The Hindu Morning Digest: September 18, 2026
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·18 Sept 2026
ECI bars both factions of Trinamool from using party name, symbol for byelections The Election Commission of India (ECI) in an interim order on Thursday (September 17, 2026) barred both factions of...
AI makes editors read the writer as well as the text
The Hinduby Vasudevan Mukunth·18 Sept 2026
I’m a commissioning editor. Every day, I receive more submissions of articles written by AI than the last. The same goes for articles polished by AI.
At least 33 illegal mining suspects found dead in Nigerian custody with officials blaming disease
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·18 Sept 2026
At least 33 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining were found dead in Nigerian security custody on Thursday (September 17, 2026), officials said, claiming a suspected disease outbreak was to...
Bihar CM, other BJP leaders take part in Ashirwad Ka Diya event to mark PM’s birthday
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·17 Sept 2026
The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (September 17, 2026) organised the Ashirwad Ka Diya (lamp of blessing) programme across Bihar to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
Delhi CM inaugurates ‘Namo Shramik Seva Kendra’ on PM’s birthday; AAP slams BJP over celebrations
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·17 Sept 2026
On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday (September 17, 2026) inaugurated ‘Namo Shramik Seva Kendra’ and a rest area for gig workers...
West Bengal govt. participates in PM Modi’s birthday celebrations; life-size statue unveiled at BJP office in Kolkata
The Hinduby Shrabana Chatterjee·17 Sept 2026
West Bengal government took part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday celebrations on Thursday (September 17, 2026) by lighting one lakh diyas across Kolkata.
No culture of cut-money in Bengal anymore: PM Modi
The Hinduby Shiv Sahay Singh·17 Sept 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 17, 2026) said that there is no more a culture of cut-money in West Bengal.
Abhishek blazes fastest century in full-member T20s
The Hinduby Reuters·17 Sept 2026
India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest Twenty20 International century by a batter from a full-member nation on Thursday (September 17, 2026), blasting a 30-ball hundred as the hosts...
Asian Games 2026 | Bangladesh advance without playing; Pakistan scrape past Thailand to reach semifinals
The Hinduby PTI·17 Sept 2026
Bangladesh entered the semifinals without even stepping on to the field, while Pakistan had to toil hard against unfancied Thailand in a low-scoring thriller before booking their last-four spot in...
The new BJP team’s piecemeal reset
The Hinduby Nistula Hebbar·17 Sept 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked into a meeting of the newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national office-bearers on August 22.
Russia, China veto U.S. proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·17 Sept 2026
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year...
Premium motorcycles grow 22% as Indian two-wheeler market shifts up: TVS
The Hinduby Jagriti Chandra·17 Sept 2026
India’s two-wheeler market is seeing a shift towards premium and super-premium motorcycles with more powerful engines, more features, styling, and higher price point growing at more than 22%, a...
DUSU polls: Delhi HC threatens to stay vote counting over violence; teachers allege assaults
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·17 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 17, 2026) cautioned that it could stay the counting of votes and declaration of results of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections if it...
Girl raped, stabbed to death in Delhi; three minors among four held
The Hinduby PTI·17 Sept 2026
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped, stabbed to death and dumped in an open field by four people, including three minors, after she went with them in a tempo, police on Thursday (September 17...
Delhi SIR: Mismatch between hearings scheduled, elector turnout at centres as Oct. 29 deadline looms
The Hinduby Suruchi Kumari·17 Sept 2026
Vaishali, 29, reached her assigned venue in Chandni Chowk constituency at 4.20 p.m. on Wednesday to respond to a notice under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.
The crucial Uttar Pradesh test of the BJP’s hegemony
The Hinduby Zoya Hasan·17 Sept 2026
The political dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which appeared almost unassailable after 2014, is beginning to show cracks.
U.S. approves visas for Iran President, FM Araghchi to attend UN high-level meeting even with sides at war
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·17 Sept 2026
The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the President and Foreign Minister, to attend next week's UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as...
A war room for India in an age of sanctions
The Hinduby Syed Akbaruddin·17 Sept 2026
The next sanctions crisis may begin with a name on a Washington list and end in an Indian kitchen.
DTC drivers’ strike continues despite Delhi Transport Minister’s appeal
The Hinduby Shrimansi Kaushik·17 Sept 2026
Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Thursday appealed to bus drivers engaged by private operators for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) services to call off their strike and return to work...
Gurugram hit-and-run accused, friends chased woman biker for 2kms after party: SIT
The Hinduby Lavpreet Kaur·17 Sept 2026
The main accused in the Gurugram hit-and-run case, Kalyan Bainsla, was returning from a party with his three friends when he chased a woman biker for 2 km on Golf Course Road before hitting her...
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