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…
Bhajanlal Sharma meets PM Modi in Delhi, then takes water and power projects to Patil and Joshi
Bhajanlal Sharma met PM Modi in New Delhi on 15 October, then discussed Yamuna water, Kishau, Ram Jal Setu and renewable power…
Jaswant Pashu Mela opens in Bharatpur: 107th edition of the 1920 fair already earns over Rs 1.17 crore
Jaswant Pashu Mela, Bharatpur's 107th exhibition and cattle fair, opens with a flag hoisting. Income has crossed Rs 1.17 crore against Rs…
Rajasthan Police starts ‘Positive Behaviour in Policing’ training to change how stations treat people
Rajasthan Police starts a three-day 'Positive Behaviour in Policing' course at IIHMR University, Jaipur, where DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma urged empathy.
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha gets Rs 1.06 crore under vehicle surveillance system at three gates
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Speaker Vasudev Devnani opens an under vehicle surveillance system costing Rs 1.06 crore at gates 6, 7 and 8…
Afghanistan hunger hits record: 15.9 million face acute food insecurity, 19.2 million by winter
Afghanistan hunger has hit record levels, with 15.9 million people in acute food insecurity, the IPC says. WFP and FAO warn 19.2…
WHO Ukraine warehouses hit four times since July, destroying $1.5 million of medicines
WHO Ukraine warehouses were hit in four strikes since July, destroying over $1.5 million of medicines, as attacks on health care top…
Kenya Ebola: second case confirmed in relative of first patient, WHO says no community spread
Kenya Ebola update: a 39-year-old relative of the first patient tests positive for Bundibugyo virus in quarantine. WHO says there is no…
WHO: lead poisoning causes over 3.5 million deaths a year, yet half of countries lack paint limits
Lead poisoning is linked to over 3.5 million deaths a year, WHO says, and fewer than half of countries have binding limits…
COP17 biodiversity report: fewer than half of national nature targets on track, Guterres warns
COP17 biodiversity report: fewer than half of national nature targets are on track, and only 26% of land would be protected by…
World Social Report 2026: UN warns AI and green energy shifts could leave millions behind
World Social Report 2026 from UN DESA warns that AI, digital and green energy shifts could deepen inequality, and urges reskilling and…
UN report on neurotechnology warns brain data from gadgets could be used against people in court
Neurotechnology is outpacing human rights laws, a UN report warns, as brain data from gaming or wellness headsets could end up as…
Artemis II heat shield: NASA finds just 9 char-loss spots against 103 on Artemis I
Artemis II heat shield worked as expected, NASA's analysis finds, with only nine spots of char loss compared with 103 on Artemis…
El Nino 2026: NASA satellites track what may be the strongest El Nino since 1950
El Nino 2026 could be the strongest since 1950, with NOAA giving an 83% chance. NASA satellites show a hotter, higher and…
Hurricane Isaias: NASA night images show lights going out across Florida Panhandle, then returning
Hurricane Isaias knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle, NASA night-light images show. Lights faded in Pensacola and Destin and recovered by…
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…
Rajasthan cabinet passes resolution hailing PM Modi’s 25 years as head of government
Rajasthan cabinet passes a resolution on PM Modi's 25 years as head of government; CM Bhajanlal Sharma lists expressways, solar power, jobs…
Amrita Haat Jaipur: Diya Kumari tours 170-stall women’s fair, pushes SHGs to sell online
Amrita Haat Jaipur: Deputy CM Diya Kumari visits the 170-stall SHG fair at Jawahar Kala Kendra and orders digital marketing training for…
Chambal Gharial Sanctuary: Rajasthan orders check posts, GPS curbs to stop illegal gravel mining
Chambal Gharial Sanctuary: ACS Anand Kumar orders patrols, mobile check posts, CCTV and GPS on heavy vehicles in Kota and Bundi to…
Rajasthan DGP orders body cameras at checkpoints and Zero FIR in cyber crime cases
Rajasthan DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma orders body cameras at checkpoints, Zero FIRs in cyber crime cases and security plans for panchayat polls…
Haiti sanctions renewed for a year as UN Security Council targets the flow of guns to gangs
Haiti sanctions renewed for one year: the UN Security Council keeps its arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze as gang violence…
DR Congo cholera cases top 125,000 as the country also battles an Ebola outbreak, WHO warns
DR Congo cholera: WHO reports more than 125,000 suspected cases and 3,644 deaths since January 2025, as an Ebola outbreak strains the…
Yemen fighting cuts off food aid to 800,000 people as WFP warns of catastrophe in Taiz
Yemen fighting has cut off WFP aid to about 800,000 people, with 600,000 in Taiz out of reach, as the agency warns…
WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting: Tedros says 117 million people in the region need aid
WHO Eastern Mediterranean committee in Cairo: Tedros says 117 million people need aid and noncommunicable diseases cause two-thirds of deaths in the…
Gaza winter: UN steps up preparations as attacks continue and aid stays restricted
Gaza winter is close: OCHA says fuel, tarpaulins and winter clothing are not enough as strikes go on and access stays restricted…
Anil Menon spacewalk: NASA to preview the last two ISS solar array installs on 20 October
Anil Menon spacewalk: NASA will brief on US spacewalks 100 and 101 on 20 October, when Menon and Joshua Kutryk fit the…
Artemis III update: NASA to brief on its Moon timeline and next year’s test flight on 23 October
Artemis III update: NASA will brief on 23 October on its plan to fly four astronauts in low Earth orbit next year…
NASA Moon battery: solid-state SPEARS cells built to survive the lunar South Pole cold
NASA Moon battery: SPEARS solid-state cells worked down to minus 80 C in tests and survived 100 C to minus 170 C,…
Treble Clef in space: NASA’s Chandra finds a black hole outburst and cluster crash behind the shape
Treble Clef radio shape explained: NASA's Chandra and eROSITA show a black hole outburst and a galaxy cluster collision created the musical-looking…
Hurricane Simon weakens to 75 mph off Mexico as Baja California Sur told to stay alert
Hurricane Simon weakens to 75 mph off Mexico's Pacific coast; NHC says Baja California Sur should monitor it, days after it passed…
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…
Rajasthan police action: SHO suspended, six on APO as CM Bhajanlal Sharma orders zero tolerance
Rajasthan police action after CM Bhajanlal Sharma's review: Weir SHO suspended, six officers on APO and two ASPs removed. The CM orders…
Flipkart Minutes Jaipur dark store found dirty in Diwali food safety raid; ghee, ketchup sampled
Flipkart Minutes Jaipur dark store in Sanganer found with a dirty chiller room and damaged packs in a Diwali food safety raid.…
Adi Bazaar Jaipur opens at KK Square Mall: TRIFED tribal crafts fair runs till 20 October
Adi Bazaar Jaipur by TRIFED runs 13-20 October at KK Square Mall, C-Scheme, with tribal crafts, handloom and Van Dhan products. Dates,…
V Srinivas IIAS role takes Rajasthan Chief Secretary to Athens for global governance conference
V Srinivas IIAS president and Rajasthan Chief Secretary meets India's envoy in Athens during the IASIA 2026 conference and previews a governance…
UN budget 2027: Guterres proposes slimmer $3.3 billion plan, says need for UN ‘never greater’
UN budget 2027: Guterres proposes $3.3 billion, $40.8 million less than 2026, with UN80 job moves to Nairobi and a call on…
Kharkiv attack kills four, injures 41 as Russian missiles also hit Kyiv, UN says
Kharkiv attack: a Russian strike destroys a residential building, killing four and injuring 41, while Kyiv is hit by ballistic missiles, the…
800 million young people face a future without jobs, UNDP warns as it launches two new initiatives
800 million young people in developing countries may find no jobs in 15 years, UNDP chief Alexander De Croo warns, launching two…
Disaster housing losses hit $228 billion a year, UN says on Disaster Risk Reduction Day
Disaster housing losses reach $228 billion a year, the UN says on Disaster Risk Reduction Day. Homes make up 43% of direct…
CRS-35 launch: SpaceX Dragon carries final ISS solar arrays and 6,300 pounds of cargo
CRS-35 launched on 13 October with 6,300 pounds of cargo and the final ISS roll-out solar arrays. Dragon docks on 15 October.…
Christina Koch named NASA acting deputy chief engineer, ends her spaceflight career
Christina Koch becomes NASA's acting deputy chief engineer from 1 November and will no longer fly. The Artemis II astronaut and ISS…
Griffin-1 Moon lander clears shake, roar and vacuum tests at NASA JPL ahead of launch
Griffin-1, Voyager Technologies' Moon lander, passed vibration, 153-decibel acoustic and thermal vacuum tests at NASA JPL ahead of a Falcon Heavy launch.
Sentinel-3C sends first images of Italy and Greenland two weeks after launch
Sentinel-3C, the new Copernicus satellite, sends its first images of Italy, the Arctic and the Caribbean plus Greenland ice height data two…
West African migrants reaching Europe fall 59%, but routes are deadlier, IOM says
West African migrants reaching Europe by sea fell 59% in the first half of 2026, IOM says, but deaths barely dropped as…
Farthest fast radio burst traced to a tiny dwarf galaxy by Webb, hinting at a magnetar origin
Farthest fast radio burst, FRB 20240304B, traced by NASA's Webb to a small star-forming dwarf galaxy 3 billion years after the big…
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…
Rajasthan women constables: 828 recruits pass out at Kishangarh and Silora parades
Rajasthan women constables: 828 recruits finish nine months of training at RPTC Kishangarh and PTS Silora, with DG Malini Agarwal as parade…
Nagaur Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana award: Rajasthan district ranks second in India
Nagaur Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana win: the Rajasthan district ranks second in India under the PM's farm scheme, after Gaya. Shivraj Chouhan honoured…
Rajasthan DAP urea stock enough for rabi, says Kirodi Lal Meena; 14 rakes on way
Rajasthan DAP urea stock: Kirodi Lal Meena says the state holds 1.05 lakh t of DAP and 3.64 lakh t of urea,…
Sahi Khan-Paan Swasth Rajasthan drive: 13 notices, 12 samples in Jaipur checks
Sahi Khan-Paan Swasth Rajasthan drive: Jaipur food safety team checks schools, hostels and eateries, issues 13 notices and shuts a suspended outlet.
UN pandemic declaration adopted 153-3 as US, Israel, Argentina vote against
UN pandemic declaration adopted 153-3 after consensus failed, with the US, Israel and Argentina voting no. WHO urges a deal on the…
Multidimensional Poverty Index 2026: poor rise to 1.2 billion, first increase since 2010
Multidimensional Poverty Index 2026: 1.2 billion people are poor, 51.5 million more than last year and the first rise since 2010. Half…
UNHCR funding cuts: Barham Salih warns refugee protection is buckling
UNHCR funding cuts: Barham Salih says the agency has $3bn of the $8.5bn it needs as 117 million are displaced, and 8,000…
Sudan famine risk grows in Darfur and Kordofan as drought deepens war crisis
Sudan famine risk is rising in Darfur and Kordofan, the IPC warns, with child malnutrition at 38% in two Jebel Marra camps…
Colombia peace deal under strain as armed groups nearly double, UN tells Security Council
Colombia peace deal: UN envoy Miroslav Jenca tells the Security Council armed groups grew from 15,000 to 28,000 and 501 ex-combatants were…
Syria Security Council briefing: UN and Damascus discuss elections, OPCW progress
Syria Security Council briefing: UN and Damascus discuss elections, the OPCW verifies 42 chemical bombs destroyed, and 5.5 million remain displaced.
Perseverance driving record: NASA rover beats Opportunity with 28.10 miles on Mars
Perseverance driving record: NASA's Mars rover hit 28.10 miles on 11 October, beating Opportunity's 28.06 miles in 5.5 years instead of almost…
Sophie Adenot back in Europe after record 237-day ISS mission
Sophie Adenot is back in Europe after 237 days on the ISS, a European record for the longest single spaceflight. She landed…
Ukraine energy ceasefire: Zelensky says Russia hit six energy sites after Trump’s truce
Ukraine energy ceasefire latest: Zelensky says Russia hit six energy sites, injuring 33, hours after Trump's truce. The EU says Russia has…
NGC 1275 black hole flared in X-rays, then fired radio jets about 300 days later
NGC 1275 black hole: NASA Swift data show the Perseus Cluster giant flared in X-rays, then fired radio jets about 300 days…
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…
Jaipur Metro Phase 1C: tunnel boring machine ‘Pratap’ starts digging at Galta Gate
Jaipur Metro Phase 1C: Chief Secretary V Srinivas starts TBM 'Pratap' at Galta Gate for the Rs 1,511 crore, 3.80-km line from…
Rajasthan National Lok Adalat settles over 67 lakh cases, awards worth Rs 2,576 crore
Rajasthan National Lok Adalat: 67,20,971 cases disposed on 10 October, including 8,60,986 pending court cases, with awards worth about Rs 2,576.92 crore.
Kota Dussehra Mela 2026: 133rd national fair opens with flag hoisting and fireworks
Kota Dussehra Mela 2026: Education Minister Madan Dilawar opened the 133rd National Dussehra Mela at Shri Ram Rangmanch; the fair runs till…
Rajasthan panchayat election manifesto: BJP promises Rs 5 crore works per gram panchayat
Rajasthan panchayat election manifesto: CM Bhajanlal Sharma released BJP's Gram Vikas Sankalp Patra promising Rs 5 crore works per panchayat and Rs…
Riyadh airport attack: toll rises to 13 as new projectile hits Terminal 4
Riyadh airport attack: toll from Saturday's Houthi strike rises to 13 after an Indian national died; a new projectile hit Terminal 4…
Djibouti shipwreck: death toll rises to 139 with 84 still missing, says IOM
Djibouti shipwreck: IOM says at least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 305 people capsized near Guehere; 84…
Ethiopia Tigray fighting: Guterres ‘gravely concerned’ as reports of Eritrean troops grow
Ethiopia Tigray fighting: UN chief Guterres urges an immediate end to renewed clashes in Tigray, Afar and Amhara and voices concern over…
Sudan Blue Nile drone strike kills at least 40, mostly women and girls
Sudan Blue Nile drone strike: the UN says at least 40 people, mostly women and girls, were killed near the Ethiopian border;…
Global trade record: world trade hits $35 trillion in 2025, says UNCTAD
Global trade record: UNCTAD says world trade reached $35 trillion in 2025, but export controls and investment screening are shutting developing countries…
Taiwan Eswatini agreement: Lai and King Mswati III witness legal assistance pact
Taiwan Eswatini agreement: President Lai Ching-te and King Mswati III witness signing of a mutual legal assistance pact in criminal matters, Taiwan's…
Livestream execution plan would breach torture ban, UN rights office warns US
Livestream execution: the UN human rights office says broadcasting the planned firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would be a…
Mekong Delta saltwater farming: Vietnam’s rice bowl learns to live with the sea
Mekong Delta saltwater farming: UN University researchers study how Vietnamese farmers adapt to sea-level rise, dams and El Niño that threaten rice…
Cote d’Ivoire dam eases herder-farmer clashes in Torla village
Cote d'Ivoire dam: a rehabilitated agropastoral dam in Torla, backed by IOM and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, is reducing dry-season clashes between…
Gaza women entrepreneurs keep small businesses alive amid war damage, UNDP says
Gaza women entrepreneurs: UNDP profiles women in Khan Younis and elsewhere running poultry, cheese and other small businesses despite destroyed homes and…
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…
Rajasthan Sampark Helpline 181: CM Bhajanlal Sharma takes complaints in person
Rajasthan Sampark Helpline 181: CM Bhajanlal Sharma inspects the call centre, speaks to complainants and reviews the AI-based Sampark GPT tool.
Shakti Suraksha Abhiyan: Rajasthan Police plan decoy teams at Navratri garba venues
Shakti Suraksha Abhiyan: Rajasthan Police will deploy plain-clothes Kalika teams, decoy operations and women's help desks at Navratri garba and dandiya events.
Rajasthan panchayat election schedule revised; first three phases advanced
Rajasthan panchayat election: the SEC advances the first three phases around Dhanteras; Zila Parishad voting now on 22 Oct, 28 Oct and…
Rajasthan Diwali cleanliness drive: Chief Secretary orders geo-tagged proof of work
Rajasthan Diwali cleanliness drive: Chief Secretary V Srinivas tells JDA and urban bodies to upload geo-tagged before-and-after photos under the 100-day plan.
Riyadh airport attack kills 12 and injures over 300, Saudi authorities say
Riyadh airport attack: Saudi civil aviation authorities say 12 people were killed and 309 injured at King Khalid International Airport; flights were…
Trump Houthi strikes decision: US may join Saudi campaign, says President
Trump Houthi strikes: after the Riyadh airport attack, Donald Trump says the US may join Saudi strikes on Yemen's Houthis and will…
Putin Trump call: Kremlin says Ukraine talks unlikely to resume soon
Putin Trump call: Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says drone attacks on Moscow during elections make immediate trilateral talks unlikely; Russia to supply…
Zaporizhzhia attack kills 20 a day after US eases Russian diesel sanctions
Zaporizhzhia attack: Russian glide bombs hit homes, killing 20 including three children; Zelenskyy calls it Moscow's 'thanks' for the diesel deal.
Hurricane Isaias weakens over Alabama but flash flood risk persists
Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, hit Florida as a Category 2 and is now post-tropical, with up…
Panama earthquake of magnitude 7.7 rocks country, USGS says
Panama earthquake: USGS says a magnitude 7.7 quake struck 12 km west-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba at a depth of 12.6 km, followed…
Ebola outbreak in DRC spreads as Kenya confirms imported case
Ebola outbreak in DRC: WHO reports 8,728 confirmed Bundibugyo cases and 4,205 deaths in 64 health zones; Kenya confirms its first imported…
Gaza ceasefire anniversary: a year on, key promises remain unmet
Gaza ceasefire anniversary: a year after the 2025 truce, over 1,400 Palestinians have been killed, rebuilding has not begun and Hamas has…
Taiwan National Day speech: Lai says defence spending aims to deter war
Taiwan National Day speech: President Lai Ching-te says Taiwan will uphold peace but not surrender freedom; China condemns the address as separatist.
UAE tanker fire rescue: 22 crew saved as Iran claims Hormuz mine strike
UAE tanker fire rescue: the UAE National Guard saved 22 Asian crew from a burning tanker; separately Iran's IRGC claims a supertanker…
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…
Rajasthan river pollution: Supreme Court orders removal of illegal factories
The Supreme Court has ordered action on Rajasthan river pollution. It directed the state to act against industrial units polluting the Bandi,…
Chambal illegal mining: Rajasthan orders weapons and vehicles for forest staff
Rajasthan is arming forest staff against Chambal illegal mining. Chief secretary V Srinivas ordered weapons and vehicles for staff in the National…
Jaipur World Heritage status: High Court opens suo motu PIL on Walled City
The Rajasthan High Court has opened a suo motu PIL to protect Jaipur World Heritage status. A division bench voiced concern at…
JDA demolition drive on New Sanganer Road likely deferred until Diwali
The JDA demolition drive on Jaipur's New Sanganer Road has paused. The Jaipur Development Authority will seek more time from the High…
Rajasthan civic poll probe: DGP orders vigilance inquiry into Congress complaint
A Rajasthan civic poll probe has been ordered. The DGP referred a Congress complaint to the ADG Vigilance, Dainik Bhaskar reported. Congress…
US sanctions on ICC target the court itself; ICC calls it assault on rule of law
Sweeping US sanctions on ICC operations were announced by the Trump administration on Friday. The BBC reported that the measures target the…
Nobel Peace Prize 2026 awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay
The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 has been awarded to Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her efforts to promote peace…
Donetsk counteroffensive: Ukraine says it has retaken up to 176 sq km near Lyman
Ukraine's Donetsk counteroffensive has pushed Russian forces back around Lyman, Al Jazeera reported. Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps commander Andrii Biletskyi said 'Operation…
Trump Iran pledge: no US attack before 3 November midterm elections
In a Trump Iran pledge on Thursday, the US president said Washington will not attack Iran before the midterm elections. Reuters reported…
Gulf tanker attacks spread beyond Hormuz as supertanker is hit off UAE
Gulf tanker attacks are spreading beyond the Strait of Hormuz. A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile off the UAE on…
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,…
US suspends TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL from PERM green card programme
The United States on Thursday, 8 October 2026, suspended Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Cognizant and Capgemini, along with Microsoft and…
France school protests: PM Lecornu vows action plan as 375 schools shut
France school protests resumed on 8 October with 375 schools fully or partly shut. PM Sebastien Lecornu has ordered ministers to draw…
Maduro torture charges: US accuses Venezuela’s ex-leader and wife of torturing detainees, including Americans
Maduro torture charges: US prosecutors accuse Venezuela's ex-president and wife Cilia Flores of conspiring to torture detainees, including US citizens.
Anne Carson Nobel Prize: Canadian poet wins the 2026 literature award
Anne Carson Nobel Prize: the Swedish Academy named the 76-year-old Canadian poet and classicist the 2026 literature laureate for her bold, inventive…
Kramatorsk bus attack: Russian glide bomb kills at least 30, Zelensky vows response
Kramatorsk bus attack: a Russian glide bomb hit two buses in eastern Ukraine on 8 October, killing at least 30. Zelensky said…
Saudi airport attacks: India tells nationals to stay indoors as Riyadh flights are cancelled
Saudi airport attacks by Houthis killed 3, injured 36. India condemns it, tells nationals to stay indoors; Air India and IndiGo cancel…
IND vs WI 2nd T20I: India eye 2-0 lead in Ranchi after Shreyas Iyer’s maiden hundred
IND vs WI 2nd T20I preview: India meet West Indies in Ranchi on 9 October at 7 pm IST, 1-0 up after…
Starlink India licence row: Musk asks if Ambani is the ‘real boss’, Centre denies bias
Starlink India licence row: Elon Musk asked if Mukesh Ambani is India's 'real boss' as the Centre called his bias claim baseless.…
India peace plan: Kremlin thanks New Delhi as Kyiv calls 3-part truce proposal the broadest
India peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war seeks an energy and Black Sea truce. Kremlin thanked Delhi; Kyiv called it the broadest…
Sariska tiger strays into Thanagazi town, Alwar-Jaipur road closed
A tiger from the Sariska Tiger Reserve wandered into Thanagazi town in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Tuesday night, 6 October 2026, prompting…
Nandigram bypoll turnout crosses 80% as Humayun Kabir is arrested in Rejinagar
Voters in West Bengal's Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats turned out in large numbers on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. The Nandigram bypoll…
Rahul Gandhi detained after 8-hour standoff during INDIA bloc march against CEC
An INDIA bloc march towards the Election Commission's headquarters, Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, ended with Leader…
Defence ministry signs ₹661.5 crore BrahMos contract for Navy launchers
The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, signed a ₹661.50 crore BrahMos contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) in…
Supreme Court shuts 23-year-old legislative privilege case in under half an hour
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, disposed…
Delhi doubles ASHA workers incentive to ₹6,000, widens free newborn screening
The Delhi government on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, doubled the monthly ASHA workers incentive from ₹3,000 to ₹6,000 and launched a set…
Meta, Walmart and Stripe back Personal Agent Protocol to bring order to AI agents
Meta and enterprise AI start-up Sierra on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, announced the Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard that sets out…
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro launched in India; Oppo Find X10 Pro Max to debut it
Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek launched the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro and the Dimensity 9600M, its new flagship smartphone processors, at its Tech Day…
Cabinet approves ITLA to draft a National Transport Master Plan
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, approved the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), a new apex body that will…
Paramount Warner Bros merger closes, creating $110 billion Hollywood giant Skydance
Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, closing the Paramount Warner Bros merger…
Tu Hai Meri Kiran trailer out: Sonakshi and Zaheer turn one-sided love into a thriller
The makers of Tu Hai Meri Kiran released the film's trailer on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, presenting Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal…
Salman Khan Kala Hiran case: Delhi HC seeks actor’s reply on producer’s plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, issued notice to actor Salman Khan in the Salman Khan Kala Hiran dispute,…
Titan Q2 update: consumer businesses grow 25%, jewellery up 21%
Tata group's Titan Company said on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, that its consumer businesses grew 25% year-on-year in the July–September quarter of…
IceCube pioneer Francis Halzen wins the 2026 physics Nobel Prize
Belgian-born physicist Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won the 2026 physics Nobel Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences…
Messi farewell match: Argentina beat Benin 3-0 as Messi scores in his last game
The Messi farewell match ended the way Argentina fans had hoped. Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and set up both…
Himachal kabaddi players to get Rs 1 crore each for Asian Games gold
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday, 5 October 2026, announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore each for…
India vs Uruguay: Blue Tigers face Forlan’s side in Kolkata tonight
India take on two-time world champions Uruguay in a FIFA international friendly at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday, 6 October 2026,…