Students, activists and citizens join ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Connaught Place
As the protests seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar entered the seventh consecutive day on Friday (October 16, 2026), several groups of protesters and activists holding national flags started converging near the Central Park in Connaught Place as early as 3 p.m., two hours before the scheduled ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ (wave the tricolour) march announced by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and other Left students’ organisations. The crowd swelled through the evening as more protesters, activists, and student groups joined the march with national flags.
Anti-CEC protest: Farmers to march to Delhi on October 23
Various farmers’ organisations, under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), will march to Delhi on October 23 demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
L.K. Advani hospitalised after chest infection, condition stable
Former Deputy Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani was on Friday evening admitted to Apollo Hospital after he complained of a chest infection.
MEA calls on U.S. to ensure safety, security of Indians after foiled Illinois temple attack
Describing the alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Illinois as a matter of “deep concern” for New Delhi, India on Friday called on the U.S. to ensure the safety, security and well-being of Indian nationals in that country.
Census 2027: Govt. opens enumerator roles to private teachers, institutions, trust and society members
In a first, the Union government has expanded the definition of “any person” who could be appointed as Census enumerators authorising the appointment of private school teachers and members of “institutions, societies and trusts”.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia ‘let go’ just days into role
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was “let go” from the role, a White House official said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny.
Gaganyaan: ISRO completes key test ahead of first uncrewed mission
Ahead of the first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan (G1), which is targeted for launch this year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed a series of Crew Module (CM)-Service Module (SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan missions.
India’s crude imports rise 7% in September, bill surges 47%
India’s crude oil import bill surged 47% year-on-year (YoY) to $15.4 billion in September, amid resurging conflict in West Asia, according to provisional government data.
AI agents gained unauthorised access to Indian organisations, says CERT-In
The Computer Emergency Response Team, India (CERT-In) said on Thursday that several Indian organisations had been targeted by Artificial Intelligence agents that were undergoing testing. AI agents — which are pieces of code that act autonomously given certain instructions unlike a chat-response back-and-forth with a chatbot — have been taking advantage of weaknesses across Indian organisations’ cloud and web assets, and were accessing information they did not need, and should not have access to, CERT-In said.
Jaishankar to meet Rubio, UAE Foreign Minister, in back-to-back separate visits in Mumbai next week
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will host his counterparts from the UAE and the U.S. in Mumbai in two separate visits on October 19 and 20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday (October 16, 2026). The meetings will discuss India’s bilateral relations with the two strategic partners, as well as regional issues and ongoing conflicts in West Asia.
Oregon school attack: Teen shooter was former student, police say
A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said on Friday (October 16, 2026).
Karnataka seeks Centre’s intervention to resume new LPG connections, with 36,000 applications pending
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Rizwan Arshad has urged Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri to direct oil marketing companies to resume the issuance of new domestic LPG connections in Karnataka, citing around 36,000 pending applications as of August 2026.