Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Know puja date, city-wise visarjan timings and significance

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 is almost here. Ahead of the big day for millions, check the date, tithi, puja muhurat, visarjan, and significance of the festival.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Is it on September 13 or September 14? Know correct date

The popular festival marks the birth of Lord Ganesha and is observed on the Chaturthi Tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada as per the Hindu calendar.
BRICS Summit 2026: What went wrong at Modi-Xi Jinping meeting? Chinese President skips gala dinner

Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped PM Modi’s gala dinner at Bharat Mandapam on Saturday after attending summit and bilateral talks. Sources say he returned to hotel to rest. Putin attended. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince also absent.
Uninvited woman enters Kamala Harris’ Malibu property prompting sheriff response: reports

Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies responded to former Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Malibu Friday night after a woman showed up uninvited twice, according to multiple outlets. After the woman was dropped off by an Uber, she attempted to contact security at the $8 million home and was told she needed to leave, according to the California Post. But the unidentified woman came back again, prompting Harris’ security to call the authorities after 10 p.m. SUSPECT ARRESTED AT KIM KARDASHIAN’S MANSION AFTER STOLEN VEHICLE, BREAK-IN REPORTED IN HIDDEN HILLS The woman was not arrested, FOX 11 reported. President Donald Trump ended Harris’ Secret Service detail a year ago after former President Joe Biden had extended a year beyond the traditional six months for former vice presidents. 3 SECRET SERVICE OFFICIALS UNDER INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOR POTENTIAL MISCONDUCT Lt. Jason Duron, a watch commander at the Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff’s station, told the Los Angeles Times: “We are stepping up patrols of the property to be safe. Eduardo Negrón, a Harris spokesman, told The Times: “Last night, security personnel stopped an individual who illegally entered Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman [Doug] Emhoff’s property before the individual reached the home. They are grateful to the security and law enforcement personnel who responded swiftly.” Negrón said neither Harris nor former second gentleman Emhoff were home at the time. The couple bought the ritzy property last January. The former vice president is a native of the Golden State, and she served as District Attorney of San Francisco, Attorney General of California and as a senator representing the state before she joined Biden’s presidential ticket. Fox News Digital has reached out to the sheriff’s department and reps for Harris for comment. A man who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer in 2022 was later sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Dem handlers lash out when cameraman confronts their boss about debate: ‘No pictures’

Campaign personnel for Amy Acton, Ohio’s former health director and Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, got into a confrontation with a Republican political activist wielding a camera last Saturday at one of Acton’s campaign events in Harrison, Ohio. When the cameraman approached Acton, asking her why she continued to decline invitations to debate her Republican challenger, Vivek Ramaswamy, her staff quickly rushed in to block him off from Acton. The video, which shows Acton walking away from the interviewer, adds to criticisms from Ramaswamy’s camp that she hasn’t given a good answer for why she isn’t willing to do a debate as both candidates enter the homestretch of their campaigns. RAMASWAMY PUMPS $25M OF OWN CASH INTO OHIO GOVERNOR BID, SMASHES FUNDRAISING RECORDS WITH $50 MILLION HAUL “Dr. Amy Acton, why do you refuse to debate your opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy?” the interviewer asked. “No photos, no videos,” the staff repeated. “I said — no pictures, no interviews.” At one point in the confrontation, Acton’s staff seemed to have bumped into the cameraman, jolting his camera out of frame and prompting him to ask them to be “careful.” Acton did not respond to the questions. Earlier this month, after Ramaswamy accepted a debate invitation from CNN, Acton’s campaign told local media she would not accept. “Dr. Acton’s focus is on talking with Ohioans, not platforming a scam artist who spreads baseless lies about her and her family, uses AI to falsely paint her as someone with a substance abuse problem, and shames Dr. Acton for being sexually abused as a child while Vivek stands with predators and abusers,” a campaign spokesperson said in a Sept. 2 statement. ARMED MAN ACCUSED OF LUNGING AT OHIO DEM CANDIDATE AVOIDS FELONIES AS PROSECUTOR REVEALS KEY EVIDENCE TOP ELECTION SCHEMES ROILING KEY MIDTERM RACES AS BOTH PARTIES ACCUSE RIVALS OF TRICKERY The response refers to a series of Republican attacks: her role in Ohio’s COVID response, a verbal domestic dispute in 2019 that she had while intoxicated, and AI-generated campaign ads that replaced her car’s license plate with a “drunk mom” tag. It also nods to Ramaswamy’s quiet posture toward releasing the Epstein files at the outset of his gubernatorial campaign. In his response, Ramaswamy ignored Acton’s needling. He seized on her decision, calling into question her qualifications to lead the state as its top executive while, at the same time, refusing to press her case on a debate stage. “It’s too bad for Ohio voters that Acton won’t take voter questions, won’t debate, quit after failing as Ohio’s health director, and has some serious issues now surfaced in multiple police reports,” Ramaswamy said in a post to social media. FOX NEWS POLL: ECONOMIC ANXIETY AND CANDIDATE CONCERNS DEFINE OHIO SENATE RACE Acton’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital about her interaction with the interviewer last Saturday. Having cleared the Ohio Democratic primary, Acton will face off against Ramaswamy in the state’s general election on Nov. 3.
Blue state governor’s pardon of convicted felon torpedos a major Supreme Court immigration fight

The Supreme Court will no longer hear an oral argument for a case centered on bond rights for noncitizens detained for lengthy periods, ruling the case moot after New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned a lawfully present Dominican citizen, who pleaded guilty to second-degree assault. Hochul pardoned Keisy Guerrero Mariano, who is identified in court documents as “Keisy GM,” in late August, effectively killing the Trump administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court arguing that noncitizens, including those with green card status, do not have a legal right to a bond hearing for a prolonged detention if they have committed crimes that are grounds for mandatory deportation. Hochul, who is staunchly opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown, issued the pardon for Mariano just as the brief was due. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT COMPARES TRUMP MIGRANT DETENTION POLICY TO JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT Solicitor General John Sauer agreed Friday that Genalo v. Black is now moot, but said the Trump administration will seek an “alternative vehicle” to challenge the Second Circuit’s 2024 ruling that prolonged immigration detention can trigger a constitutional right to a bond hearing. Sauer said the administration intends to find another case through which the Supreme Court can resolve the issue during its 2026-27 term. The lawsuit centered on the challenges of plaintiffs Carol Williams Black, a Jamaican national with lawful standing, and Mariano — both convicted criminals detained by ICE. APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM HOLDING MIGRANTS WITHOUT BOND FOR OVER 90 DAYS Mariano was first arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in 2020 over a 2015 second-degree assault conviction for which he served time, making him eligible for deportation. He spent nearly two years in ICE detention, but was released in 2022 due to a nationwide injunction that required the release of detainees because of COVID-19 health risks. Prior to his release, Judge John P. Cronan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Mariano’s habeas corpus request in November 2021. But in May 2024, the Second Circuit overruled Cronan’s decision, ruling that the government must grant noncitizens a bond hearing once detention becomes “unreasonably long.” Failure to do so, the court ruled, would violate the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case June 15; however, the high court ruled Black’s case moot because he had left the United States and filed a court declaration that he would not be returning to the country. Black was convicted in New York in 2000 of sexually abusing a minor under the age of 11. DHS BLASTS MINNESOTA BOARD FOR UNANIMOUSLY PARDONING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CONVICTED OF 3 ASSAULTS Hochul’s decision to issue a pardon to Mariano has garnered fierce criticism from legal experts. “Pretty wild to fully pardon an aggravated felon to (1) stop the felon from getting deported and (2) stop the Supreme Court from ruling on an issue. (Especially as this litigation has been going on for years),” Eric Wessan, Iowa’s solicitor general, posted on X. He praised Sauer’s decision to fight back on the Second Circuit’s ruling. “I wonder how many non-American felons Governors like Hochul will choose to fully pardon and free to avoid them facing consequences for their actions,” Wessan added. Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul’s office for comment.
ChatGPT used to make fake PMO documents? Crime Branch reveals new details in Rohan Parekh case

The Crime Branch told the Esplanade Court that Rohan Parekh allegedly used ChatGPT to create fake PMO-related documents and an identity card to improve his image before his family and in society.
BRICS Summit 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Delhi after 7 years; Talks with PM Modi in focus

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Delhi for the summit. This marks his first visit to India since 2019, and it is being closely watched as India and China aim to enhance their recent efforts to stabilise bilateral ties.
BRICS declaration condemns Pahalgam terror attack, backs India’s UNSC aspirations

The declaration, adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, said China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, reiterated their support for the aspirations of Brazil and India to play a greater role in the United Nations, including its Security Council.
BRICS 2026 declaration expresses concern over West Asia tensions, calls for dialogue

The declaration expressed deep concern over continued escalation of tensions in West Asia and called for exercising maximum restraint, as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation.