India’s Elavenil Valarivan won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle final at the Asian Games on Sunday. The 27-year-old led for most of the final but lost the top spot in the last four shots. Japan’s Taichi Hinata won gold with 253.0 points, setting a new Games record. Elavenil scored 252.4 points, while South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze. The medal was Elavenil’s second of the day after she helped India win team silver. Her individual silver is only the second silver for India in this event since Gagan Narang’s 2010 medal.  

Three people were killed and another critically injured after a speeding BMW crashed on Mumbai’s Coastal Road and fell from a bridge early Sunday morning. The black BMW was travelling from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali when the driver allegedly lost control, hit a boundary wall and plunged into an area where parking work was underway. All four occupants were taken to Nair Hospital, where three were declared dead. The victims included 21-year-old Shanay Gajjal and 17-year-old Dhirya Seth, while the third deceased was a 25-year-old man. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. 

An IIT Bombay faculty member has been booked by Mumbai Police for alleged abetment of suicide and provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act following the death of student Sahil Wakode. Wakode, a second-year student, was found dead in his hostel room on September 19, hours after he was caught using a phone during an examination. His father alleged that Wakode had faced caste-based harassment and mental abuse by faculty. IIT Bombay has denied allegations of caste discrimination and said no disciplinary action was initiated after the examination incident. The investigation has been transferred to the Mumbai Crime Branch. (PC: PTI)

Tata Trusts has challenged the validity of Tata Sons’ September 17 board resolution reappointing N. Chandrasekaran as chairman for another five-year term. The Trusts, which hold about 66% of Tata Sons, said the company’s Articles of Association require affirmative support from a majority of its nominee directors. With two Trust nominees on the board, both would need to support the resolution, but Noel Tata voted against it while Venu Srinivasan supported it. The Trusts also rejected the use of the chairman’s casting vote to overcome this requirement, calling the resolution legally ineffective. The dispute could lead to further legal proceedings. (PC: PTI)

Union Minister S. Jaishankar and his wife, along with former Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi, CBI Director Praveen Sood and other prominent officials, have received notices during Delhi’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Their records were flagged mainly because they could not be linked with the previous 2002 voter rolls or contained discrepancies in names and family details. Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai are also among those receiving notices. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that receiving a notice does not mean voter eligibility has been cancelled or names will automatically be deleted. (PC: India Today)

Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and surrounding areas on September 20, with Russian authorities describing it as the largest such assault on the capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted across Russia since Saturday, including about 450 heading toward Moscow. Two people were killed in the Moscow region, while a facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged. A residential building was also hit, prompting the evacuation of around 400 people. The attack occurred on the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections. Ukraine has not independently confirmed Russia’s reported figures.

Indian fighter Suchika Tariyal secured India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in Mixed Martial Arts by reaching the women’s Traditional MMA 60kg semifinal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on September 20. The 36-year-old defeated Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the quarterfinal. Tariyal maintained her composure under pressure and used a crucial reversal to control her opponent and seal victory. Reaching the semifinals guarantees at least a bronze medal, with the two losing semifinalists receiving bronze. MMA is making its Asian Games debut in 2026. Tariyal will compete in the semifinal on Monday, with a place in the final at stake. (PC: X)

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has condemned recent Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, including an attempted ballistic missile strike on Riyadh and reported attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure in Bisha, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu. Yemen’s Foreign Ministry expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and supported measures taken by Riyadh and the Saudi-led coalition to deter further attacks and protect the kingdom’s security and civilians. The ministry described the strikes as a violation of Saudi sovereignty and a threat to regional stability and international navigation. The Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Yanbu, citing Saudi strikes on Sana’a. (PC: Reuters)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where he is expected to address world leaders. The United States has approved visas for Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a limited Iranian delegation despite ongoing hostilities between Washington and Tehran. The delegation will face strict travel restrictions and a ban on purchasing luxury goods. Pezeshkian’s visit comes as the US-Iran conflict continues alongside diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions. The UN General Assembly’s high-level week is scheduled for September 22–29, 2026. (PC: X)

Three Indian-origin cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude to help break into OpenAI's systems during an authorised bug-bounty test in July, the Wall Street Journal reported. Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan Pedhapati and Rahul Maini of startup Hacktron AI found a flaw in OpenAI's community forum, then used Claude to help build a working exploit. They gained access to employee accounts and a route into a private GitHub environment. The test took under 72 hours and cost less than $3,000 in AI tokens. OpenAI fixed the flaws and paid a $6,500 bounty. The researchers, not Claude, linked the vulnerabilities together. (PC: India Today)