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New Delhi: INS Sahyadri departs Vladivostok after India-Russia naval exercise INDRA 2026
(DI 11)
New Delhi: Congress demands answers from Modi on China, cites Arunachal face-offs and record trade deficit (DI 12)
New Delhi: ‘Elon Musk is frustrated’: RSS’ economic think-tank lodges strong protest against Starlink with PM Modi, cites national security (DI 13)
New Delhi: People want Kejriwal to explain why Bhagwant Mann violated customs rules: Malhotra (DI 15)
Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm likely by Oct 26; Red warning for extremely heavy rain in Odisha on Oct 27-28 (CA 10)
Siliguri: Buxa tourism crisis: Raj Basu appeals to Bengal CM as villagers’ sit-in continues (CA 14)
Siliguri: Bengal: Prime accused among 3 arrested in BJP worker murder case in Malda (CA 16)
Jerusalem: Netanyahu’s Likud and Eisenkot’s Yashar party run neck-and-neck ahead of Israeli elections (DF 2)
Kyiv: Ukraine still experiencing disruptions with Starlink despite Trump's claims that restrictions were lifted (DF 3)
Ambedkarnagar: Rajbhar takes dig at SP-Congress alliance, calls Akhilesh’s Azam Khan visit an ‘election gimmick’ (DR 29)
Panchkula: Delhi records ‘poor’ air at AQI 230; Manesar worst in NCR bulletin (DR 32)
Lucknow: Lucknow Court rejects model Shraddha Dubey, sister and driver’s Bail Pleas (DR 34)
New Delhi: India's private sector growth hits four-month high in October as services pick up (DC 5)
New Delhi: Stock Markets extend losing streak for fourth session, Nifty recovers to 22,600 (DC 10)
Mumbai: Maha: Raj Thackeray accuses BJP of 'murder of democracy' over 'friendship file' audio clip (BY 6)
Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor’s office receives bomb threat email; school, Mahalaxmi Racecourse named as targets (BY 9)
Mumbai: Bomb threats target Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu residence, Diljit Dosanjh's concert venue in Mumbai (BY 13)
Bengaluru: Magnitude 3.0 earthquake recorded in Bengaluru Rural district (MS 19)
Chennai: India moves to development phase of NPOA for inland small-scale fisheries, eyes 30 mn ton fish production in 5 yrs (MS 25)
Telangana: Congress seeks CPI support for two Graduates’ MLC seats: Mahesh Kumar Goud
(MS 28)
Gqeberha: Disappointed Cummins ponders change for crucial Cape Town Test (SPD 6)
Christchurch: Ishan Kishan ruled out of second T20I against New Zealand after injury (SPD 15)
Paris: Badminton: Sindhu storms into semis to keep India’s French Open campaign alive (SPD 17)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan): Table Tennis: Harmeet-Yashaswini win historic bronze at Asian Championships (SPD 18)
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Congress mobilises Haryana unit for Nov 1 mega rally, Venugopal calls for massive participation

23 Oct 2026 | 10:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) Congress has stepped up its mobilisation drive in Haryana ahead of its November 1 mega rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, with AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K. C. Venugopal on Friday calling on state leaders to ensure massive participation and intensify public outreach.
Venugopal chaired a meeting of Haryana Congress leaders and functionaries at the AICC headquarters, Indira Bhavan, to review preparations and formulate a strategy for the rally.

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India-China border areas 'gets disturbed from time to time' due to actions by Chinese forces: MEA acknowledges

23 Oct 2026 | 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs said today that the situation in the India-China border areas "gets disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns", in response to questions on the remarks by ITBP Director General who stated that face-offs with Chinese troops are continuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border.

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Delhi: Rs 622 cr approved for flood-proofing; 4 7 km wall along Yamuna, biomining to address silt

23 Oct 2026 | 9:01 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) Delhi Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control, Parvesh Verma on Friday chaired the 40th meeting of the Flood Control Board of the I&FC department and reviewed key priorities, and also cleared projects worth Rs 622 crore to strengthen the city's drainage and flood management systems. .

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Police stop anti-SIR march in Delhi; protesters demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

23 Oct 2026 | 7:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) Police on Friday stopped a protest march against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in central Delhi as demonstrators sought to proceed towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, alleging that the exercise could lead to the exclusion of eligible voters.

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SJM urges Centre to deny Starlink licence, cites national security concerns

23 Oct 2026 | 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Friday urged the Centre to deny Elon Musk-owned Starlink permission to launch commercial satellite broadband services in India, alleging that the technology could pose challenges to national security, lawful surveillance and the enforcement of internet restrictions during emergencies.

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