france24.com
09.09.2026
Casey Affleck and Nick Nolte Get Emotional as ‘Company’ Debuts in Venice
Culture
variety.com
09.09.2026
India’s Gubbara Launches Distribution Arm as ‘Termite’ Heads to Toronto (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Gubbara Entertainment is launching a distribution arm, timed to the world premiere of its short film “Termite” at the Toronto Film Festival and a chapter of its Kashmir feature anthology “Muha
Culture
variety.com
08.09.2026
Flipkart begins internal food delivery pilot in Bengaluru, India
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
08.09.2026
Manipur musician killed in Indian capital, reviving racism concerns
The guitarist's killing leads to an outcry, exposing decades of racial discrimination faced by northeastern communities.
World
aljazeera.com
08.09.2026
Blackstone explores stake in India’s IIFL Finance – report
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
08.09.2026
Vaccinating dogs, not people, holds key to ending rabies deaths in Kerala, India
A new study has found that expanding dog vaccination, rather than introducing routine pre-exposure vaccination for children, is the most effective and cost-effective way to eliminate rabies deaths in
Science
phys.org
08.09.2026
Why India’s economic data has sparked a furore
India’s statistical system once commanded respect, and its data on economic and social indicators was considered rigorous – that appears to have erodedThere isn’t much that we Indians agree on these d
World
theguardian.com
08.09.2026
Inside the Restoration of Indian Cult Classic ‘English, August,’ Heading to Venice as Relevant as Ever (EXCLUSIVE)
Dev Benegal’s “English, August” almost didn’t survive to be restored. Its original camera negative had melted. The dupe was gone too. All that was left were two surviving 35mm prints – and, it turned
Culture
variety.com
08.09.2026
A food safety officer has become a social media star in India - why?
Tukaram Mundhe has gone viral after a series of aggressive inspections of restaurants to detect hygiene lapses.
World
bbc.co.uk
08.09.2026
Opinion | Mamdani Denounces an Indian Nonprofit
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh—a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization—has become the target of a counterproductive Western campaign.
World
wsj.com
07.09.2026
Indian temple collapses into Ganges as riverbank erodes
A temple collapsed into the Ganges River in India’s West Bengal after severe erosion breached protective barriers
World
aljazeera.com
07.09.2026
Museum to return remains of 39 people taken during colonial rule in India
The Pitt Rivers Museum, one of the world's leading institutions for anthropology, ethnology and archaeology, holds over 6,000 artifacts from the Naga community in India.
World
cbsnews.com
07.09.2026
State Bank of India targets 12,000 hires and 250 more branches – report
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
07.09.2026
India’s Crude Oil Benchmark Tops $100 as Middle East War Escalates
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
07.09.2026
Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India
When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital, Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.
Science
phys.org
07.09.2026
India teams search for survivors after Delhi building collapse kills six
Rescue teams work to locate survivors after New Delhi building collapse.
World
aljazeera.com
07.09.2026