India

Inmates at the Thekkampatti sub-jail allegedly feigned a medical emergency and attacked guards on the night of October 26. Recapture counts rose over the following day as police searched forests and checkpoints.

Oct 3024 sources26 outlets covered it

Kolkata Police arrested the former tourism minister after Enforcement Directorate questioning in a case over Durga Puja preview passes and the MassArt society.

Oct 2914 sources14 outlets covered it

Dearness allowance and dearness relief rise from 60% to 63% of basic pay and pension, effective July 1, 2026, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced.

Oct 2926 sources26 outlets covered it

A Mercedes-Benz registered to a Kochi judge and allegedly driven by his 17-year-old son rammed a scooter from behind early Sunday, killing a 55-year-old eatery owner. Coverage across outlets kept to the crash and the charges.

Oct 2811 sources11 outlets covered it

Students at Kolkata's Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute have been on an indefinite sit-in since October 12 after campus violence; the institute says six rustications were for vandalism and assault.

Oct 2811 sources11 outlets covered it

The Chamber of Trade and Industry wrote to the Leader of the Opposition seeking a date after November 10, citing festive-season business it put at risk.

Oct 2811 sources11 outlets covered it

Gunfire at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati's Bora Service area on Monday night killed members of one family and a friend; outlets differed on the toll as later reports cited a lease dispute and an arrest.

Oct 2820 sources20 outlets covered it

As of 15:43 IST on October 27, Minister Subodh Uniyal says there is "no question" of an apology over his on-stage rebuke of Daler Mehndi on October 18; Mika Singh's team said on October 25 that he had apologised by phone. No response from Mehndi's side to the denial appears in the reports read.

Oct 2724 sources14 outlets covered it

As of 13:37 IST on October 27, the activist's body remains unclaimed in Mansa. The government says it has accepted all legitimate demands; the family and the Insaaf Committee say they have only verbal assurances and want the chief minister and DGP to resign.

Oct 2712 sources

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said searches at 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23 uncovered Rs 100 crore in hawala transactions. Enforcement Directorate-sourced reports describe a continuing investigation.

Oct 2613 sources13 outlets covered it

The Indian Air Force flew about 100 aircraft over the Ganga at Namo Ghat for its 94th anniversary, with the Prime Minister attending the final day on October 25.

Oct 2613 sources13 outlets covered it

A 12-hour shutdown against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project ended in tear gas at Geku and arson in Pasighat. By October 27 police counted 69 arrests and about 30 companies of central forces were in the Siang belt; the state says the survey should go ahead and opponents say they will not talk until detainees are freed.

Oct 2659 sources15 outlets covered it

Jamia Millia Islamia ordered on October 29 that its students' union constitution be approved by May 15, 2027, with elections within six weeks of the session start, and revoked protest-related disciplinary action; outlets report students called off the hunger strike. Classes went online on October 24 and are set to stay online to November 24, though Hindustan Times and DNA India report offline classes resuming from Monday.

Oct 2658 sources20 outlets covered it

A three-day strike against a 25-year parallel distribution licence for Eleven Power in Gurugram and Nuh left homes, taps and factories without supply before unions ended it on Friday. On October 28 the regulator put the licence on hold on the government's direction, and Eleven Power says it will pursue legal remedies.

Oct 2423 sources17 outlets covered it