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In a worrying security incident along key West Asian maritime routes, the Panama-flagged crude oil tanker MT GEM NO. 2 was targeted in a drone attack on October 9 at Sharjah Anchorage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The vessel, operating with an all-Indian crew of 22 …

In a major political development at the center, President Droupadi Murmu has agreed to meet a top delegation of the opposition INDIA bloc at 8:00 PM on Friday, October 9, 2026. The appointment at Rashtrapati Bhavan comes amid an escalating face-off between the opposition alliance and the central government over …

Vote counting across key parliamentary and assembly by-elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry began early on Friday, October 9, 2026, revealing striking trends across regional power corridors. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has established dominant leads across West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly constituencies, as well as …

Delhi Police has officially rejected the application submitted by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking permission to hold a massive public demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The protest was called to raise accountability issues against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) …

A sudden digital interaction between Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has triggered political debate across India’s telecom and political landscape. The exchange unfolded after Musk publicly questioned why Starlink remains without a commercial operating licence in India despite spending five years …

Indian carriers, including budget airlines Air India Express and Akasa Air, alongside full-service carrier Air India, have announced an immediate suspension of all scheduled flight operations to and from Riyadh until at least Saturday, October 10, 2026. The precautionary groundings come in the wake of escalating regional hostilities after Yemen-based …

Resolving weeks of administrative uncertainty and campus friction, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has officially confirmed that Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will attend its 34th annual convocation on October 17. CJI Surya Kant will preside over the ceremony in his ex-officio capacity as …

Intensifying public mobilization around electoral transparency, human rights and civil liberties organization Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has issued a nationwide call for a “Chalo Delhi” demonstration at Jantar Mantar on October 10. The planned assembly demands the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging severe …

In a politically nuanced interaction with reporters in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 consecutive years as head of government, acknowledging the rare electoral endurance required to sustain power across both state and national arenas. However, Abdullah swiftly pivoted to …

High-voltage political drama gripped central Delhi as Delhi Police detained Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several top opposition parliamentarians during an INDIA bloc demonstration. The march—staged by opposition leaders demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision …