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Two arrested for robbing food delivery worker in Arumbakkam

When Ashoth was standing outside his office on Poonamallee High Road in Arumbakkam on Tuesday, the duo allegedly approached him and snatched his mobile phone

8 Oct 2026 12:58 pm
Vande Mataram seminar row: 25 students booked after protests at Central University of Kerala

Police registered the case suo motu after protesters allegedly gathered in a group and disrupted the proceedings

8 Oct 2026 12:54 pm
Sealdah Railway Division gears up for Durga Puja rush

Additional trains, help desks, medical assistance arranged to help during peak festive season

8 Oct 2026 12:53 pm
CB-CID arrests two more in Palani temple property fraud case

The case pertains to the fraudulent sale and registration of a parcel of land belonging to Arulmigu Dhandapani Swamigal Madam in Palani

8 Oct 2026 12:48 pm
Passport impounded over fathers 1997 case: J&K High Court allows Srinagar student to pursue MBBS in Iran

The medical student, who was pursuing her MBBS at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, lran, returned to India earlier this year due to the ongoing war between Iran and the U.S.-Israel

8 Oct 2026 12:48 pm
Why is the role of SIR tribunals in West Bengal under scrutiny | Explained

How are SIR tribunals functioning ? Fresh re-enrolment drive of electors? Lakhs to lose right to vote in the civic polls?

8 Oct 2026 12:41 pm
Maan ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to be alert against digital arrest scams

Prime Minister said At AI Impact Summit, world leaders were impressed by AI breakthroughs in treatment of animals and 24x7 help to farmers

8 Oct 2026 12:40 pm
CEC Gyanesh Kumars Z+ security strengthened; additional forces deployed in Delhi

Security personnel increased at CECs residence and Election Commission of India office as Opposition protests intensify; major central-force mobilisation planned for law and order duties in the capital

8 Oct 2026 12:34 pm
Margaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on NASA's Apollo program, dead at 90

NASA chief Jared Isaacmen paid tribute to Hamilton, calling her a pioneer whose work helped make Apollo and humanity's first journeys to the moon possible

8 Oct 2026 12:30 pm
Toll collection on NH 66 at Nattika in Keralam suspended amid protests

Keralam government orders the suspension citing likelihood of severe traffic congestion as construction work remains incomplete

8 Oct 2026 12:26 pm
Meta says it is using AI to detect child sexual abuse content on Instagram and Facebook

Meta said that between January and June 2026, it actioned 5.3 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook and Instagram in India

8 Oct 2026 12:23 pm
Pawan Kalyan and Jagan Mohan Reddy mourn actor Nana Patekar

The Deputy Chief Minister recalls Patekars performance in Krantiveer and his service with the Indian Army

8 Oct 2026 12:23 pm
PM Modi calls for global framework to tackle cyber frauds, deepfakes, digital crimes

Technology can achieve scale only when it gains people's trust, PM Modi said

8 Oct 2026 12:16 pm
CUSAT suspends offline classes amid rising chickenpox cases

Functioning of all departments of schools and centres at Thrikkakara and Marine campuses has been shifted to online mode after cases were reported on the campus. All infected students have left the campus, says a CUSAT official

8 Oct 2026 12:13 pm
How art mail clubs are rekindling the love for post

Meet a few youngsters in Keralam who are finding joy in writing letters through art mail clubs on World Post Day (October 9)

8 Oct 2026 12:12 pm
Delhi HC seeks response from police, Minister Parvesh Verma on slapping AAP MLAs aide

The court also issued a notice to Delhis Deputy Chief Minister on the plea seeking for independent probe into incident during road inspection

8 Oct 2026 12:11 pm
India exposes Pakistans doublespeak at UN, says world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11, Pahalgam attacks

India on October 7 exercised its Right of Reply in response to the Pakistan representatives statement in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on the Agenda Item: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism

8 Oct 2026 12:08 pm
JNTU-GV students can now get certificates online in days, without 3,000 tatkal fee

Vice-Chancellor V.V. Subba Rao says the move will benefit about 90,000 students in 37 affiliated colleges across six north Andhra districts

8 Oct 2026 12:04 pm
Four Bengal workers, detained on Bangladeshi suspicion, released from Chhattisgarh

We were so surprised. It happened suddenly when we lost our hope. The higher authority ordered them to release us immediately. The Police also wrote it in the order copy that we are Indians, not Bangladeshis, said one of the detainees, Safikul Islam.

8 Oct 2026 11:58 am
Carrie series review: Mike Flanagan finds humanity in horror

More teen drama than Gothic horror, Mike Flanagans adaptation of the Stephen King classic is engaging and propulsive, even if its conspiracy subplot does not quite stick

8 Oct 2026 11:57 am
Andhra Pradesh declares early kharif drought in 388 mandals across 21 districts

The State cites a 53.4% rainfall deficit between June and August and El Nio conditions; 283 mandals are classified as severely drought-affected

8 Oct 2026 11:56 am
Anthropic introduces Claude Haiku 5.5 in competition to cheaper, open source models

Anthropic announced that the new Claude Haiku 5.5 was available at a much lower price than Haiku 4.5

8 Oct 2026 11:56 am
Farewell to Nana Patekar, the silver screens eternal man

Patekar refused to be slotted as a unidimensional star his staggering career saw him play hero, villain, character actor and even the odd comedy role

8 Oct 2026 11:53 am
At least two fresh FIRs against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi over alleged assault on cops, police vehicle vandalism

Cases follow FIRs over Tuesdays protest, with Congress leaders also booked over alleged forcible entry into Akashvani Bhavan; another protest planned in central Delhi on Thursday

8 Oct 2026 11:53 am
Disputed, abandoned properties targeted using forged documents, two held in Malkajgiri

The network targeted the properties whose owners or legal heirs could be impersonated

8 Oct 2026 11:51 am
Rahul Gandhi has 'anarchist' mindset: Nitin Nabin

BJP will always oppose attempts to settle people in India with a foreign mindset, the partys national president said

8 Oct 2026 11:47 am
Self-styled tantric Shrawan Mahto arrested after video of him swinging small children as part of ritual goes viral

The video showed the tantrik performing a bizzare ritual on toddlers in the presence of their parents, in the name of curing them.

8 Oct 2026 11:47 am
EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety

Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China's massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors

8 Oct 2026 11:46 am
NTRUHS invites Andhra Governor to its Ruby Jubilee celebrations on October 26

Vice-Chancellor P. Chandrasekhar and other officials brief S. Abdul Nazeer on the universitys 40-year journey; the Governor agrees to attend

8 Oct 2026 11:44 am
Italy Parliament votes on electoral law in key test for Meloni

The proposal would introduce a fully proportional system that guarantees a parliamentary majority to any alliance winning more than 42% of the vote

8 Oct 2026 11:43 am
The people this years Nobel Prizes left out

The number of winners every year should not be confused with the number of people it takes to do excellent science

8 Oct 2026 11:42 am
Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bioweapon

Russia warned earlier against false information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The U.S. and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent

8 Oct 2026 11:42 am
Woman social media influencer in Keralam booked for allegedly sexually harassing minor boy

Police officials said a detailed probe is underway into the complaint, and the boys statement has been recorded

8 Oct 2026 11:40 am
DGP asks police to use drones and step up intelligence in Godavari villages ahead of local body polls

Harish Kumar Gupta tells SPs of four districts to keep sensitive villages under watch and rope in NCC and NSS volunteers

8 Oct 2026 11:37 am
Local body polls: YSRCP urges SEC to call all-party meeting before notification

The party cites delays in issuing caste certificates to candidates, seeks Central forces for the polls and wants ward-wise rolls prepared only after the SIR is completed

8 Oct 2026 11:31 am
Three killed as man drives tractor into crowd in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor

The injured were taken to a community health centre, where Baburam and Udayveer died. Mahendra succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital, says Chandpur Circle Officer Des Deepak Singh

8 Oct 2026 11:30 am
175 years of history: The enduring legacy of Chennais Government College of Fine Arts

From its 19th-century origins as the Madras School of Arts to Devi Prasad Roy Choudhurys formal curriculum and KCS Panikers modernist influence, the institution has evolved through reform and creative exchange, nurturing alumni who propelled local and international art movements

8 Oct 2026 11:26 am
SC adjourns Punjab appeal against HC ruling directing CBI probe into corruption allegations linked to CM office

Justice Dipankar Datta said the file has to be studied by puisne judge on the Bench, Justice Sheel Nagu

8 Oct 2026 11:26 am
FIR against MLA for creating false death certificates of voters in Vijayapura

The complainant alleged that the MLA and Booth Level Agent of Vijayapura Assembly constituency had falsely claimed that he had died, and that his name needs to be struck off the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision in Karnataka

8 Oct 2026 11:22 am
Visual artist Angel Rose turns pink rice into an archive of Indian and Surinamese identity

Amsterdam-based artist Angel Rose explores ancestry, pop culture and cultural memory through pink rice, archival images and objects in her latest work, now showing in Delhi Post October 3 HL: Spotlighting the work of Amsterdam-based visual artist Angel Rose, whose practice explores ancestry, pop culture and cultural memory through pink rice, archival images and objects. Her latest works were on display at Method, Delhi.

8 Oct 2026 11:21 am
At least two fresh FIRs against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi over alleged assault on cops, police vehicle vandalism

Cases follow FIRs over Tuesdays protest, with Congress leaders also booked over alleged forcible entry into Akashvani Bhavan; another protest planned in central Delhi on Thursday

8 Oct 2026 11:18 am
Beyond board exams: Indias quiet international Olympiad revolution

Most IITs offer direct admission to BTech. to top performers without requiring JEE. IIITs, IISERs and ISI give preference and dedicated seat allocations to stage-2 and stage-3 Olympiad qualifiers.

8 Oct 2026 11:18 am
Andhra plans Japan-style industrial clusters to link MSMEs to global supply chains, says T.G. Bharath

The State has built a pipeline of 714 projects worth 22.6 lakh crore, with a potential to create 19.3 lakh jobs, says Industries and Commerce Minister

8 Oct 2026 11:16 am
IAF has grown into exceptional, network-centric force: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh

The IAF chief said conflicts in parts of the world have shown that air power is the primary means of protecting the interests of a nation

8 Oct 2026 11:15 am
Christa Pikes first words after surviving execution: Where am I? attorney says

Pike, 50, survived despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30

8 Oct 2026 11:13 am
Delhi police seeks removal of social media posts with misleading account of police action during recent protest

According to the notice, the 11 reported posts contained videos relating to a protest during which police personnel were deployed to maintain law and order and prevent escalation of the situation.

8 Oct 2026 11:11 am