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We Will Not Back Down: CJPs Sourav Das Calls on Citizens to Hit the Streets

Following intense police actions, mass detentions, and tight security cordons across New Delhi during the protests against the CJP, Chief Spokesperson Sourav Das issued a fiery rallying cry, declaring that protesters will not be silenced or intimidated.

11 Oct 2026 4:19 pm
Student protesters allege being taken to unknown location

Several student activists from AISF, SFI and KYS were detained by police during a protest march from Rajiv Chowk Metro station towards Janpath in Delhis Connaught Place. Protesters were taken away in UP Police buses, with some SFI activists claiming they were being taken to an unknown location. The detentions come a day after a protest at Raj Ghat, where a female police officer was seen pinning down a protester and holding them by the throat.

11 Oct 2026 4:14 pm
Cylinder blast causes panic among residents in Chennais Mogappair West

Two gas cylinder explosions ripped through a home in Mogappair West, as residents fled in fear while firefighters tackled the blaze and police probe the incident

11 Oct 2026 4:08 pm
Two killed in accident on Maduravoyal bypass road

Yukesh Kumar was riding a two-wheeler with Bharathi Kumar on the pillion when he lost control of the vehicle and dashed into a lorry transporting iron rods.

11 Oct 2026 4:08 pm
H.D. Kumaraswamy questions D.K. Shivakumars silence on sting operation, seeks probe

Mr. Kumaraswamy also sought details of an alleged meeting Mr. Shivakumar held with an unidentified person at a private hotel in Vasanthnagar two or three days before a Cabinet meeting

11 Oct 2026 4:03 pm
Road connectivity, not a mere concrete path, but a road to development for tribes, says Pawan Kalyan

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched the 2,052 crore Adavi Thalli Baata 2.0 to lay 1,976 km of roads for 1,341 tribal habitations in Andhra Pradesh

11 Oct 2026 4:02 pm
Delhi: CPI(M) MP John Brittas and student protesters detained near Connaught Place

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and student protesters were detained by Delhi Police near Connaught Place during the second day of the protests against the CJP. Demonstrators marched towards Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

11 Oct 2026 3:55 pm
Open emergency-like situation, alleges CJP; vows to continue protests

At the media briefing, CJPs co-convenor Saurav Das said that the state is at a war with its own citizens

11 Oct 2026 3:50 pm
U.S. to receive immediate diesel shipments from Russia, Trump announces after Putin call

Following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (October 9, 2026), President Donald Trump announced that Russia will immediately begin supplying diesel to the United States. The agreement has sparked immediate backlash from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Democrats, and several Republicans.

11 Oct 2026 3:50 pm
Anti-CEC protest: Delhi Police registers 20 FIRs; charges include assault on cops

The protest, called to demand Mr. Kumars resignation, witnessed widespread detentions across the national capital, with more than 7,000 people, including several opposition leaders and activists, detained

11 Oct 2026 3:48 pm
E-autos remain out of service as Rs. 30,000 subsidy per auto delayed in Kerala

Thirty of the 105 e-autos run by the Ernakulam Jilla Autorickshaw Drivers Cooperative Society have been idle for a year, with the society moving the High Court over the stalled subsidy

11 Oct 2026 3:48 pm
UN flags mass detentions in Delhi; Rejects remarks as unwarranted interference

The United Nations Human Rights Office expressed deep concern over mass detentions during Delhis anti-CEC protests and called for the immediate release of those arbitrarily held, drawing a sharp rebuke from India, which dismissed the remarks as an unwarranted interference in its internal affairs.

11 Oct 2026 3:46 pm
Fifth POCSO Act case against Gem Granite Veeramani

The SIT will take custody of R. Veeramani in a second case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, police sources said

11 Oct 2026 3:43 pm
Keralam govt. to pay 12.5 lakh compensation to Muthanga custodial torture victim

K.K. Surendran, a teacher tortured in custody after his arrest during the 2003 Muthanga land agitation, will receive the compensation after a 23-year legal battle

11 Oct 2026 3:35 pm
Keralam Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas allegedly assaulted by CRPF personnel; SFI activists suffer injuries

Although I told them I am an MP, the CRPF personnel continued to attack me; they pinned me to the seat and tried to choke me; this is the plight of an MP in this country, said John Brittas

11 Oct 2026 3:21 pm
Restores peoples faith in justice system: Sibal after SCs directions to government on protests

The top court directed that people gathering peacefully should not be illegally detained and asked the Centre to ensure that Delhi Metro services function as per their normal schedule and internet services remain uninterrupted

11 Oct 2026 3:19 pm
ECI appoints new Deputy Election Commissioner amid hierarchy concerns

Prakash Rajpurohit fills the vacancy left by Sanjay Kumars premature repatriation, amid concerns raised by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over IT department files not being routed through him

11 Oct 2026 3:01 pm
109 migrants killed, 116 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti: UN

Survivors said the vessel which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock

11 Oct 2026 2:54 pm
Two killed following gas exposure at ESL Steel plant in Jharkhand

An unfortunate incident involving gas exposure occurred in the plant in which an executive of the company and a business partner engineer lost their lives, said an ESL spokesperson

11 Oct 2026 2:46 pm
Pakistan President declares emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provincial government ceases to exist

An emergency allows Pakistan's federal government to assume key executive and legislative powers in a province during a security crisis or breakdown of constitutional governance

11 Oct 2026 2:41 pm
Nallapareddy Prasanna accuses Buchireddypalem Circle Inspector of corruption

The complaint, coming ahead of the local body elections, has created a stir in the SPSR Nellore district politics

11 Oct 2026 2:37 pm
Telangana Minister Ponnam challenges BJP State president to produce voters who lost voting rights

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has asked BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao to fix a date for him to produce voters who claim to have lost their voting rights, along with supporting documents

11 Oct 2026 2:32 pm
Brazils Lula accuses Meta of election interference

The campaign claimed that in recent days, Meta prevented President Lulas profile from promoting Instagram feed posts

11 Oct 2026 2:31 pm
How the Mahatmas 1922 court statement echoes amidst Delhi detentions of protesters

The youth protesters had called for passive resistance amidst the massive build-up of security forces in the national capital

11 Oct 2026 2:30 pm
Karnatakas coffee cultivation area remains stagnant: KPA chairman

Indian coffee planters are struggling due to a lack of State subsidies, long-term low-cost capital for drip irrigation, and a shortage of climate-resilient varieties

11 Oct 2026 2:26 pm
Overspeeding kills 2 youths in Vizags Bheemunipatnam

The two were travelling on a motorcycle to fetch drinking water when their vehicle allegedly hit a road divider

11 Oct 2026 2:19 pm
11 Oct 2026 2:18 pm
8,000 philately passports sold in a matter of few hours across Karnataka

According to the Karnataka Postal Circle officials, travel enthusiasts, philatelists and others lined up in queues of several hundred metres long as early as 2 a.m. on October 11, 2026

11 Oct 2026 2:12 pm
Delhi HC acquits man convicted of sexually assaulting minor

Justice Madhu Jain set aside the mans conviction and 20-year sentence under the POCSO Act, holding that contradictions in the testimonies of the victim and her mother created reasonable doubt about the prosecutions case

11 Oct 2026 2:04 pm
KTR seeks early construction of JNTU engineering college campus in Sircilla

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to expedite construction of the colleges permanent campus, sanctioned at an estimated cost of 402 crore

11 Oct 2026 2:03 pm
Lorry dash into tractor in Belagavi; 3 die, 10 injured

A lorry dashed into a tractor that was carrying an idol of Goddess Durga Mata from Belagavi to Hunchyanatti village

11 Oct 2026 1:53 pm
Bengal monitor lizard allegedly gang-raped in Maharashtra forest; four held

A video of the alleged gang-rape also found in one of the accuseds phone

11 Oct 2026 1:40 pm
Dasara festivities begin at Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada

A total of 17,576 devotees had darshan of the presiding deity by 10 a.m., according to temple authorities

11 Oct 2026 1:38 pm
NTA reforms | Administrations should withhold permissions for rallies, processions on exam days: panel

The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik

11 Oct 2026 1:32 pm
Trees are more than just timber, they are a living legacy

Putting others before self is the mark of a righteous man, and planting trees can aptly be considered a righteous deed

11 Oct 2026 1:17 pm
Dipkes family claims Delhi police delayed release, causing him to miss grandmother's funeral

Delhi Police said CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke was informed of his grandmothers death with due sensitivity and offered assistance to travel to his hometown for the funeral, but he declined the offer

11 Oct 2026 1:16 pm
Health Wrap Episode 54 discusses Nobel 2026, brain research and healthcare access

The episode explores optogenetics, experiments involving human brain tissue in mice, and barriers to healthcare access arising from social discrimination and poor infrastructure

11 Oct 2026 1:11 pm
How the power of ownership can help change education

Why teachers who might lose a bonus outperform those who might win one

11 Oct 2026 1:06 pm
DRI officials seize 5.832 kg of gold worth 8.98 crore near Visakhapatnam

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted a car travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad and arrested two persons for smuggling the gold, believed to have entered via the India-Bangladesh border

11 Oct 2026 1:05 pm
Environment group in Chennai provides GoldenWings to women in Vedanthangal

An initiative by Chennai-based Care Earth Trust is training local women in Vedanthangal and Unamancheri to identify birds, lead nature walks and earn a livelihood while spreading biodiversity awareness

11 Oct 2026 12:57 pm
Osmania junior doctors to protest on October 12 over training, working conditions

According to an official strike notice issued on October 10, the protest will begin at 8.30 a.m. at the main gate of Osmania General Hospital

11 Oct 2026 12:56 pm
Officials crack down on 203 network hospitals for various irregularities

The NTR Vaidya Seva Trust imposed fines of 34.39 crore and took disciplinary action against 44 hospitals, including 25 suspensions, over the past two years

11 Oct 2026 12:51 pm
Delhi protest: Four men claiming links to Hindu Raksha Dal arrested for assault on students

The accused have been identified as Raman Saini, 50, Vivekanand alias Vivek, 32, Kapil Kumar, 27, and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu, 35, a senior police officer said

11 Oct 2026 12:46 pm
Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal

Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki river

11 Oct 2026 12:45 pm
Musk accuses Ambani's online supporters of 'absurd hypocrisy', `ridiculous arguments'

The reality is that competition would greatly benefit the average citizen in India by giving them more choices, as it always does,says Elon Musk

11 Oct 2026 12:43 pm