India faces a busy day at the Asian Games on September 28, with Manu Bhaker, Avinash Sable and the men’s cricket team in focus. Bhaker, along with Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat, will compete in the women’s 25m pistol event, with the individual final scheduled for 10:45 AM IST, subject to qualification. Avinash Sable will begin his title defence in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at 4:17 PM. India’s men will face Afghanistan in a cricket quarter-final at 10 AM, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary will also compete in athletics finals. (PC: NDTV)

The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand received the season’s first snowfall on Saturday, bringing colder weather to the Himalayan regions. Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh witnessed snowfall in Kuno Charang and Chitkul, while Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district was covered in snow. Heavy rain in lower areas prompted weather alerts and safety measures. Authorities suspended the Char Dham Yatra until September 27 and closed schools up to Class 12 in five Uttarakhand districts. The weather department forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several areas, while officials urged residents and tourists to avoid unnecessary travel. 

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has deferred its planned three-day nationwide bank strike after late-night talks with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on Sunday. The strike was scheduled to begin on Monday, September 28, and was expected to involve around eight lakh bank employees and officers. The two sides agreed to form a joint committee to examine the demand for a five-day working week and discuss changes to the performance-linked incentive scheme for senior officers. Other pending issues will also be reviewed. The decision is expected to prevent disruptions to banking services across the country. (PC: NDTV)

Blasts were heard inside Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, on Sunday as protests over an alleged rape case and a student’s suicide turned violent. Three police SUVs were set on fire, several police personnel were injured, and parts of campus buildings were reportedly damaged. Police later entered the campus with lathis and tear-gas guns. An FIR was registered into the alleged rape of a student from the university’s G-3 hostel. Police said the student had returned home and her statement had been recorded. Authorities are also investigating the death by suicide of a Telangana student two weeks ago. (PC: HT)

India’s PV Sindhu criticised the badminton schedule at the 2026 Asian Games after playing three matches within 24 hours before losing her women’s singles quarter-final to China’s Chen Yufei. Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-18, 10-21 after returning to the court less than 12 hours after her previous match. She said players needed more time to recover physically. Sindhu also expressed disappointment over the absence of Hawk-Eye review cameras on Court 4, saying some line calls were close. India finished the individual badminton events without a medal for the first time in 12 years. (PC: India Today)

Russia struck the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider, in Kyiv on Sunday, September 27, 2026, the company told local media. No casualties were reported at its office. Russia’s Defence Ministry also said it had hit a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country’s second-largest mobile network operator. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a data centre in Kyiv was struck twice, injuring two children and an adult. The attacks follow strikes on data centres operated by Ukrainian internet providers over the past week. Ukraine’s digital ministry said these attacks disrupted services for around 100,000 households in Kyiv and nearby areas. (PC: Reuters)

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, western England. Police received a report of three suspicious vehicles travelling towards the airbase at 00:45 BST on Sunday. Bomb disposal teams are examining vehicles near Whelford village, where a 400-metre security cordon has been established. Around 85 households have been evacuated, with residents moved to a nearby leisure centre. Counter Terrorism Policing is leading the investigation. The suspects remain in custody, while authorities continue to establish the full nature of the incident. (PC: BBC)

The BJP on Sunday deployed 12 chief ministers to counter Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day before the Congress’s planned nationwide protests demanding his removal. BJP leaders accused Gandhi and the INDIA bloc of questioning the Election Commission’s impartiality and undermining constitutional institutions. The Congress has cited reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections to at least 14 decisions over 10 months. The Election Commission said its final decisions were unanimous. Meanwhile, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal held a virtual meeting with over 1,000 district party presidents ahead of Monday’s protests. (PC: NDTV)

Mumbai Police have denied permission for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 2, founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Sunday. Dipke said the party would launch a nationwide protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti if Kumar did not resign. He criticised the police decision and warned that CJP would launch a “Jail Bharo Andolan” if its right to protest was denied. The party’s demand comes amid controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Election Commission has maintained that decisions on SIR were taken unanimously. (PC: X)

Virat Kohli became the second batter in men’s ODI cricket to score 15,000 runs during India’s first ODI against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Kohli reached the milestone in his 303rd innings, 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved it in 377 innings in 2007. Kohli needed 59 runs to reach the landmark and completed it in just 46 balls. He raised both hands towards Tendulkar in a gesture of respect before acknowledging the crowd’s standing ovation. Tendulkar remains the leading ODI run-scorer with 18,426 runs, while Kohli has added another milestone to his career. (PC: X/BCCI)