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Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: 30,156 crore to give drinking water to 90 lakh homes in two years, says Naidu

Naidu and Pawan Kalyan launch Amarajeevi Jaladhara at Proddatur; the Chief Minister calls Jagan Mohan Reddy the ultimate beneficiary of the Vivekananda Reddy murder and alleged scams

5 Oct 2026 4:49 pm
Rupee falls 5 paise to close at 96.30 against U.S. dollar

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.22% at $102.48 per barrel in futures trade.

5 Oct 2026 4:48 pm
Nandigram police station officer in-charge replaced day before bypoll

The replacement came after Opposition parties complained to the Election Commission, alleging that Mishra was close to the ruling party. Mishra had been posted as the IC of Nandigram police station ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections

5 Oct 2026 4:46 pm
Mining poses no threat to Ramappa Temple: Singareni

Telangana government PSU clarifies that it has decided to proceed with project only after conducting a comprehensive scientific study

5 Oct 2026 4:44 pm
Start-ups, investors, industry to meet at IIT Palakkad innovation summit

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate the meet named SAMAGRA 2.0: IIT Palakkad Innovation Summit 2026 to be held at Hyatt Regency on October 29 and 30

5 Oct 2026 4:35 pm
Spains Prime Minister calls early election after housing crisis defeat

The defeat infuriated those protesting the countrys increasingly expensive housing market and underscored the difficulties his minority coalition government faces in passing legislation

5 Oct 2026 4:24 pm
Anna Mani: a star from the hills

Anna Mani, who dedicated her life to improving weather forecasting in the country, dared to venture into sreas India had never stepped into before

5 Oct 2026 4:24 pm
Electric buses go off Puducherry roads as drivers launch strike

Drivers operating the electric buses alleged that their salaries had not been increased despite being made to work from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.

5 Oct 2026 4:23 pm
BJP Keralam unit questions State govts anti-corruption inquiry against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

BJP MLA B.B. Gopakumar says the delayed action against Gyanesh Kumar raises suspicion

5 Oct 2026 4:23 pm
How FMGE is said to be tougher than domestic MBBS exams

When the results for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2026 was released, the pass rate had plummeted sharply to just 12.4%, triggering student protests, and scrutiny over what is locking foreign medical graduates out of medical practice.

5 Oct 2026 4:16 pm
Not all minority voters deserted us in Assembly polls, says CPI(M) Kozhikode district secretary

Mehboob, however, admitted that a section of voters from those communities, who had earlier supported the Left, could have voted against it

5 Oct 2026 4:13 pm
Madras High Court permits DMK to file 1-crore defamation suit against Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, Nirmal Kumar

Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi allows an application filed by the political party seeking the leave of the court to file the suit

5 Oct 2026 4:13 pm
Telangana Congress Seva Dal organsies satyagraha, seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumars resignation

Telangana Pradesh Congress Seva Dal president Middela Jitender claims that SIR exercise undermined citizens voting rights and posed a serious threat to the democratic process

5 Oct 2026 4:11 pm
Kandala cooperative bank scam: Audit figures were tampered with, alleges former president N. Bhasurangan

He calls it politically motivated and intended to wreck the bank, while a plea is pending before Co-operative Audit Director to review audited figures

5 Oct 2026 4:07 pm
Telangana Congress alleges coordinated attempt to remove genuine voters from Hyderabad electoral rolls; seek SIT probe

TPCC urges Hyderabad Police Commissioner to investigate who prepared, printed and distributed the forms, how the electoral details of voters were obtained and whether there was a larger conspiracy aimed at influencing electoral rolls

5 Oct 2026 3:57 pm
Madras High Court begins hearing Tamil Nadu CM Vijays plea to reject election petitions

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan accepts a request made by senior counsel Srinath Sridevan to hear the four applications one after the other

5 Oct 2026 3:55 pm
MPSC protest splits as groups press demands

Aspirants protesting against the Maharashtra Public Service Commission have split into three groups after a delegation met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar joining one groups protest

5 Oct 2026 3:50 pm
Messi visit row: Keralam police chief vets SIT report on alleged irregularities; ex-Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman under scanner

SIT reportedly finds serious violations of procedures and recommends action against Abdurahiman under Prevention of Corruption Act

5 Oct 2026 3:40 pm
Congress and NDA clash over viral clip from Sitharamans Andhra Pradesh event

A brief interruption during Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamans speech at Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh has triggered a political controversy after a video of the incident went viral on social media.

5 Oct 2026 3:38 pm
Sanjaynagar Main Road work near completion, footpath woes persist for Bengaluru residents

The work is scheduled to be completed by November-end, according to sources in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)

5 Oct 2026 3:38 pm
Aaditya Thackeray to join Pune MPSC protest, backs demand for chairpersons exit

I have just spoken to Vivekanand Patil. October 6, I will go and sit with the students participating in the MPSC agitation in Pune, Aaditya Thackeray

5 Oct 2026 3:35 pm
BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh

The elections to the Rajya Sabha will be held on October 16, 2026

5 Oct 2026 3:34 pm
Brazil election: Bolsonaro outperforms polls, faces Lula in October 25 runoff

Brazils presidential election is heading to a runoff after Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first round. Neither candidate crossed the 50% mark required for an outright victory. Bolsonaro and Lula will now face each other in the second round on October 25.

5 Oct 2026 3:27 pm
2026 Nobel medicine prize: Trio wins for optogenetics work

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognised for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics

5 Oct 2026 3:25 pm
Wild elephant tramples 80-year-old woman to death in Keralam

Forest Department officials later reached the spot in Kollam and drove the elephant back into the forest

5 Oct 2026 3:18 pm
Why NHRC issued a notice on CJPs Mumbai protesters | Explained

In its complaint to the National Human Rights Commission, Satish Vaid cited posts on X and alleged abuse of children for the protest in Mumbai

5 Oct 2026 3:16 pm
Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order in Great Nicobar Island Project; terms preservation of culture a fundamental right

The petitions in the High Court had claimed that the diversion of over 130 sq. km of pristine tropical forest violated the 2006 Act and threatened the Shompen and Nicobarese way of life and culture.

5 Oct 2026 3:15 pm
Tamil Nadu byelections: why are only two constituencies going to polls instead of seven?

In all, seven constituencies are without MLAs in Tamil Nadu. But only Madurantakam and Dharapuram will go to the polls on October 6, 2026

5 Oct 2026 2:58 pm
Tribute to Agra gharana maestro Pt. Indudhar Nirody

The musician who passed away recently was a well-known guru who trained several disciples. One of them recalls how he shaped his artistic journey.

5 Oct 2026 2:52 pm
The first-year reset: Why universities need to teach students how to learn again

Why high-achieving students can struggle in college and why universities need to teach them new ways of learning

5 Oct 2026 2:49 pm
Why research literacy matters in medical education

Research literacy involves asking better questions, recognising the limits of available knowledge, and making evidence-based, patient-centred decisions.

5 Oct 2026 2:49 pm
Supreme Court notice to ECI, Centre on plea challenging decisions taken by CEC-led poll panel

The Bench said the decisions of the Election Commission have to be either unanimous or by majority and that it presumed that this is how all decisions were taken

5 Oct 2026 2:44 pm