Month: October 2026

Amarinder Singh Raja Warring quits as Punjab Congress chief in big shakeup months before assembly polls.

India have defeated West Indies by eight wickets in the second ODI at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field first and what followed was pure carnage by the batting unit of both sides. The pitch offered very little support for the bowlers, as five cricketers scored at least a century each, which is a record in ODI cricket. At the end of the day, India were asked to chase 406 runs, which they did with 39 balls remaining and with that,…

In a swift and decisive maritime interdiction striking at the heart of transnational narco-terrorism networks, the Bharatiya Tatrakshak, operating in seamless tactical synergy with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Gujarat, successfully neutralised a major maritime narcotics smuggling attempt in the Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep.Executing precise sea-air surveillance based on actionable intelligence, the Bharatiya Tatrakshak assets maintained unyielding tracking before initiating hot pursuit, neutralising the target, and boarding a suspicious Iranian dhow on 25 September 2026.

The INDIA bloc is set to hold its second meeting in four months, today (September 30), with the top leaders of the opposition parties expected to finalise an action plan for a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and reiterate their demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

Vashu Bhagnani, veteran film producer, has reportedly been hospitalised in London. However, the reason for his hospitalisation has not been disclosed yet. When contacted by news agency ANI, Bhagnani requested to be “left alone”. Further details about his health are awaited.

India secured its seventh gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 after the women’s compound archery team defeated China in the final match in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday. The Indian women’s team registered a 238-234 victory over China to finish on top of the podium. 

US President Donald Trump has announced a major terminology change for Artificial Intelligence (AI), saying the US government will officially refer to AI as “Super Intelligence” (SI). He made the announcement during a high-profile White House luncheon with some of the world’s biggest technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jensen Huang. The announcement comes days after Trump first floated the idea of replacing the term “Artificial Intelligence” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Global star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was back on the Paris Fashion Week runway, this time in a black velvet look covered with crystal detailing. The actor walked for L’Oréal Paris Le Défilé 2026, wearing a creation from Yara Shoemaker’s Fall/Winter 2026-27 collection.

Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, once again targeted the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that 727 of 728 names were removed from the voter list in Delhi’s Bela Estate on the banks of the Yamuna. In response, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said the concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) had already addressed the matter, and the deadline for filing claims and objections had been extended.

Trinidad and Tobago is set to become the first country in the Caribbean region to adopt India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This will mark another major step in the international expansion of India’s digital payments technology. The development was confirmed by Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to India, Chandradath Singh, who said the country was actively pursuing the implementation of the UPI-based payment system. The initiative is being taken forward under an agreement between NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation. The partnership is aimed at…