India
Vande Bharat Sleeper trains start on Varanasi-Delhi and Bengaluru-Mumbai routes
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off two overnight trains over the weekend, and regular services begin this week with fares from Rs 1,915 in Third AC.
2 November 2026
Sindhu and Lakshya Sen win the Hylo Open singles titles in Saarbrucken
Both Indians won their finals in straight games on Sunday, with Sen ending a title drought that had lasted since last year.
2 November 2026
Opposition rally at Ramlila Maidan demands Chief Election Commissioner's removal
INDIA bloc leaders gathered in Delhi on Sunday over the revision of electoral rolls, while the BJP called the rally a drama and disputed the Congress's turnout claim.
1 November 2026
ISRO's GSLV-F18 puts NVS-03 in orbit, restoring NavIC's minimum strength
The late-night launch from Sriharikota on 30 October brings the navigation constellation back to four working satellites after a run of failures and clock faults.
31 October 2026
Census 2027 head count to run from 25 January to 28 February in most of India
A gazette notification sets the dates for house-to-house enumeration in most states, with online self-enumeration from 10 January and a few states and regions counted on a separate schedule.
30 October 2026
Jamia agrees to restore students' union after 18-day hunger strike
The university has set 15 May 2027 for approving a union constitution, promised elections within six weeks of the next session and withdrawn action against protesters.
30 October 2026
Cyclone Arnab leaves at least six dead after landfall in Andhra Pradesh
The very severe cyclonic storm crossed the coast near Narsapur early on Wednesday, after about 180,000 people were moved out of its path in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
29 October 2026
Siang dam protests turn violent in Arunachal as chief minister offers talks
A bandh against the planned Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, which would generate 11,200 MW, ended in arson in Pasighat on Friday night, and the state government says the project is still at the pre-feasibility stage.
25 October 2026
IMD study finds north India drying out and the peninsula turning wetter
A peer-reviewed paper in the weather department's journal Mausam redraws India's climate map across seven decades and flags sowing and harvest timing in the Gangetic plains.
23 October 2026
Ladakh's High Court bench holds its first regular sitting in Leh
The Leh bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court began hearing cases on Wednesday, sparing litigants from Ladakh the long road to Srinagar or Jammu.
21 October 2026
