October 2026
Legal
SC contempt notice over Delhi Metro restrictions
Supreme Court — CBI coercive-action bar in Punjab corruption case — Justices M. M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale barred coercive steps against Rajbir Singh Ghuman while issuing notice on Punjab’s challenge to the High Court order. The court did not stay the FIR. The matter will examine whether the High Court could direct a
India
india news digest 12 oct.
Protests against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls intensified in Delhi, with opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police detained hundreds over successive days as central areas were locked down and several metro stations closed. The Supreme Court stressed that detentions must follow
Global
houthi missile strikes, 13 killed in riyadh
Houthi missile and drone strikes have intensified against Saudi Arabia, with repeated hits on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killing at least 13 people and wounding hundreds. Terminal operations were suspended multiple times as fires broke out and flights were diverted. Saudi forces responded with airstrikes on Sanaa, while the Houthis claimed further attacks
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Why India Cannot Treat Starlink as Just Another Broadband Service
By B.V. Phani Kumar India’s hesitation over Starlink is not a quarrel with technology, nor a favour to two large business houses. It is a sovereign calculation about who controls the arteries of future communications—and whether a nation that has already tasted strategic dependence can afford to hand over part of its digital nervous system
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Hyderabad groundwater stress deepens
Telangana 1. Hyderabad groundwater stress deepens A report citing Telangana Ground Water Department data said groundwater levels in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region were 6.85 metres deeper in September than a year earlier. The average level was reported at 11.58 metres below ground level. This signals a serious water-management concern, but citywide averages can conceal sharper
India
Protest restrictions affect transport and communications
1. Delhi prepares for protest over electoral-roll revision Delhi imposed extensive security and transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Organisers and critics alleged that the voter-roll revision removed around 130 million names; the Election Commission and BJP rejected claims of political manipulation. The scale and legitimacy of
Global
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
1. Panama earthquake: major damage reported, full assessment pending A powerful earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, with the US Geological Survey initially reporting a magnitude of 7.7. Buildings were damaged, transport and water services were disrupted, and more than 40 aftershocks were reported. Authorities said there were minor injuries but no confirmed fatalities in
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Houthi Attacks Escalate in Persian Gulf
Houthi Attacks Escalate in Persian Gulf: Sixteen seafarers were killed in coordinated attacks across the Persian Gulf and Black Sea regions, prompting Saudi Arabia to declare the seizure of sea lanes a “criminal act.” India issued urgent advisories for citizens in Saudi Arabia to remain alert and stay indoors amid ongoing Houthi militant operations targeting
India
National News Digest 9 oct.
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