Recent articles from publications based in India.
Apple, Google remove Bitchat in India on govt order: Those determined to bypass it will, the ordinary user gets locked out
Alt Newsby Pratik Sinha·13d ago
Bitchat, the offline messaging app developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been removed from both Apple’s App Store and Google Play in India following blocking directions from the Union...
UPI MDR should not attract any GST: Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan
Business Lineby BL Chennai Bureau·13d ago
The new merchant discount rate (MDR) to be imposed on UPI merchant transactions above ₹2,000 should not attract any GST, former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan said here on Monday.
Congress accuses Gyanesh Kumar of ‘illegally’ modifying Form 6 during SIR
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·13d ago
Mounting an offensive against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Congress on Monday (October 5, 2026) accused the CEC of “lying” after the Supreme Court said it had not approved of any...
SIR: No inquiry yet into bulk Form-7 submissions targeting minority voters
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·13d ago
Amid a row where multiple cases have emerged where Form-7, used to file objections and seek deletion of names from the electoral rolls, have been filled in bulk, mostly targeting Muslim and...
Karnataka SIR: Fresh complaints over Form 7 applications
The Siasat Dailyby K C Indresh Kumar·13d ago
Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered fresh political confrontation in Karnataka, with Congress leaders raising allegations of irregularities in the...
EVs, not the only solution to reduce pollution: Venu Srinivasan
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·13d ago
Electric vehicles (EVs) are not the only solution to reduce pollution, and the auto industry should remain technology-agnostic in its efforts to cut emissions while giving consumers a greater...
284 voters found ineligible for inclusion in final electoral roll in Dakshina Kannada
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·13d ago
As many as 284 voters have so far been found ineligible for inclusion in the final electoral roll of the eight Assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada.
Health activists calls for regulation of private hospital charges, margins
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·13d ago
Private hospitals are charging patients significantly more than the cost of providing treatment, with large corporate hospital chains earning substantial surpluses from each bed and imposing high...
CJP says October 10 protest is 'call of youth'; welcomes INDIA bloc stir
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·13d ago
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday welcomed the INDIA bloc's planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and sought to distance its October 10 mobilisation from...
'SIR has decades old history in India's electoral system': Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
New Indian Expressby Sudhir Suryawanshi·13d ago
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, saying it is not a new electoral exercise but has long been part of India’s electoral history.
SIR: Telangana poll chief orders action against persons misusing Form 7 to delete eligible voters
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·13d ago
The Telangana chief electoral officer on Monday directed officials to take action against persons misusing Form 7 to seek the deletion of eligible voters from electoral rolls during the special...
Mayawati re-inducts Akash Anand into BSP, makes him national coordinator
National Heraldby Vishwadeepak·13d ago
Mayawati re-inducts Akash Anand into BSP, makes him national coordinator In two years, she has twice expelled and reinstated him, highlighting her control over the BSP and uncertainty over its...
Israel’s Palestinian Citizens and the Politics of Participation
Frontlineby Iftikhar Gilani AI Summary·13d ago
Drive north from Tel Aviv towards the Galilee another Israel gradually comes into view. Arabic becomes more prominent on shopfronts and signboards.
Hallgrímsson to UEFA: Don’t pair Ireland and Israel again
Sportstar Featuresby AP·13d ago
Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson wants UEFA to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future competitions after their contentious Nations League games.
CISF-CCL team seizes five trucks, recovers 250 tonnes of illegal coal in Jharkhand's Latehar
New Indian Expressby Mukesh Ranjan·13d ago
A joint team of CISF and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) personnel seized five Hyva trucks and recovered around 250 tonnes of coal allegedly dumped illegally in a forest area during an operation...
SIR voter deletion row: Ballari BJP protests FIR against leader
The Siasat Dailyby K C Indresh Kumar·13d ago
Ballari: The Ballari district unit of the BJP staged a protest at Royal Circle on Monday, October 5, opposing the FIR registered against municipal corporation Opposition Leader Srinivas Modkar over...
Set up 24-hour monitoring cells in vulnerable areas, SC tells Delhi Police
Business Lineby Aaratrika Bhaumik·13d ago
Underlining the need to take preventive measures against sexual offences against women, the Supreme Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) asked the Delhi Police to set up 24-hour monitoring cells for...
British Airways flight declares emergency over Ireland after steep 28,000-ft descent: What happened? Insider details | Today News
Livemintby Trisha Bhattacharya·13d ago
A British Airways flight travelling from London to Chicago suddenly declared an emergency over Ireland on Monday after making a sudden and steep descent, with flight-tracking data showing the...
This 16-YO's 'Glow Guide' Answers the Questions Burn & Acid Attack Survivors Face After Hospital
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·13d ago
At eight, Sia Domkundwar remembers scratching her scalp until it hurt. A bacterial infection had left her with painful boils and clumps of hair falling out. There was no diagnosis for it.
Mamata Banerjee sends notice to SSKM Hospital for allegedly leaking her medical reports
Hindustan Timesby HT Correspondent·13d ago
Mamata Banerjee sends notice to SSKM Hospital for allegedly leaking her medical reports This comes days after Adhikari said that Banerjee faked her leg injury while releasing a five-year-old...
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