Thursday, 24 September 2026 #1  ·  National / Front Page  ·  Ground report Drought During Monsoon: Kharif Failure Devastates Farmers Across Maharashtra's Marathwada, Ahilyanagar and Vidarbha By Not explicitly named in truncated text — story disqualified under Filter 1 if no byline confirmed   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 26 A sweeping ground report from drought-hit Ahilyanagar and Beed districts documents the human cost of a catastrophic kharif failure, with rainfall deficits of 45-54%, farmers losing 80-90% of cotton and soybean crops, distress cattle sales, early seasonal migration, and water tankers supplying 2.2 lakh people. Named farmers, a labour contractor, agriculture officers and collectors provide on-the-record testimony across multiple villages, painting a granular picture of a crisis unfolding before the monsoon has even officially ended. Rare multi-village field immersio

Journalist Ravi Nair remains in jail after the Gujarat High Court declined to grant him interim relief in his challenge to a non-bailable warrant issued in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Limited. The court has reserved its order for September 30. The case dates to a private complaint Adani Enterprises filed in September 2021 over a series of posts Nair made on X between October 2020 and July 2021, along with articles published on Adani Watch, which the company described as false and defamatory. On February 10, a Gandhinagar magistrate convicted Nair under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to one year in prison and a Rs 5,000 fine. At the time, CPJ's Asia Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder called the conviction a "dangerous precedent for press freedom and free speech in India." A sessions court later suspended Nair's sentence and released him on bail pending his appeal. On September 3, the court held that Nair was avoidin

Albanese warns the postwar world order is failing Anthony Albanese is using a major New York address to argue the rules-based system built after 1945 is “no longer fit for purpose”, urging the US and China not to turn the Indo-Pacific into a superpower contest and pitching Australia as a convening middle power. It’s a significant framing shift with direct implications for defence, tech regulation and Australia’s diplomatic posture as it navigates sharper US-China competition and a more transactional Washington. Covered by: Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, The Age, The West Australian, The Advertiser, The Australian. Victoria’s Big Build royal commission set to dominate the election The first public hearings of Victoria’s construction corruption royal commission are slated to begin just before polling day, ensuring integrity and union influence on worksites becomes a central campaign issue. Former premier Jacinta Allan is expected to

Agartala Press Club (APC) member and veteran photojournalist with Daily Desher Katha, Bikash Kole, died at GB Hospital on Tuesday morning following a fatal fall at his residence. He was 79. Kole had been unwell for the past few months and was undergoing treatment for heart-related health issues. APC vice-president Chitray Roy said Kole had moved to Tripura from Kolkata and joined the Information, Cultural Affairs (ICA) Department as a photojournalist. He later worked in different parts of Tripura before joining Daily Desher Katha as a senior photojournalist. “I had a very close professional relationship with him. We covered many programmes together. He had a great relationship with reporters, and he was a very good photographer,” Roy said. Roy said Kole had recently received treatment at GB Hospital for his heart condition. “Our Press Club president and secretary had submitted a letter to the Chief Minister requesting support for his medical treatment and expenses. Accordin

Rajat Sharma, chairman and editor-in-chief of India TV, has been unanimously re-elected president of the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) for 2026-27. Sharma was re-elected at a meeting of the NBDA Board of Directors in New Delhi on September 22. The board expressed confidence in his continued leadership. NBDA currently has 29 leading news and current affairs broadcasters as members, representing 130 news channels and digital platforms. The association also welcomed Jayant Mammen Mathew, representing MM TV Ltd, to its Board of Directors following the 19th Annual General Meeting. Rachna Burman, director, public policy & content assurance, The Times Group, and Kshipra Jatana, group general counsel, Network18 Media & Investments Ltd, were appointed permanent directors. The other board members include M.V. Shreyams Kumar, Anuradha Prasad Shukla, Kalli Purie Bhandal, Anil Kumar Malhotra, Dhruba Mukherjee, Rahul Kanwal and Mahesh Kumar Rajaraman.    

The International Media Summit-2026, also described as the Global Media Summit-2026, brought together journalists and media professionals from across South Asia in Jamalpur, Munger district of Bihar, to discuss press freedom, media cooperation and challenges facing the journalism fraternity. Organised by the All India Journalists Union (AIJU), India, the summit was held at Siddhi Vinayak Marriage Hall. Rajya Sabha MP Dr Bhim Singh attended as the chief guest, while Munger MLA Pranav Kumar was present as the special guest. AIJU national president Ranjit Samrat chaired the summit. Journalists from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka participated in the event. Among those present were Raju Lama, president of the SAARC Journalists Forum International, and secretary general Abdur Rahman. Representatives of the SAARC Journalists Forum Nepal Chapter and journalists from different countries also attended. Speaking about the summit, Samrat told Influencing India, that the summit

InnovationAus has revived its 'Love Me Tender' column with a renewed focus on technology and innovation, with the masthead's Catherine Arnott calling it the "new home for customer-win stories". “We're going to be covering legitimate commercial wins, new customers, major contracts, technology partnerships, deployments. The emphasis is going to be on who was selected, what problem they're solving and why the deal matters,” she told Influencing.  Arnott said the idea to relaunch the column stemmed from the masthead's "commitment to strengthening our partnerships with comms agencies and how we can work with them and their clients moving forward." She said the column had been "designed specifically to give greater visibility to customer wins, deployments and tech adoption across the Australian market." “We look forward to receiving submissions, and working collaboratively with external agencies and internal comms teams to get some great submissions in and to produce a meaning