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Former MP and Kargil war widow succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot; second woman to hold the post

Sources added that PM Modi will be visiting U.S. for the G20 summit from December 13 to December 15, 2026

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has extended support to the ongoing protests against the SIR and ECI, and equated the SIR to President Trump’s plans for American elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking part virtually through video-conference; the two-day meeting will bring together heads of government and designated senior representatives of SCO member states to discuss regional cooperation and economic engagement

“Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,” he said in a statement

India’s capital New Delhi faced a near lockdown situation on Saturday, following a call of protest by Gen Z led Cockroach Janata Party. More than 30,000 security forces were deployed and over 50 metro stations were shut. Authorities imposed an internet blackout for 24 hours to suppress the movement but the protesters managed to slip through the loopholes. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.

Indian authorities have asked Bollywood actor ⁠Imran Khan to ⁠leave the country by ⁠the end of the month, saying he breached immigration laws after joining a protest against the election commission chief, local media reported on Thursday. Khan, 43, is a US ‌citizen, the Indian Express newspaper reported. Under Indian law, foreigners’ participation in political protests may be treated as a violation of immigration and visa rules. Khan was given until October 28 to leave the country, the Times of...

Former ECB President Mario Draghi says that Europe's openness to international trade also makes it vulnerable to a dismantling of multilateral rules, adding that increased trade with India is a topic that is seen with enthusiasm. He speaks at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

Political and religious critics accuse India's Modi government of curbing Kashmir's freedom of religion and expression.

Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s relationship with India has “most definitely” improved after years of strain. Speaking with Bloomberg's Yvonne Man on the sideline of 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, Anand said the two sides are working toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement by the end of the year. (Source: Bloomberg)

The statements had also called for detained leaders of the Joint Awami Action Committee to have access to legal representation and their families, and had called for due process and fair trial

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ gathering at Central Park, Connaught Place, in Delhi, on October 16

It all started as a bit of online satire by a few young people fed up by corruption. Clearly though, the Cockroach movement's no longer a laughing matter for India’s government which has shut transport and blocked rallying points in the capital to quell the momentum of youth-led mobilization that's already down the education minister over rampant school exam cheating and is now spearheading the protests against the culling of names from voter rolls, with the electoral commission chief accused of bias. 

Seeks mutual trust, respect for sovereignty, adherence to international law and open channels of dialogue to address conventional and emerging security threats

Some of the protesting students also gave an account of the "inhuman" treatment meted out to them at the hands of policemen during their detention

Abhijeet Dipke called for the gathering in Connaught Place at 5 p.m.; CJP call comes after Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar

The scheme will be renamed the 'Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana', while its pension and family benefit components will also be renamed, according to an official statement

On October 3, 2026, two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at Madhu Sudan Singh alias Mad Sandhu on Loharka Road in Amritsar, resulting in his death

Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement were detained on Tuesday as they climbed over a gate to enter Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Authorities announced on Monday that Jantar Mantar, a longtime site of mass protests in the capital, would no longer be a designated rally venue. (Source: Bloomberg)

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah three questions on infiltrators, after Shah criticised the Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ protests

Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement were arrested early Wednesday, the first such move by authorities since protests erupted, in an escalation of tensions over a contentious overhaul of the country’s voter rolls.

The two Prime Ministers had a phone call as senior Canadian Ministers are in Delhi for talks; India steps up its middle power engagement

Pathanamthitta DCC president’s decision to support the expelled leader in the aftermath of a recent clash between SFI and Youth Congress workers has drawn sharp objections from a section of district leaders and workers

In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, L. Murugan said it was the "greatest honour" of his life to serve "Bharat Mata" and Tamil Nadu under the former’s leadership

He said this after a meeting of the committee which interacted with Hindu, Christian and other groups and listened to their views on the proposed legislation, which is facing stiff opposition from certain sections and opposition parties

Activists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.

Leaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...