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POLITICS3d agoNedumbassery accident: CPI(M) stages protest march to police station over ‘indifference’ in handling of casePolice stopped the march before it reached the station by erecting barricades on the road. Slogan-shouting protesters attempted to breach the barriersThe Hindu
POLITICS3d agoHow many ‘ghuspaithiye’ were detected, deleted, deported after SIR: Congress to Amit ShahCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah three questions on infiltrators, after Shah criticised the Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ protestsThe Hindu
POLITICS3d agoWhy Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas are being investigated for corruption and crimesSeveral members and allies of once-powerful dynasty, including the wife of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, are under arrest.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS3d agoThe Mecca Pact and Pakistan’s Bid to Become IndispensableFor most of its history, Pakistan’s geopolitical value has risen and fallen with other countries’ emergencies. The Mecca Pact may be its most serious attempt yet to break that cycle. On Aug. 31, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey established a secretariat in Saudi Arabia for the Mecca Defence Agreement. The first secretary-general comes from Pakistan for a three-year term. The agreement builds on the Saudi-Pakistani agreement signed in September 2025, locking a decades-old informal security arrangement into a mutual defense pact. Turkey’s inclusion in August 2026 transformed War on the Rocks
POLITICS3d agoKeralam Assembly: Opposition LDF, ruling UDF trade barbs over power situationMoving an adjournment motion, G.R. Anil of CPI alleges the crisis was ‘artificially created’ with the knowledge of UDF government to pave the way for power sector corporates to enter StateThe Hindu
POLITICS3d agoDelhi SIR case: Supreme Court assures to ‘take care of’ EC move to restore deleted voters as fresh votersThe application has asked the court to direct the EC to frame an appropriate mechanism for restoration/inclusion of deleted voters without forcing them to apply as first-time votersThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoTelangana Govt illegally acquiring land for bullet train project without permissions, allege BRS leadersBRS leaders allege that the Telangana government is illegally acquiring land for a bullet train project without proper permissions. This raises concerns about governance and legal processes related to infrastructure development.The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoHC reserves order over IAS Amrapali plea for allocation to Telangana cadreThe High Court has reserved its order regarding an IAS officer's plea for allocation to the Telangana cadre. This is a development in a specific administrative and legal case.The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoWhy CJI Surya Kant said ‘no’ to Rahul Gandhi’s request to meet? | ExplainedThe refusal was anchored in the ethos of maintaining a neutral distance from the political thicket; the CJI’s letter emphasised that the judiciary cannot blur constitutional linesThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoWhy did academics and activists sleep in Telangana schools? | ExplainerBudgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decadeThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoSheikh Hasina’s activities in India ‘principal challenge’ in planning Bangladesh PM’s visit: Humaiyun KobirMr. Kobir, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs, stresses on the importance of ‘strategic autonomy’ for Bangladesh; he says India has to appreciate the ‘challenges of a newly elected government’ in Bangladesh and argues that activities of the exiled leaders of the Awami League will not help IndiaThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoWhy did academics and activists sleep in Telangana schools? | ExplainerBudgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decadeThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoJantar Mantar, the heartland of dissent in Delhi | In picturesFollowing mass agitations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Delhi Police formally de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue on October 12, 2026The Hindu
POLITICS4d ago2 CJP leaders in judicial custody: Dipke slams government, claims it is imposing ‘unofficial emergency’CJP founder accuses PM of crushing dissent with arrests of CJP leaders; says CJP’s intention is the same” as that of INDIA bloc, but it will remain an “independent pressure group; accuses SC of aiding the ECIThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoIndia news: 'Cockroach' leaders sent to judicial custody amid protest crackdownThree of India's Cockroach movement leaders will spend five days in jail over charges of trespassing into what was until recently a designated protest site. In other news, Marco Rubio is set to visit India. DW has more.DW News [en]
POLITICS4d agoMamata’s party files police complaint over alleged ‘knife attack attempt’ on former CM near her homeThere were no reports of any injuries to the former Chief MinisterThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoChina and India Want Much the Same Things From South AsiaThe two countries have reset bilaterally and internationally. Now it’s time to think regionally.Foreign Policy
POLITICS4d agoJ&K Waqf Board takes U-turn on uniform Friday sermonsChairperson Darakshan Andrabi said preachers, not politicians, would decide on sermon topics, two days after first proposing a committee to pre-decide them; Opposition had called the move interference in religious affairsThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoTowards an age-ready Keralam: translating rights into careThe Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, a first-of-its-kind legislation in the country, is a welcome step towards protecting the rights and well-being of the elderlyThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoSpecial Executive Magistrate sends CJP’s leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka to five-day judicial custody in trespassing casePolice register two FIRs against 14 party members, alleging trespass and obstruction of police personnel; CJP founder Abhijit Dipke accuses Modi government of imposing an “unofficial Emergency”The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoWest Bengal By-elections and what they mean for Opposition politics in the StateDespite these trends, the margin of victory of the BJP in the recently concluded bypolls at Nandigram and Rejinagar is something that must ring alarm bells for the Opposition parties.The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoModi speaks to Carney, says India and Canada contribute to stable, prosperous worldThe two Prime Ministers had a phone call as senior Canadian Ministers are in Delhi for talks; India steps up its middle power engagementThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoShiva’s Baraat in Batman’s mask: In the battle of cultural narratives, Rahul Gandhi blends Puranic lore and pop culture idiomsBy anchoring its street protests in the inclusivity of Shivji ki Baraat and Batman’s vigilante aesthetic, the Congress has crafted a visual syntax that challenges the BJP’s monopoly on cultural semiotics.The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoAnti-CEC protest LIVE | CJP's legal head Ratna Singh alleges Delhi Police arrested Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde in Jantar Mantar caseCockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ gathering at Central Park, Connaught Place, in Delhi, on October 16The Hindu