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SC collegium recommends four judges for appointment as High Court chief justices

The Collegium has recommended Justice P. Sam Koshy as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, among four appointments across the Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand High Courts

27 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Cyclone Arnab: Bapatla district issues emergency helpline numbers

The district administration has established a 24-hour control room to respond to emergencies

27 Oct 2026 12:20 pm
Apple unveils new iPad Mini with thinner design

Apples new iPad mini comes with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, and is 5.4mm thin

27 Oct 2026 12:19 pm
Cyclone Arnab to trigger heavy rains in parts of Jharkhand, government asks districts to remain alert

A yellow alert (be updated) of heavy rain has been issued for eight districts for 24 hours starting from 8.30 a.m. on October 28, the IMD said

27 Oct 2026 12:18 pm
Review | The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley, longlisted for the Booker Prize 2026

A wry, atmospheric novel about the search for tenderness amid the uncertainties of modern life

27 Oct 2026 12:18 pm
What is human composting how does it work?

The idea of turning a human body into compost might sound unusual, or even unsettling. But how does it actually work? Is it a better alternative to existing methods?

27 Oct 2026 12:17 pm
Tribal, Dalit advocacy groups in Keralam allege policy discrimination against SC, ST students in nursing admissions

Controversy centres on sequencing of seat allotments undertaken by LBS Centre for Science and Technology. Advocacy groups approach State govt alleging that lapses have disenfranchised marginalised aspirants from higher-tier seat upgrades

27 Oct 2026 12:15 pm
New privacy law will shut down news rooms, change the concept of news: Digital News Publishers Association

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and listed the case for detailed hearing on November 17

27 Oct 2026 12:14 pm
Desist from targeting Hindu festivals, economy: VHP to Opposition over November 1 rally

The remarks came a day after traders held a protest at Kashmere Gate in New Delhi, demanding that Congress defer the November 1 rally until after Diwali.

27 Oct 2026 12:14 pm
Four new faces join Omar Abdullahs Cabinet in J&K

J&K Lieutenant-Governor administered oath of office and secrecy to Ali Muhammad Sagar, Shameema Firdous, Mir Saifullah, and Altaf Kaloo; no one from current Cabinet dropped

27 Oct 2026 12:03 pm
Cyclone Arnab: Odisha announces evacuation 48,000 in eight districts

Addressing a press conference, Rajesh Pravakar Patil, Special Relief Commissioner, saidthe very severe cyclonic storm Arnab, which was moving with a speed of 22 kmph during past 6 hours, would impact Odishas Malkangiri district when it would cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts

27 Oct 2026 12:00 pm
Car crash involving Keralam judges minor son: ADGP visits police station to probe alleged lapses in case handling

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala had directed ADGP P. Vijayan to visit Cheranalloor police station and examine alleged lapses. Minister has admitted in Assembly the police erred in the case

27 Oct 2026 11:56 am
Junior doctors, interns at Kolkata govt. hospital allege threats over stampede claims

Senior doctors back the interns, alleging a witch hunt over questions on hospital facilities and patient referrals to private hospitals

27 Oct 2026 11:50 am
Theni jailbreak: Human error led to escape of prisoners, says DGP-Prisons

Security audit of all prisons had been ordered after the escape of a prisoner in Puzhal recently

27 Oct 2026 11:48 am
ECIs stand that additional declaration is not part of Form 6 comes days after SC said it will examine new Form 6

The ECI has introduced an additional declaration form along with Form 6 which require these voters to provide details of their earlier electoral roll entries or that of their parents or grandparents

27 Oct 2026 11:41 am
SIR: Over 99.32 lakh names struck off voter list in Karnataka

Karnatakas electorate now stands at 4,55,00,011, down from 5,54,32,314 voters before the SIR began

27 Oct 2026 11:39 am
Bangladesh leader raises concerns over Assam forest eviction drive, State minister counters

Bangladesh Opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman expressed deep concern over the eviction of Muslim families and demolition of mosques in the States Lutumari-Longjap Reserve Forest

27 Oct 2026 11:32 am
CEC row LIVE: SC to hear pleas against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, decisions during SIR

The ECI, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the two Election Commissioners have filed a joint affidavit highlighting that any attempt to restrain the functioning of the CEC will be contrary to law

27 Oct 2026 11:27 am
SRM presents The Hindu Semiconductor Summit 2026 | Watch LIVE

Whether you are a researcher, developer, or executive, join us to redefine what is possible in the world of semiconductors

27 Oct 2026 11:27 am
King: Shah Rukh Khan exudes intensity in new poster from actioner

Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film also stars Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Arshad Warsi and Suhana Khan in pivotal roles

27 Oct 2026 11:18 am
Cyclone Arnab: 10,176 households in 37 villages of Visakhapatnam district likely to be affected

Administration readies 54 relief camps for 31,405 people; Special Officers appointed for all 11 mandals

27 Oct 2026 11:15 am
What the new E100 vehicle rules mean | Explained

The amendments modify Rule 115, which deals with emission standards and related requirements for motor vehicles, and Rule 115E, which contains additional provisions relating to emission testing

27 Oct 2026 11:14 am
Delhi records Octobers lowest minimum temperature; air quality moderate

Delhi recorded 15.3C on October 27, 2026, the lowest October minimum in three years, with the AQI at 168 in the moderate category

27 Oct 2026 11:13 am
Precautionary measures in place in Vijayawada, temple ghat road closed to devotees

According to the IMD, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in the district on October 27 and 28. A two-day holiday has been announced for schools in NTR district

27 Oct 2026 11:10 am
Israel holds polls amid uncertainty over Netanyahus future, coalition numbers

Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett are challenging PM Netanyahus right-wing coalition, with opinion polls showing neither bloc assured of the 61 seats needed for a majority

27 Oct 2026 10:58 am
When 43LTTE militants escaped from VelloreFort in 1995 after digging a 153-foot tunnel

The extremists, including four women, who were housed in a special camp, had dug the tunnel from a bathroom in theTippu Mahal to the moat.They slipped out in batches. The daring escape sent shock waves as the camp was guarded by five watchtowers and two companies of the Central Reserve Police Force that assisted the Tamil Nadu Police

27 Oct 2026 10:54 am
Congress criticises activists month-long imprisonment in Madhya Pradesh

The protest in Panna has been going on since September 11, with affected families carrying out a Jal Satyagrah by lying on symbolic pyres and tying symbolic noose around their necks

27 Oct 2026 10:51 am
Chennais artists sketch their way through Inktober

This month, Gen Zers in the city have taken it upon themselves to spread the word about Inktober, sharing their daily sketches and documenting their version of this challenge on social media

27 Oct 2026 10:35 am
Rajnath Singh calls for Aatmanirbharta 2.0 in defence, stresses advanced technologies and resilient supply chains

Rajnath Singh said the next phase of self-reliance must build on the gains made over the past decade and focus on technologies that were considered difficult to develop indigenously

27 Oct 2026 10:35 am
Congress seeks scrapping of SIR, demands CECs resignation; protest planned in New Delhi on November 1

Questioning the autonomy and impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI), former Union Minister J.D. Seelam criticised the changes to the process of appointing election commissioners

27 Oct 2026 10:30 am
Jharkhand and Delhi eye a spruce-up after middling start to the season

While the host is fifth in Group C with four points from two matches, Ayush Badoni & Co., languishing at sixth, have three points in their kitty

27 Oct 2026 10:29 am
Good for Jharkhand that the bench is being tested: coach Ratan

While he is chuffed for Kushagra and Shikhar, having worked with them since their u-16 days, he is left with a depleted outfit now

27 Oct 2026 10:27 am
Supreme Court Collegium proposes four judges for HC Chief Justiceships

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, Justice P. Sam Koshy, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Sudhir Singh are the four Judges

27 Oct 2026 10:15 am
Meet the duo giving unsold food a second life across Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Hyderabad-based Replate connects restaurants and bakeries with customers through surprise bags of unsold food, turning end-of-day surplus into affordable meals while keeping good food out of the bin

27 Oct 2026 10:10 am
Sugarcane price deadlock nears resolution after 10-hour discussion with Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar

Farmers, mill owners to announce final decision in two days; settlement linked to Centres decision on minimum selling price of sugar

27 Oct 2026 9:56 am
Rape and murder accused killed in encounter in West Bengals Bongaon

This is the second such encounter in the State in the past four months

27 Oct 2026 9:55 am
Three-day State-level convention of farmers in Kalaburagi

Participants will discuss advanced farming technologies, water-efficient agricultural practices, cattle rearing, goat farming, poultry, pisciculture, biogas production, and vermicomposting

27 Oct 2026 9:46 am
How community-based weather data is bolstering this Wayanad panchayats demand for drought-hit status

Monitoring network helps Thirunelly panchayat to track hyperlocal variability in rainfall patterns and plan timely interventions. It has urged Keralam government to declare the area severely drought-hit amid concerns over a strong El Nio

27 Oct 2026 9:45 am
U.S.-brokered truce begins in Ukraine city occupied by Russia

Both Russia and Ukraine said they would observe the truce starting at 3:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT)

27 Oct 2026 9:44 am
27 Oct 2026 9:40 am
Anthropic points to AI dangers, soaring sales in IPO filing

The listing would be the first by one of the standalone companies leading the race to build advanced AI, ahead of its main rival OpenAI, the ChatGPT-maker

27 Oct 2026 9:31 am
Tata Motors clears key shareholding threshold for takeover of Italian truck maker Iveco

With this TML CV Holdings B.V. has reached a shareholding of 89.42% of the Issuers common share capital, net of the Treasury Shares, the company said in an exchange filing

27 Oct 2026 9:31 am
Cancer 360: Overview of Detection, Treatment, Palliation

This e-book brings together the many dimensions of cancer care.

27 Oct 2026 9:26 am
Arnab becomes very severe cyclonic storm, light showers begin in north Andhra

The system may continue to move west-northwestwards till October 27 evening, and thereafter the system may cross the coast, close to Yanam, by October 28, 2026 forenoon.

27 Oct 2026 9:25 am
JD(U) presses for Anant Singhs disqualification, Speakers office assures quick action

The NDA Government on Monday also removed Mr. Singhs wife, former MLA Neelam Devi, from the Governments 20-point programme committee

27 Oct 2026 9:23 am
Jana Senas MLC claim sparks unease in Telangana BJP

Telangana BJP president N. Ramachander Rao widely seen as the frontrunner for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates constituency

27 Oct 2026 9:17 am
Telangana State reservoirs storage below normal; Nagarjunasagar and Singur at lowest, CWC data shows

Of the eight reservoirs the report covered, Lower Manair recorded the highest storage at 70.01% of its live capacity, followed by Nizam Sagar at 57.91%, Musi Project at 57.72% and Kaddam at 54.15%. Jurala stood at 50% and Sriram Sagar recorded 44.65%

27 Oct 2026 9:13 am