Morning digest: IIT Bombay faculty member booked for caste abuse, suicide abetment; Greenland, Denmark say Trump deal won’t compromise sovereignty, and more

IIT Bombay faculty member booked for caste abuse, suicide abetmentThe Mumbai Police on Saturday (September 19, 2026) booked IIT Bombay faculty member Suryanarayan Dulla, alleging caste abuse and abetment to suicide, a day after a 22-year-old student was found dead in his hostel room.Greenland, Denmark say Trump deal won’t compromise sovereigntyDenmark and Greenland on Saturday ‌(September 19, 2026) said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty, after U.S. President ​Donald Trump said the deal would give Washington “permanent control” over the Arctic island’s security, leaving ⁠its precise scope unclear.Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with ballistic missileSaudi Arabia on Saturday (September 19, 2026) confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war.‘Major problems’ at Riyadh airport, with flights cancelled, delayed: Flightradar24Aircraft-tracking website FlightRadar24 reported major issues at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital on Saturday (September 19, 2026), including cancellations and delays, after residents saw smoke and flames near the airport.‘System’ run by Modi prefers andhbhakts over students who ask questions, says Rahul GandhiThe “system” running the country does not want students as they raise questions, but wants only andhbhakts (blind followers), Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said in an address to students on Saturday (September 19, 2026). The Congress refers to staunch BJP followers as andhbhakts.BJP trying to intimidate marginalised groups by coercive tactics, alleges AkhileshThe Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday (September 19, 2026) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the government both at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh, of threatening marginalised groups through force and coercive tactics. The remarks came a day after a vehicle of the party’s MP Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad was allegedly damaged in a stone-pelting incident during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in a village in Sant Kabir Nagar district.Bihar CM donates one month’s salary to flood victimsMore National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders in Bihar came forward to help the flood-affected people by giving their monthly salaries to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. A day after BJP national president Nitin Nabin donated three months’ salary (₹6.35 lakh), Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday (September 19, 2026) donated one month’s salary to flood victims.After Sagar tragedy, Madhya Pradesh Police uncover hooch racket with Delhi linkAfter at least 20 people died earlier this month in a hooch tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, the police have uncovered a Statewide counterfeit liquor manufacturing cartel with links to Delhi, officials told The Hindu on Saturday (September 19, 2026).Shamli Police book six over alleged ‘misleading’ social media posts on Ayush Malik High Court proceedingsShamli Police have registered an FIR for making “statements conducing to public mischief” against six persons who in their social media posts had claimed that the Allahabad High Court had rebuked Shamli Police during proceedings concerning Ayush Malik, who was recently at the center of a religious conversion case and was set at liberty by the High Court.Chess Olympiad: Arjun finds form as India beats Spain; Savitha stars for womenIndia’s open and women’s teams scored identical 3-1 victories in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad at Samarkand on Saturday (September 19, 2026). The men didn’t take long to dismiss Spain's challenge, but the women had to wait a bit before overcoming Mongolia.Arsenal thrashed by Brighton, sorry Spurs lose againArsenal’s perfect start to their Premier League title defence came off the rails in a 3-0 trouncing by Brighton on Saturday (September 20, 2026), while Tottenham remain winless after a 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa.