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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
POLITICS5d agoMadras High Court quashes money laundering proceedings against former DMK Minister Ponmudy, son Gowtham SigamaniChief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan quash the proceedings as the petitioner had been acquitted from the predicate red sand quarrying caseThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoAfter fatal Nedumbassery accident, Keralam govt to tighten action against bars serving alcohol to under-23sResponding to a question in Keralam Assembly, Excise Minister says department has registered cases against three bars for allegedly serving alcohol to 19-year-old driver involved in the accidentThe Hindu
POLITICS5d ago‘Mayangilla Keralam’ drive boosting anti-drug efforts; over 10,000 cases filed under Operation Thunder, says Excise MinisterIn Assembly, Minister outlines four pillars of ‘Mayangilla Keralam’ – enforcement, awareness, de-addiction and rehabilitationThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoMadras High Court calls for report on complaint against Udhayanidhi Stalin’s election affidavitJustice V. Lakshminarayanan directs the High Court Registry to obtain the report from the metropolitan magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai by October 15, 2026The Hindu
POLITICS5d agoIndian IT Companies Are in Trump’s CrosshairsTop companies like Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant will not be able to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.The Diplomat
POLITICS5d agoWest Bengal SIR: Special drive in all 24 districts to include eligible votersThis move comes after Election Commission of India sent instructions to the State officialsThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoCommittee recommends replacing Telangana’s three-tier tax slab for contract carriages with single tax systemThe report ‘Rationalisation of Tax on Contract Carriage Buses Plying within Telangana’, flags alleged misuse of temporary permits by operatorsThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoPuducherry to roll out QR-code-enabled garbage collection systemThe Puducherry State Sanitation Workers’ Union said the QR-code-based monitoring system would add to the workload of workers and urged the Puducherry government to abandon the moveThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoPune-Bengaluru highway blocked by sugarcane farmers demanding better prices, resignation of Union MinisterSeek resignation of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi for inviting them to New Delhi for a meeting, and failing to listen to their grievancesThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoDozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protestsPolice in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoCEC Gyanesh Kumar has no option but to resign, says Congress leader Gidugu Rudra RajuThe Congress Working Committee member says many NDA parties are unhappy with the BJP and will soon join the INDIA blocThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoJantar Mantar no longer a protest site: All about Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD GroundThe de-notification of Jantar Mantar has drawn criticism from activists and Opposition parties who allege that this is a stifling of the citizens’ right to protest.The Hindu
POLITICS5d agoKarnataka to explore legal options to challenge High Court verdict striking down reservation enhancementCongress leaders question hurried introduction of law by the previous BJP government before the Assembly elections in 2023, Veerashaiva Mahasabha welcomes the rulingThe Hindu
POLITICS5d agoPakistan Imposes Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber PakhtunkhwaThe Diplomat