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Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement were arrested early Wednesday, the first such move by authorities since protests erupted, in an escalation of tensions over a contentious overhaul of the country’s voter rolls.

Mr. Rubio will first visit Samarkand in Uzbekistan, and will then travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar

The two Prime Ministers had a phone call as senior Canadian Ministers are in Delhi for talks; India steps up its middle power engagement

Laxmikant Mardi, 25, of Tukkanatti village, had climbed the pole halfway when someone noticed him and pulled him down.

Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah sets one-year deadline for implementation

Team Icarus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Dharwad, has secured fourth place in the ISRO Robotics Challenge–URSC (IRoC-U) 2026 and won a cash prize of ₹2 lakh.

Pathanamthitta DCC president’s decision to support the expelled leader in the aftermath of a recent clash between SFI and Youth Congress workers has drawn sharp objections from a section of district leaders and workers

In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, L. Murugan said it was the "greatest honour" of his life to serve "Bharat Mata" and Tamil Nadu under the former’s leadership

Officials have been directed to curb usage of water provided by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for washing vehicles or wastage.

Narayana says ₹1,002-crore project will create 25,000 jobs; construction to be completed in 30 months

Barclays Plc is preparing to restart its equity capital market business in India after nearly a decade, capitalizing on a surge in share sales in one of the world’s busiest markets for fundraising.

Activists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.

Leaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...

Police in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period.

Cockroach Janta Party volunteers detained after entering a popular protest site authorities had declared off-limits.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran discusses the potential of advanced manufacturing for India in areas including semiconductors. He speaks at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing the BIMSTEC meeting, said ‘India has always believed in sovereignty and peaceful resolutions to any dispute’

Insight with Haslinda Amin has special coverage of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. In his speech, Modi warned the interconnected systems that once united the world, such as supply chains, trade and technology, have become instruments of coercion. (Source: Bloomberg)

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)

Around 40,000 spectators expected for the match scheduled to begin at 7 p.m; police identified parking space for 8,000 vehicles and announce heavy-vehicle diversions around stadium

A country whose economy is expanding faster than those of its peers would typically expect its currency to strengthen. India’s growth has outstripped even that of manufacturing powerhouse China, yet the rupee has weakened every year since 2018.

India’s boldest effort in more than a decade to support the rupee may offer only temporary relief, with persistent currency weakness complicating the central bank’s task as inflation approaches the top of its tolerance band.

In a representation dated October 10, Junaid P.K., president of the Brigade, alleged that Mr. Rao had created doubts about Mr. Rathee’s nationality by suggesting that he could be a foreign national.

The ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2025-26’ says the number of appeals and complaints pending on June 30, 2026, in 28 information commissions stood at 3,85,716; in 2025, it was 4,13,972

A controversial voter roll revision has triggered fresh protests in New Delhi