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POLITICS4d ago‘Bribe for entry’ scam: Advocate seeks probe into alleged ‘monthly payments’ to RTO officialsAn advocate is seeking an investigation into an alleged "bribe for entry" scam involving monthly payments to RTO officials. This raises concerns about corruption within a government department.The Hindu
POLITICS4d agoDelhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protestsThe bench asked the petitioners to bring on record a copy of the protest-related petitions filed in the Supreme CourtThe Hindu
POLITICS4d agoDharwad: SUCI(C) seeks release of pending social security pensionsThe protesters, who came from villages and slums from across Dharwad district, raised slogans against the government for withholding pensions that provide a crucial source of livelihood for elderly people, widows and persons with disabilities.The Hindu
POLITICS5d agoCongress leader seeks SC reservation for Pattan, Nandikur Zilla Panchayat constituenciesThe community had not secured reservation in either the zilla or taluk panchayat in the constituency for the past 35 years, resulting in social and political injustice, he allegesThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoDelhi’s new designated protest site Ramlila Maidan not free till end of 2026; has only 3 open daysThe 12-acre ground, which can accommodate 50,000 people, can now be booked only for the three dates towards the end of the years, officials saidThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoWomen’s quota for GVMC Mayor post sets off lobbying; senior leaders push spouses and daughtersThe TDP cites its hold on Visakhapatnam’s core constituencies to claim the post; the BJP, the Jana Sena and the YSRCP have aspirants tooThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoUP: MP-MLA court fixes October 26 to pronounce verdict in defamation case against RahulThe case pertains to alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader in 2018 against then BJP national president and now Union Home Minister Shah during an election campaign in BengaluruThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoUnion Minister L Murugan Resigns From Council of MinistersUnion Minister L Murugan resigns from Council of Ministersdeccanchronicle · india
POLITICS5d agoYTPS was established without assured coal allotment; previous BRS govt changed source several times: BhattiTelangana Power Minister says government has no plans to privatise power utilitiesThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoSpecial voter enrolment drive in Palakkad from October 15 to 31The drive will cover all 12 Assembly constituencies in the districtThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoBJP women MPs meet President Murmu, seek Cong MP's suspension from Lok Sabha over JNU ‘sexual misconduct’Former Jawaharlal Nehru University academic Angomcha Bimol Akoijam represents the Inner Manipur constituency in the Lok Sabha; he was dismissed by the university administration on October 9, after an internal enquiry found him guilty of sexual harassmentThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoBBC FM radio transmissions suspended in AfghanistanBBC programming is still reaching audiences on shortwave, medium wave, via satellite and online.BBC World
POLITICS5d agoKeralam Assembly Speaker rules against bringing fibre lathi into HouseThe ruling by Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan came after CPI(M) MLA V. Joy displayed a broken fibre police lathi inside the Assembly on October 12 while seeking leave to move an adjournment motion regarding the police actions against SFI activists in ThiruvananthapuramThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoHow protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm lawsActivists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoMEA reaffirms Ladakh is an integral part of India, says China’s denial cannot change factsSpat comes 10 days after the Survey of India announced the standardisation of the names of specific relief features in Ladakh, including 11 peaks, five mountains, six land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one valley, one river, one lake, and one other water bodyThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoTelangana officials view AP CM’s ‘give and take’ approach for resolving bifurcation issues with scepticismTelangana firm on abiding by the provisions of the Reorganisation ActThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoPrivate bus operators in Keralam to take out march to Secretariat on October 14They seek measures to protect the private bus industry in the wake of the State government’s Priyadarshini free travel schemeThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement defies protest banIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement is intensifying protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Three leaders were detained after defying a ban at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site. Demonstrators are challenging a voter-list revision they claim favours Modi’s party, while the protests disrupt businesses across the capital.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoIndia to gain? Trump’s Russian diesel deal offers New Delhi leverageUS President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports and allow fresh supplies to reach global markets could give India greater leverage in its own dispute with Washington over discounted crude purchases, analysts said. Beyond the energy dispute, they said the move could also open up diplomatic opportunities for New Delhi, from pressing for more consistent treatment by Washington to building on its efforts to help negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Under the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoPakistan imposes emergency rule in former prime minister's strongholdNPR News
POLITICS5d agoIndia’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders arrested again as voter roll dispute growsLeaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...South China Morning Post
POLITICS5d agoKeralam Senior Citizens Bill referred to Assembly Subject CommitteeBill aims at promoting healthy and active ageing, regulation of senior citizen care centres, capacity-building for family and care givers, and protection of rights, dignity, and social security of the elderlyThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoEdappadi Palaniswami criticises TVK-led Tamil Nadu government over electricity purchase at high rateFormer Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami criticised Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay over the purchase, which, he said is the highest rate with regard to electricity purchase from private players by the State.The Hindu
POLITICS5d agoChina opposes India’s move to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh“China has never recognised the so-called ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ unilaterally and illegally established by India,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in BeijingThe Hindu