Month: October 2026

France students plan fresh protests as UN flags concern over violence

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France students plan fresh protests as UN flags concern over violence

French Republican Security Corps (CRS – Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) police officers clash with protesters on October 8, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP Students in France were largely back in the classroom on Friday (October 9, 2026) following days of protests demanding better education, with the UN voicing “concern” over the sometimes violent clashes. Tens…

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Clear applications for regularisation of Section 22A lands under G.O. 59 within a month: Telangana Govt to Collectors

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Clear applications for regularisation of Section 22A lands under G.O. 59 within a month: Telangana Govt to Collectors

Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy speaking on Section 22A prohibited list in the Legislative Assembly in Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The Telangana Government has directed district Collectors to dispose of pending applications for regularisation of government land measuring 500 square yards or less under G.O. 59 within a month, Revenue and…

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Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

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Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Sivarasa Anojan’s family in September, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. | Photo Credit: Presidential Media Division Sri Lanka is preparing to petition Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court to overturn a recent Court of Appeal ruling sentencing a migrant worker to death. “We are working on an appeal and are hoping…

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Census 2027: Ensure every individual is counted, says Registrar General

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Census 2027: Ensure every individual is counted, says Registrar General

Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan and Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad at a State-level conference of principal census officers at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat in Amaravati on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan has directed census officials in Andhra Pradesh…

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German machinery exports to India rise 11% as firms look beyond China

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German machinery exports to India rise 11% as firms look beyond China

VDMA president Bertram Kawlath | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India is emerging as a strategic partner for German and European mechanical and plant engineering industry, driven by rising demand, investment opportunities and efforts to diversify supply chains away from China, according to the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). German machinery exports to India rose 11% to…

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Railways cancels select Express, Mail trains to two Delhi stations for 10 hours ahead of October 10 CJP protest

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Railways cancels select Express, Mail trains to two Delhi stations for 10 hours ahead of October 10 CJP protest

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Certain Mail and Express trains scheduled to arrive at New Delhi and Nizamuddin Railway stations in the national capital between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday (October 10, 2026) have been cancelled “in view of anticipated severe road traffic congestion” in the…

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MEA says U.S. green card suspension measures do not advance shared India-U.S. ambitions

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MEA says U.S. green card suspension measures do not advance shared India-U.S. ambitions

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday (October 9, 2026) responded to the suspension of several IT firms from the greencard programme. The ministry said that the suspension does not affect H-1B visa holders and their dependents by itself. “The suspension of PERM applications does not,…

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List of Metro stations Delhi Police seeks to close ahead of CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on Oct 10

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List of Metro stations Delhi Police seeks to close ahead of CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on Oct 10

Police personnel deployed in the area around Jantar Mantar Road in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday (October 10, 2026), demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Delhi Police have requested the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)…

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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026

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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026

South African jurist Navanethem Pillay | Photo Credit: AP The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee said. The announcement of medicine Nobel kicked off the Nobel announcement week. Karl Deisseroth, Peter…

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Adivasi-Dalit outfits seek land reforms to address landlessness in Keralam, warn ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ may benefit corporates

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Adivasi-Dalit outfits seek land reforms to address landlessness in Keralam, warn ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ may benefit corporates

ADF general convener and social activist M. Geethanandan | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Adivasi-Dalit organisations have urged the Keralam government to enact legislation to distribute land among landless Adivasis, Dalits, plantation workers and other landless people, warning that the proposed ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ initiative could legitimise existing illegal landholdings and facilitate the transfer of plantation…

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