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Actor Prakash Raj praised the youth for respecting women during a protest in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. He said, “The youth of the country respect women.” He urged elders to support students in their peaceful battles. Many people gathered at Manaveeyam Veedhi to hear him speak against the current government’s actions.
Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya filed an FIR on October 15 alleging assault and threats by her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu. Sahu denied these claims and accused Arya of Rs 210 crore corruption. A nine-member SIT started a probe into the minister’s allegations as the couple’s public dispute continues to grow.
A Delhi court issued a fresh bailable warrant against Dhruv Rathee on Saturday in a 2018 defamation case. The judge took this step after officials found his house locked while serving a notice. Rathee, who lives in Germany, is currently in India. The court will hear the matter on October 31.
Eight people died after a bus fell into a 15-foot canal on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota early Saturday. The bus carried 25 devotees from Bhopal to Rajasthan. Rescue teams pulled the vehicle out after a struggle. Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said, “I pray for the swift recovery.”
JDU MLA Anant Singh claimed he got nine people murdered for Nitish Kumar, sparking a major political row. "To help him, I got nine people murdered," he said. The party distanced itself from his remarks. Singh later made a U-turn, blaming the Lalu Yadav government for those past killings instead.
Rahul Gandhi has not changed, but India’s perspective on the government has shifted. Many people now listen to his long-standing concerns about social justice and democratic institutions. After the march of 12 October, citizens are finally noticing the issues he flagged regarding exam paper leaks and the employment crisis.
Indian diaspora members held a pro-Modi counter-protest in London on Friday. Meanwhile, Delhi Police detained around 150 protesters during Tiranga rallies in Connaught Place. A police official told activist Abhijeet Dipke, "We are placing you under preventive detention." Opposition leaders questioned these restrictions as many workers got held by police.
West Bengal is seeing a new style of Durga Puja under the BJP government. The state spent Rs 180 crore on an Eden Gardens event managed by a Gujarat firm. Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said, "We hope companies from West Bengal will draw lessons and be prepared to play a bigger role."
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh questioned the heavy police deployment against anti-SIR protesters in Delhi on Friday. He said, "You should have sent this many police and paramilitary to Manipur." Ghosh argued that the government failed to address youth concerns, suggesting that such security forces were needed in violence-hit Manipur instead.
Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission said militarisation persists in Tamil-majority areas seventeen years after the civil war ended. The report showed a sustained pattern of land appropriation and intimidation. It urged the government to return occupied lands to people, noting that many residents still face barriers to their livelihoods.
Former DGP R Sreelekha on Saturday accused the UDF government of double standards regarding a case filed against her. Police registered the case on Friday after she made remarks about Rahul Gandhi at Punalur. Sreelekha said, "If someone makes derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister, it is a defamation case."
The Indian Army launched a massive search operation in the Keran sector on Saturday after troops foiled an infiltration bid. Soldiers noticed movement near Jamgund village at 3 am and exchanged fire with infiltrators. More troops joined the search in the nearby forest to check for any hidden intruders today.