Delhi Police has preventively arrested Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde after they allegedly staged a protest at Jantar Mantar without permission. The three were taken into custody after reaching the protest site and beginning their demonstration.
The International Monetary Fund has raised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 7 per cent from 6.4 per cent for the financial year 2026-27. This comes days after the World Bank and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) both raised India’s GDP growth projection for FY27 to 7.1 per cent.
Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will remain closed until October 17 following a series of deadly attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that disrupted air travel and raised security concerns.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc MPs, civil society members and student organisations to a high tea at his New Delhi residence on Tuesday, October 13, to discuss the opposition’s next steps over allegations of “vote theft”.
RJ Mitte, who became widely known for playing Walter White Jr in the hit TV series Breaking Bad, has died aged 34. His representatives confirmed his death to AFP on Monday. The actor’s cause of death has not been disclosed.
The Supreme Court Registry has flagged 14 defects in Rahul Gandhi’s petition, including discrepancies in the names of some respondents and the lack of an explanation for impleading private individuals as respondents. Other defects include the absence of a copy of an earlier judgment, missing vakalatnamas (authorisations for legal representation) from nine petitioners, excluding Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, and a blurred copy of Kharge’s identity document. The Registry has also pointed out a shortfall of Rs 220 in the court fee paid and deficiencies in the printing of documents. Rectifying…
The INDIA bloc leaders will march to the Supreme Court on Monday to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant over ‘vote chori’ allegations and a pause to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The march would be led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying they would never be able to silence India’s voice.
Differences seem to be brewing between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Kyiv’s conflict with Moscow, as the latter said that the announcement made by the US President over an ‘energy ceasefire’ between Russia and Ukraine was a ‘news’ for him. Zelenskyy, however, underlined that Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire.
New Delhi woke up to heavy rain and thunderstorms on Monday morning, October 12, bringing cooler conditions across the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms over Delhi-NCR during the next two to three hours.
Delhi Metro closes 6 stations ahead of INDIA bloc’s march to Supreme Court
