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Elon Musk accused unnamed “oligarchs” of blocking Starlink’s India launch, calling it “a crime against the people of India.” India’s Communications Ministry rejected the claim, saying Starlink and two other licensed operators face identical, non-discriminatory security and spectrum procedures.
Read Full ArticleJailed activist Umar Khalid has won the 2026 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, six years into his UAPA detention over the 2020 Delhi riots case. His third bail plea was denied on September 30, 2026.
Student protests over understaffed French lycées have spread nationwide since mid-September, with over 5,000 arrests, 87% minors, hundreds injured and 24 schools burned. PM Lecornu held a crisis meeting as the unrest, now in its fourth week, continues.
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has dissolved parliament and called a snap election for November 29, 2026, after Congress rejected his government's emergency housing decrees amid nationwide tenant protests. The decision follows years of budget deadlock in his minority coalition.
G7 nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel over four months via the IEA, with a frontloaded diesel release within 20 days, after US diesel prices hit a record $6.52 per gallon on September 22.
Delhi Consumer Commission holds Swiggy liable for misleading “cost for two” pricing on Dineout and restaurant liable for mandatory service charge, awarding ₹1 lakh compensation. The Indian Expre...
Ahmedabad Customs seized 973.23 grams of hydroponic marijuana hidden in "Dehydrated Guava" packets from a Surat passenger arriving from Bangkok. He was arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985, amid a contin...
New York state lawmakers and Governor Kathy Hochul are calling for reforms to the state's sexual assault laws following the reopening of a 2024 criminal investigation into an alleged assault involving...
Trinidad and Tobago is set to become the first Caribbean nation to adopt India's UPI under a 2024 NIPL agreement with its Ministry of Digital Transformation. High Commissioner Chandradath Singh confir...
The US has exempted India and 19 other nations from its new 100% Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceuticals, covering specialty drugs for rare diseases, gene therapies and veterinary medicine. Gen...
Delhi High Court sets aside FSSAI’s order directing Red Bull to stop using the “Energy Drink” descriptor, holding that the company was denied a prior opportunity of hearing.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has added fugitive gangster Satinderjeet Singh, widely known by the alias Goldy Brar, to its list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, and is offering a reward of up to $1...
Swiss voters reject a neutrality initiative by about 70%, keeping the government’s flexibility on NATO cooperation and sanctions.
FSSAI has proposed draft rules banning the term "paneer" for non-dairy analogue products under new 2026 amendment regulations. Manufacturers using vegetable oils or proteins instead of milk must renam...
Italy's cabinet has approved a decree banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping certain foreign students at 30% per classroom from 2027-28. The measure requires parliamentary ratification withi...
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