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Ukraine is ready to consider India's ceasefire proposal, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday. "The broadest one is India's proposal," he told reporters. Kyiv wants a truce covering energy and Black Sea infrastructure. This comes as the war continues, with many people hoping for a peaceful solution soon.
India’s first high-altitude wildlife safari started in Ladakh with six open-back vehicles. Operations began in Rumbak, Shang and Uley after the project got approval in August. Trained local guides will accompany visitors on designated routes to protect the fragile ecosystem. This initiative aims to link wildlife conservation with local livelihoods.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years in public service on Wednesday. He marked this milestone by introducing a new slogan, "We will do it," to push for a developed India by 2047. Modi used the phrase to encourage citizens to lead in sectors like artificial intelligence and space.
India remains the world’s largest democracy where leaders must deliver effective governance to win elections. Young voters now seek substantive outcomes rather than political narratives. A chief minister said, "his great challenge is to deliver outcomes that citizens can feel, not just see or hear about." Performance matters most today.
Two children and a pregnant woman died after a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Seemapuri on Wednesday. Eight people got injured as the structure fell around 3.30pm. Officials said the building had four new floors added recently. Rescue teams worked for hours to pull victims from the heavy debris.
Drought in Karnataka has pushed retail rice prices up by Rs 25-30 per kg over the last three months. Sowing dropped by four lakh hectares as dams ran dry. Expert AB Patil said, "Paddy is one of the highest water-consuming crops," suggesting farmers grow pulses or ragi instead this year.
The Supreme Court faces a crisis over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise. Over 130 million names got excluded from draft rolls across 30 states. With many appeals pending, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi said some changes were "unauthorised and illegal," raising serious concerns about voter rights.
Opposition leaders protested in Delhi for a second day on Wednesday, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Police detained 91 INDIA bloc members after a three-hour standoff near Janpath. Rahul Gandhi said, "We are not going to stop protesting till Kumar resigns." The bloc plans another stir on Thursday to continue.
The White House asked the Pentagon to prepare military strike options against Iran before the November 3 midterm elections. A Republican familiar with the talks said, "It would make the president look like he got a win and that gas prices would start going down." Officials remain divided on timing.
Donald Trump is at the centre of the 2026 US midterm battle for Congress. Republicans are defending a 53-seat Senate majority, with many seats in states Trump carried in 2024. Trump has been actively campaigning for candidates, but some in competitive races now use more distance from him on specific issues.
Russia pushed back against reports of a possible second plague case in Siberia. Authorities said the media coverage was false and no epidemic risk exists. While a laboratory worker died, officials said she did not have the plague. The World Health Organization still wants more information about her mysterious illness.
On Wednesday, Opposition INDIA bloc leaders met for lunch at a Delhi restaurant before heading to Jantar Mantar. Rahul Gandhi stood guard while Priyanka Gandhi lay on the road as police moved in to stop their protest. The leaders demanded a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
Thousands of MPSC aspirants have been protesting in Pune since October 2 after exams got postponed due to irregularities. Rahul Mahale said, "My demand is that the wrongdoers be removed, and the commission adhere to strict exam schedules." The government recently started a process to examine the commission’s conduct.