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POLITICS1d agoWomen’s quota for GVMC Mayor post sets off lobbying; senior leaders push spouses and daughtersThe TDP cites its hold on Visakhapatnam’s core constituencies to claim the post; the BJP, the Jana Sena and the YSRCP have aspirants tooThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoUP: MP-MLA court fixes October 26 to pronounce verdict in defamation case against RahulThe case pertains to alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader in 2018 against then BJP national president and now Union Home Minister Shah during an election campaign in BengaluruThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoUnion Minister L Murugan Resigns From Council of MinistersUnion Minister L Murugan resigns from Council of Ministersdeccanchronicle · india
POLITICS1d agoYTPS was established without assured coal allotment; previous BRS govt changed source several times: BhattiTelangana Power Minister says government has no plans to privatise power utilitiesThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoSpecial voter enrolment drive in Palakkad from October 15 to 31The drive will cover all 12 Assembly constituencies in the districtThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoBJP women MPs meet President Murmu, seek Cong MP's suspension from Lok Sabha over JNU ‘sexual misconduct’Former Jawaharlal Nehru University academic Angomcha Bimol Akoijam represents the Inner Manipur constituency in the Lok Sabha; he was dismissed by the university administration on October 9, after an internal enquiry found him guilty of sexual harassmentThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoBBC FM radio transmissions suspended in AfghanistanBBC programming is still reaching audiences on shortwave, medium wave, via satellite and online.BBC World
POLITICS1d agoKeralam Assembly Speaker rules against bringing fibre lathi into HouseThe ruling by Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan came after CPI(M) MLA V. Joy displayed a broken fibre police lathi inside the Assembly on October 12 while seeking leave to move an adjournment motion regarding the police actions against SFI activists in ThiruvananthapuramThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoHow protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm lawsActivists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS1d agoMEA reaffirms Ladakh is an integral part of India, says China’s denial cannot change factsSpat comes 10 days after the Survey of India announced the standardisation of the names of specific relief features in Ladakh, including 11 peaks, five mountains, six land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one valley, one river, one lake, and one other water bodyThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoTelangana officials view AP CM’s ‘give and take’ approach for resolving bifurcation issues with scepticismTelangana firm on abiding by the provisions of the Reorganisation ActThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoPrivate bus operators in Keralam to take out march to Secretariat on October 14They seek measures to protect the private bus industry in the wake of the State government’s Priyadarshini free travel schemeThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement defies protest banIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement is intensifying protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Three leaders were detained after defying a ban at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site. Demonstrators are challenging a voter-list revision they claim favours Modi’s party, while the protests disrupt businesses across the capital.France 24 [en]
POLITICS1d agoIndia to gain? Trump’s Russian diesel deal offers New Delhi leverageUS President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports and allow fresh supplies to reach global markets could give India greater leverage in its own dispute with Washington over discounted crude purchases, analysts said. Beyond the energy dispute, they said the move could also open up diplomatic opportunities for New Delhi, from pressing for more consistent treatment by Washington to building on its efforts to help negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Under the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSBREAKING1d agoPakistan imposes emergency rule in former prime minister's strongholdNPR News
POLITICS1d agoIndia’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders arrested again as voter roll dispute growsLeaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoKeralam Senior Citizens Bill referred to Assembly Subject CommitteeBill aims at promoting healthy and active ageing, regulation of senior citizen care centres, capacity-building for family and care givers, and protection of rights, dignity, and social security of the elderlyThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoEdappadi Palaniswami criticises TVK-led Tamil Nadu government over electricity purchase at high rateFormer Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami criticised Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay over the purchase, which, he said is the highest rate with regard to electricity purchase from private players by the State.The Hindu
POLITICS1d agoChina opposes India’s move to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh“China has never recognised the so-called ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ unilaterally and illegally established by India,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in BeijingThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoMadras High Court quashes money laundering proceedings against former DMK Minister Ponmudy, son Gowtham SigamaniChief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan quash the proceedings as the petitioner had been acquitted from the predicate red sand quarrying caseThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoAfter fatal Nedumbassery accident, Keralam govt to tighten action against bars serving alcohol to under-23sResponding to a question in Keralam Assembly, Excise Minister says department has registered cases against three bars for allegedly serving alcohol to 19-year-old driver involved in the accidentThe Hindu
POLITICS1d ago‘Mayangilla Keralam’ drive boosting anti-drug efforts; over 10,000 cases filed under Operation Thunder, says Excise MinisterIn Assembly, Minister outlines four pillars of ‘Mayangilla Keralam’ – enforcement, awareness, de-addiction and rehabilitationThe Hindu
POLITICS1d agoMadras High Court calls for report on complaint against Udhayanidhi Stalin’s election affidavitJustice V. Lakshminarayanan directs the High Court Registry to obtain the report from the metropolitan magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai by October 15, 2026The Hindu
POLITICS1d agoIndian IT Companies Are in Trump’s CrosshairsTop companies like Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant will not be able to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.The Diplomat