1 person was killed and 16 others were injured after a speeding Audi hit pedestrians in Jaipur late Friday night. The crash took place near Kharabas Circle in the Journalist Colony area. Police said the car first hit a divider and then rammed into roadside vendors. Several stalls were destroyed. Many people ran in panic. The injured were taken to Sawai Man Singh Hospital and other hospitals. Police suspect drunk driving. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa said one person was detained. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma ordered proper treatment for victims. (PC: X)

MBBS students at Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College in Jammu and Kashmir are facing sudden uncertainty after the college lost recognition. Barely three months into their course, around 50 students were told the college would close. The National Medical Commission withdrew permission, citing deficiencies. Students say the move followed political protests over the admission of Muslim students. Outside the campus, BJP and right-wing groups celebrated the closure. Inside, students said politics destroyed their future. “We studied medicine, not religion,” a student said. BJP leader Sunil Sharma called the decision “historic.” The college, inaugurated by Narendra Modi in 2016, now stands shut.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar surprised Jemimah Rodrigues with a bat-shaped guitar in Mumbai. He then joined her for a duet, keeping a promise made during India’s Women’s World Cup campaign. Jemimah was delighted as she opened the custom-made gift. The two sat together and sang “Yeh Dosti,” a famous song from Sholay. Jemimah later shared the moment online and wrote, “Sunil sir kept his promise.” The meeting happened just before the start of the Women’s Premier League. (PC: Jemimah Rodrigues/Instagram)

US President Donald Trump has once again said he stopped the recent conflict between India and Pakistan and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. He claimed he “settled eight wars,” including the India-Pakistan clash, and saved millions of lives. Trump said jets were already in the air when he intervened, and even Pakistan’s leader publicly thanked him. India has repeatedly denied any US mediation in the ceasefire, saying the truce was reached directly between New Delhi and Islamabad. Trump made the remarks during a White House event, tying his peace claims to his broader foreign policy record and Nobel ambitions. (PC: Bloomberg)

Dense fog returned to many parts of north India on Saturday after unusual rain lowered temperatures. Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan saw poor visibility during early morning and late night hours. Roads and trains moved slowly. Cold winds kept the chill strong even during the day. Fog also spread to Delhi-NCR and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Flights at Delhi and Hindon airports were delayed due to low visibility. Passengers were asked to check flight updates. In contrast, south India may see rain, especially in coastal Tamil Nadu, while other areas stay mostly cloudy.

While being interviewed by London journalist Ross Kempsell, Vikram Doraiswami, Indian High Commissioner to the UK has reaffirmed that New Delhi will work with any government chosen by British voters, even as he champions the India‑UK Free Trade Agreement as a “transformative anchor” for both economies. “We will work with whomever governs the UK,” he said in his interview, stressing that India expects whoever leads Britain to remain a friend of India. Doraiswami projected that economists foresee around £5 billion extra annual growth for each country from the FTA, driven by genuine demand for high‑quality UK goods and services and India’s roughly 7% growth and expanding middle class. He highlighted India as the world’s largest whisky market, consuming about 3 billion bottles a year, but only 300 million are Scotch, underlining substantial upside for premium UK exports. Doraiswami argued the FTA will future‑proof Britain’s access to India’s scale while providing India with stable capital and technology partnerships, calling it a genuinely transformative moment in bilateral relations.

Bangladesh Cricket Board finance committee chairman M Nazmul Islam sparked controversy by calling former captain Tamim Iqbal "an Indian agent" on Facebook after Tamim advised against emotional decision-making regarding T20 World Cup participation in India. Current and former players, including Taskin Ahmed, Mominul Haque, and Taijul Islam, condemned the remark. The Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) expressed shock, calling it "utterly condemnable" and insulting to the cricketing community. CWAB submitted a protest letter demanding a public apology and accountability. The controversy erupted after Bangladesh requested the ICC to move T20 World Cup matches out of India following BCCI's instruction to KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman without explanation. (PC: NDTV)

  During a recent interview taken by London journalist Ross Kempsell, Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami casts the India–UK FTA as a job engine rather than mere diplomatic symbolism. He underscores that Indian firms have become the UK’s second‑largest investors, reviving brands such as Norton Motorcycles and sustaining high‑quality manufacturing alongside tech workforces that is 20,000 strong. Doraiswami links this investment surge to “productively deploying” young people into future‑facing sectors to counter youth disengagement. Cooperation priorities include technology partnerships, reciprocal access to government procurement, SME matchmaking through business chambers, and deeper university links via UK campuses opening in India. He also spotlights huge Indian audiences for Premier League football and classic British television as untapped cultural and sports collaboration opportunities to drive shared economic and cultural growth.   

India rejected US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claim that the India-US trade deal stalled because PM Modi refused to directly call President Trump. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the characterization "not accurate," stating India and the US have held multiple negotiation rounds since February 2025, coming close to a deal several times. Jaiswal emphasized India remains committed to a mutually beneficial agreement and noted Modi and Trump spoke eight times by phone in 2025. Lutnick had claimed Modi's refusal to personally engage Trump became the stumbling block, contrasting it with UK PM Keir Starmer's approach. Trump raised tariffs on Indian imports to 50% in August, including penalties for Russian oil purchases.

Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, criticized US tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases as inconsistent and selective. During a recent interview with Guido Fawkes, he argued that if punitive duties applied uniformly to all Russian material buyers, India might accept the logic. However, European states supporting Ukraine continue purchasing Russian energy and have increased fertilizer imports, while the US buys Russian nuclear fuel. India questions why it alone faces penalties when others maintain similar or deeper economic ties with Russia. Doraiswami charged that tariffs are being used selectively and politically, undermining trust in the rules-based economic order that free-trade partners claim to uphold, exposing double standards in Western policy enforcement. (PC: NBC News & YouTube)