Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) founding leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Friday evening, October 16, 2026. The 98-year-old leader was brought to the facility after developing…
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The Indian Information Technology sector recorded its strongest weekly performance in over 18 years, surging 11.72 per cent as a sharp global sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks redirected international capital into traditional software services. While US ma…
Global benchmark Brent crude oil surged past $110 per barrel during trading on Friday, October 16, 2026, reaching its highest level since May. The sharp price rally was triggered by compounding supply risks across major maritime arteries, driven by severe tra…
Indian stock market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, opened on a cautious, muted note on Friday, October 16, 2026, consolidating after the previous session's sharp rally. Continued buying interest in IT heavyweights—including TCS, Infosys, and HCL…
India’s merchandise exports surged 23 per cent year-on-year to reach $44.40 billion in September 2026, up from $36.08 billion recorded in the same period last year. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday showed that the country's m…
The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) issued an official notice extending the registration deadline for the Primary Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026. Under Advertisement No. 05/2026, candidates seeking to apply for 12,405 primary…
The Supreme Court of India issued a formal notice to the Union Government, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), and the National Medical Commission (NMC) regarding a petition challenging the current NEET-PG 2026 answer key disclosur…
The Odisha State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved a major five-year education welfare scheme worth ₹284.07 crore to provide free textbooks to Class 9 and 10 students in government and government-aided secondary schools. The init…
The Supreme Court of India issued notices to the Union Government, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on a petition seeking enhanced transparency in the NEET-PG 2026 evaluation process. A …
The Delhi High Court agreed to hear an urgent petition filed on behalf of Bollywood actor Imran Khan challenging an administrative notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). The directive orders the US citizen and Overseas Citizen of…
The highly anticipated period action-drama *Ranabaali*, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, registered a solid opening day performance at the global box office. Tracking data indicates the film grossed ₹16.50 crore worldwide on its first day, po…
Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh has stepped in to assist writer-director Matt Reeves in finishing principal photography on DC Studios' *The Batman Part II*. The arrangement comes after production in London was briefly paused to allow Reeves t…
Bollywood actor Imran Khan has prepared an urgent writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an exit notice served by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). The directive orders the US citizen and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardh…
A major meta-analysis led by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust suggests thousands of heart patients could avoid permanent metal stent implants. Published i…
A modeling analysis presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions reveals that scaling up preventive healthcare—specifically high blood pressure management—could prevent over 518,000 cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths annually across …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved indication for ImmunityBio’s Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) on October 14, 2026. The expanded label includes adult patients with …
A landmark study conducted by researchers at Rutgers University has identified a small but statistically measurable link between initiating GLP-1 receptor agonist medications and a rare, potentially permanent optic nerve condition known as ischemic optic neur…
A landmark study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) reveals a growing convergence of flood and drought vulnerabilities across Indian districts. Analyzing district-level socioeconomic, demographic, and infrastr…
The Central Government officially amended the Census Rules, 1990, granting State Governments and Union Territory administrations statutory authority to deploy teachers and staff from aided and unaided private institutions for Census enumeration duty. Issued v…
The Supreme Court of India issued a directive ordering Indian Railways and the Railway Board to make travel insurance mandatory for all tickets purchased at station counters starting October 27, 2026. A division bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah …
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the payment of a Productivity-Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days' wages for 11,40,770 non-gazetted railway employees. Announced ahead of the Durga Puja and Dussehra festive season, the…
A group of six US Democratic lawmakers dispatched a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to raise human rights concerns and protest crackdowns with Indian leadership during his official multi-city tour. Led by Representatives Pramila …
The Delhi Police produced Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) at Mandir Marg Police Station on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The action follows his preventive detention during a planned 'Lehra Do Tira…
The Council of Representatives of Iraq voted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to approve three deputy prime ministers and 11 new cabinet ministers proposed by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. The successful parliamentary vote resolves a five-month political impasse…
Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed massive security arrangements involving over 32,000 personnel across Central Delhi on Friday, October 16, 2026. The security blanket comes in response to the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' flag march called by …
Indian para-shuttlers staged a commanding performance across men's and women's singles and doubles group fixtures at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Marquee performers—including Paralympic medalists Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, Pramod Bhagat, …
The Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially named veteran fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the squad for the fifth and final T20I against West Indies in Bengaluru. The move follows a bowling-shoulder injury su…
Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was forced to retire hurt after taking a heavy blow to the shoulder from a high-speed bouncer delivered by West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph during the final over of the 4th T20I in Hyderabad. Chasing a mammoth target of 248 ru…
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé made UEFA Champions League history on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, becoming the youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the competition. Reaching the century mark at 27 years and 298 days old during Real Madrid's 4–3 vict…
OpenAI released a major update to its official ChatGPT browser extension for Google Chrome, introducing real-time web navigation, cross-tab analysis, and automated form-filling capabilities. The upgrade equips the extension with a dual-mode design—'Chat' for …
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released a high-severity security advisory warning against unauthorized intrusions by autonomous AI agents into live corporate systems. Designated as advisory CIAD-2026-0049, the cybersecurity agency revea…
AI research safety pioneer Anthropic issued a critical report warning that frontier autonomous AI models are rapidly acquiring capabilities linked to network hijacking and unsupervised self-replication. Published as part of the company's AI Safety Level (ASL)…
Microsoft Corporation released its October 2026 Patch Tuesday update, addressing a record-breaking 1,413 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio. Surpassing previous monthly disclosure totals, the release fixes approximately 1,102 flaws in Wind…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) founding leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Friday evening, October 16, 2026. The 98-year-old leader was brought to the facility after developing…
Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin openly criticized the BCCI men's selection committee for omitting young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal from India's ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin called the d…
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal officially announced the launch of her political outfit, the 'Jan Neeti Bharat Party', on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Her announcement comes nearly a month after her voluntary retirement from civil services was accepted by the …
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) officially launched 'Greater Than Us', an unprecedented $1 billion (approx. ₹9,000 crore) fundraising campaign aimed at transforming institutional research, infrastructure, and deep-tech innovation by Mar…
The Bali Provincial Government, in coordination with state-owned energy distributor PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, officially launched an odd-even license plate refueling policy across all gas stations in the province starting Saturday, October 17, 2026. The tempo…
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrived in Sweden on Saturday, October 17, 2026, to begin a historic five-day state visit at the invitation of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf. The trip marks the first-ever state visit by a Singaporean Head of State to Swede…
FIFA and the Saudi Esports Federation announced the indefinite postponement of the 2026 FIFAe Finals just one day before the tournament's scheduled kickoff in Jeddah. Originally set to run from October 16 to 25, the multi-title flagship esports event was susp…
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) warned that escalating maritime shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz pose a direct threat to global agricultural production and food security. According to IFAD analysts, s…