A not-so-sweet surprise: How India went from a year of possible sugar glut to shortage & high prices ahead of festivals | Hindustan Times  Hindustan TimesGovt takes its own sweet time: ‘Perfect storm’ of inaction & falling production makes sugar dear  Telegraph IndiaYes, Sugar Is Pricier. No, Ethanol Isn’t The Villain  The Times of IndiaSugar price surge puts Mysuru hotel industry under strain  The HinduSugar price surge: Economist blames delayed action, ethanol diversion for pressure  India Today  Read More

Flight diversions, waterlogging disrupt Delhi-NCR as heavy rain batters north India  The New Indian ExpressHeavy Rain In Delhi For Second Day, Red Alert Issued  NDTVRain lays bare Delhi’s civic gaps, again  Hindustan TimesFlight diversions in Delhi-NCR, traffic jams in Jaipur as north Indian cities reel under heavy rain  The HinduWeather LIVE Updates: Heavy Rain In Delhi, Waterlogging, Traffic Jams In Many Areas  NDTV  Read More

India-China talks: ‘Structural differences have not disappeared,’ says Chinese strategic affairs scholar  The HinduChina’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years  ReutersThe Hindu Morning Digest: August 25, 2026  The HinduIndo-China border talks: Will New Delhi give up two-decade-old stand on all-sector settlement with Beijing?  Deccan HeraldAjit Doval in Beijing: India-China border talks set for August 25; what’s on agenda?  The Times of India  Read More

Putin assures India of fuel, fertilisers amid disruptions over West Asia crisis | India News  Hindustan TimesHope to see PM Modi soon as we planned: Putin tells Jaishankar  The HinduPutin fertiliser, trade boost for India as Moscow pledges to raise supplies further  Telegraph IndiaRussian President Putin says will continue fertiliser supplies to India  The Times of IndiaRussian President Putin assures India of uninterrupted supply of energy, fertilisers amid West Asia crisis  Deccan Herald  Read More

‘Canada Ripping Off US’: Trump Escalates Trade War, Announces Fresh 50% Tariffs On Cars, Steel From 2027  News18US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate  BBCHoney, Makeup, Hockey Sticks: Over 500 Canadian Products Face 50% US Tariff  NDTVCanada will announce retaliatory tariffs against U.S. on August 25, official say  The HinduTrump threatens 50% tariffs on all cars and trucks from Canada amid trade fight  Reuters  Read More

CJP calls for September 5 march from India Gate, accuses Centre of reneging on promises  The HinduCJP Announces Protest March In Delhi On September 5  NDTV’Govt has played delay games’: CJP announces march from India Gate to Delhi Police HQ on Sept 5  The Times of IndiaCockroach Janta Party to march from India Gate to Delhi police HQ; says govt yet to keep word  Telegraph IndiaCJP announces Sept 5 march; Delhi Police says no permission plea received  ThePrint  Read More

How US sanctions on Iran ripple through global markets and consumers  Al JazeeraIran war live: US slaps new sanctions on Iran, warns Tehran trade partners  Al JazeeraIran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions  ReutersTrump tightens Iran squeeze, hurting China and India in the process  The Times of IndiaScott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran  Financial Times  Read More