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October 13, 2026

Supreme Court seeks explanation from Delhi Police over alleged assault of women journalists during protests

The Supreme Court has asked a senior Delhi Police officer to appear and explain allegations that women journalists were assaulted, detained and intimidated while covering anti-CEC protests in the capital. The Network of Women in Media, India filed a writ petition on Monday alleging that several women journalists were physically assaulted, prevented from working and […]

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RSS-linked body asks Government to block Starlink, cites law-and-order and surveillance concerns

The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch has asked the Indian government to block Elon Musk’s Starlink from launching commercial satellite broadband services in India, arguing that the technology would make internet shutdowns and security surveillance harder to enforce. The demand comes at a pointed moment. Delhi is in the middle of large-scale protests against the Chief

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2027 World Cup draws over 1.5 crore ticket applications in just 12 days

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 has attracted more than 1.5 crore ticket applications within 12 days of its ballot opening, highlighting the global interest in the tournament that will be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday that it had received 15,083,752 ticket applications through 4,423,417

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India’s T20I catching crisis: Why are the fielding standards slipping?

India’s catching problems in T20Is have become increasingly difficult to ignore. During the third T20I against the West Indies in Indore, Abhishek Sharma dropped a chance to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer in the third over, fumbling a straightforward opportunity after appearing uncertain about whether to attempt a conventional catch or a reverse cup. The mistake was

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UPI fee on merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 pushed to after Diwali

The rollout of charges on select UPI merchant transactions has been pushed back until after Diwali. The National Payments Corporation of India confirmed on Tuesday that the Merchant Discount Rate on select person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 will now be implemented immediately after the festival, with the exact date to be announced separately. The

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Shubman Gill creates history, becomes first cricketer to win ICC Player of the Month award five times

Shubman Gill has added another milestone to his growing list of achievements, becoming the first cricketer in the world to win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award five times. The India Test and ODI captain received the honour for September 2026 after a remarkable run of performances against the West Indies. Gill won

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Delhi’s new protest sites come with costs, distance and booking hurdles

With Jantar Mantar de-notified as a designated protest site, Delhi Police has identified three alternatives: Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in east Delhi. Each comes with problems that could make organised public demonstrations significantly harder. Ramlila Maidan, about 4 km from Jantar Mantar, is the closest to central Delhi and has a history

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IMF warns global economy is running out of buffers to absorb another shock

The IMF has warned that the global economy is approaching the limits of its ability to withstand further disruption, with emergency oil stocks running low and government budgets overstretched across major economies. In its latest World Economic Outlook, released in Bangkok, the Fund said global growth had held up better than expected over the past

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Anthropic says Houthi-linked actors used Claude AI to develop missile guidance software

Anthropic has disclosed that actors linked to Yemen’s Houthi movement used its Claude AI coding tool to develop guidance software for rockets and ballistic missiles. One guided rocket was test-fired, though the trial appears to have failed. In its September 2026 misuse report, Anthropic detailed how a Yemen-based weapons engineering cell used Claude Code to

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197 million Indian workers hold jobs vulnerable to AI automation, study finds

Nearly 197 million Indian workers are in jobs with a high share of routine tasks that could eventually be automated, according to a new study by the Centre for Finance and Economics Research at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. The study found that around 150.5 million workers, or 24.6% of the working-age population,

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