Exploding cars, imploding Coalition, trains getting fuller, calls for longer sentencing for the mushroom lady, and boys behaving badly - it's all in today's print newspapers, and more. Stories by Anthony Dowsley and Laura Placella, Dean Ritchie, Paul Garvey, Matthew Cranston and Noah Yim, Anthony Segaert and Matt O'Sullivan, and Michael Read.

Journalists covering actor Vijay’s debut rally in Trichy on September 13 found themselves at the centre of chaos, as some supporters heckled a senior reporter during live coverage while others struggled without basic facilities like water, shade, restrooms or press enclosures. The lack of arrangements on the organisers’ part and crowd mismanagement left several members of the media fainting or in distress.

Sindhu Hariharan, bureau chief at The Hindu Business Line, has announced the launch of a new podcast, Digital Play Books.

The Supreme Court refused to freeze the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 but stayed contentious clauses, including the five-year practice rule and collectors’ unilateral powers. SC ruled political parties aren’t “workplaces” under POSH, leaving members outside its ambit, while TOI flagged women’s lack of remedies. GM Vaishali defended her Women’s Grand Swiss title, qualifying for Candidates alongside Humpy and Deshmukh. A viral Gemini AI saree trend unnerved a user when the AI reproduced her real-life mole. Koimoi’s Shailesh More wrote that Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra grossed Rs 252.1 crore worldwide, overtaking Manjummel Boys as Mollywood’s second-highest grosser.

September 15 is observed as Engineers’ Day, celebrating the minds that build bridges, design machines, and solve problems that power modern life. Engineering isn’t only equations and blueprints; it is also curiosity, observation and storytelling. For some, the move from designing systems to telling stories has felt natural.

India remains one of the most dangerous and restrictive environments for journalists in the Commonwealth, according to a joint study by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, the Commonwealth Journalists Association, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.

Our rapidly heating climate is in the picture this morning with most of the papers warning of 'catastrophe' and a 'grim future' and even 'apocalyptic' conditions looming, in the next 50 years as we wait for the govenrment's new emissions targets. Plus the passing of a Bishop and AFL Origin is on its way - it's all in the news this morning.

India TV, a leading Hindi news broadcaster, announced on Friday that its official YouTube channel was hacked by unidentified entities “suspected to be of Russian origin”.

PM Modi accused Congress of shielding “infiltrators” and vowed a mission to thwart demographic change in Assam, reported Rahul Karmakar for The Hindu and Utpal Parashar for HT. Ashok Kumar for India Today said infiltration now demands national focus. SC pendency hit 88,417 despite extra summer benches, with fresh filings outpacing disposals. India’s 7-wicket Asia Cup win over Pakistan, while Hindol Basu reported Indian women boxers bagged four medals in Liverpool. Semiconductors and AI infra will dominate India’s $1B deep tech fund. Aamir Khan slammed “corporate booking” as ego-driven and “pointless.”

Politics and sport - they're both on the front pages this morning, with the PM being 'evicted' and 'marched out of Marrickville', the Coalition diving in the polls and an MP saying the state Liberal leader has her 'full support'. Healthscope under threat of a break-up, and Crows ladies score.

Inside India’s multilingual newsrooms, Hindi continues to lead the conversation.

A parliamentary panel has flagged the spread of fake news as a “serious threat” to public order and democratic processes, urging stronger legal and institutional measures to counter misinformation.

Nepal’s interim government talks stalled again as Gen Z protest leaders remained divided, President Paudel urged peace, and violence eased in Kathmandu, wrote Yubaraj Ghimire. Indians bore the brunt too, with TOI reporting pilgrims attacked near Kathmandu. Aiswarya Raj and Dheeraj Mishra exposed how Ramdev aide Balkrishna’s firms cornered the George Everest Estate tender, raising collusion concerns. FC Goa could face Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr at Fatorda, making ACL2 a must-watch. Eight Indian AI firms may soon get government incentives under the IndiaAI Mission. THR India spotlighted Tamil rap’s mainstream surge, blending local identity with global hip-hop.

The very first Influencing Live was a stand-out event, attracting more than 150 attendees, including journalists, editors, radio and TV producers, publishers, entrepreneurs and plus public relations professionals.

NDTV Profit unveiled its new positioning, ‘For Your Profit’, at the NDTV GST Conclave on September 9.