The Commission said authorities can identify areas under housing pressure by assessing whether property prices are high relative to incomes or have risen persistently over a 10-year period. What the new land records system changesNEW DELHI: The government on Thursday launched the operational guidelines for the third phase of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP 3.0), with a Rs 565.5 crore outlay for 2026-31 to build an integrated digital framework for land records, property maps and registration data.The programme aims to move beyond digitising individual land records towards an integrated land management system, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said while launching the guidelines. "Land is not just a piece of soil, it is the pride of our farmers, the blessing of our ancestors and the identity of future generations," Chouhan said, as quoted by PTI.The initiative is expected to make land and property records easier to identify, access and verify by connecting databases that are currently maintained across different government systems.Under DILRMP 3.0, states will be able to create their own digital "land stacks" by connecting land records, cadastral maps, registration systems and other land-related datasets through APIs. Legacy land records will be scanned, a registration repository will be created and revenue courts will be computerised.For urban property, the NAKSHA initiative will support urban land mapping and preparation of property cards. Funds will be released in phases based on performance, with progress tracked through a real-time DILRMP-MIS dashboard.

Traffic in Delhi is likely to be affected today as several roads will be affected due to restrictions which will take effect at 2pm today.

We do have one proviso, and that's that the money be spent... people spend their money in the United States. We don't want to have that money spent in other countries. "Now, this time I'm not running, so it's a big difference when you're running and not running," he said. "I'm just asking the people, all you people that are listening, pretend I'm running because we have to win. Giving each of them a $5,000 check would cost about $1.2 trillion.

The summit will also take up major global and regional developments, including geopolitical conflicts and disruptions to global trade and energy routes.The summit is set to begin on Saturday, September 12, with a closed-door meeting of BRICS member countries at 2.35 pm on “Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism”. Leaders will then visit the Bharat Innovates Exhibition at 4.25 pm, followed by the official family photograph and a joint tree-planting ceremony at 5.05 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a gala dinner for the participating leaders at 7.30 pm.On Sunday, September 13, leaders of BRICS member countries, partner countries and outreach invitees will begin arriving at 9.55 am. China, Russia and Iran have been allotted separate hotels, with security teams from the respective countries also reaching Delhi ahead of their presidents.The heightened security measures extend beyond the summit venue. PM Modi is also scheduled to meet the Russian president today.

In September-October last year, Umer, Ganaie and Jasir Bilal Wani, a student accused of assisting the module, allegedly tested nitro-glycerine near a tubewell on the campus. In a forested area of Dhauj, Umer and Ganaie allegedly conducted further tests using TATP (triacetone triperoxide). Umer, Ganaie, Shaheen and Wani visited markets in Gurgaon and Faridabad to buy fertilisers, chemicals, electrical equipment, trolley bags, collapsible water bags, gas stoves and other material needed for the preparations. NIA said he repeatedly visited Al-Falah, helped prepare explosives and assisted in shifting raw materials to rented premises. The blast killed 15 people and injured 29 others.The chargesheet also shed light on why Umer allegedly continued working at Al-Falah despite receiving a higher-paying job offer in Pathankot.

The attack came as Tehran seeks to open another pressure point against the United States and its ally Saudi Arabia. Iranian weapons fuel Houthi blitzWhy Mocha matters to IranThe Houthi takeover of Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Mocha was backed by a rapid offensive involving Iranian-supplied weapons, drones and direct guidance from commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Reuters. The attack came as Tehran seeks to open another pressure point against the United States and its ally Saudi Arabia.The lightning advance down Yemen’s western coast has given the Iran-backed group greater control over a strategically important stretch of the Red Sea, close to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis’ capture of the port therefore gives them a potentially stronger position to threaten shipping along one of the world’s key maritime routes.The development comes as traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb remains heavily disrupted by Houthi attacks. Its advance has raised fears that the country could slide back into a wider conflict, with the consequences potentially extending beyond Yemen to Saudi security, Red Sea shipping and global energy markets.

Multiple trains have been cancelled or diverted on September 11, 12 and 13 as Delhi will host the BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam.

On Tuesday 11 September 2001, hijackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. A third plane destroyed the western face of the Pentagon - the giant headquarters of the US military just outside the nation's capital, Washington DC. The fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back. It is thought the hijackers had meant to attack Washington's Capitol Building. The BBC spoke to Americans in Washington about what they were doing on that day and how 9/11 has changed the country.

Houthi threat to Red Sea draws US military support for Saudi Arabia (Reuters photo)US provides battlefield targeting supportShipping routes face fresh riskMore than 100 US military advisers are in Saudi Arabia helping the kingdom with intelligence and targeting as it battles Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, five sources familiar with the operations told CNN.The US personnel are working under a joint forces command established in recent weeks, amid concerns that Iran is increasing its support for Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. One US official put the number of American troops involved at about 200.The deployment comes as fighting intensifies across the Arabian Peninsula and threatens to widen into a broader conflict. It also raises fears that another major shipping route out of the Middle East could be disrupted.The US military has helped Saudi Arabia use a system that gives commanders a real-time view of battlefield developments, one US official told CNN. Iran responded that “Ir­an does not control the Houthis”.Pakistan said on Thursday that there had been no discussions about a military response under the Mecca agreement following the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. It added, however, that Pakistan would act when the “time comes”.

The devotees stranded at Faisalabad International Airport. AMRITSAR: In a fresh setback to Pakistani Sikh pilgrims hoping to undertake the pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib in India, Pakistani authorities on Friday prevented a jatha from travelling to India, leaving the devotees stranded at Faisalabad International Airport after they were asked to produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC), which the pilgrims claimed was not required for their journey.Jatha leader Papinder Singh informed in early Friday that the group was scheduled to fly from Faisalabad to Sharjah at 2.10am and then travel onwards to Delhi.However, immigration officials at the airport stopped them and sought an NOC before allowing them to board the flight.Papinder Singh said that, before the pilgrims reached the airport, Pakistan Punjab,s Sikh minority minister and president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), Ramesh Arora, along with Evacuee Trust Property Board deputy secretary Nasir Mushtaq, had met them at Nankana Sahib and allegedly pressured them not to travel to India by air and instead assured them to send via road through the Attari-Wagah land border.“The issue of the NOC was never raised with us before, but when immigration asked for NOC weasked Arora to provide them with NOC but he expressed his helplessness ",said he.The pilgrims, who were issued Indian visas covering Delhi, Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Hemkund Sahib, were waiting at Faisalabad airport for permission from the Pakistan government to travel to India.“We have already missed our Faisalabad-Sharjah flight and will also miss our onward flight from Sharjah to Delhi.Had we been allowed to travel as scheduled, we would have reached Delhi by Friday evening,” Singh said.The latest development comes amid continuing difficulties faced by Pakistani Sikh pilgrims following the closure of the Attari-Wagah land border.Singh said India had issued 92 visas to Sikh devotees seeking to visit Sri Hemkund Sahib, but the pilgrims had been forced to take a costly alternative air route by Pakistan government.They had spent nearly Pak Rs 2 crore on making all the arrangements and were now highly disappointed, praying to Waheguru at the airport, said the Jatha leader.He said they had appealed to the Pakistan government to grant special permission for the pilgrims to cross into India through the Attari-Wagah land route, arguing that this would save them from missing the pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib.“We are sitting at the airport, waiting for the Pakistan government to resolve the issue and allow us to proceed to India via the land route,” he added further.

The alleged irregularities first came to light after a preliminary inquiry report was submitted by the sports department to the State government in August.

This is to tighten security ahead of the Brics Summit, allowing only scheduled flights and specific exemptions for government and emergency operations.

Bangladesh has decided not to take up India’s invitation to attend the Brics Summit this weekend as the current chair of the regional grouping Bimstec, reflecting the current downturn in relations between New Delhi and Dhaka

India’s per capita CO2 emissions have been among the lowest among most Brics countries, data from the Brics Joint Statistical Publication 2026 showed

China harvested 660.2 million tonnes of cereals in 2025, more than double India’s 324.8 million tonnes, the publication showed.