India-Pakistan relations: Ceasefire between India and Pakistan expected to hold; officials estimate that this will hold for the next few months before winter sets in

India-China relations: China appears to have built at least 10 new airbases along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh

Drug bust: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nearly 3000 kg heroin worth Rs 15,000 crore from two containers at the Adani Mundra port in Gujarat

Climate change: Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report

National Education Policy: Sudden implementation of NEP in Karnataka leaves colleges struggling; Admissions have begun under the NEP in Karnataka in universities and colleges, but experts have pointed out loopholes in the policy that could become exponential issues in the future