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BJP leader P.K. Krishnadas has said the party's doors are open to P.P. Divya, the CPI(M) leader at the centre of the ADM Naveen Babu case, if she clarifies her stand. Senior BJP leaders are unhappy, since the party had protested against her. Divya has not said she is leaving the CPI(M).
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Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar says the government will act against any private firm found sidelining Kannadigas in recruitment, after a viral video alleged that Bengaluru IT firms reject resumes listing Kannada as the mother tongue. No company is named and no penalty specified.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Several districts in Tamil Nadu declared a school holiday on Oct 26 as heavy rain and a cyclone warning raised safety concerns. Ramanathapuram and Dindigul shut schools, while orange alerts covered Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
Rahul Gandhi has invited students, farmers, workers, women, youth and traders to a march and rally at Ramlila Maidan on 1 November. In Patna, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded an end to the revision of electoral rolls, ballot papers and annulment of two years of assembly polls.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
IndiGo will move 12 daily international departures from Mumbai's CSMIA to Navi Mumbai International Airport in phases from February, as Terminal 1 at CSMIA is redeveloped. Air India Group is also shifting flights. The exact dates will be announced after approvals.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
NCERT has released a 20-hour introductory module on computational thinking and artificial intelligence for Classes 9 to 12, developed with IIT Madras and IIT Jodhpur. It is activity-based, needs no prior knowledge, and covers deepfakes, data privacy, misinformation and fairness.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
CBI has filed an FIR against IL&FS Energy Development Company and five executives over an alleged Canara Bank loan fraud. The agency alleges diversion of funds tied to a Rs 100 crore term loan and a $50 million foreign currency loan, causing a Rs 212.34 crore loss.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
Chef Damu, the Tamil TV cooking icon and “Cooku with Comali” judge, died in Chennai on October 25, 2026. He was 72. Chief Minister Vijay led tributes, calling it a major loss to the culinary field.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Odisha stepped up cyclone preparations on Oct 25 as a Bay of Bengal system was forecast to intensify and make landfall by Oct 28. Puri shut Chilika boat services Oct 26–29, while President Murmu’s Oct 28–29 visit was moved to Nov 4–5.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a symbolic 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Hotel Ashok in Delhi on 30 October, and a 'Dilli Chalo' march to Ramlila Maidan on 1 November. Both are aimed at the revision of electoral rolls.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Telangana will run a Rs 150 crore drought-mitigation pilot in Midjil, Uppunuthala and Makthal mandals. A committee is to declare drought-hit mandals by 31 October, after a preliminary assessment flagged 358 mandals and the Chief Minister asked farmers to defer one crop.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
The National Statistics Office has proposed changes to the Periodic Labour Force Survey from January 2027. A separate stratum will count digital platform workers, and new questions will cover unpaid household work, caregiving, volunteering and unpaid training. Comments are invited for 15 days.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
