Delhi Police summons CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka to Crime Branch office
CJP news LIVE updates: CJP leaders Das and Ranka, who renewed demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation after being released from Tihar Jail, have been summoned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch to appear today. | India News
- JudiciaryHurts
A police summons of leaders who were just released from jail and are demanding an election commissioner's resignation raises questions about investigative proportionality and the rights of political dissent.
Hindustan Times
Fresh trouble for CJP's Das, Ranka as Delhi Crime Branch issues summons
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has summoned CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka over the Jantar Mantar protest. The questioning relates to two cases involving their attempted entry and national flag unfurling.
India Today
China targeting India with tunnel-boring machine curbs. Is Delhi ready for the drill?
China's new export controls on tunnel-boring machines have exposed a strategic vulnerability in India's infrastructure push, threatening potential supply disruptions for major projects even as the country strengthens connectivity across the Himalayas. Can India turn Beijing's latest restrictions into an opportunity to strengthen its infrastructure and strategic self-reliance?
- InfrastructureHurts
Chinese export controls on tunnel-boring machines could disrupt supply and delay major Himalayan and other infrastructure projects.
India Today
'Successes in eliminating Maoism': PM Modi, Jaishankar wish Amit Shah on birthday
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday extended birthday wishes to Union home minister Amit Shah
- DefenceHelps
Ministers claim successes in eliminating Maoist insurgency, which if accurate reflects gains in internal security operations.
Times of India
Delhi Confidential: Plainclothes cops unmasked at Kuki-Zo meet; AGMUT IPS officer faces fresh inquiry
Plainclothes Special Branch officers inadvertently reveal themselves at a Kuki-Zo conference, while an AGMUT-cadre IPS officer already under probe for sexual harassment faces a fresh inquiry following an inspector's PCR call.
- JudiciaryHelps
Opens a fresh inquiry into alleged misconduct by an IPS officer, which supports accountability in policing, though the outcome is still pending.
The Indian Express
INDIA bloc plans next round of protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in early November
The Opposition leaders have started discussing ideas for another round of protests after the series of marches in central Delhi in the second week of October. | India News
Hindustan Times
Historic win! India's Anahat stuns 8-time World Champion Nour ElSherbini
NEW DELHI: Eighteen-year-old Anahat Singh of India produced one of the standout results of the 2026 PSA Squash Tour when she defeated eight-time world
Times of India
Kuwait-flagged tanker carrying 21 Indian seafarers hit by projectile in Hormuz
NEW DELHI: A Kuwait-flagged oil product tanker carrying 21 Indian seafarers was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
- EmploymentHurts
The attack endangers 21 Indian seafarers, putting their jobs and physical safety at direct risk.
Times of India
'No More Jantar Mantar Protest Calls': What CJP Activists Promised Court
A Delhi SEM court ordered the release of CJP activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they undertook not to call protests at Jantar Mantar until its denotification and maintain peace.
- JudiciaryHelps
The court's conditional release order reflects judicial oversight of protest activity, reinforcing court authority over bail and public order conditions.
Republic World
Sexual offence charge rocks India's Asian Para Games contingent; swimmer faces ban
NEW DELHI: The Indian contingent at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya has been left embarrassed after para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was detained
Times of India
Why Ibn Khaldun Bharati's counter to Sharjeel Imam's Islamic reading has stoked a fire
Delhi riots-accused Sharjeel Imam attacked India's Constitution, its founding principles and secularism in an interview. An opinion, written under the pen name Ibn Khaldun Bharati, countering those views has triggered a massive debate. Here's a detailed look into the controversy.
India Today
Delhi SIR: 4,263 ‘objections’ missing from Chief Electoral Officer’s website
Missing Form 7 objections in Delhi SIR 45-day window; 4,263 not disclosed, raising transparency and process concerns.
The Hindu
Why are uninsured vehicles not part of crash relief scheme? Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: With Centre formulating a scheme to provide interim financial relief of Rs 2 lakh to families of road crash victims for deaths and Rs 1 lakh
- JudiciaryHelps
The Supreme Court is actively scrutinising the scope of a government relief scheme, which strengthens judicial oversight of executive policy.
- InfrastructureHelps
Relief for road crash victims addresses consequences of road safety failures, bringing attention to transport safety and accountability.
Times of India
Rosatom completes ESFAS equipment supply for Kudankulam N-plant units 3, 4
NEW DELHI: Russia state atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s division Rosatom Automated Control Systems has completed the supply of equipment for
- InfrastructureHelps
Completing control-system equipment for Kudankulam nuclear plant units 3 and 4 advances India's nuclear power capacity build-out.
Times of India
‘Badr MoU’ won’t put New Delhi-Jakarta missile contracts in jeopardy, experts say
NEW DELHI: Turkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia Wednesday signed ‘Badr Memorandum of Understanding’ in Doha to boost defence cooperation and strengthen
Times of India
New norms for Driving Licence: Tutorial pass mark may rise to 75%
NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry has proposed raising the pass mark for safe-driving tutorial assessment from 60% to 75% and waiving fees for specified
- InfrastructureHurts
A stricter driving test pass mark may make it harder for new drivers to obtain licences, adding friction to road transport access for applicants.
Times of India
Cars to brake on their own: Centre plans AEBS mandate from Oct 2030
NEW DELHI: Certain safety features of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) will be made mandatory for cars, particularly taxis, as govt steps up
- InfrastructureHelps
Mandating advanced automatic braking systems in cars is expected to improve road safety, particularly for taxis.
Times of India
SC stays probe against Vijayan & kin for a week to enable him to move high court
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday stayed for a week Kerala Police’s investigation against ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his relatives in the CMRL-Exalogic
Times of India
Drug menace next target, says Amit Shah; eyes 2029 deadline
NEW DELHI: Stating that peace had been established in the country’s three primary hotspots — Jammu & Kashmir, the Northeast region and areas affected by
- HealthcareHelps
A government push to curb drug use by 2029 could reduce substance-abuse harms, though the summary does not detail concrete health measures.
Times of India
Tiger shooters got weapons via ‘dead drop’; couriers delivered guns a day earlier
NEW DELHI: The shooters involved in the attack on actor Tiger Shroff received their weapons through a “dead drop” arrangement on Oct 17, just a day before
Times of India