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‘There is no Lindsey Graham Bill in Europe’: Nirmala Sitharaman on Russian oil, trade talks

The Lindsey Graham Bill gives US president the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries identified as major purchasers of Russian oil

Declare ‘Vettri Payanam’ scheme unconstitutional, urges private bus operator before Madras High Court

A private bus operator from Erode claims that no-fare travel for women in government buses alone would cause a severe dent to their business and force them to shut down operations

Hyderabad hosts global real estate dialogue as IREC 2026 brings 2,000+ delegates to HITEX

Karnataka SIR: BJP agent sought Form-7 deletions, verification against 7,561 names in Ballari; FIR registered

The FIR, the sixth in Karnataka regarding misuse of Form-7, was registered at the Brucepet police station on October 1, after a complaint by a Congress BLA Goutham S.

Chetan Bhagat Says 4 Hours Of Focused Work A Day Can Be Enough Amid AI Job Fears

Chetan Bhagat's comments come amid debate around changing workspace dynamics as artificial intelligence makes rapid strides.

"Agent Promised Rs 1.2 Lakh Salary": Telangana Worker Stranded In Oman

The man said that the agent took Rs 80,000 from him and promised a job in Oman.

Interstate Heroin Network Busted In UP, Drugs Worth Rs 50 Crore Recovered

Investigators traced the suspected main source supplier and manufacturing network through technical surveillance and human intelligence.

Keralam government gets legal opinion to proceed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in abetment to suicide case

T. Asaf Ali, Director General of Prosecution, gives legal advice that there is no legal bar in proceeding against Gyanesh Kumar. The case pertains to the reported suicide of Malaysian Lee See Been, a former chief project officer of Kerala State Transport Project for reconstruction of M.C. Road

SC asks high court to consider plea against Centre’s decision to take over Delhi Gymkhana Club

SC asks high court to consider plea against Centre’s decision to take over Delhi Gymkhana Club

Delhi HC quashes petitions for SIT probe into 2020 riots, Jamia violence

A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said, “for the reasons mentioned in the judgment, all the petitions are dismissed”

Delhi High Court dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence

"The batch is divided into two parts, one is the northeast Delhi riots, and another is for Jamia Millia riots," the bench said while pronouncing the verdict

Abandon Pattinapakkam Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex project, insists PIL plea before Madras High Court

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan would be hearing the case on October 5, 2026

HC orders CBI probe into corruption allegations involving Punjab CM’s office OSD

Trump's Big Praise For India In Embarrassing Brazil Poll Gaffe

Trump seems to have confused India with Brazil, where the pivotal presidential election is headed to a runoff after incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his ideological opposite, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, failed to win a majority vote on Sunday.

JJM links rural housing with reliable water, source protection: Jal Shakti Ministry

JJM links rural housing with reliable water, source protection: Jal Shakti Ministry

Rajya Sabha election: BJP expected to announce Uttar Pradesh nominees today

The BJP will announce nominees Monday for the Rajya Sabha elections in UP, expected to win 8 of 10 seats, while SP aims for the remaining 2.

Two arrested for allegedly drugging, gang-raping woman in Kochi

Police sources said the woman was called to a lodge on the pretext of arranging a job for her at a spa. The accused allegedly forced her to drink alcohol and consume drugs before sexually assaulting her

Gyanesh Kumar undermined Election Commission’s independence: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot alleged the SIR is being used to selectively delete voters, as he also criticised the Rajasthan government’s drought response and the AAP government in Punjab

India-US trade talks reached a ‘plateau’, says Sitharaman: ‘Give or take beyond this very difficult'

Nirmala Sitharaman, however, also said that maybe if there are rooms to operate from, both sides would do it.

Use of Hindi on highways signboard cannot be treated as imposition: Cong MP

US Woman Accused Of Spying For China, Surveilling Taiwan President's Son

The Justice Department said Zhang travelled to Seattle in 2025 at the direction of Chinese officials and subsequently sent them photos, video and licence plate information of the Taiwanese leader's son and his family.

Wall Street's $10 Billion India Hospital Bet Sparks A Fight Over Bills

India is the latest proving ground for whether private capital can expand healthcare capacity without putting the service beyond patients' reach.

Clip of Naidu calming crowd at Sitharaman’s speech in Andhra’s Madanapalle sets off Congress-NDA row

Jairam Ramesh reposts a video of the October 2 event saying the public’s anger forced the Chief Minister to silence the crowd; Naidu, Sitharaman, Lokesh and the BJP say it was party workers’ enthusiasm

SC issues notice to Centre over Central Vista library plan, seeks reply in 3 weeks

The Supreme Court has urged the Centre to submit a comprehensive report regarding library facilities. The inquiry centers on the designated space for the current book collection within the Central Vista project framework. Since 2011, around two lakh books have been stored without being unpacked, prompting worries from court officials.

Half-shaved, fully humiliated: 82 students punished at Chandrapur ashram school

Families demand a proper investigation and strict action, arguing that punishments like this have no place in schools.

2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to trio behind optogenetics, transforming brain research

Understanding how the brain creates memories, feelings, and behaviours has long been one of neuroscience's biggest challenges. Optogenetics has opened a new way of studying these processes by allowing scientists to switch individual nerve cells on or off in a living brain.

‘Form 6 modification not approved’: Supreme Court seeks records on who altered voter enrolment form

The petition also raised concerns over the alleged centralisation of the electoral-roll database and access to ERONet/ECINet by statutory field-level authorities.

BJP names 8 UP Rajya Sabha candidates; Hardeep Singh Puri left out

Polling will be held on October 16 from 9 am to 4 pm, with counting scheduled on the same day.

US Midterms: Five Issues Shaping The Vote

A Pew survey found economic issues easily topped voters' worries, while a September Emerson poll put the Iran war, jobs, tariffs, gas prices, immigration and AI regulation among the most important factors in voting decisions.

Delhi riots: HC rejects pleas seeking FIR against political leaders over 'hate speeches'