Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke criticised the Centre after a boys’ PG building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday.   “Will the PM visit DU again and explain how did this happen?” Dipke asked. He said students should not have to “pay the price for failing infrastructure and neglect”.   AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj and the Congress also reacted and called for better safety and faster rescue efforts.   Around 40 to 50 students were feared trapped when the five-storey building collapsed. Several students were rescued and taken to hospital.  

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for talks on ending the Ukraine war. Their visit came a day after they met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.   The White House said the envoys discussed plans for the next steps with Putin. Details of the talks have not been made public.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the envoys and said Ukraine was ready for talks. Russia and Ukraine have also agreed to pause strikes on Moscow and Kyiv for three days as peace efforts continue. (PC: Reuters)  

State Bank of India plans to hire around 12,000 employees in the current financial year, Chairman CS Setty said. The recruitment will include clerical and officer posts. The final number may change based on retirements and the bank’s needs.   SBI also plans to expand its branch network. The bank expects to add around 200 to 250 branches on a net basis during the year.   SBI had over 2.45 lakh employees as of March 2026. It hired more than 25,000 people during the 2025-26 financial year, according to its annual report.  

A PG hostel building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday, killing one person and leaving two others in critical condition. Several people were feared trapped under the debris.   Rescue teams pulled out six people and rushed them to nearby hospitals. The rescue operation is still underway.   Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta expressed concern over the incident. Teams from the DDMA, NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence have been deployed at the site.   Authorities are working to rescue anyone still trapped under the collapsed building.  

US President Donald Trump is reportedly working on a broader strategy for the Middle East after the Iran war ends. The plan is still being developed, according to an Axios report.   The strategy may bring US allies closer together to contain Iran. Washington could also act as a security guarantor in the region.   The plan may include efforts to move forward on Gaza, improve ties between Israel and Syria, and strengthen the Israel-Lebanon agreement.   Another major goal is to expand the Abraham Accords and secure a normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.  

The death toll from flash floods along the China-Nepal border has risen to 43 in Tibet, Chinese state media reported. At least 519 people are still missing.   The disaster was triggered by a glacial collapse and a mountain landslide. A huge surge of water, rocks and debris hit areas downstream, causing widespread damage.   Nepal has also suffered heavy losses. Combined figures from both countries show that nearly 1,400 people have died and more than 5,500 remain missing.   Rescue and recovery teams are continuing their search in difficult Himalayan terrain.  

India’s Madhura Kar won four gold medals at the IPF World Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in South Africa. The 17-year-old competed in the 52kg category and lifted a total of 292.5kg.   She won gold in squat with 107.5kg, bench press with 60kg and deadlift with 125kg. She also won gold for her overall performance.   Madhura is a Class 12 student and has won several national titles. Meanwhile, India’s Keyaa Banerjee won a silver medal in the junior 47kg category after lifting a total of 140kg.  

India has backed a United Nations resolution promoting equal-area world maps. The resolution aims to show the true relative sizes of countries and continents.   However, India said its support does not approve any specific map or depiction of national borders. The Ministry of External Affairs said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh must be shown according to India’s official map.   India warned that any inaccurate or misleading depiction of its territory was unacceptable. The UN resolution is non-binding. It encourages the use of maps that show land areas more accurately but does not ban the widely used Mercator projection.  

A five-storey boys’ PG building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday afternoon, with around 40-50 students feared trapped under the rubble, according to preliminary police information. Rescue teams from the NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, DDMA, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence were deployed at the site. Six to seven students have been rescued and taken to hospitals, while three admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre are in critical condition. Police received a PCR call about the collapse at around 1:34 pm. Locals said construction work was underway in the basement. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the situation was being monitored.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted Opposition leaders with his “dimagi Naxal” remark while addressing students at Shri Ram College of Commerce’s centenary celebrations in Delhi on Saturday. Referring to his recent Red Fort speech, Modi said the phrase acted like a “homeopathic pill” that exposed those promoting what he called the “illness”. His youth-focused address also highlighted crises including the 2013 Kedarnath disaster, the 2008 global financial crisis, COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war and West Asia tensions. Modi urged students to think about India’s future and develop an aspirational vision for a developed nation. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the address as political. (PC: NDTV)