INDIA THIS WEEK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html India This Week~September 25, 2026 SpaceX launches super-heavy rocket Starship, signals intent to ‘go where no man has gone before’ Nifty falls 1.56%, Sensex tanks 1,124 points as PSU banks plunge, crude tops $107 Trinidad and Tobago to become first Caribbean nation to adopt India’s UPI, says High Commissioner NVIDIA builds AI agent safety layer outside models to prevent autonomous systems from going off course Microsoft backs Kerala EdTech startup Wayvida with $3.25 crore support to accelerate AI innovation SC asks Centre to frame statutory rules enforcing 18-year age limit for social media accounts Amit Shah calls for 10-year PRAHAAR strategy, automated counterterrorism response at every level SC Collegium recommends 3 High Court Chief Justices for elevation to Supreme Court DRI busts pan-India gold smuggling network, seizes around 6.6 kg of foreign-origin gold; 11 arrested, including alleged mastermind Indian Coast Guard rescues chemical tanker carrying 9,000 metric tons of palm oil off Odisha’s Paradip “One of the biggest ever narco hunts”: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala announces Phase 2 of ‘Operation Toofan’ Himachal monsoon damage crosses Rs. 3,220 crore, 373 dead; central team begins four-day assessment EU sanctions 10 individuals, 17 entities over alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia CENTCOM refutes Iranian commander’s claim of controlling Strait of Hormuz, says Iran ‘has no navy’ India dispatches about 3 tons of anti-tuberculosis medicines to Sri Lanka India, Poland hold Joint Working Group meeting; discuss expanding defense cooperation SpaceX Starship successfully deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites, next up possible human ‘interplanetary’ missions “Clearly desperate”: US military refutes Iran’s claim of seizing underwater drone in Strait of Hormuz “Evolving India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership”: Defence Secretary meets U.S. House delegation Iran issues “formal protest” to UN aviation watchdog over U.S. flight sanctions As Trump rejects Iran’s peace overture, Mojtaba Khamenei says ready to bring ‘disgrace’ to enemies India, Netherlands to deepen agricultural ties, explore AI-based solutions for farmers: Dutch Minister Erkens Zelenskyy says Russian strikes killed at least 2 in Kyiv region, injured 28 including 9 children in Kharkiv “This choice of targets would be called by one word — terrorism”: Zelenskyy urges stronger sanctions over Russian strikes At least 4 Palestinians killed, 12 injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza “Situation worse than 1972”: NCP (SP)’s Rohit Pawar flags severe drought in Maharashtra, seeks immediate aid for farmers JPC on FCRA Amendment bill to hold second meeting tomorrow “It feels great”: Baker Smriti Nambiar wins Silver, prestigious ‘Best of Nation’ award at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Iran is fully prepared for “doomsday war” with US: Iran FM Araghchi War with Iran will be won “very soon”, pre-midterm strikes “possible”: US President Donald Trump “Played cohesively as a unit”: India’s kabaddi captains Sunil, Pushpa hail golden sweep at Asian Games Unbeaten at Thiruvananthapuram: Virat Kohli smashes 86th century; rewrites history books US diesel export curbs could lower diesel prices initially, lift gasoline prices later: Report “Face of power that no longer fears voters”: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over Delhi minister’s purported slapping video Higher rates volatility may weigh on credit fund flows, BofA Securities says Students’ protest outside LPU turns violent in Phagwara, vehicles set on fire India’s tourism sector contributes 5.22% to GDP, supports 8.46 crore jobs: Govt Foreign Secy Vikram Misri meets US Congressional delegation, discusses Russia Sanctions Bill and strategic ties Tamil Nadu govt revokes RTI exemption for Public (Law and Order) Department after backlash Two bodies discovered following avalanche at Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal Iran’s IRGC claims capture of unmanned US submersible Remus 600 in Strait of Hormuz UK: Several men arrested on suspicion of explosives-related offenses near RAF Fairford base, used by US Palestine Mission to UN highlights Jaishankar’s remarks on two-state solution “Highest number of victims after Americans were Indians”: PM Modi recalls 9/11 attacks Russian FM Lavrov calls for UNSC reform, says “West is already overrepresented” US, China agree on favorable tariff for $30 billion in non-sensitive goods, AI dialogue At least 14 people dead in 72 hours as relentless rainfall wreaks havoc in Nepal Mojtaba Khamenei was “pulled from rubble” of hospital after US strikes: Report Plane crash in DR Congo kills at least 17, including senior military officials