On September 28, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Indian city of Mumbai, seized at least 3.2 kilograms of high-grade black cocaine, worth Rs 13 crore from a Bolivian woman at the city’s international airport.

Explained: What is ‘black cocaine’, drug seized in India?

The US treasury department earlier this week imposed sanctions on companies suspected of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade. One of the companies to have been sanctioned is reportedly based in India.

Indian company sanctioned by the US for import of Iranian oil bound for China

Snehan, a fourteen-year-old boy from India is the youngest in the world to swim in the North Channel, the strait between Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland.

Indian teen youngest in the world to swim in North Channel between Ireland & Scotland

Following a chemical leak at an Indian meat processing company on Thursday, authorities said that dozens of employees lost consciousness and were sent to the hospital.

Dozens fall unconscious after ammonia leak at meat factory in India, probe on

After days of speculation over exactly how Russia would mark the annexation, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed some details of the ceremony on Thursday. In other news, according to a statement from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, often known as the Sea of Japan.

Top 10 world news: Putin to formalise annexation, N Korea fires third missile in a week, and more

The next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will be Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retired) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, who will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, starting on the day he assumes responsibility and continuing until further orders.

From NDA to PVSM: Anil Chauhan's journey to becoming CDS of India

Tech giant Oracle has been fined $23 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for breaking the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The punishment was issued for funnelling money to corrupt officials in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and India.

$23 mn fine imposed on tech giant Oracle for bribing officials in Turkey, UAE and India

India's Tata Motors has launched the nation's most affordable electric vehicle ever. The car maker has launched the electric model of its popular hatchback 'Tiago' with the vehicle being retailed at the starting cost of INR 849,000 or USD 10,370.

Tata Motors launches India's cheapest electric vehicle priced at $10,370

You are alone, walking along a hillside track and are suddenly being charged by a herd of wild elephants. Such a situation is more than adequate to make most people's heart stop.

Watch: Kerala man holds onto dear life, sits on a tree to escape wild elephants

How do you draw attention to the fact that the government promised you aid but never delivered it? The answer to that is "do something that can grab eyeballs". That's exactly what some organisations have done in India's western state of Gujarat.

Watch | In a bizarre protest, shelters in India's Gujarat let loose thousands of cows on government offices

Indian firms would likely increase employee compensation by 10.4 per cent in 2023, which would be virtually in line with the 10.6 per cent increase seen so far in 2022, as reported by Reuters.

India might see double-digit salary increase in 2023 amid fears of global recession: Study

Amid fears of a global slowdown compounded by investors' risk aversion to equity markets, Rupee tumbled to a new low on Monday. Reportedly, the Indian currency fell 38 paise to hit an all-time low of 81.

Rupee tumbles to a new record low. Closes at 81.62 per dollar

World Contraception Day is marked on September 26 every year, since it first began in 2007. This day is marked to bring focus on creating awareness about contraceptives, family planning, and reproductive rights of individuals and couples, empowering them to make decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health, freely and responsibly.

History and significance of World Contraception Day

The ‘Make in India’ campaign to boost manufacturing in the country has completed eight years on September 25, the government said. India is also on course to attract at least $100 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the current fiscal year, which the government has attributed to economic reforms and ease of doing business in the country.

India: 'Make in India’ completes 8 years, FY23 FDI to cross $100 billion, says govt

Absolutely no offense to any language or people as we are one world. But strictly from Indian perspective, patients are often forced to think that Indian doctors have to complete a mandatory ancient Egyptian language course while learning medicine.

This doc writes super-neat prescriptions, and one is now viral

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday addressed the UNGA and batted for India's permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Morning news brief: North Korea fires ballistic missile, Switzerland destroys Covid jabs & more

In a strong message on terrorism, India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that no rhetoric, however sanctimonious, can ever cover up blood stains.

India launches a veiled attack on Pakistan & China at UNGA for sponsoring terrorism

On Saturday, India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued a warning which was brought to the ministry’s notice by the country’s missions in Bangkok and Myanmar.

India: MEA issues warning about fake job rackets in Thailand targeting IT-skilled youth

After much back-and-forth on the Taiwan issue, US and China finally met on the sidelines of the UNGA and discussed the delicate issue. However, China's foreign ministry, in a statement on the meeting, said the United States was sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on Taiwan.

Morning news brief: US, China hold talks on Taiwan, India slams Pakistan & more

People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has followed her old track and supported the Kashmir statement made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the United Nations.

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti again bats for Indo-Pak dialogue

Indian diplomat Mijito Vinito has slammed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the latter's address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for raking the Kashmir issue and making anti-India remarks.

Indian diplomat Mijito Vinito slams Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif for anti-India tirade at UNGA

A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him that 'today's era is not of war', Moscow has reacted to the comments and how the US and West have latched on to it to target Russia.

Russia: West misquoting, selectively picking PM Modi's 'not an era of war' remark

India’s 19-year-old entrepreneur and founder of grocery delivery app Zepto, Kaivalya Vohra, became the latest person to join the rich list club of 1,103 Indians across 122 cities, who now have cumulatively accumulated their wealth of Rs 100 trillion, according to IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022.

19-year-old entrepreneur becomes latest entrant on India’s rich list

On 19th September, a man who worked as an agent of Pakistan's Intelligence wing Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was shot dead outside his home in Nepal's Kathmandu.

ISI agent shot dead in Nepal, was the biggest supplier of fake currency in India

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