Rajnath Singh warns of white-collar terrorism and lone-wolf attacks at Defence Conclave
White-collar terrorism and lone-wolf attacks are rising threats, Rajnath Singh said at a Delhi defence conclave, and warned Pakistan of a stronger response.
Asian Games 2026 review: Mandaviya tells federations India needs ’10 more Mirabai Chanus’
Asian Games 2026 review: after India finished fourth with 85 medals, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked federations to build a pipeline of…
57th GST Council reforms: CBIC chief explains end of GST arrests and faster refunds in Hyderabad
57th GST Council reforms explained: CBIC chief Vivek Chaturvedi told Hyderabad traders about ending GST arrest powers, a higher prosecution limit and…
24 Speed Post reaches Ahmedabad: next-day document delivery to Mumbai or a full refund
24 Speed Post document service starts at Ahmedabad GPO, promising next-day delivery to Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane with a full refund…
Indian Maritime University convocation: 1,993 graduate in Chennai, including 1,605 seafarers
Indian Maritime University held its 11th convocation in Chennai on 15 October, awarding degrees to 1,993 students including 1,605 seafarers and 4…
Chennai Port marks 145th Port Day after record 57.90 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26
Chennai Port Authority marked its 145th Port Day, with chairperson Sachin S Kurve citing record cargo of 57.90 million tonnes and 1.9…
Sikkim Ayurveda institute: CM Tamang lays stone for 50-acre wellness centre at Lungchok
Sikkim Ayurveda push: CM Prem Singh Tamang lays the foundation stone of a 50-acre Holistic Institute of Ayurveda and Wellness Centre at…
Combined Task Force 154: Indian Navy ends its first CMF command in Bahrain after 7,800 training hours
Combined Task Force 154: the Indian Navy handed over command in Manama on 14 October after an eight-month tenure with 7,800+ training…
Greater Than Us: Rajnath Singh launches IIT Kanpur’s $1 billion campaign with Rs 4,155 crore committed
Greater Than Us, IIT Kanpur's US$1 billion fundraising campaign, was launched by Rajnath Singh in New Delhi with Rs 4,155 crore already…
Inherited cancer risk found in nearly 30% of tested patients at Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, New Chandigarh
Inherited cancer risk: Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, New Chandigarh, found mutations in nearly 30% of 912 tested patients, mostly breast and ovarian…
World Standards Day 2026: BIS launches Silver Refinery Scheme to hallmark silver bars and coins
World Standards Day 2026: Pralhad Joshi launches the BIS Silver Refinery Scheme for silver bars and coins, with three purity grades and…
Asian Para Games 2026: SAI Gandhinagar sends off para powerlifters Jhandu Kumar, Seema Rani and team
Asian Para Games 2026: SAI Gandhinagar gives four Indian para powerlifters, including CWG bronze medallist Jhandu Kumar, a send-off before Aichi-Nagoya.
India Brunei trade talks: third Joint Trade Committee targets farm exports, pharma and energy
India Brunei trade: the third Joint Trade Committee reviewed market access, farm and animal product exports, and named pharma, healthcare and energy…
Bhilai Steel Plant replaces 129-tonne converter hood at SMS-3 without an overhead crane
Bhilai Steel Plant has replaced the 129-tonne, 52.5-metre hood of Converter-1's gas cooling system at SMS-3 for the first time, without an…
INS Samarthak to be commissioned at Karwar on 16 October as Navy’s first multi-purpose vessel
INS Samarthak, the first of four L&T-built multi-purpose vessels, will be commissioned at Naval Base Karwar on 16 October. Roles, crest and…
India Czech defence cooperation to expand as Rajnath Singh meets Czech deputy PM Karel Havlicek
India Czech defence cooperation: Rajnath Singh and Czech First Deputy PM Karel Havlicek agree to grow joint ventures under the Joint Defence…
Bloomberg New Economy Forum: PM Modi pitches ‘Power to Empower’ at the forum’s first India edition
Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 in New Delhi: PM Modi sets out 'Power to Empower', cites 250 million out of poverty and…
Indian Oil boxing deal: Rs 40 crore over two years for talent, coaching and sports science
Indian Oil boxing push: NSDF, SAI and IOC sign an MoU for Rs 40 crore over two years on talent scouting, coaching…
ESTIC 2026: DRDO to lead semiconductor and next-gen chips session at Bharat Mandapam
ESTIC 2026 runs 27-29 October at Bharat Mandapam. DRDO will lead a session on semiconductors and next-gen chips with Micron India, Bharat…
Himalayan ecosystem is a national responsibility, says Jitendra Singh at Srinagar mountain summit
Himalayan ecosystem: Jitendra Singh says every citizen has a stake, cites glacier monitoring and 50 weather radars at the mountain summit in…
66th NDC course meets President Murmu: decision making cannot be outsourced to AI, she says
66th NDC course at Rashtrapati Bhavan: President Murmu says security now spans cyber and space, and that decisions cannot be outsourced to…
INS Mangrol commissioned: Navy gets third indigenous anti-submarine shallow water craft
INS Mangrol, the Navy's third Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft, built by Cochin Shipyard with over 80% local content, is commissioned in…
Services athletes Asian Games haul: Rajnath Singh honours record 27-medal tally
Services athletes won a record 27 Asian Games 2026 medals (6 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze), a third of India's tally. Rajnath…
Bharat Rice launched for Army troops as FCI pact strengthens military supply chain
Bharat Rice for the armed forces: quality rice goes straight to Army depots in Ladakh and the North East, and an MoU…
IBSAMAR IX 2026: INS Tarkash joins Brazil and South Africa navies for drills
IBSAMAR IX 2026: INS Tarkash joins the India-Brazil-South Africa naval exercise off South Africa, with warships, a submarine and helicopters in the…
National SARAS Mela 2026 opens in Vijayawada with 1,500+ rural women entrepreneurs
National SARAS Mela 2026 runs 13-31 October at Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada, with 1,500+ self-help group women. President Murmu opens it on 15…
Mount Mukut expedition: Coast Guard team scales 7,045-metre peak ahead of Everest bid
Mount Mukut expedition: a 17-member Coast Guard team scaled the 7,045-metre peak on 7 October and was flagged in by CM Dhami…
Tarang Shakti 2026: IAF chief calls for integrated air power at CAPSS seminar
Tarang Shakti 2026: at a CAPSS-IAF seminar, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh calls for integrated manned and unmanned operations and resilient supply…
INDIA bloc Supreme Court march goes ahead after CJI declines to meet opposition leaders
INDIA bloc Supreme Court march: Rahul Gandhi and Kharge lead 'March for Democracy' on Monday after CJI Surya Kant declined a meeting…
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I: Abhishek’s 69 and Arshdeep’s 3 wickets give India 2-1 lead
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I: India post 223 in Indore, Abhishek Sharma hits 69 off 30 and Arshdeep takes 3 for…
Exercise INDRA 2026: INS Sahyadri reaches Vladivostok for India-Russia naval drills
Exercise INDRA 2026: Indian Navy frigate INS Sahyadri arrives at Vladivostok for the India-Russia bilateral naval exercise scheduled from 13 to 18…
Exercise KONKAN 2026: INS Trishul joins Royal Navy drills off Plymouth
Exercise KONKAN 2026: stealth frigate INS Trishul is at Plymouth for the India-UK naval exercise from 8 to 15 October, with harbour…
Poppy straw seizure: CBN recovers over 4.2 tonnes in two raids near Rajasthan-MP border
Poppy straw seizure: the Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 4,209.80 kg in two operations on the Udaipur-Chittorgarh highway and in Mandsaur; three…
DRI gold seizure: 5.8 kg of smuggled gold found in secret car cavity near Visakhapatnam
DRI gold seizure: officers found 5,832.90 grams of foreign-origin gold worth about Rs 8.98 crore in a hidden cavity of a Kolkata-Hyderabad…
Fit India Sundays on Cycle: Mandaviya leads 5.5-km ride in Varanasi with anti-drug pledge
Fit India Sundays on Cycle: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led over 500 cyclists on a 5.5-km ride in Varanasi as participants took…
Supreme Court special hearing on Sunday to examine Delhi protest detentions
Supreme Court special hearing: Justices Bagchi and Mohana sit on Sunday to hear Menaka Guruswamy's habeas plea against detentions and transit curbs…
India UN human rights office row: New Delhi rejects concern over detentions
India UN human rights office row: India's Geneva mission calls OHCHR's concern over Delhi protest detentions misplaced and unwarranted interference.
Manipur violence: nine killed, 14 houses torched across hill districts
Manipur violence: at least nine killed and about 14 houses set ablaze in 24 hours in Kamjong and Kangpokpi as CM Khemchand…
Chennai Metro Phase 2: PM Modi opens Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch, launches Rs 13,000 crore projects
Chennai Metro Phase 2: PM Modi opens the 15-km Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch, built for about Rs 4,900 crore, and launches projects worth over…
NTA reforms: Parliamentary panel seeks CBT for NEET-UG and isolated paper setters
NTA reforms: the Mukul Wasnik-led parliamentary panel's 382nd report seeks a large question bank, CBT for NEET-UG and isolated paper setters to…
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I: series level 1-1 ahead of Indore clash
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I: with the series level at 1-1 after a 501-run match in Ranchi, the teams meet at…
Sensex Nifty weekly gain ends eight-week losing streak
Sensex Nifty weekly: Sensex rose 0.78% to 72,472.33 and Nifty 0.44% to 22,520.45, ending an eight-week losing streak led by IT, FMCG…
Delhi security lockdown seals central city ahead of CEC protest
A Delhi security lockdown sealed the centre of the capital on Saturday. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had called a protest at…
Supreme Court metro order bars total shutdown of Delhi transport
In a Supreme Court metro order on Friday, the court barred a complete halt of Delhi Metro and train services. A bench…
CEC row: INDIA bloc petitions President, government rejects claims
The CEC row reached Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. An INDIA bloc delegation gave President Droupadi Murmu a memorandum, The Hindu reported. It…
Bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon; AINRC holds Puducherry seat
The bypoll results announced on Friday favoured the ruling NDA. The Indian Express reported that polls were held for five Assembly seats…
RBI CRR rule tightened: daily minimum raised to 99 per cent
The RBI CRR rule has been tightened. Banks must now maintain at least 99% of the required cash reserve ratio every day,…
Rupee exchange rate closes at 96.73 per dollar after RBI intervention
The rupee exchange rate closed at 96.73 per US dollar on Friday, Reuters and CNBC-TV18 reported. That was barely changed from Thursday's…
India vs West Indies T20: Shai Hope century powers record chase in Ranchi
West Indies won the second India vs West Indies T20 in Ranchi by six wickets on Friday. India made 249/5. The Hindu…
US green card freeze hits eight firms as Indian IT shares rebound
Editor's note: This is a fresh development in a story covered earlier. The US green card freeze now covers eight companies, including…
Air India Riyadh flights suspended until 10 October after airport attacks
Editor's note: This is a fresh development in a story covered earlier. Air India Riyadh flights are suspended until 10 October. Air…
Monsoon withdrawal extends to Maharashtra, Telangana and Odisha, says IMD
The monsoon withdrawal has extended further south and east, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Its 8 October press release said the…
Top 2% scientists list 2026: IISc leads with 139 Indian researchers
The top 2% scientists list for 2026 includes 3,898 researchers affiliated with Indian institutions on its career-long list. The Indian Express reported…
UPI MDR rollout from 15 October may be pushed to January 2027
The government may delay the UPI MDR, a 0.4% merchant fee on Unified Payments Interface payments above ₹2,000 that was due to…
TCS Q2 results: profit rises 15% to ₹13,884 crore, AI revenue crosses $3 billion
In its TCS Q2 results announced on Thursday, 8 October 2026, Tata Consultancy Services reported a 15% year-on-year rise in consolidated net…
Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest in Goa; PM Modi, Akshay Kumar lead tributes
Veteran actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday morning, 8 October 2026, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Dona Paula,…
CEC protest Day 3: INDIA bloc sits at Raj Ghat as 42 ex-judges back Election Commission
The opposition’s CEC protest entered its third day on Thursday, 8 October 2026, with Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and…
Cancer drugs price cut: Centre caps trade margins at 30% of MRP for 110 medicines
The cancer drugs price burden on patients could ease sharply after the Centre decided on Thursday, 8 October 2026, to cap trade…
Sensex crash: index sinks 1,045 points to 32-month low, investors lose ₹10 lakh crore
A Sensex crash on Thursday, 8 October 2026, wiped about ₹10 lakh crore off investor wealth as the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,045.46…
GST Council meeting scraps arrest powers, raises prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore
The 57th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday, 8 October 2026,…