‘Create fear among criminals’: SC tells Delhi Police in suo motu case on recent rape incidents

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to place their responses on record within four weeks in its suo motu proceedings concerning recent rape and sexual assault incidents in Delhi-NCR, orally observing that it was important to prevent crimes rather than taking follow-up action.

Rajnath Singh says Sanskrit can guide world, calls Ayodhya a civilisational consciousness

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:40 PM

Ayodhya, Oct 5 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday attended the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed building of Shri Narayan Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya and said that Sanskrit has taken India's knowledge and science to great heights and still has the potential to guide the world.

Taiwan will never willingly trade its independence for China's embrace: Report

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:23 PM

Taipei, Oct 5 (IANS) Taiwan will never agree to trade its independence for China's embrace, as it is a reality rooted in democracy, identity, and hard-won freedom, with Tibet's experience showcasing what happens when nations trust Beijing's promises - autonomy becomes occupation, culture becomes propaganda, and freedom becomes repression, according to a media report.

Kota maternal deaths: Clean chit to suspended doctors raises fresh questions

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:10 PM

Jaipur, Oct 5 (IANS) Questions are mounting over accountability in the Kota maternal deaths case after senior doctors, suspended following the deaths of several new mothers and kidney failure among other women, were reinstated.

ECI replaces Nandigram inspector-in-charge a day before high-stakes bypoll

IANS | October 5, 2026 2:47 PM

Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered the immediate replacement of the inspector-in-charge (IC) of Nandigram Police Station in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, a day before the constituency votes in the Assembly bypoll on Tuesday.

Legal notice sent to 3 doctors over ex-Bengal CM Banerjee’s medical reports being made public

IANS | October 5, 2026 2:33 PM

Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) Arka Kumar Nag, counsel of former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, sent a legal notice to three top doctors attached to state-run S.S.K.M. Medical College & Hospital and state-run Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, both in South Kolkata, over a particular medical report of the former Chief Minister being made public in violation of patient-doctor confidentiality.

Girls' performance wasn't as good, says Brij Bhushan Singh on India's wrestling show at 2026 Asian Games

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:47 PM

Gonda, Oct 5 (IANS) Former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday said the performance of Indian wrestlers at the 2026 Asian Games did not meet his expectations. He said he had expected India to win at least eight medals and particularly expressed disappointment over the performance of the women wrestlers.

SC seeks ECI response on plea questioning CEC Gyanesh Kumar's exercise of poll panel powers

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea challenging the manner in which the powers of the poll panel are being exercised and questioning whether Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar can individually exercise or represent powers vested in the multi-member poll body.

Current SIR exercise natural next phase of decades-old tradition, says CM Fadnavis

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:12 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Defending the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday described the exercise as the natural next phase of a long-standing democratic process aimed at safeguarding electoral integrity.

Eknath Shinde lauds Capt Smit Machchhar, calls his bravery a rare feat in entire world

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:03 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for displaying exceptional courage and bravery during an alleged hijack attempt on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, saying his actions to save the lives of 174 people were a rare feat.

Politics

‘Create fear among criminals’: SC tells Delhi Police in suo motu case on recent rape incidents

Rajnath Singh says Sanskrit can guide world, calls Ayodhya a civilisational consciousness

Taiwan will never willingly trade its independence for China's embrace: Report

Kota maternal deaths: Clean chit to suspended doctors raises fresh questions

ECI replaces Nandigram inspector-in-charge a day before high-stakes bypoll

Legal notice sent to 3 doctors over ex-Bengal CM Banerjee’s medical reports being made public

Girls' performance wasn't as good, says Brij Bhushan Singh on India's wrestling show at 2026 Asian Games

SC seeks ECI response on plea questioning CEC Gyanesh Kumar's exercise of poll panel powers

Current SIR exercise natural next phase of decades-old tradition, says CM Fadnavis

Eknath Shinde lauds Capt Smit Machchhar, calls his bravery a rare feat in entire world

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