INDIA (National Affairs)
Jaishankar disagrees with CDS: India doesn’t believe in clash of civilisations
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-s-jaishankar-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-7516621/
Collegium recommends transfers of High Court CJs Bindal and Kureshi
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/justice-bindal-justice-akil-kureshi-supreme-court-collegium-n-v-ramana-7516644/
Inadequate supply to Oppn states a ploy to meet vaccination goal: TMC
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/inadequate-supply-to-oppn-states-a-ploy-to-meet-vaccination-goal-tmc-7516805/
Rajasthan Assembly amends marriage registration law, opposition says justifies child weddings
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-amends-marriage-registration-law-opp-says-justifies-child-weddings-7516705/
INDIA (Community Affairs)
Kerala CPM lends weight: Attempt to ‘lure’ college women to extremism
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-cpm-lends-weight-attempt-to-lure-college-women-to-extremism-7516656/
Why isn’t Telangana government celebrating the liberation of Hyderabad?
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/telangana-government-liberation-of-hyderabad-state-partition-7516268/
Now, BJP MLA claims there is ‘land jihad’ in Rajasthan town
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/now-bjp-mla-claims-there-is-land-jihad-in-rajasthan-town-7516698/
FOREIGN
US immigration: Thousands gather under bridge at US-Mexico border in growing crisis
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58593632
France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over submarine deal
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/france-recalls-ambassadors-to-us-australia-over-sub-deal-7516593/
MUSLIM WORLD
Canada election: How are leaders combatting Islamophobia?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/17/canada-election-how-are-leaders-combatting-islamophobia
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s longest-serving president dies
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56269634
EDITORIAL
Act and friction: On appointments to tribunals
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/act-and-friction-the-hindu-editorial-on-appointments-to-tribunals/article36525960.ece
OPED ARTICLES
Break down the glass walls for women in STEM
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/break-down-the-glass-walls-for-women-in-stem-7516238/
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
Govt reluctant to extend GST aid to states beyond June 2022
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/govt-reluctant-to-extend-gst-aid-to-states-beyond-june-2022/2332613/
TWEETS
ANI @ANI
We should not be disheartened. I believe that a time will come when not only Article 370 and Article 35A (will be reinstated) but the Government will be compelled to say that they did wrong and they will ask that what more do we want for J&K: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti in Rajouri
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1438853132574867459
The Cognate @TheCognate_
The Press Club of India Thursday held a seminar to commemorate the 164th death anniversary of Maulvi Mohammad Baqar, the first journalist who was executed by the British following the rebellion of 1857.
https://twitter.com/TheCognate_/status/1438854403201527809