India news: SRFTI students violently attacked in Kolkata

Students at Kolkata's Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute say they were attacked with knives after confronting an outside group over a meeting they allege was affiliated with the RSS. DW has more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India follows a "zero tolerance" policy against terrorism, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 2016 strikes against targets in Pakistan.

Speaking on his "Mann Ki Baat" radio program, Modi linked the 2016 strikes, carried out after an attack that killed 19 Indian soldiers, with the 2019 Balakot airstrikes and 2025's Operation Sindoor, saying India had repeatedly sent the same message to Pakistan over the past decade.

Meanwhile, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh separately said India was prepared to carry out any strike against terrorism if any neighboring country continued what he described as a "state policy of terrorism," the Hindustan Times reported.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as the two countries attempt to rebuild frayed ties. Jaishankar referred to the meeting as a "productive discussion" as New Delhi and Ottawa "prepare to take the relationship to a higher level."

At least 56 people died due to heavy rain and storms in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the past three days, authorities said on Sunday. More than 1,000 houses were damaged, while several people were also left injured, authorities said.

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli announced on Saturday that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last for India. The 37-year-old said he was motivated to "leave everything out there" and help India win the tournament.

At least 19 people have died in the northeastern state of Nagaland after allegedly consuming suspected spurious liquor, prompting a police probe and crackdown on illegal alcohol, local media reports said on Sunday.

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, posted on X on Sunday that CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka has been detained by the police in the northeastern state of Assam while on a visit to the state.

Large student protests erupted overnight on Saturday at Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara, after claims circulated on social media that a female student had allegedly been raped and subsequently died by suicide, according to reports. Police said a report has been registered based on a students' statement, while investigators are examining the allegation and CCTV footage.

India's Election Commission (ECI) on Saturday said all decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the nationwide exercise, were approved unanimously, amid reports of differences within the poll panel, media reports said.

The opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet in New Delhi on September 30 to discuss concerns over the Election Commission of India (ECI) and its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and a coordinated joint response, the Times of India newspaper reported on Saturday.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday moved a resolution in the legislative assembly seeking the immediate restoration of full statehood to the region leading to chaos in the assembly, media reports said.