Morning Digest: Indian women’s cricket team refuses Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi; Hormuz talks between Iran and Gulf states postponed, and more

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Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson from Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: AP

The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women’s cricket team on Sunday (September 13, 2026) did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi , the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in Dubai to lift their record-extending eighth Asia Cup title.

A meeting ‌in Oman ​between ⁠Gulf countries and ‌Iran to ‌ discuss ‌possible ⁠agreements ⁠on the Strait of ​Hormuz, ‌which had been scheduled ‌for ​Monday (September 14, 2026), has been postponed. ⁠Omani Foreign ‌Minister Badr Albusaidi, in a post on X , ​ said the meeting had been postponed “in the interests of consensus.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral engagements with leaders from Asia and Africa on the sidelines of the 18 th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sunday (September 13, 2026) emphasised defence and security cooperation, alongside trade, technology and strategic partnerships, as India sought to deepen its engagement with key partners across the Global South.

India on Sunday (September 13, 2026) condemned an attack on a Panama-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Oman that resulted in one Indian seafarer being reported missing. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said 13 other Indian crew members of the vessel, MT El Gaia, were rescued. “Search and rescue operations for the missing Indian national are continuing,” the MEA said in a statement.

Uniform Civil Code will be implemented by 2029 in the 21 States where the BJP and the NDA are in power, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Mumbai on Sunday (September 13, 2026). He said the government was committed to deporting every illegal immigrant from the country.

The Mumbai Police have deployed more than 16,800 police personnel across the city as part of extensive security arrangements for Ganeshotsav 2026, with additional forces and specialised units being positioned at key locations and for idol immersion days.

Soon after a fresh round of talks between the Centre and civil society amalgams in Ladakh, the administration of the Lieutenant Governor, in another major outreach, announced a compensation of ₹15 lakh on Sunday (September 13, 2026) to the next of kin of those killed during the Leh street protests in September last year.

As many parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, are going through an extended summer this September, resulting in searing heat conditions, unscheduled power cuts have returned to the State. The power demand remained steady in the past few months, at 20,500 MW, as against 16,000 MW-17,000 MW during this time last year. Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has had to purchase 2,000 MW to tide over the crisis.

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