The national capital is preparing to roll out a cultural red carpet for the visiting spouses and family members of Brics leaders, with a tight-packed itinerary.

India is chairing the 18th Brics Summit at a time when the international community has been roiled by the economic fallout of the wars in West Asia and Ukraine.

Densely packed multi-storey paying guest accommodations have been built illegally in Noida villages. These structures often lack essential fire safety and emergency exits, posing significant risks. Many buildings violate building codes, with thin columns and narrow lanes hindering access for emergency services. Demand for affordable housing from students and IT professionals drives this rampant, unsafe construction. Tenants prioritize affordability over documented safety measures in their accommodation choices.

Densely packed multi-storey paying guest accommodations have been built illegally in Noida villages. TOITOINOIDA: Across Mamura, Chhalera, Sadarpur and Rasoolpur Nawada villages, multi-storey buildings offering cheap, one-room paying guest (PG) accommodations have come up on land zoned for no more than two floors, rising instead to six, seven and even nine storeys. Those that do have one have either blocked them or built them too narrow to be of use. “The accommodations in villages are for residential purposes. It suits my pocket as there are only girls in the building,” the 22-year-old said.

The CEO spoke about implementation process, and how consumer awareness has led to more effective enforcement over the years.

Mokha residents said Houthi fighters moved into the city after fierce clashes with pro-government forces on Wednesday night, prompting many families to flee their homes. Another man said that Houthi fighters were patrolling the streets of Mokha on Thursday, while government offices and shops were closed. Many displaced families are heading east towards the city of Aden, where Yemen's internationally recognised Presidential Leadership Council and government are based. The Houthis' Supreme Political Council asserted its "right to defend [Yemen's] sovereignty and territorial waters while simultaneously reassuring the international community that navigation in the Red Sea remains safe". The Saudi-led coalition has backed Yemen's government against the Houthis in the country's devastating civil war for more than a decade.

Civic agencies are also beautifying the city and removing stray animals from key areas.

The SSB has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to probe the allegations.The complainants, one from Delhi and two from Lucknow, have submitted complaints to SSB authorities and district police against ASI Vikas Kumar. They alleged he contacted them through social media, promising to boost their followers and make their content go viral.The Delhi woman alleged she travelled to Muzaffarpur with her two-year-old son in Dec 2025 after being invited by Vikas. She claimed she was lodged at a hotel near Station Road, where Vikas’s associate sexually assaulted her and recorded the act. “The woman has been asked to provide evidence regarding her allegations,” he said. Further action will depend on the findings and evidence submitted by the complainants.

We estimate that India may have produced enough military plutonium for 140 to 225 nuclear warheads and might have assembled up to 190. After more than a decade of delays, India’s new 500-MWt Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research near Kalpakkam reached first criticality in April 2026. Fuelled by a stockpile of reactor-grade plutonium separated from India’s first-generation power reactors, the new reactor irradiates a “blanket” of uranium or thorium to produce Plutonium-239 and Uranium-233. If operated at 80% efficiency, the PFBR could hypothetically produce an estimated 140 kg of plutonium-239 per year, sufficient for up to 35 nuclear warheads,” the article said elaborating on India’s nuclear programme.“Several more fast breeder reactors are planned, including two that are in pre-planning stage (FBR-1 and FBR-2) and will be located adjacent to the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam. As compared to India’s estimated 170 nuclear warheads, Pakistan has an estimated stockpile of approximately 170 nuclear warheads, according to a recent SIPRI report.

The enforcement drive comes amid Delhi government's intensified action against illegal and dangerous structures following Satya Niketan incident.

The Long Island father of four was likely in the South Tower of the World Trade Center when it collapsed, the Scauso family was told. "I've spent essentially my entire life knowing my father died, and learning to live with the fact that we never recovered him," said Scauso, who was four when he died. Nearly 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center attacks that day. "There's hope for more families to receive answers, and hopefully we'll be able to test more remains in the future using this technology as well." Since 9/11, Soler's office has sought to identify the remains of the 2,753 victims who died in the World Trade Center.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India Russia economic ties must move “from protocols to production, from trade to industry”.

Under US federal law, it is illegal to give payments that are intended to influence the way a person is voting. However, some experts have said the offer made by Trump in Texas on Wednesday could be seen as a pledge to cut taxes, which is legal. "But on the other hand it would go to everyone, regardless of how they voted so it isn't in that sense a bribe. It's the same kind of campaign pledge as saying 'if my party wins we'll reduce taxes'. Every party does that all the time... and that's obviously perfectly legal."

China’s foreign ministry officially confirmed Xi’s participation in the Brics Summit on Thursday, saying that he will travel to India during September 12-13

Apple announced its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at the “Surprise and shine” event on September 9.