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2 more days in judicial custody for CJP’s Ranka, Das; lawyer says ‘sureties were threatened’

Samridhi Tewari - October 19, 2026

Delhi Police had sought five more days in judicial custody for Ranka and Das, who were detained from Jantar Mantar on 13 October and sent to five days in judicial custody the next day.

Canada OSAP scrutiny, past acquittal & a defamation FIR. Inside Gurinder Bhatti’s business empire

Mayank Kumar - October 19, 2026

Kolkata pandal stampede FIR blames sudden heavy rain, poor crowd control & a warning that sparked panic

Sagrika Kissu - October 19, 2026

MeitY sent ‘advisory’ to Meta on day of CJP’s protest call, asked it to review Facebook, Insta algos

Vrinda Tulsian - October 19, 2026

Delhi airport’s robotic cafe can make coffee, serve ice cream and even dance when idle

Purvi Rajpuria - October 19, 2026

The Indus Valley Civilisation declined. Its crops survived and adapted

Disha Ahluwalia - October 19, 2026

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DU to JNU, central univs struggle to upgrade despite growing grants, funding. Where’s the bottleneck?

Fareeha Iftikhar - October 19, 2026

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Triya Gulati - October 18, 2026

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Tiger Shroff could have been India’s Karate Kid. Bollywood missed the chance

Harsh Tiwari - October 19, 2026

At 36, Tiger Shroff still has the speed and flexibility for a defining martial-arts film, that is, if the industry finally writes one for him.

The Yamuna River deserves more than a Sunday clean-up

Meenakashi Lekhi - October 19, 2026

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Nirupama Dutt - October 19, 2026

China’s tightening grip on its most advanced AI should be a warning signal for India

Alicia Garcia Herrero - October 19, 2026

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Trade friction aside, US and Indian firms are building together

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Congress spies conspiracy in Modi govt’s rule tweak for Census 2027, links it to RSS training camp

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In a post on X, Congress leader Ramesh said the Centre’s 16 October notification amending the Census Rules, 1990, is a bid to open the exercise to political interference.

‘Defer one crop cycle to save water & power’: Telangana CM’s El Niño SOS leaves farmers furious

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‘It’s our right,’ says BK Hariprasad as BJP accuses Congress of funding CJP

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Scrap SIR, return to paper ballot: DMK adopts 4 resolutions, will take demands to President Murmu

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After Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya’s viral video, husband alleges Rs 210-cr corruption, seeks probe

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Tirangas, ‘Vande Mataram’ & a lesson in ‘asking questions’—kids join adults in CP march defying curbs

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French peaceful protests turned violent for a reason. Govt needs to hear people out

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India’s IT giants rode labour arbitrage for 30 years. AI is hurting billable hours business model

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Delhi Ramlila’s fourth effigy is a pink, moustached man with a cockroach crawling up his chest

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Diplomatic Cable

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FSSAI issues notices to Zepto, Bakelite, 2 supplement firms over expired food, misleading claims

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India

2 more days in judicial custody for CJP’s Ranka, Das; lawyer says ‘sureties were threatened’

Samridhi Tewari - October 19, 2026

Delhi Police had sought five more days in judicial custody for Ranka and Das, who were detained from Jantar Mantar on 13 October and sent to five days in judicial custody the next day.

3rd Lucknow cop shunted over media byte by ‘absconding’ model wanted over businessman’s death

Prashant Srivastava - October 19, 2026

Canada OSAP scrutiny, past acquittal & a defamation FIR. Inside Gurinder Bhatti’s business empire

Mayank Kumar - October 19, 2026

MeitY sent ‘advisory’ to Meta on day of CJP’s protest call, asked it to review Facebook, Insta algos

Vrinda Tulsian - October 19, 2026

Meitei men out to collect firewood killed; protesters lay bodies outside Manipur CM’s residence

Samridhi Tewari - October 19, 2026

Kolkata pandal stampede FIR blames sudden heavy rain, poor crowd control & a warning that sparked panic

Sagrika Kissu - October 19, 2026

India repatriates orangutan rescued in 2024 to Jakarta, plans to send the 5 found in Odisha underway

Debdutta Chakraborty - October 19, 2026

Entertainment

Why Girish AD had to abandon Premalu 2 despite a year of preparation

Harsh Tiwari - October 19, 2026

After spending a year on the project, director Girish AD said that the unexpected decision delayed the Malayalam blockbuster Bethlehem Kudumba Unit.

Economy

Ethanol industry backs govt’s procurement tender, but seeks higher prices and more flexibility

Udit Bubna - October 19, 2026

India’s crude import bill jumps 46% to $90.6 billion in April-September as oil prices surge

Udit Bubna - October 17, 2026

Amid oil squeeze, mounting economic pressure, Bangladesh seeks fresh $4.5 billion IMF loan

Ashwin Shekhar - October 16, 2026

Indian IT stocks poised to beat global AI peers by most in decades

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Finance Minister Sitharaman says trade barriers the ‘biggest hurdle’ in India-China ties

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Governance

MeitY sent ‘advisory’ to Meta on day of CJP’s protest call, asked it to review Facebook, Insta algos

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From automakers to tech giants, investors make a beeline for Haryana industrial hubs with Rs 40k cr bet

Sushil Manav - October 16, 2026

‘Don’t move without money’: Haryana vigilance crowdsources list of 190 top ‘bribe takers’ in govt

Sushil Manav - October 15, 2026

Anthropic in talks with MeitY to make AI models available for safety testing, wants binding transparency

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Forth Write

The Yamuna River deserves more than a Sunday clean-up

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Science

Scientists found a strange correlation — small babies, worse math scores

The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was led by researchers at the University of Warwick and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Last Laughs

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