To India’s young, PM Modi’s message: Build, innovate, lead

IANS | September 5, 2026 9:42 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on Saturday was as much an outreach to India’s Gen-Z as it was a presentation of the government’s economic report card. Returning to the campus after 13 years, PM Modi sought to connect with a generation that has grown up in a digital, aspirational and rapidly changing India, placing youth at the centre of his vision for a developed nation.

Pak forces forcibly disappear four Baloch civilians

IANS | September 5, 2026 9:01 PM

Quetta, Sep 5 (IANS) As violence against Baloch civilians continues unabated across Pakistan, as many as four civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Saturday.

Deputy PM of Luxembourg to visit India, hold talks with EAM Jaishankar

IANS | September 5, 2026 8:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday confirmed that Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is going to pay an official visit to India from September 7 to 9.

Saharanpur mosque row escalates: BJP says ‘legal action’, Oppn alleges Constitutional violation (Lead)

IANS | September 5, 2026 7:48 PM

Saharanpur, Sep 5 (IANS) A mosque demolished by the Uttar Pradesh administration at the Saharanpur Collectorate on Saturday has triggered a political confrontation. While the Opposition leaders are questioning the legality and timing of the action, the BJP maintained that the demolition was carried out strictly in accordance with law after the courts rejected the Muslim side’s appeal.

Jagan accuses Andhra CM of 'censorship' over DSC 2025 recruitment scam, seeks Nara Lokesh's resignation

IANS | September 5, 2026 6:31 PM

Amaravati, Sep 5 (IANS) YSRCP Chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Saturday accused current Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of "censoring" the questions being raised over the alleged District Selection Committee (DSC) 2025 recruitment scam and other "failures" of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led state government, by "blocking social media accounts" and "deleting posts".