Bhutan gears up for Global Peace Prayer Festival
“We live in a time when the need for peace, compassion, and understanding has never been greater. It is with this spirit that we are honoured to host the GPPF,” Tshering Tobgay, Bhutan’s Prime Minister, stated. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, is gearing up for a fortnight-long spiritual festival to pray... Read More
Maharashtra doctor’s death: Sub-Inspector, techie arrested
Police have arrested Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane in connection with the death of a woman government doctor in Maharashtra’s Satara district, officials said. Badane surrendered at the Phaltan Rural Police Station in Satara on Saturday (October 25, 2025) evening following which he was arrested, district Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi said. Earlier, on Saturday (October 25,... Read More
OVL seeks legal advice after U.S. sanctions oilfield with Indian stake
ONGC Videsh Ltd has sought legal opinion after the United States imposed sanctions on a Russian oilfield in which a consortium of Indian companies holds a 49.9% stake, sources said. U.S. President Donald Trump on October 22 announced new sanctions against two of Russia’s largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in a bid to pressure... Read More
Two held in ₹44 lakh ‘digital arrest’ scam
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested two more persons, including an assistant bank manager who allegedly swindled ₹44 lakh from an elderly person in ‘digital arrest scam.’ File | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested two more persons, including an assistant bank manager who allegedly swindled ₹44 lakh from an elderly person in... Read More
Thailand, Cambodia leaders sign expanded ceasefire deal with Trump present
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands and hold up a document while U.S. President Donald Trump applauds, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 26,... Read More
Allowances for panchayati raj representatives if INDIA bloc wins polls, says Tejashwi
RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav during a press conference in Patna. File | Photo Credit: PTI RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday (October 26, 2025) said allowances of the representatives of Bihar’s panchayati raj system will be doubled if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state. He... Read More
Madras High Court to hear on October 27 all cases related to Karur stampede
TVK president and actor Vijay at the rally in Karur on September 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court is all set to hear, on Monday (October 27, 2025), a batch of cases related to actor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the Karur stampede tragedy that claimed 41 lives... Read More
4 militants arrested in Manipur
Security personnel patrol an area in Manipur. File | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces arrested four militants belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur, police said on Sunday (October 26, 2025). All the arrests were made on Saturday (October 25), they said. Two active cadres of the banned PREPAK (Pro) were apprehended from different locations... Read More
India’s air pollution crisis now full-blown assault on brains, bodies: Congress
A layer of smog seen over Yamnua river, as the Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) level remains in ‘poor’ quality. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress on Sunday (October 26, 21025) said India’s air pollution crisis is no longer just a respiratory issue but a full-blown assault on our brains and bodies, as... Read More
Passenger vehicle exports rise 18% in April-September; Maruti Suzuki leads segment
Maruti Suzuki. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Passenger vehicle exports from India rose by 18 per cent year-on-year in the April-September period, with Maruti Suzuki leading the segment with shipment of over 2 lakh units, according to the SIAM data. Total passenger vehicle exports in the first half of the current fiscal year rose to... Read More




