UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres endorsed the Global South’s call to expand the UN Security Council at the BRICS summit, highlighting India’s leading role in the demand. The statement was part of a broader push by BRICS leaders for comprehensive UN reform to reflect today’s geopolitical realities.
BRICS finance leaders and India’s commerce minister urged the bloc to adopt pragmatic, low‑cost cross‑border payment systems and increase trade in local currencies, highlighting India’s UPI platform. Meetings in Jaipur and Mumbai produced a joint statement calling for practical solutions and continued work by the BRICS Payment Task Force.
Hindustan Times India reports a new AI-driven trend where users can convert modern wedding photos into 1980s‑style images using specific ChatGPT prompts. The prompts guide the model to add vintage film grain, faded colours and retro lighting while preserving the subjects' faces and expressions.
Delhi has launched an extensive beautification drive ahead of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit scheduled for September 12‑13, with the New Delhi Municipal Council overseeing lighting, landscaping and signage upgrades. The effort includes thousands of ornamental plants, illuminated roundabouts and intensified sanitation along key routes to the summit venue.
NIT Rourkela will conduct its 24th convocation on September 12, awarding 2,033 degrees across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes. Women account for only about a quarter of the graduates, highlighting a pronounced gender gap.
At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Nandan Nilekani warned that artificial intelligence threatens jobs more in large, structured firms than in small enterprises, highlighting the role of millions of small businesses in future employment. He argued that bolstering these smaller firms can build an AI‑resilient economy in India.
Musician Chongtham Vikram Singh died from injuries after being assaulted by a group of allegedly intoxicated men in Delhi’s Ashram area, prompting calls for justice and highlighting tensions faced by Manipuri migrants. Delhi police have filed an FIR under mob‑lynching provisions, arrested seven adults and a minor, and the case has drawn condemnation from activists and civil society.
The CR appealed to passengers not to carry inflammable articles or light diyas, candles or incense sticks inside trains.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and President Droupadi Murmu extended heartfelt Raksha Bandhan wishes, highlighting the festival’s significance of love, trust, and protection.
Leaders including BJP President Nitin Nabin, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and others extended warm Onam greetings, highlighting the festival’s spirit of unity, harmony, and prosperity.
A study reported that India is projected to have 70 million diabetics by 2015, highlighting a major public‑health challenge. The finding was highlighted by health journalist Pushpa Narayan.
