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India deploys more than 20,000 police and paramilitary officers ahead of a Saturday election protest demanding the election chief step down over voter rolls

Legendary Indian actor Nana Patekar died of a cardiac arrest at 75 in Goa on Thursday, October 8, 2026, just four days after reflecting on mortality, personal purpose, and civil dissent during his final public appearance in Dona Paula

An Indonesian court jailed dozens of Indian nationals for a Bali online gambling operation, with most getting two years and deportation after release.

India says 12 crew injured, 11 of them Indian, after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz

Rahul Gandhi detained briefly in New Delhi as opposition MPs marched on the Election Commission, demanding its chief resign over voter roll changes

India-US trade talks have hit a "plateau", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, as a US trade probe complicates efforts to close the deal

Indians protest election chief Gyanesh Kumar for a third day as Delhi police investigate sexual harassment claims against officers at a Jantar Mantar protest.

Police detained several people in New Delhi on Saturday during Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes, as demonstrators demanded the election chief resign

The Cockroach Janta Party rallies in Mumbai as student groups gather in Delhi, demanding the resignation of India's election commission chief over voter rolls

Jagtar Singh Johal walked out of Tihar jail on bail after nearly nine years. He still faces trial on eight charges in India.

Benjamin Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and an Israeli plumber for stopping a cockpit attack on a flydubai flight carrying 174 people to Tel Aviv

India opposition parties call for protests to "save democracy" over alleged vote theft, escalating their campaign against the Election Commission

Drought has been declared across three-quarters of Maharashtra, India's richest state, after prolonged low rainfall threatened farmers' livelihoods

Leh shops closed on Thursday to mark a year since four people were killed in autonomy protests, as residents press for Sixth Schedule status.

Rubio and Jaishankar discussed the Russia sanctions bill signed by Trump, as India reiterated its concerns over tariffs tied to Russian oil purchases

PM Modi will visit Canada in December, Mark Carney confirms, as India-Canada trade talks progress following the 2023 Nijjar killing fallout

India court grants bail to a US citizen accused of illegal entry into Mizoram before he allegedly crossed into Myanmar to train rebel groups.

Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh blogger held in India for nearly nine years, has been granted bail and should be released within days.