September 17 is observed as Hyderabad Liberation Day. It marks the historical date associated with the integration of the former princely state of Hyderabad into the Indian Union in 1948, following the military operation known as Operation Polo (also referred to as Police Action). After India’s independence on 15 August 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad,
September 17 marks World Patient Safety Day 2026. This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen the theme “Safe care for noncommunicable diseases” under the slogan “Safe care for life! Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) — including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases — account for about three in four (74%) of all deaths
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India’s campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, officially got underway on September 17, 2026, two days before the opening ceremony. The first Indian athletes in action are the men’s doubles teqball pair of Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg. Teqball, a relatively new sport that combines elements of freestyle football
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The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been reconstituted by the Government of India with a fresh 18-member panel that includes several prominent film industry personalities. Actors Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi and Suniel Shetty, along with acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan, are among those named to the new board. Other notable members include Grammy-winning musician Ricky
A 20-year-old BTech student from Andhra Pradesh has won the India National Winner title at the prestigious James Dyson Award 2026 for inventing a voice-enabled Braille printing system called RUDHRA. Himaja Lingampalli, a student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Sri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, developed the device after visiting a school for visually
The Delhi High Court on September 16, 2026, asked the Central government whether it is contemplating a policy to address social-media design features that are alleged to encourage prolonged and compulsive use. A division bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Amit Sharma was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by law professor Dr.
The much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) opened for subscription on September 17, 2026. The issue is structured entirely as an Offer for Sale (OFS), meaning existing shareholders are selling their shares and the exchange itself will not receive any fresh capital. Key Issue Details Issue size: Up
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India on September 16, 2026, summoned Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires at the High Commission in New Delhi and lodged a strong formal protest over a collision between Pakistani naval units and an Indian Navy vessel in the North Arabian Sea. According to official sources, the incident occurred on the evening of September 15 when a Pakistani
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken a firm stance on environmental compensation in Bhopal. The Central Zone Bench directed the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department’s social forestry wing to plant 7,000 trees by September 30, 2026, as compensation for more than 700 trees felled during construction work linked to a cricket stadium and associated road
Hombale Films’ Kantara (also referred to as Kantara: Chapter 1 or Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1) emerged as one of the biggest winners at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2026, taking home a total of nine awards. The film, produced by Hombale Films, swept major categories in the Kannada section at the
