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POLITICSOct 13Government not only ‘stealing’ votes but also savings: Congress on rise in inflationJairam Ramesh said retail inflation hit its highest level in 23 months in September, with food inflation at 7.74% and onion prices up 108%The Hindu
WORLDOct 13MDMA seized from inmates at Kannur women’s prison; case registeredAccording to police, the banned substance was allegedly brought into the prison illegally and kept for consumption by inmatesThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Gujarat civic polls: Counting underway in Gandhinagar, other local bodiesBJP has governed the GMC for the last five years. This time, the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party are the main contenders in GandhinagarThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Vijayendra claims 25 Congress MLAs, including Ministers, will jump ship ahead of Assembly pollsB. Y. Vijayendra, the Karnataka BJP state president, claimed on Monday that more than 25 Congress MLAs, including ministers, are poised to defect to the BJP ahead of the state Assembly elections in Bengaluru, accusing the Congress government of political “debauchery” and mismanaging drought relief.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Protests Escalate in Delhi Despite Modi Government’s Heavy-handed CrackdownThe Diplomat
BUSINESSOct 13Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani’s feud over Starlink | ExplainedElon Musk believes that India’s mobile internet market is skewed to favour the Ambani family and that his Starlink service deserves a fair chance in the country. However, critics have pointed to sovereignty and security concernsThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde detained near Jantar Mantar; Dipke says ‘cannot de-notify resistance’Detentions come a day after Delhi Police de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site; two FIRs registered over the INDIA bloc march held without permission in Central Delhi.The Hindu
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 13More than 100 foreign trekkers stranded by floods in Nepal’s Gorkha regionAl Jazeera [en]
WORLDOct 13Madrasa teacher from Lakshadweep arrested for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl on ship to KochiAfter the girl informed her mother about the incident, they alerted the ship’s security personnel, who detained the accusedThe Hindu
WORLDOct 13Forest ‘violations’ in Keralam’s Chalakudy division come under scrutinyGreens claim up to 20,000 trees may be cut for installing solar fence in the area. Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee earlier directed Keralam Forest department and VACB to jointly submit their responseThe Hindu
WORLDOct 13Rare Gajalakshmi sculpture from Rashtrakuta period found in neglect in Telangana’s MedakA team of heritage activists and historians, in association with members of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB), visited the site to examine the sculpture.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Delhi Police registers two FIRs over Opposition protestAccording to police, no permission had been granted for the march to the Supreme Court and several opposition leaders were allegedly seen breaking police barricades with the help of a mini-truck during the protest on Monday.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Despite Transport Minister’s surprise checks, commuters say BMTC bus service issues persistPassengers flag buses skipping designated stops, rude behaviour by crew; however digital payments have eased change-related problemsThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Reservation cannot be proportionate to population of castes, says Karnataka High CourtAccepting population as the basis for reservation would be ‘destructive of the principle of equality’, the court saysThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Rahul Gandhi’s plea not listed for hearing on October 13, faces routine clerical hurdlesUnder the Supreme Court Rules, when a petition has defects, the petitioner is typically given a time window, such as 28 days or standard registry timelines, depending on the specific filing chapter to cure the defectsThe Hindu
DISASTEROct 13How a detour saved a Malaysian trekker from jaws of deadly Nepal floodsIt was a detour that saved his life. Malaysian Low Hock Meng, a 71-year-old veteran trekker, had set off on his own in Nepal. He wanted to explore the Tamang trail, Langtang Valley and Gosaikunda. Along his journey, he made the decision to visit the Nagathali viewpoint for a glimpse of Tibet on August 25. Low then made his way down towards Thuman en route to Lingling in Nepal’s Bagmati province on August 26. That is when he realised that something was seriously wrong. When he looked at Syapru...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 13The gaps in the implementation of the RTI ActSection 4 of the RTI Act lists 16 types of information which are to be disclosed by public authorities; such voluntary disclosure has not been followedThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Deep conspiracy to bring in ultra-leftist mindset: Fadnavis slams Congress as ‘anti-constitutional’Congress wants to create anarchy in the country. It is a conspiracy to undermine the Constitution written by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and the institutions created by him, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection) Bill to focus on protection of rights, dignity of elderlyThe Bill that will be tabled in the Assembly on October 13 also aims at promoting active ageing, regulation of senior citizen care centres, and capacity-building for family and caregiversThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13RLM suspends Ram Pukar Sinha, MLC candidate backed by three rebel party MLAsOn October 5, Ram Pukar Sinha filed the nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming Legislative Council election in Saran Teachers ConstituencyThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Anti-CEC protests LIVE: Supreme Court registry points out 10 defects in Rahul Gandhi's plea in SIR caseCockroach Janata Party leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde were detained by Delhi Police today while they were trying to enter Jantar MantarThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Delhi CM launches portal for DURGA e-auto schemeOf the 1,300 e-autos, 1,170 are earmarked for women and 130 for transgender persons. Officials said each revenue district will have a quota of up to 90 autos for women and 10 for transgender applicants.hindustantimes · india
CONFLICTOct 13Pakistan’s hard choice on Saudi Arabia’s war in YemenDefence pacts and financial reliance on Riyadh give Islamabad little leeway to avoid Houthi conflictFinancial Times
SCI & TECHOct 13Berlin to BITS Pilani: How Nobel-winning optogenetics connects to parasite research in HyderabadLight has become more than a means of observation; it is a way to intervene, test, and uncover cause-and-effect relationships, said Nishith Gupta, professor of Biological Sciences at BITS PilanThe Hindu