The Congress held protests across India seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and arrest amid reports of dissent within the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision. The show also examines the default bail granted to an American and six Ukrainians accused in a drone-training case, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's remarks at the UN.
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari has triggered a political row after citing an observation attributed to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during the A.G. Noorani Memorial Lecture. Quoting from a book, Ansari referred to Nehru's reported view that Hindu right-wing communalism posed a greater threat to India than communism. The remarks drew criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party, while Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described them as an insult to Sanatan traditions. Cleric Umar Ahmed Ilyasi also criticised Ansari. His supporters highlighted his career as a diplomat and scholar.
Punjab's law-and-order situation has emerged as a major political issue ahead of the Assembly elections, with attacks on police personnel and political leaders drawing scrutiny. The Opposition has stepped up its criticism of the Bhagwant Mann government, accusing it of failing to curb violence and ensure public safety.
The US House of Representatives has passed the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, authorising tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, including India and China.
This special broadcast covers major national security, geopolitical, and cultural developments. The programme details the maritime incident in international waters near the Gulf of Oman, where Pakistan Navy offshore patrol vessel PNS Hunain executed an unsafe manoeuvre and collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship, prompting India to lodge formal diplomatic protests citing the 1991 bilateral military agreement.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has updated its Red Book of most wanted terrorists, placing a bounty of seventy lakh Pakistani rupees on Jaish-e-Mohammed founder and UN-designated terrorist Masood Azhar ahead of the Financial Action Task Force plenary in Paris.
The video also looks at the key takeaways from the Summit in New Delhi, where member states adopted the 140-point New Delhi Declaration. The declaration called for reforms to the United Nations Security Council, backed India and Brazil, condemned terrorism including the Pahalgam attack, and called for de-escalation in West Asia.
A special news broadcast from Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi covers diplomatic and economic engagements at the 18th BRICS Summit.
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, bringing together member nations under the themes of resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability.
The report primarily covers the escalating Saudi-Houthi conflict following missile and drone strikes on southern Saudi cities, alongside strategic analyses of the trilateral Mecca defence agreement involving Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth over 35,000 crore rupees in Vadodara, Gujarat, including key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Seven people, including six students, were killed after a five-decade-old building housing the unregulated 'Hostel Days' PG accommodation collapsed during basement renovation work in Delhi's Satya Niketan. Police arrested property owner Hariram Gupta and members of his family, while the MCD suspended five officials. The Delhi High Court also ordered extensive safety inspections of private student housing, bringing regulatory failures and Delhi's acute hostel shortage into focus. Today's show also examines India's evolving defence strategy, from the expansion of BrahMos missile capabilities and indigenous manufacturing to the use of artificial intelligence and preparations for grey-zone warfare. Indian Navy and Coast Guard officials further discuss counter-narcotics operations, the monitoring of strategic straits and measures to strengthen coastal security across the Indian Ocean Region and India's Exclusive Economic Zone.
On Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced his government's resolve to develop a grand temple complex in Mathura and Vrindavan on the lines of Ayodhya's Ram Temple and Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
A major political debate has broken out over the appointment of retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra as the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
Pakistan cropped PM Modi and several leaders out of an SCO group photo, placing Shehbaz Sharif at the centre. On India First, Gaurav Sawant discusses the social media controversy and the larger takeaways from the SCO Summit.
This news report covers key geopolitical, economic, and strategic developments involving India, Russia, West Asia, and North America. During a bilateral meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the world must transition from endless wars to an end of war regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, emphasizing peace and dialogue. Both leaders discussed bilateral ties, trade, and defence cooperation while travelling together to the Nomad Games opening ceremony. Additionally, the broadcast analyzes India's strategic partnership with Russia ahead of the SCO and BRICS summits, focusing on Arctic shipping routes, trade imbalances, and currency mechanisms. The report also highlights India's first-quarter GDP growth of 7.8 percent, driven by domestic consumption and exports. Further coverage includes escalating West Asia tensions following United States military airstrikes on Iranian installations on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz, alongside PM Modi's diplomatic engagement with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Finally, it details Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat's global outreach tour across the United States and Canada.
A massive flash flood in Nepal, triggered by an ice and rock avalanche and glacial lake outburst in Tibet, has caused severe damage across the Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot, and Chitwan districts along the Bhote Koshi River and Rasuwagadhi Valley.
