Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Evening Guide Covers Nepal Flood, Markets, Politics, Sports and Culture
This evening news roundup covers many different events in India and abroad.
A sudden flood in Nepal damaged homes, roads, bridges and hydropower projects, and people died or went missing.
A new Yash movie called Toxic was expected to have a very strong first day in cinemas.
A BJP leader in Mumbai argued with New York’s mayor about a planned RSS event.
The Indian government plans to sell cheaper onions in Delhi because prices have gone up.
Indian oil companies are buying less Russian oil and looking for supplies from other regions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to speak with young people about sports and India’s Olympic goals.
Other stories featured a visit to Nalanda University, Bill Gates’s warning about AI, tennis player Aryna Sabalenka’s jewellery and celebrity tributes to Dolly Parton.
A flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district killed at least eight people, with reports saying 105 Indians were missing after the Bhote Koshi River surged near the Tibet border.
The film Toxic, starring Yash, was projected to collect ₹110–120 crore across India on its opening day despite largely negative reviews.
The BJP’s Ameet Satam criticised New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his opposition to a planned RSS event, while Mamdani questioned whether the city could cancel a private gathering.
The Centre will sell onions at ₹35 per kilogram in Delhi and may expand the programme to the NCR and other cities as prices rise; Indian refiners are also seeking alternatives to Russian crude.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Khelo India Dialogue, while updates also covered Nalanda University, Bill Gates’s AI concerns, Aryna Sabalenka’s jewellery and tributes to Dolly Parton.
- Who
- People and institutions mentioned include Nepalese rescue teams, Indian officials and refiners, Yash, Ameet Satam, Zohran Mamdani, Narendra Modi, Sudha Murty, Bill Gates, Aryna Sabalenka and celebrities mourning Dolly Parton.
- What
- The roundup reports a deadly Nepal flash flood, a major film opening forecast, a dispute over an RSS event, onion and crude-oil market responses, a national sports dialogue and several cultural and technology developments.
- When
- The flood occurred on Wednesday, August 26, 2026; Narendra Modi’s Khelo India Dialogue is scheduled for August 27, 2026. Other developments were reported in the same evening guide.
- Where
- The events span Nepal’s Rasuwa district, Delhi and the wider Indian market, New York City, Nalanda University in Bihar, and international film, sports, technology and entertainment settings.
- Why
- The developments were included to explain major evening news, including disaster response, rising onion prices, disrupted Russian oil supplies, sports planning, AI risks and notable cultural events.
Critics and Restrictions
Defenders and Private Events
Planned RSS event in New York
Critics and Restrictions
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he did not support the planned RSS event featuring Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden and questioned the event’s implications.
Defenders and Private Events
Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam defended the RSS and criticised Mamdani, saying he had a distorted understanding of pluralism. Mamdani also said he was unsure whether the city could cancel a private event.
Managing artificial intelligence
Critics and Restrictions
Bill Gates warned that the world is unprepared for AI-driven disruption and proposed measures including new institutions, a tax on AI and robots, and protected human-focused jobs.
Defenders and Private Events
The roundup did not identify a specific opposing policy response, but described Gates’s proposals as recommendations for a global regulatory framework rather than settled policy.
- Nepal flood casualties
- At least eight people were reported dead; the roundup also cited 105 Indians as missing.
- Flood location
- The Bhote Koshi River surged in Rasuwa district near Nepal’s Tibet border, affecting Timure, Syabrubesi and Nuwakot.
- Toxic opening estimate
- The Yash-starrer was expected to collect approximately ₹110–120 crore across languages in India on Day 1.
- Onion intervention
- The Centre will sell onions in Delhi at ₹35 per kilogram using buffer stocks and Kanda Express supplies.
- Oil purchases
- Indian refiners are reducing Russian crude purchases and seeking supplies from West Africa, the Americas and the Persian Gulf.
- Sports programme
- Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Khelo India Dialogue on National Sports Day, with discussion of youth leadership and the 2036 Olympics vision.
- AI warning
- Bill Gates described the AI transition as potentially one of history’s most turbulent periods and called for global regulation.