Month: October 2026

Jamia forms committee to draft students’ union constitution amid ongoing protest

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Jamia forms committee to draft students’ union constitution amid ongoing protest

Jamia Millia Islamia has constituted a committee to draft the constitution of its students’ union, which was dissolved in 2006, amid an ongoing student protest demanding restoration of elected student representation on campus. According to a separate notification issued by the Chief Proctor’s office on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), disciplinary action initiated against protesting students…

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, visits frontline areas with military officials in North Korea on October 20, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be…

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Haryana Congress flays BJP government over its failure to keep poll promises

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Haryana Congress flays BJP government over its failure to keep poll promises

Haryana Congress in-charge Sanjay Dutt, former MP Ashok Tanwar, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President Rao Narendra Singh, and party workers hold black balloons and placards during a protest against the Election Commission of India at Farrukhnagar, in Gurugram, October 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress party on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) flayed the ruling…

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Delhi HC to hear on Neha Bora’s plea against ‘peace’ bond on October 22

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Delhi HC to hear on Neha Bora’s plea against ‘peace’ bond on October 22

AISA National President Neha Bora released from detention at RK Puram Police Station, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court said it would hear on Thursday (October 22, 2026) a plea by All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora challenging a Delhi Police notice asking her to execute a “peace”…

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Surrendered Maoist found dead in rehabilitation facility: Police

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Surrendered Maoist found dead in rehabilitation facility: Police

A former Maoist — who had surrendered earlier this year — allegedly hanged himself in a government rehabilitation facility in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), said a senior police officer.  The reason behind the alleged step is not yet known. The 26-year-old deceased Narsu Boddu took the alleged step exactly a week before…

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103 protected birds, turtles rescued from Moti Nagar pet shop

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Surrendered Maoist found dead in rehabilitation facility: Police

About 103 birds and turtles protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act were rescued from a pet shop in Moti Nagar in the national capital on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) after animal activists informed the police about it. The rescued birds and animals include 54 parakeets, 49 turtles and the Indian Star Tortoise, said Environment Minister…

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U.P. CM Yogi issues directions for strict legal action in cases of land encroachment

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U.P. CM Yogi issues directions for strict legal action in cases of land encroachment

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File | Photo Credit: ANI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) instructed officials that those who illegally occupy someone else’s land or dispossess vulnerable people must not be spared under any circumstances. Mr. Adityanath issued directions during a Janata Darshan held at Gorakhnath Temple…

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West Bengal government sets up SIT headed by retired justice to probe Durga Puja pandal stampede

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West Bengal government sets up SIT headed by retired justice to probe Durga Puja pandal stampede

West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The West Bengal government on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) issued an order setting up a special Investigation Team (SIT) to undertake a comprehensive, impartial and thorough inquiry into the stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Pandal which claimed 19 lives on October 17….

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Saudi authorities say two killed by falling debris at oil facility following drone attack in kingdom

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Saudi authorities say two killed by falling debris at oil facility following drone attack in kingdom

General view of Aramco’s oil field in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the country’s southeast. The Ministry said the two…

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BJD slams BJP for personal attack on Naveen over his demand for CJP leaders’ release

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Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s support for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka of the Cockroach Janata Party has triggered a major political controversy, with the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing him of attempting to create a Bangladesh-like situation in the…

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