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Israel's Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran

Polls had shown Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Eisenkot running neck and neck before a ban on new polling took effect in the three days before October 27 vote

26 Oct 2026 9:03 am
Kylian Mbappe double helps Real Madrid stuns Barcelona in La Liga Clasico

French superstar Mbappe opened the scoring before the interval and then slotted home late on to inflict Barcas first domestic defeat of the campaign after Raphinha had equalised for the champions

26 Oct 2026 8:56 am
Bolsonaro calls for Brazil election results to be 'annulled' after loss to Lula

With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil's electoral court announced that the soon-to-be 81-year-old Mr. Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes 51.8% of the total vote over opponent Flvio Bolsonaro

26 Oct 2026 8:43 am
The need for a national media council

Just like there is the Bar Council of India for lawyers and an Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for chartered accountants, the media council can recognise all working journalists, freelance journalists, camerapersons and technicians

26 Oct 2026 8:36 am
Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidateEl-Sayed

If Mr. El-Sayed wins, he would be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate

26 Oct 2026 7:59 am
Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall; schools closed in several districts on Oct. 26

The IMD, in its latest bulletin, said a depression over the Bay of Bengal had moved southwestwards during the past six hours and intensified into a deep depression

26 Oct 2026 7:50 am
Lessons on the right to assembly

If any meaningful right to assembly is to exist, public places must be easily accessible and available. Moving protests to distant areas renders the purpose of protests meaningless

26 Oct 2026 7:28 am
Five economic challenges facing Brazil's re-elected President Lula

Lula plans a new round of debt relief, this time through discounted purchases of distressed household loans from banks, plus tax debt forgiveness for some small business owners

26 Oct 2026 7:24 am
Luiz Incio Lula da Silva | The democratic leftist

Former two-time President Lula, who has promised a new form of welfarism with ecological and infrastructure spending, defeated Brazils far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Presidential elections

26 Oct 2026 7:22 am
Cyclone Arnab to cross Andhra coast by October 28; rains continue in Tamil Nadu | LIVE

Odisha stepped up preparations, mobilising personnel and equipment, while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi deputed eight ministers to vulnerable districts

26 Oct 2026 7:21 am
A physicist who took atoms near absolute zero, and physics further

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji had many connections with India, including acknowledging the work of a little-known scientist who had died three decades before Cohen-Tannoudji won the Nobel Prize

26 Oct 2026 7:19 am
Brazil's Lula da Silva defies odds to clinch poll victory against Flavio Bolsonaro

According to official results, he won 51.75% of the votes to 48.25% for Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who had entered election day confident with his lead in the polls

26 Oct 2026 6:30 am
Serbia's student movement ousts longtime leader in Parliament poll

The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people

26 Oct 2026 5:11 am
Anthropic's Claude accessed Georgia state vote count information behind paywall, Axios reports

It didnt access the states voter registration system or change or pull any voting records, an Anthropic spokesperson told Axios

26 Oct 2026 5:01 am
Govt. to set up medical rooms in all schools: Sood

The medical rooms will provide basic first aid, including wound dressing, administration of ORS and temporary rest under trained supervision

26 Oct 2026 2:40 am
Jantar Mantar to Dilli Chalo, protest challenges power

Disparate protest movements are converging over shared concerns about democracy and accountability

26 Oct 2026 1:33 am
U.S. immigration restrictions may outlast Trump

With both the Republicans and Democrats committed to immigration reform, India faces continued uncertainty

26 Oct 2026 1:12 am
Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital

The university said the campus and its surroundings had been targeted twice on October 25, condemning the attacks and mourning those killed in a statement

26 Oct 2026 1:11 am
Old values, new avenues: On India-Poland ties

India and Poland have no conflict, but are pulled apart by other nations

26 Oct 2026 1:03 am
Melioidosis in India: a potentially deadly infection that may be going undetected

A multicentre study found that nearly one in 11 high-risk hospitalised adults had melioidosis, with almost one in five confirmed patients dying in hospital. Gaps in diagnosis and national surveillance leave the true burden uncertain

26 Oct 2026 1:01 am
Wicked surprise: On the northeast monsoon

The northeast monsoon is more unpredictable, and the south must be wary

26 Oct 2026 12:48 am
As 2000 attend Kashmir marathon, CM Omar says strengthens J&Ks position as a global sports tourism destination

Besides 1,221 local participants, officials said 513 runners were from different parts of the country and 73 foreign athletes, representing 12 countries

26 Oct 2026 12:47 am
Pulakeshinagar IED blast case cracked, personal rivalry behind the plot

The Bengaluru police have cracked the case of the recent blast at an under-construction building on Jeremiah Road, injuring two, and arrested a 27-year-old bakery salesman, who allegedly conspired with two childhood friends to murder his uncle by assembling an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed inside a parcel

26 Oct 2026 12:41 am
Jharkhand BJP unanimously passes political resolution at State Executive Committee meeting

In the political resolution, Babulal Marandi criticised the Hemant Soren-led government, addressing issues ranging from tribal identity to corruption and poor governance

26 Oct 2026 12:31 am
Uttar Pradesh CEO orders reverification of all forms submitted through computer operators

Action comes after controversy over errors found in electoral rolls published after the Special Intensive Revision

26 Oct 2026 12:12 am
Kashmiri Pandits flag graveyard en route to ShankaracharyaHill, says cropped up suddenly

The J&K administrations Roads and Buildings (R&B) department, in an order on September 12 this year, had approved 44.37 lakhs for improvement of Astan Aliya Syed Usman Sahib on the way to Shankaracharya road

25 Oct 2026 11:56 pm
Sahil Wakode death case: 2025 detained at Chaityabhoomi during candlelight vigil

Comedian Masoom Rajwani among those detained; protesters allege manhandling as 84 organisations demand IIT Bombay directors resignation over handling of students death

25 Oct 2026 11:46 pm
Like Kerala, T.N. government should pass resolution in State Assembly to scrap SIR, says CPI (M) politburo member

G. Ramakrishnan alleged that the BJP-led Union government has used SIR to delete around 13.5 crore votersfrom the electoral rolls in the country

25 Oct 2026 11:36 pm
25 Oct 2026 11:35 pm
19 candidates in fray for VMC Mayors post

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation releases the final list of candidates in the fray; 349 are contesting for 86 ward member posts in the ongoing Second Ordinary Elections to Urban Local Bodies, 2026

25 Oct 2026 11:32 pm
Vellore Corporation desilts waterbodies in 49 areas prone to waterlogging

Corporation officials said that the civic body has also set up at 12 relief centres

25 Oct 2026 11:12 pm
Two persons arrested in Ranipet for stealing two-wheelers

The police intercepted the duo during a surprise vehicle check

25 Oct 2026 11:08 pm
Free medical camp held for construction workers in Vellore

More than 600 workers participated in the day-long camp

25 Oct 2026 11:04 pm
Venezuela's Opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez was initially supposed to serve only 90 days as acting president, but has remained in office and has made no move to call an election

25 Oct 2026 10:48 pm