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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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
At the media briefing, CJPs co-convenor Saurav Das said that the state is at a war with its own citizens
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.
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
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
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.
The SIT will take custody of R. Veeramani in a second case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, police sources said
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
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
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
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
Survivors said the vessel which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock
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
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
The complaint, coming ahead of the local body elections, has created a stir in the SPSR Nellore district politics
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
The campaign claimed that in recent days, Meta prevented President Lulas profile from promoting Instagram feed posts
The youth protesters had called for passive resistance amidst the massive build-up of security forces in the national capital
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
The two were travelling on a motorcycle to fetch drinking water when their vehicle allegedly hit a road divider
The passenger services will start on October 11, 2026) from 4 p.m.
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
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
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
A lorry dashed into a tractor that was carrying an idol of Goddess Durga Mata from Belagavi to Hunchyanatti village
A video of the alleged gang-rape also found in one of the accuseds phone
A total of 17,576 devotees had darshan of the presiding deity by 10 a.m., according to temple authorities
The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik
Putting others before self is the mark of a righteous man, and planting trees can aptly be considered a righteous deed
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
The episode explores optogenetics, experiments involving human brain tissue in mice, and barriers to healthcare access arising from social discrimination and poor infrastructure
Why teachers who might lose a bonus outperform those who might win one
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
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
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
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
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
Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki river
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

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