Month: October 2026

BJP workers wave black flag at Excise Minister M. Liju in Keralam’s Alappuzha

October 2, 2026 admin

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a black flag protest against Excise Minister M. Liju in Keralam’s Alappuzha on Friday (October 2, 2026), as the party continued to target the Ministers of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in reaction to a similar demonstration by Youth Congress workers against Union Home Minister Amit Shah….

Nation

World shares mixed after global bond sell-off deepens, ahead of U.S. jobs data

October 2, 2026 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Global stocks were mixed, and European shares edged higher on Friday (October 2, 2026) after a global bond sell-off deepened and ahead of a U.S. monthly jobs report due later in the day. Oil prices declined even as the U.S. sent another aircraft carrier and more troops to…

World

Why are French students protesting | Explained

October 2, 2026 admin

French CRS riot police stand in position amid clashes during a protest by high school students outside the Lycee Deodat-de-Severac high school as part of nationwide protests by high school students to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, France, October 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Story So…

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What are the objectives of the National PNG Drive 3.0? | Explained

October 2, 2026 admin

The story so far: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), along with city-gas distributors and oil-marketing companies, on Thursday (October 1, 2026) launched the National PNG Drive 3.0 with the target of enrolling 50 lakh domestic-piped natural gas (D-PNG) connections by the end of the fiscal year 2027. The broader objective is to…

Business

Delhi Metro shuts stations owing to Jantar Mantar protest: All you need to know

October 2, 2026 admin

Representational Image | Photo Credit: DKart The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced the closure of twelve metro stations in the national capital. This comes as Opposition parties, members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies, on October 2, 2026, protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. DMRC announced on the social media platform X…

Nation

SC orders random checking, seizing vehicles if e-challan unpaid

October 2, 2026 admin

The Supreme Court has been informed that outstanding traffic fines across India amount to about ₹49,194.05 crore. These include registration renewals, fitness and pollution-under-control certificates, ownership transfers, and driving licence renewals. While some of us do get caught for traffic offences and end up paying fines ranging from ₹100 to ₹10,000 (drunk driving in Karnataka),…

Nation

Hockey India official Gurinder Singh Sangha accused of harassment, sent home

October 2, 2026 admin

Gurinder Singh Sangha. File photo. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On field, the Indian women’s hockey team stepped out to create history against China and win the Asian Games for only the second time and the first since 1982. Off it, yet another international embarrassment rocked Indian hockey with Indian umpires manager Gurinder Singh Sangha…

Sports

Israel honours Captain Smit Machchhar’s valour with billboards in Mumbai

October 2, 2026 admin

The Consulate of Israel launched a public awareness campaign across major roadways in Mumbai to express gratitude to honour Captain Machchhar’s valour. Billboards have been put up at the Warden Road and Napean Sea Road junction, near the Prabodhankar Thackeray flyover on the Western Express Highway in Bandra East, the BKC-Sion connector, the Andheri-Jogeshwari flyover,…

World

Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins ‘monumental’ Asian Games gold

October 2, 2026 admin

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting poses with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women’s 60kg boxing event at the Asian Games in Nishio, Aichi prefecture, Japan, October 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting won a “monumental” Asian Games gold on Friday (October 2, 2026) and said she was “grateful for…

World

Congo’s Ebola outbreak records more than 4,000 deaths

October 2, 2026 admin

A healthcare worker in protective clothing is disinfected by a colleague inside a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, on Sept. 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus….

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