Overnight papers still led with Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' launch, pricing the first foldable iPhone Duo near Rs 3 lakh and detailing the iPhone 18 Pro line.
By morning attention moved to the Sept 12-13 BRICS summit in Delhi. After hours of suspense over Beijing's silence, China confirmed Xi Jinping would attend, his first India trip in seven years since 2019 and since the 2020 Galwan clash, with a Modi-Xi bilateral expected alongside Putin's visit. Coverage then turned to logistics — fortified hotels, four-layer security, 15,000 personnel — and to sherpa efforts to bridge West Asia differences for a joint statement.
In parallel, Mayawati expelled nephew Akash Anand from the BSP, the NIA chargesheet said the Red Fort bombers first targeted Lal Mandir, and a Delhi court ordered framing of charges against Lalu Yadav's family in the IRCTC case.