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Display rates of healthcare services prominently, Centre tells States

Clearly visible display will enable patients to take informed decisions, build trust, prevent billing-related disputes; Health Ministry also urges clinical establishments to display package rates for international patients visiting India on medical and Ayush visas

12 Oct 2026 4:39 pm
Nobel Prize 2026: Full list of this years winners

Navanethem Navi Pillay, a South African judge of Indian origin, won the Nobel Peace Prize

12 Oct 2026 4:16 pm
Coal stocks at thermal plants hold above 18 MT as supply deficit narrows

The daily requirement of coal for domestic thermal power plants is less than 3 MT per day. They account for more than 60% of the power generated during peak hours.

12 Oct 2026 3:52 pm
Caste discrimination during SC mans burial: Protest in Erode seeks action against officials

The protesters demanded that officials be held accountable under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for their alleged failure to prevent the humiliation meted out to members of an SC community

12 Oct 2026 3:48 pm
Unacceptable: CJP on Jantar Mantar being denotified as protest site

Attacking the Prime Minister, Saurav Das said that said soon the government would denotify India as a democracy.

12 Oct 2026 3:47 pm
Female elephant trapped in slush at Erode districts Gunderipallamreservoir dies

The elephant had come to the reservoir to drink water when it became trapped in the slush and was unable to move

12 Oct 2026 3:38 pm
Prem Anand Sinha takes charge as DVAC chief

He served as Commissioner of Police, Tambaram, before taking charge as DVAC Director

12 Oct 2026 3:37 pm
INDIA bloc leaders begin protest march to Supreme Court over Gyanesh Kumars resignation

Leaders of the INDIA opposition bloc began a protest march in the national capital on Monday, October 12, 2026. Setting off from the Constitution Club of India toward the Supreme Court, the demonstration seeks to show strong dissent against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over contentious electoral roll irregularities and allegations of vote theft. Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mamata Banerj

12 Oct 2026 3:32 pm
Corruption case: Supreme Court directs no coercive action be taken against people linked to Punjab govt

The Supreme Court declined to stay the FIR but barred coercive steps, as the Punjab government challenges a High Court order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations

12 Oct 2026 3:25 pm
Modi government should play by the rules, not misuse power against citizens | The Hindu editorial

The events surrounding the October 10 protest have reignited debate over the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and the limits of state power. As thousands of activists, students, political leaders and protesters faced detentions, travel restrictions and security measures, questions have been raised about democratic freedoms, preventive policing and the protection of fundamental rights.

12 Oct 2026 3:23 pm
States plea for national project status to Kaleshwaram and PRLIS remains unheeded

Andhra Pradesh claimed that increase in the pumping capacity at Kaleshwaram from the originally envisaged 2 tmcft to 3 tmcft a day as also raising the utilisation of water from about 225 tmcft to 450 tmcft by Telangana was unauthorised

12 Oct 2026 3:20 pm
Delhi braces for INDIA bloc march; major traffic curbs and metro restrictions announced

Delhi is set to witness extensive traffic restrictions, heightened security and temporary metro station closures as INDIA bloc leaders prepare to march for allegations related to the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

12 Oct 2026 3:18 pm
BJD slams State government for Hockey Indias notice to downgrade Odishas status

Hockey India objects to non-election of district units; bureaucrats at the helm of district associations

12 Oct 2026 3:07 pm
Junior doctors protest at Osmania General Hospital over deficient facilities, non-functional medical equipment

OMC JUDA president N. Chandrakanth Reddy says ventilators, the catheterisation laboratory and diagnostic machines have been non-functional for months, with no assurance despite a meeting with the Health Secretary

12 Oct 2026 2:59 pm
Luxury car driver arrested for causing accident that injured nine in Vyasarpadi

He was driving an Audi at high speed, recklessly ramming into several parked vehicles in Vyasarpadi on October 8

12 Oct 2026 2:57 pm
12 Oct 2026 2:54 pm
SIPs register recorded 32,490 crore of inflows in September 2026

Despite the global challenges, tightening monetary cycle and muted returns from the domestic equity market during the month, equity mutual funds received an inflow of 38,306.55 crore, marking 67th consecutive month of inflows

12 Oct 2026 2:50 pm
Kavitha revives Telangana agitation days at OU Arts College

Kavitha takes part in Bathukamma celebrations

12 Oct 2026 2:49 pm
Former security guard arrested for murder of five-year-old girl in Kowkoor over 20 lakh ransom

Residents of the gated community gathered at the Malkajgiri Police Commissioners camp office in Begumpet, raising concerns over childrens safety while parents are away at work.

12 Oct 2026 2:41 pm
TVK MLA ECR Saravanan moves Madras High Court to quash FIR in unauthorised banners case

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan allows his application to dispense with the production of a certified copy of the FIR

12 Oct 2026 2:32 pm
Rajya Sabha MP moves SC alleging illegal detention, secret transportation, torture on Oct 11

The MP said the act of excess and detention was not a stray one, but planned and deliberately executed to mete out physical brutality

12 Oct 2026 2:12 pm
Neither approved nor disapproved, Supreme Court clarifies stance on Form 6 alterations

The changes and modified declarations, which required applicants to provide ancestry details or linkage to previous SIR rolls on the ECINet portal, were introduced subsequently in July

12 Oct 2026 2:00 pm
Jantar Mantar no longer legal protest site; three alternative sites designated by Delhi Police

A detailed and revised SOP for organizing protests at the new venues will be issued separately.

12 Oct 2026 1:58 pm
Keralam Assembly passes resolution seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, steps to restore credibility of ECI

It urged the Centre and the ECI to address the defects in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and restore voting rights to all eligible voters.

12 Oct 2026 1:33 pm
Trump announces Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an energy ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on October 11, 2026, though Kyiv reported ongoing Russian strikes on energy sites, including a power plant in Kharkiv, shortly after the statement. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the announcement as positive news and expressed readiness to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow did the same, Moscow did not immediately comment on the agreement.

12 Oct 2026 1:32 pm
BJP slams Rahul over CJI request meeting, says constitutional institutions cant be dragged into political theatrics

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said the Chief Justice of Indias decision not to meet Rahul Gandhi sends an important message that the judiciary must stay above political battles

12 Oct 2026 1:32 pm
Indigo Delhi-Chennai flight fire: what are the rules for carrying power banks on planes

The Indigo Delhi-to-Chennai flight, 6E 6115, was diverted to Hyderabad after a passengers power bank caught fire in an overhead bin; know more about the DGCA rules on portable chargers

12 Oct 2026 1:18 pm
Modi government waging war against citizens to protect CEC: Abhijeet Dipke

The CJP convenor alleged youth, journalists and MPs were being assaulted by the Delhi Police, as he visited his native village after his grandmothers last rites

12 Oct 2026 12:09 pm
Odisha CM backs SIR exercise, says it is necessary for free and fair elections

Duplicate entries, outdated records and the names of deceased persons remaining on voter lists can compromise their accuracy, he says

12 Oct 2026 12:08 pm
March to Supreme Court: Who is attending, why the CJI declined, and what Delhi curbs look like on day three

The Opposition INDIA bloc seeks to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over alleged vote chori (theft), but the CJI has declined to meet the Congress leader.

12 Oct 2026 11:41 am
16 people drowned to death in Bihar on the first day of Dussehra festival

According to police officials, most of the death reports from drowning have come from the districts of Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Sitamarhi.

12 Oct 2026 11:36 am
Appointments in Election Commission of India | Explained

The appointment is important as the two Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had written to Cabinet Secretary on how files of the ECI IT department head Dr Seema Khanna not being routed through Mr. Kumar, who was a seasoned officer, was a violation

12 Oct 2026 11:28 am
Invasive species may be the wrong enemy in a changing subcontinent

It is easier to count acres of invasive alien species removed than to measure the shifts in moisture regimes or soil chemistry that aided their growth

12 Oct 2026 11:04 am
Gehlot cautions Congress leaders about misuse of police, administration by BJP in Rajasthan Panchayat polls

The Panchayati Raj polls in Rajasthan will be held in four phases from October 22 to November 16

12 Oct 2026 11:04 am
Wayanad bus accident: Two dead, several injured as Munnar tour vehicle overturns

The vehicle was carrying a party of post graduate students from Mandya University in Karnataka

12 Oct 2026 9:32 am