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ConflictBreakingOct 15Ex-customs official shot dead in Bihar's Bhojpur districtThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Jammu and Kashmir High Court bars use of shikara motorboats, jet skis on Dal lake in SrinagarThe court exempted the boats used by the administration and the authorities for the purpose of emergency services, law and order and disaster management.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Jagan speaks up for CJP leaders in judicial custody, draws BJP fire in AndhraCJP founder Abhijeet Dipke thanks the former Chief Minister; BJP leader Satya Kumar Yadav asks why the electoral process was fine when the YSRCP won 151 seats in 2019The Hindu
WorldOct 15When gods walk at dawn: A traveller’s guide to experiencing Theyyam in North KeralaIn Kavvayi, 40 kilometres from Kannur, a man becomes a ‘god’. For visitors willing to trade sleep for firelight, the Kaliyattam festival at the Sree Kathivanoor Veeran temple offers one of Kerala’s most intense cultural experiences. We travel to show you how and why you should experience thisThe Hindu
DisasterBreakingOct 15School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 peopleAl Jazeera [en]
DisasterBreakingOct 15At least 28 killed after school roof collapses in PakistanIrish Times World
DisasterBreakingOct 1528 dead, mostly pupils, in Pakistan after school roof collapsesSouth China Morning Post
DisasterBreakingOct 15School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 3 dozen in PakistanNPR News
PoliticsOct 15Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over reservation for converted Muslims“Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,” he said in a statementThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15‘Sting operation’: H.D. Kumaraswamy reaches Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office, dares police to commence probe from himKumaraswamy sought an investigation by a sitting judge of the High Court into the controversyThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Keralam Assembly: Opposition walks out over removal of fences in Chinnakkanal; Forest Minister says only illegal ones are dismantledForest Minister and Revenue Minister explain govt stand after LDF moves adjournment motion to discuss hardships faced by farmers and other residents on account of September 23 order by Idukki CollectorThe Hindu
DisasterBreakingOct 15Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in PeshawarFrance 24 [en]
DisasterOct 15Inside Nepal’s unending cycle of avalanches, floods and landslidesSouth China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 15India’s Democratic ReckoningThe battle on the streets over the foundations of the state.Foreign Affairs
PoliticsOct 15M.K. Stalin says CM Vijay must visit local grocery shops to understand price riseHe said people, instead of being in a festive mood, were gripped by fear over the rising pricesThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Disproportionate assets’ case: Kerala HC suspends sentence of former DGP Tomin J. ThachankaryThachankary granted bail. In his appeal, the former DGP contended that there were irregularities in the sanction order issued to prosecute him and that the prosecution had miscalculated his rental income, property income, payments made by his relatives, and properties acquired by his wifeThe Hindu
DisasterBreakingOct 15At Least 20 Children Dead After School Roof Collapses in PakistanNYT World
PoliticsOct 15151 officer trainees to participate in 78th batch’s Dikshant Parade at National Police AcademyThe 78th batch includes 135 IPS probationers and 16 foreign officers from Nepal, Bhutan and the MaldivesThe Hindu
DisasterBreakingOct 15School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 27 students, one teacherDW News [en]
DisasterOct 15El Nino impact severe, will be at peak till February: Telangana Chief SecretaryA government official in Telangana stated that the impact of El Nino is severe and is expected to peak until February. This indicates an ongoing and significant climate event with potential regional consequences.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Why is there opposition against setting up foreign universities in Tamil Nadu? ExplainedWith the University of Western Australia having secured final approval from the UGC to set up its campus in Chennai, the Left parties and other organisations have said that this would lead to the commercialisation of educationThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Backlash in Kashmir over proposal for uniform Friday sermons across mosquesPolitical and religious critics accuse India's Modi government of curbing Kashmir's freedom of religion and expression.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15India news: Supreme Court hears Rahul Gandhi's Election Commission pleaA petition filed by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and others seeks an independent audit of India's sweeping voter deletions. Meanwhile, actor Imran Khan has reportedly been ordered to leave India. DW has more.DW News [en]
DisasterBreakingOct 15School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 17 studentsDW News [en]