Bihar continues its rise as a hub for innovation, with the district of Muzaffarpur securing the top national rank in the prestigious INSPIRE Award Standard Scheme. A remarkable 7,403 students from the district submitted their pioneering ideas, eclipsing so-called educational hubs and setting a new national benchmark.

This achievement is a testament to the creative and inventive spirit of the district's youth. The students' historic performance under the Ministry of Science and Technology's scheme brings immense pride not only to Muzaffarpur but to all of Bihar, highlighting the state's growing potential as a leader in fostering creative thinking.

Bengaluru Urban (7306 ideas) remained at the second place, while Bagalkot of Karnataka (6826 ideas) was at the third place. Apart from this, Jaipur (6311) of Rajasthan, Lucknow (6182) of Uttar Pradesh and Vaishali (5805 ideas) of Bihar remained at the sixth place. Hardoi (5544 applications) was seventh, Allahabad (5507 applications) eighth, Pratapgarh (5380 applications) ninth and Unnao (5051) tenth.

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), one of the world’s largest social security institutions with a corpus exceeding ₹25 lakh crore, proudly announces the selection of Shri Vivekanand Gupta, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, for the Public Financial Asset Management (PFAM) Program 2025–26, a prestigious initiative jointly organised by the World Bank and the Milken Institute.

This achievement marks a significant milestone for EPFO and its apex training institution, the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS). Through a rigorous internal nomination process, PDUNASS identified and recommended Shri Gupta for this global program—making him the sole participant from India and the first-ever representative from EPFO to be selected for the PFAM cohort.

At around the 50-page mark in Dapaan, Ipsita Chakravarty’s nonfiction book about Kashmir, there’s a brilliant passage where the author reproduces part of a bhand paether (a Kashmiri folk theatre form) skit. An armed soldier, looking for a man named Gani, is shocked when the man’s brother at the door calls out for “Gun Kak” (or ‘gun uncle’). The soldier, sputtering with rage, asks “gun cocked?”, before beating up Gani. This bit of Kafkaesque tragicomedy has been a part of bhand artists’ repertoire since the 1990s, as Chakravarty tells us.

Dapaan gets its name from a Kashmiri word often uttered at the beginning of a folktale, meaning ‘it is said’. This is a book of stories-about-stories, especially in terms of how people incorporate traditional forms of storytelling (like bhand paether or dastangoi) into their memories of tumultuous times—and for Kashmiris, the past three-four decades have been relentlessly tumultuous. We learn how tragic loss and despair are filtered through seemingly innocuous songs and chants, how collective fears about war, surveillance and imprisonment are manifested in the form of ghost stories, how we end up with urban legends about restless spirits looking for closure.

Ricky Hatton, British boxing icon has tragically passed away at the age of 46. The former world champion was found at his Greater Manchester home on Sunday morning, with police confirming the death is not suspicious.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson stated,"We can confirm that we have found a body at an address on Bowlacre Road in Gee Cross at 6.45am today, Sunday, September 14. The death is not being treated as suspicious." Notably, authorities are continuing their inquiries at the property in Hyde, where Hatton had been preparing for a comeback fight.

India and Norway held their first-ever Maritime Security, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Dialogue on Friday in Oslo, the Ministry of External Affairs stated.

The Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, and the Norwegian delegation by Jon Elvedal Fredriksen, Director General, Department for Security Policy and the High North, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Further, the ministry stated that the two sides conferred on ways to sustain a secure and safe maritime environment in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS, conducive to economic growth, peace and progress in maritime matters.

Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), marked a key milestone in its shipbuilding journey with the launch of the third indigenously built Diving Support Craft (DSC) for the Indian Navy. The vessel is part of a series of five DSCs being built by TRSL under the Make in India initiative of the Ministry of Defence.

The launch ceremony was graced by Mrs. Kangana Berry, wife of Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM, Commander-in-Chief, who performed the traditional naming and launch of the vessel. The craft was side launched into the Hooghly River at 16:10 PM.

Diving Support Crafts are catamaran-type vessels designed and built with advanced equipment sourced from indigenous manufacturers. They are equipped to support the Indian Navy’s Command Clearance Diving Teams (CCDTs) in critical operations such as underwater repair, maintenance, and salvage of ships inside and around harbours.

The Indian Navy received ‘Androth’, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), from Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The induction marks a significant step in advancing self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision.

It is named after Androth Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago, the ship carries symbolic importance by highlighting India’s determination to secure its vast maritime zones.

At 77 metres in length, the Androth is the largest Indian Naval warship to be powered by a Diesel Engine–Waterjet propulsion system. It is fitted with advanced sensors and weapons, including lightweight torpedoes, indigenous ASW rockets, and shallow-water sonar systems, enabling effective submarine detection and neutralisation in coastal and littoral regions.

India will host the 89th General Meeting of the International Electrotechnical Commission in the national capital from September 15-19, bringing together over 2,000 experts from more than 100 countries to deliberate on international electrotechnical standards.

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the opening ceremony at Bharat Mandapam, and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will unveil the IEC GM Exhibition.

This marks the fourth time India is hosting the prestigious International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) General Meeting, having previously held it in 1960, 1997 and 2013, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) said in a statement.

The gathering will focus on setting international standards that foster "a sustainable, all-electric and connected world", officials said.

The Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre came alive with applause, glitz and glamour on September 14, at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. The night showed the power and influence that television holds to captivate and redefine storytelling, and how it continues to evolve.

To understand what the Emmys are and why they matter, let’s take a step back.

The Emmy Awards are the most prestigious television honours in the United States. They celebrate excellence in acting, writing, directing, programming and technical fields across genres. Today, there are multiple Emmy ceremonies: The Primetime Emmys, the Daytime Emmys, the News and Documentary Emmys, the Sports Emmys, the International Emmys, the Children’s and Family Emmys and the Technology and Engineering Emmys, each recognising achievements in their own domains.

Indian Navy’s latest indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) INS Nistar is participating in the multinational Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore. The Defence Ministry said, the biennial exercise that commenced today, will witness participation of more than 40 nations.

The Ministry said that Nistar, as the mothership for Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles, will engage in multinational submarine rescue exercises and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with other participating nations in the forthcoming week.

The exercise will mainly be conducted in two phases, including the harbour and sea phases. The week-long harbour phase will involve in-depth discussions on submarine rescue systems, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE), a medical symposium and cross-deck visits between the participating nations.