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The exercise followed three previous rounds held in December 2025, March 2026, and June 2026

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah three questions on infiltrators, after Shah criticised the Oppositions vote chori protests

Budgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decade

In manufactured items, WPI inflation was at a series high of 9.76%, higher than 8.37% in August

CJP Founder Abhijit Dipke spoke to the media following the five-day judicial custody of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and the signing of peace bonds. He criticized government claims of foreign funding made by figures like Harish Salve, as well as previous accusations involving Devendra Fadnavis. Dipke shared that he is heading to Delhi for a meeting to determine the groups next course of action.

India and the U.S. have been in talks since early 2025 on the proposed trade pact to address tariff friction, eliminate non-tariff barriers, and boost bilateral market access.

Security teams sweep the jet at Jaipur airport as investigators probe the threat and verify passenger safety after the diversion

Jhota was shot at a chemist shop in Mansa town and rushed to the local civil hospital, where doctors declared he was brought dead

Security teams sweep the jet at Jaipur airport as investigators probe the threat and verify passenger safety after the diversion

Moving 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 State

India and China have locked horns after New Delhi standardised the names of 28 geographic features in Ladakh, including several near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Beijing rejected the move as illegal and void, stating it has never recognised the Union Territory of Ladakh created in 2019. New Delhi dismissed the objections, standing firm on its domestic administrative sovereignty.

The 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 voters

District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the Trump administration must grant the journalists access to the White House while the lawsuit filed by the three outlets against the ban proceeds

A Saudi Energy Ministry official said an administrative building belonging to oil giant Aramco in Dhahran was struck on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) evening, resulting in a limited fire but no casualties or fatalities

Much-delayed project received a boost after Keralam government recently allocated 16 crore for purchase of the land

The attacks on multiple regions came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received no warning from Western allies before a Russian strike on a Kyiv power plant.

The refusal was anchored in the ethos of maintaining a neutral distance from the political thicket; the CJIs letter emphasised that the judiciary cannot blur constitutional lines.

Greta Gerwigs upcoming adaptation takes audiences back to the origins of Narnia, with a first trailer featuring Aslan conceiving the magical realm and Led Zeppelins iconic Stairway to Heaven

Jagaveera Muthu Thanga Kumara Rama Venkateswara Ettappa Naicker, the zamindar of Ettayapuram, has brought out a book on Subramania Bharati, the national poet who received the patronage of his ancestors

Investigators examining surveillance camera footage and gathering further evidence to identify others who may have taken part in the attack

The ChatGPT-maker noted that it used its models to understand the device and where it had come from

Hoteliers say most devotees return home by evening without staying in the city

This marks the halfway point towards Infosys Foundations aspiration of creating half a million job opportunities in India by 2030. The program has also enabled more than 1.25 lakh job offers for women

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14 in connection with the Jantar Mantar protest. Ajinkya Shinde was released on a personal bond. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke criticised the police action, alleging that the leaders were targeted for unfurling the national flag at Jantar Mantar. He also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officially declare an Emergency, accusing the government of suppressing dissent.

The arrest comes amid a spike in tensions between Russia and Japan following Putin's August trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries

Friends, an international conspiracy and some solid action sequences power this predictable but entertaining film

Major government buildings, including the Mangaluru City Corporation building and Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall, besides commercial complexes and banks, have been lit up.

Budgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decade

CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained on October 13 for allegedly breaching barricades at Jantar Mantar and demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumars resignation

While governments, as the patrons, are entitled to establish broad priorities and expectations, they should not use science policy as an excuse to politically micromanage research

The rupee gained for a fourth straight session, helped by RBI measures to curb speculative trading, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the currency had depreciated significantly over the past 18 months

Questioning Bangladesh PM Rahmans decision, Ms. Hasina said that a responsible government should open doors for the country, not close them

Preliminary examination of the accuseds mobile phone reportedly revealed videos of the arson incident and communications with individuals and online groups suspected of having foreign links

The government has lined up 115 MoUs involving proposed investments of 79,628.04 crore and the potential to generate employment for 1,88,038 persons at the three upcoming conferences.

The police action follows an FIR registered against them on charges including criminal trespass, violation of a bond and disobedience of orders, among others, officials said

Despite 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.

Trump said Taiwan would also invest $4.4 billion into the project, and comes as Taipei seeks to secure Washington's favour amid tensions with China

By anchoring its street protests in the inclusivity of Shivji ki Baraat and Batmans vigilante aesthetic, the Congress has crafted a visual syntax that challenges the BJPs monopoly on cultural semiotics.

Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was murdered in broad daylight on October 13 after confronting the accused, who was running a medical shop, for allegedly selling drugs to an elderly man

Pope Leo XIV was elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church in May 2025.

Sculptors say supply curbs delayed work by two months, pushed up raw material costs, and threaten their earnings in the festive season; social media content creators seek exclusive shots without consent, the artists say

The doctors also announced a work boycott, adding that no action or decision has been taken despite assurances regarding addressing salary disparity.

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Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and its other members for allegedly trespassing into the Jantar Mantar area without authorisation, officials said on Tuesday.