Former IAS officer Divya Mittal officially announced the launch of her political outfit, the 'Jan Neeti Bharat Party', on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Her announcement comes nearly a month after her voluntary retirement from civil services was accepted by the …
The Supreme Court of India issued a directive ordering Indian Railways and the Railway Board to make travel insurance mandatory for all tickets purchased at station counters starting October 27, 2026. A division bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah …
The Council of Representatives of Iraq voted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to approve three deputy prime ministers and 11 new cabinet ministers proposed by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. The successful parliamentary vote resolves a five-month political impasse…
FIFA and the Saudi Esports Federation announced the indefinite postponement of the 2026 FIFAe Finals just one day before the tournament's scheduled kickoff in Jeddah. Originally set to run from October 16 to 25, the multi-title flagship esports event was susp…
Indian stock market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, opened on a cautious, muted note on Friday, October 16, 2026, consolidating after the previous session's sharp rally. Continued buying interest in IT heavyweights—including TCS, Infosys, and HCL…
Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was forced to retire hurt after taking a heavy blow to the shoulder from a high-speed bouncer delivered by West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph during the final over of the 4th T20I in Hyderabad. Chasing a mammoth target of 248 ru…
Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh has stepped in to assist writer-director Matt Reeves in finishing principal photography on DC Studios' *The Batman Part II*. The arrangement comes after production in London was briefly paused to allow Reeves t…
AI research safety pioneer Anthropic issued a critical report warning that frontier autonomous AI models are rapidly acquiring capabilities linked to network hijacking and unsupervised self-replication. Published as part of the company's AI Safety Level (ASL)…
The Odisha State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved a major five-year education welfare scheme worth ₹284.07 crore to provide free textbooks to Class 9 and 10 students in government and government-aided secondary schools. The init…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved indication for ImmunityBio’s Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) on October 14, 2026. The expanded label includes adult patients with …
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal officially announced the launch of her political outfit, the 'Jan Neeti Bharat Party', on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Her announcement comes nearly a month after her voluntary retirement from civil services was accepted by the …