Chennai, September 25, 2026: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay is set to launch his campaign for the October 6 Assembly bypolls at Madurantakam on Friday. His address is scheduled for around 3 pm near the Athur toll plaza in Chengalpattu district. TVK has limited entry to 5,000 people who were issued QR-code passes in advance, in line with the arrangements announced for the event.

India’s shooting team added a silver medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, September 25, as Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil finished second in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. Their combined score of 1762-94x put them four points behind China, who took gold with 1766-95x. South Korea claimed bronze with 1751-87x. The result continued India’s run of shooting medals

The India Meteorological Department has issued rain and thunderstorm warnings across Telangana, with the strongest alert covering five districts on Thursday, September 24. Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem, according to the IMD’s district forecast. The warning is stronger than the orange alert described in the initial report. The I

Andhra Pradesh has put emergency services on high alert as heavy rain, strong winds and the risk of flash floods affect parts of the state. The weather is linked to a deep depression, and the India Meteorological Department has warned of extremely heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds in coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, September 24. In Chinthalapadu village of Tiruvuru mandal in NTR district, powerful winds damaged houses and blew metal roofing sheets

Andhra Pradesh plans to introduce Heartfulness Yoga training in 963 government schools in the first phase of a student wellbeing initiative. The programme is expected to cover 4.47 lakh students, Education Minister N. Lokesh said during a review meeting with school education, higher education and skill development officials in Vijayawada on Wednesday. Lokesh directed officials to launch awareness programmes on student mental health and stress across the state.

The IPL 2027 player auction will be held in Goa this December, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has confirmed. The announcement brings one of the league’s biggest off-field events back to India after three consecutive auctions overseas. An exact auction date has yet to be announced. The previous three editions were staged in Dubai, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi. Dubai hosted the auction for the 2024 season, Jeddah held the 2025 mega auction, and Abu Dhabi staged the 2026 auction. Goa will therefore host the first IPL player auction in India since 2023. Why the IPL auction is returning to India IPL chairman Arun Dhumal had earlier said the BCCI wanted to bring the auction home, but securing a suitable venue during India’s busy December wedding season had been a challenge. He also indicated that the upcoming event would be a smaller auction following the 2025 mega auction. For the franchises, the Goa announcement settles the location while they prepare their squad plans for IPL 2027. Teams will now await further details, including the precise date and auction arrangements. The venue decision does not itself reveal which players will be available or how much each franchise will have to spend. Impact Player rule also under review Alongside auction planning, the BCCI is seeking fresh feedback on the IPL’s Impact Player rule. The substitution provision allows a team to bring in an additional player during a match. It is currently scheduled to remain in place through 2027, but its future has been discussed by the IPL Governing Council. Several players have raised concerns that the rule reduces opportunities for genuine all-rounders. Dhumal has said the board will consult stakeholders before taking a decision. No change to the rule has been announced, so the confirmed update for now is the auction’s return to India, with Goa set to host it in December.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for LV Prasad Eye Institute’s Sudha & Venkat Jasti Campus on September 23, 2026. The project is coming up at Abbarajupalem village in Thullur mandal, near Amaravati. It marks the start of construction, not the opening of a functioning hospital. Amaravati eye-care campus targets a 2027 opening

Mirabai Chanu finally has an Asian Games medal. The Indian weightlifter won silver in the women’s 49kg event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, September 23, with a combined lift of 198kg. It was her first podium finish at the continental Games and India’s first weightlifting medal at the event in 28 years. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum took gold with 215kg, while Indonesia’s Luluk Diana Tri Wijayana finish

The death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode on September 18 has led to a police investigation, an internal inquiry and student protests. His family has alleged caste-based harassment, while questions remain about an incident during a mid-semester examination shortly before he returned to his hostel. Investigators have not established what caused him to take his life. Sahil was a second-year BTech student in the Department of Energy Science and Enginee

Chennai, September 23, 2026: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay paid tribute to organ donors on Wednesday, calling organ donation an act of humanity that can give critically ill patients another chance at life. In a social media message marking the state’s Organ Donation Day, he urged people to remember those who chose to help others even after their own lives had ended. Vijay said every donated organ represents h

India and the four-member Visegrad Group agreed to strengthen political, economic, defence and technology cooperation during their first foreign ministers’ meeting held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described the inaugural V4+India meeting as a historic occasion and said the discussions had been highly productive. The count

India’s historic one-off T20 International against Japan faces the threat of disruption from a typhoon as the two teams prepare to meet at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday. The fixture has been arranged ahead of India’s men’s cricket campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. It is also part of events marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan. India enter the contes

Defending champions India began their women’s kabaddi campaign at the 2026 Asian Games with a convincing 42-21 victory over Bangladesh in Aichi-Nagoya. India controlled the Group A match at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium with aggressive raids and a disciplined defensive performance. Sanju Devi led India’s attack with a series of successful raids, while captain Pushpa Rana, Sonali Shingate and Pooja also contributed impo

Vishwakarma Jayanthi was celebrated with religious devotion and traditional rituals at the Sri Akkasalai Pillaiyar temple complex on Keelaratha Veethi in Rameswaram. The festival was organised by the Rameswaram Vishwakarma Ainthozhil Sangam and attracted a large gathering of devotees, association members and their families. The celebration honours Lord Vishwakarma, who is revered in Hindu tradition as the divine architect

Oman’s Sohar Port is gaining attention as a potential alternative gateway for Indian companies seeking safer and more flexible access to Gulf markets amid disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Located on the Gulf of Oman coast and beyond the narrowest section of the Hormuz chokepoint, Sohar offers connections through sea routes, highways and a planned rail link with the United Arab Emirates. Its location does not eli