https://tiwarishashank.github.io/india-news-now/ A daily two-to-three minute bulletin of India's top news: politics, business and markets, entertainment and cricket. Nisha is an AI-voiced newsreader; stories are researched and checked by an AI assistant. A daily two-to-three minute bulletin of India's top news: politics, business and markets, entertainment and cricket. Nisha is an AI-voiced newsreader; stories are researched and checked by an AI assistant. en © 2026 Shashank Tiwari Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:53:30 +0000 India News Today India News Todayshashank.iitb@gmail.com https://tiwarishashank.github.io/india-news-now/cover-navy.jpghttps://tiwarishashank.github.io/india-news-now/ false episodic Cyclone Arnab is bearing down on India's east coast. The India Meteorological Department says it will strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the coast near Yanam or Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh around noon on Wednesday, October twenty-eighth, with winds gusting to one hundred and forty kilometers an hour. Andhra Pradesh has identified about five hundred and seventy thousand vulnerabl… Cyclone Arnab is bearing down on India's east coast. The India Meteorological Department says it will strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the coast near Yanam or Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh around noon on Wednesday, October twenty-eighth, with winds gusting to one hundred and forty kilometers an hour. Andhra Pradesh has identified about five hundred and seventy thousand vulnerabl… india-news-now-2026-10-26 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:44 full false India's east coast is bracing for a powerful storm. The India Meteorological Department says a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October twenty-eighth. Winds could reach one hundred and twenty-five kilometers an hour, gusting to one hundred and forty. Extremely heavy rai… India's east coast is bracing for a powerful storm. The India Meteorological Department says a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October twenty-eighth. Winds could reach one hundred and twenty-five kilometers an hour, gusting to one hundred and forty. Extremely heavy rai… india-news-now-2026-10-25 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:45 full false The fight over India's voter rolls widened on Friday. Punjab's Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking an independent inquiry into alleged electoral irregularities and the functioning of the Election Commission under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann blamed the B J P for what he called vote loot, and demanded that the special intensive revision of ele… The fight over India's voter rolls widened on Friday. Punjab's Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking an independent inquiry into alleged electoral irregularities and the functioning of the Election Commission under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann blamed the B J P for what he called vote loot, and demanded that the special intensive revision of ele… india-news-now-2026-10-24 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:43 full false India's foreign ministry says tension on the border with China flares up from time to time when Chinese forces depart from established patrolling patterns. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal spoke on Friday, a day after the chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Shatrujeet Kapur, said face-offs with Chinese troops had taken place at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh in recent days, and were still… India's foreign ministry says tension on the border with China flares up from time to time when Chinese forces depart from established patrolling patterns. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal spoke on Friday, a day after the chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Shatrujeet Kapur, said face-offs with Chinese troops had taken place at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh in recent days, and were still… india-news-now-2026-10-23 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:51 full false An Indian national was killed and two others were injured in an attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday. It came a day after another Indian was hurt in a drone attack on the kingdom's Shaybah oilfield, amid a wave of strikes by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi infrastructure. The Indian Embassy has urged Indians in Saudi Arabia to stay alert, follow local instructions, a… An Indian national was killed and two others were injured in an attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday. It came a day after another Indian was hurt in a drone attack on the kingdom's Shaybah oilfield, amid a wave of strikes by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi infrastructure. The Indian Embassy has urged Indians in Saudi Arabia to stay alert, follow local instructions, a… india-news-now-2026-10-22 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:46 full false U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Jamnagar, Gujarat, on Wednesday, touring Reliance's refinery complex. Rubio said India is one of the few places in the world that can refine Venezuela's heavy crude, and called energy diversification a shared goal. In an interview with The Indian Express, he said a trade deal is weeks, not months, away, with ninety-nine percent of the work done. Presiden… U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Jamnagar, Gujarat, on Wednesday, touring Reliance's refinery complex. Rubio said India is one of the few places in the world that can refine Venezuela's heavy crude, and called energy diversification a shared goal. In an interview with The Indian Express, he said a trade deal is weeks, not months, away, with ninety-nine percent of the work done. Presiden… india-news-now-2026-10-21 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:47 full false U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says India and the United States are very, very close to a trade deal. Speaking in Mumbai after talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Rubio said the two sides are about as close as you can be without an executed agreement, with a small number of items left to wrap up. He also welcomed what he called substantial progress by India in diversifying its… U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says India and the United States are very, very close to a trade deal. Speaking in Mumbai after talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Rubio said the two sides are about as close as you can be without an executed agreement, with a small number of items left to wrap up. He also welcomed what he called substantial progress by India in diversifying its… india-news-now-2026-10-20 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:44 full false Police have arrested three men accused of firing at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai. The shooting happened at about seven on Sunday evening, as Shroff was leaving a football club in Juhu. The actor escaped without gunshot wounds, but his driver was hit in the hand. Mumbai's Crime Branch tracked the suspects to a train headed for Jaipur, and Rajasthan police detained all three at Kota … Police have arrested three men accused of firing at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai. The shooting happened at about seven on Sunday evening, as Shroff was leaving a football club in Juhu. The actor escaped without gunshot wounds, but his driver was hit in the hand. Mumbai's Crime Branch tracked the suspects to a train headed for Jaipur, and Rajasthan police detained all three at Kota … india-news-now-2026-10-19 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:48 full false Kolkata police have arrested seven people, including the secretary and vice president of the organizing committee, after a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal killed nineteen people and injured twenty-five. The crush happened on Saturday evening at the Chorbagan pandal in north Kolkata, when rain drove crowds inside and an announcement allegedly warned that the structure could collapse. Most of the de… Kolkata police have arrested seven people, including the secretary and vice president of the organizing committee, after a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal killed nineteen people and injured twenty-five. The crush happened on Saturday evening at the Chorbagan pandal in north Kolkata, when rain drove crowds inside and an announcement allegedly warned that the structure could collapse. Most of the de… india-news-now-2026-10-18 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:48 full false Former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani is in intensive care at Apollo Hospital in Delhi with a chest infection. The ninety-eight-year-old B.J.P. veteran was admitted on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday, the hospital said his condition is stable and that he remains under close medical observation. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda visited him on Saturday. Former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani is in intensive care at Apollo Hospital in Delhi with a chest infection. The ninety-eight-year-old B.J.P. veteran was admitted on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday, the hospital said his condition is stable and that he remains under close medical observation. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda visited him on Saturday. india-news-now-2026-10-17 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:48 full false Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging an all-party meeting on the Centre's delimitation proposals, and warning against any attempt to push through a far-reaching Constitutional Amendment Bill without wider consultation. In his letter, Kharge flagged what he called an unprecedented sixty-four-day delay in proroguing Parliament after the Monsoon… Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging an all-party meeting on the Centre's delimitation proposals, and warning against any attempt to push through a far-reaching Constitutional Amendment Bill without wider consultation. In his letter, Kharge flagged what he called an unprecedented sixty-four-day delay in proroguing Parliament after the Monsoon… india-news-now-2026-10-16 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:50 full false The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices on a series of petitions challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, and on the mass detentions of protesters and journalists in Delhi last week. Delhi Police told the court the detentions were preventive and lasted two to six hours. Separately, the Delhi High Court refused to stop the Cockroach Janta Party from hold… The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices on a series of petitions challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, and on the mass detentions of protesters and journalists in Delhi last week. Delhi Police told the court the detentions were preventive and lasted two to six hours. Separately, the Delhi High Court refused to stop the Cockroach Janta Party from hold… india-news-now-2026-10-15 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:48 full false Opposition protests over India's voter roll revision continued in Delhi on Wednesday. Student groups marched toward Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while the Cockroach Janta Party called for a Tiranga march at Connaught Place on October sixteenth. Delhi Police have registered FIRs over Monday's INDIA bloc protest march, citing lack of permissio… Opposition protests over India's voter roll revision continued in Delhi on Wednesday. Student groups marched toward Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while the Cockroach Janta Party called for a Tiranga march at Connaught Place on October sixteenth. Delhi Police have registered FIRs over Monday's INDIA bloc protest march, citing lack of permissio… india-news-now-2026-10-14 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:45 full false Opposition leaders have taken their fight over India's voter rolls to the Supreme Court. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other INDIA bloc leaders filed a joint petition challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They are asking the court to make the Commission publish, booth by booth, the… Opposition leaders have taken their fight over India's voter rolls to the Supreme Court. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other INDIA bloc leaders filed a joint petition challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They are asking the court to make the Commission publish, booth by booth, the… india-news-now-2026-10-13 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:47:00 -0700 00:02:23 full false