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Indian equity benchmarks opened lower on Tuesday as elevated crude prices and selling in IT and auto stocks weighed on sentiment amid fears of a possible US Fed rate hike. Sensex slipped over 150 points to 75,970, while Nifty fell 36 points to 23,743.
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Hyderabad will host a series of exhibitions this September, ranging from festive fashion and luxury labels to sustainable brands and kid entrepreneurs. Events include Krsnaia’s debut showcase, Pandora’s 28th edition, Pink Lemonade’s Kidpreneur Konnect, and Pili Taxi’s sustainable fashion fair.
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An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition struck a prison in Houthi-controlled Al-Jawf province, Yemen, leaving women, children, and dozens of inmates trapped under rubble. The Houthis vowed retaliation, while the UN envoy warned that escalating hostilities could derail fragile ceasefire efforts and worsen civilian suffering.
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Karnataka has sharply reduced Cauvery water releases to Tamil Nadu by 57 per cent, cutting discharge from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs to 5,200 cusecs amid weakening rainfall and declining inflows in the upper catchment areas.
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A CBI court in Dehradun has acquitted Acharya Balkrishna, close aide of Yoga Guru Ramdev and general secretary of Patanjali Yogpeeth, along with co-accused Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, in a 15-year-old passport forgery case.
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A security guard at Geonix Technical Course Institute in Madhapur was attacked by employees following an argument. Raman sustained head injuries and was hospitalised. Police registered a case based on his wife’s complaint and detained four employees.
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US President Donald Trump used his Labour Day proclamation to endorse a proposed $103,265 fee on H‑1B visa petitions, framing it as a measure to prioritise American workers. The politically sensitive visa programme, heavily used by Indian professionals, was placed at the centre of his message on jobs, tariffs and manufacturing.
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Two BRS MLCs, Thatha Madhusudhan and B. Naveen Kumar Reddy, were arrested by Saifabad police from their residences in Hyderabad on Tuesday morning, a day after alleged high-handedness against BRS legislators at the Assembly.
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Nashra Sandhu claimed a maiden six-wicket haul in T20Is as Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by 72 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup. The victory secured Pakistan’s semi-final berth, where they will face Sri Lanka on September 11
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Delhi could cut its PM2.5 exposure burden by 20 per cent by 2040 if current national air quality standards are met from 2026, a UNEP-CCAC report says. An eight-year delay could halve emissions reductions and significantly increase health impacts
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The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL challenging Aadhaar-based issuance of learning and driving licences after allegations that licences were issued using Aadhaar details of a deceased person and with an obscene photograph
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An 80-year-old woman was found murdered at her home in Sujangarh, Rajasthan’s Churu district, with her throat slit and jewellery missing. Police suspect robbery as the motive and are investigating the killing after relatives and others failed to reach her
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India secured multiple final berths and assured a string of medals across recurve, compound and W1 events at the World Archery Para Series Stage III. Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh, Bhawna, Swati Chaudhary and others advanced
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Bihar’s floods a national disaster and provide Rs 5,000 crore in immediate assistance. He also sought enhanced rescue operations, farmer relief, an audit and a long-term flood resilience mission
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The Election Commission has announced an October 6 bypoll for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, vacated by former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi after joining the BJP and winning the Dispur Assembly election. Counting will be held on October 9
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The Allahabad High Court has sought reports from senior Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Police officers over conflicting accounts of a theft accused’s arrest in Jaipur and subsequent encounter in Firozabad, after his wife alleged he was injured in a fake encounter
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Police arrested Bhadrachalam MLA’s PA Korla Kalyan for allegedly duping 54 unemployed youths of around Rs 8 crore by promising them jobs. Police said Kalyan lost the money through online cricket betting after failing to provide employment
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Four members of a family had a miraculous escape after their car caught fire on Rajiv Rahadhari at Vantimamidi in Siddipet district on Monday night. They spotted smoke, parked the vehicle by the roadside and jumped out before it was completely engulfed in flames
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Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi will visit his Rae Bareli constituency for two days from Tuesday. He is scheduled to meet local groups, inaugurate development works funded through MPLADS and chair a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting
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Beyond Camus’ ‘absurdism’ and Sartre’s ‘man is condemned to be free’, human evolution suggests a deeper purpose: coexistence
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The Saifabad police have registered cases against BRS working president K T Rama Rao, MLAs T Harish Rao, Sudheer Reddy and others over alleged misbehaviour with police personnel and abusive language during a standoff while entering the Legislative Assembly on Monday
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Protection under Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law should not come at the cost of an individual’s constitutional freedom to choose their religion, partner, and personal way of life
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Three Maitreyi College students were forced to leave their Satya Niketan PG at midnight after the MCD declared the building unsafe following a deadly collapse nearby. With no accommodation arranged, they sought shelter with a friend while their belongings remained inside
