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Today in India: 29 September 2026
The Supreme Court called out systemic police failure in Delhi over crimes against minors, the UAE announced another $25 billion in Indian investment, and the FBI put gangster Goldy Brar on its Ten Most Wanted list.
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UAE to invest another $25 billion in India, trade target $200 billion
The UAE will invest an additional $25 billion in India, adding to the $25 billion already committed, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said after the 14th India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force meeting in Mumbai. The long-term investment target is $100 billion. Bilateral trade hit $101.25 billion in FY2025-26, and both countries aim to double it to $200 billion by 2032 under their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
7 sources, 7 neutral
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SC blames Delhi police for systemic failure on women's safety
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of recent sexual assaults on minors in Delhi and accused law enforcement of systemic failure, drawing direct parallels to the 2012 Nirbhaya case. The bench ordered the police commissioner to audit all public spaces for safety gaps. It cited three incidents: the gang rape of a 17-year-old at Aastha Kunj Park, the rape and murder of a teenager in Swaroop Nagar, and the sexual assault of a minor inside a property.
3 sources, 2 government-critical, 1 neutral
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Collegium recommends 3 high court chief justices for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court collegium recommended Justice Sunita Agarwal of Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of Delhi High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of Telangana High Court for elevation to the apex court. The collegium, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, sent the names to the Union government. If confirmed, the Supreme Court's working strength will rise to 37. Justice Agarwal's appointment would bring the number of women judges to two.
3 sources, 3 neutral
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SC asks Centre to frame rules for minors' social media accounts
The Supreme Court asked the Central government to consider framing statutory rules to ensure social media platforms comply with Indian contract law, which bars minors from entering into binding agreements. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana heard a plea by NGO Just Rights for Children Alliance. The court noted that minors' social media accounts are based on contracts void under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act.
3 sources, 3 neutral
More from today
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SC suggests linking unpaid e-challans to electricity bills
The Supreme Court suggested linking unpaid traffic e-challans to electricity bills to recover around Rs 20,000 crore in outstanding fines. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan heard that states and Union Territories have about Rs 45,000 crore in total e-challan dues, with roughly Rs 25,000 crore recovered so far. The court said issuing e-challans alone is not enough and proposed adding unpaid challans to electricity bills, as consumers must pay to avoid disconnection.
3 sources, 3 neutral
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FBI places gangster Goldy Brar on Ten Most Wanted list
The FBI added Satinderjeet Singh, known as Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. Brar is wanted as a leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, linked to assassinations, extortion, kidnappings, and drug trafficking across the US and Canada. Charges include RICO conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Brar is the 543rd fugitive added to the list.
3 sources, 3 neutral
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SC gives EC 3 months on TMC symbol dispute
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to settle the dispute over the 'two flowers with grass' symbol between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and the Ritabrata Banerjee-headed rebel faction within three months. The court gave both groups four weeks to complete pleadings and submit evidence. Mamata sought to quash the EC's September 17 order freezing the party's original symbol, arguing it disentities her from a symbol she has represented for life. The Calcutta High Court reserved its order on a related plea.
2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
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Congress starts Karnataka march from BJP chief's constituency
The Karnataka Congress will launch Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 on September 30 from Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, the assembly seat of state BJP president B Y Vijayendra. The 84-day foot march will cover all 84 constituencies the Congress lost in the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, spanning 29 districts. State Congress chief B K Hariprasad said Shikaripura was chosen to highlight alleged shortcomings in BJP programmes.
3 sources, 1 government-critical, 2 neutral
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Housing sales rise 3% in Q3, Mumbai and Bengaluru lead
Housing sales across seven major cities rose 3% annually to 1,00,220 units in the July-September 2026 quarter, ANAROCK Research data shows. The total value of homes sold reached Rs 1.55 lakh crore. Mumbai Metropolitan Region led with 31,750 sales and Bengaluru followed with 16,670 units, together accounting for 48% of all sales. Hyderabad recorded the fastest annual sales growth at 15%. Builders launched 1,14,320 new homes, an 18% annual increase.
3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
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India and Fiji deepen defence ties, maritime security focus
India and Fiji held their second Bilateral Joint Working Group meeting in New Delhi on 28 September, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and Fiji's Permanent Secretary Mason Smith. Discussions covered military training, maritime security, cyber training, defence industry collaboration, and institutional cooperation. India reiterated the importance of Fiji and Pacific Island Countries in its vision of a free, open, inclusive and secure Indo-Pacific. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation.
3 sources, 1 pro-government, 2 neutral
Useful today
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New EC voter revision rules squeeze BLOs in Delhi and Bengaluru
The Election Commission ordered booth-level officers to visit voters' homes to collect documents for electoral roll revision, ending the practice of voters appearing at hearing centres. In Delhi, teachers serving as BLOs report 13-hour workdays. In Bengaluru, a home visit takes an hour per voter. The changes apply to 3.3 million flagged voters in Delhi.
2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
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Rat droppings, cockroaches found: FDA shuts 122-year-old Kyani cafe
The Maharashtra FDA suspended the licence of Mumbai's historic Kyani & Co after an inspection found rat droppings, dead cockroaches, blood in a refrigerator, and an open sewage manhole. The cafe, established in 1904, was ordered to stop all food operations. The action was part of a statewide crackdown from September 23 to 27.
4 sources, 4 neutral
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FASTag annual pass crosses 1 crore users since August 2025 launch
The government announced over one crore FASTag annual passes have been issued since the scheme launched on August 15, 2025. The pass, priced at Rs 3,075, offers 200 toll crossings or one year of travel across nearly 1,150 national highway and expressway plazas. Users activate it through the Rajmargyatra app or the NHAI website.
3 sources, 3 neutral
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Centre to disable 15.8 million inactive ration cards from October
The Centre will disable ration entitlements of 15.8 million beneficiaries from October who have not used their cards for six months, a senior official said. Cards will be temporarily disabled first, giving users three months to complete e-KYC verification for reactivation.
The closing thought
The Supreme Court placed the onus squarely on the state, from policing in Delhi to contracting minors on social media to recovering unpaid fines. The UAE deepened a commercial bet while the FBI put a Bishnoi gang leader on a global list, signalling that India's crime and opportunity both cross borders now. What to watch: whether the collegium's three recommended judges are appointed soon, which would raise the court's strength to 37, and whether Delhi's police commissioner can show in an audit that the Nirbhaya case's lesson has finally been learned.
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