{"id":85204,"date":"2026-09-21T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=85204"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:30:54","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-21-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/21-09-2026\/85204\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 21-September-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nepal keen to reset India ties: Minister<\/strong><br><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPL.1+GNVGIARTS.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India\u2019s NGOs at a new funding crossroads<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPQ.1+GHVGICDSI.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India\u2019s real rate moment, the cost of delay<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPQ.1+GHVGICDSG.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Missing measure in India\u2019s magnet mission<\/strong><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPR.1+GHVGICDRQ.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Economy<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The paradox of self-reliance: India-China trade dynamics<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPR.1+GHVGICDRU.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The copyright stakes in the EU FTA<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPS.1+GHVGICDRO.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>What does Tulu\u2019s new official language status mean?<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPS.1+GHVGICDRM.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How EU plans to keep children under 15 away from social media<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPT.1+GHVGICDRK.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)\/GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Japan Air Force chief flies in Tejas jet, hails progress in defence partnership<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPU.1+GV0GICEEE.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Keen to explore ways to reset, renew Indo-Nepal ties\u2019<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARPV.1+GHVGICCTQ.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SC calls for law to safeguard multi-crore court deposits<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARQ0.1+GHVGICCSJ.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Urban demand is reorganising global wildlife trafficking web<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/205269\/OPS\/GF2GIARQ6.1+GNVGIAS1O.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page18)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2017 Doklam border fallout in Mumbai: China&#8217;s top bank froze loans worth $185 mn, told party cadre to alert embassy<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/express-exclusive\/icbc-mumbai-doklam-standoff-china-capital-investigation-10886625\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Russia, West Asia energy sites hit, India has a new problem: Sulphur<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/energy-infrastructure-russia-west-asia-india-fertilizer-sulphur-10886515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Six high-tech Army labs to weed out foreign bugs from drones, cameras<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/indian-army-establishing-six-aashvast-labs-drone-cctv-firmware-vulnerability-analysis-chinese-components-dg-eme-10886499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>R&amp;AW anniversary in spotlight, how its first chief built spy agency from shadows<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/rn-kao-raw-anniversary-intelligence-agency-10886630\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Security)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SC shifting from anthropocentric to ecocentric approach: Justice Nagarathna<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/legal-news\/environment-global-regulation-supreme-court-justice-b-v-nagarathna-10886469\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jaishankar to attend UNGA, may raise Russia sanctions Bill with US<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/jaishankar-us-unga-high-level-session-russia-sanctions-bill-10886472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Botswana Cheetah released in MP&#8217;s Gandhi Sagar park<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/gandhi-sagar-national-park-mp-cm-mohan-yadav-releases-female-cheetah-ccb2-project-cheetah-10886415\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pacing AI development: the debate<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-ai\/ai-safety-debate-frontier-development-regulation-china-explained-10885343\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Sceince and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ralph Lauren to Fendi: Why Indian crafts are easy to borrow, hard to protect<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/ralph-lauren-fendi-indian-crafts-appropriation-10881938\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS1(Art and Culture)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India&#8217;s BRICS diplomacy is more than one summit&#8217;s result<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/brics-summit-2026-india-west-asia-diplomacy-10886594\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India&#8217;s top nuclear scientist calls for early thorium shift in PHWRS<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/nuclear-scientist-anil-kakodkar-shift-thorium-phwr-fleet-10881395\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Sceince and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How agentic AI could transform the way we make digital payments<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-ai\/agentic-ai-payments-commerce-india-10879886\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Sceince and Tech)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CXMT&#8217;s new memory-chip platform enters mass production<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Sceince and Tech\/Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>INDIA &#8211; SRI LANKA ANNUAL BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE (SLINEX-26)<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312662&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>National Film Awards<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312645&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Miscellnious&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312635&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The Last-Mile Architects of Rural Transformation<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312619&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rozgar Mela<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312367&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal keen to reset India ties: 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