One-party election: BJP looks to sweep Nandigram with help from police and Trinamool turncoats  Scroll.inPolling in high-stakes byelections in three States, one U.T. today | LIVE  The HinduStage Set For 6 Bye-Elections, Test For BJP In Bengal, TVK In Tamil Nadu  NDTVBengal bypolls: Facebook restricts local news pages covering Opposition campaign in Rejinagar  Alt NewsSuvendu’s dual tone; Friendship in Nandigram, combative at Vishva Hindu Parishad meet  Telegraph India  Read More

Yemen government forces report recapture of Mocha from Houthis  Al JazeeraYemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and ‘secured’ Red Sea waterway  BBCSaudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen  theguardian.comYemen govt announces military operations to retake Houthi-held territory, Saudi Arabia pledges support  News On AIRYemen, Saudi Arabia strike Houthis as counteroffensive gets underway  The Hindu  Read More

Trump Says He Is Concerned About Russian Plague Lab Death  ForbesDozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection  CNNUS closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio  theguardian.comDozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies  ReutersRussia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s death  cnbc.com  Read More

Teenager loses hand in blast amid French school protest clashes  Al JazeeraFrance braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand  The GuardianTeenager’s hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police  BBCHundreds of schools to shut on October 5 as student protests rock France  The HinduHundreds of French high schools closed as student protests continue  CGTN  Read More

UAE shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names, nationalities  The HinduFlydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say  BBC”There Was Big Mistake”: What Oman Sources Told NDTV About flydubai Co-Pilot  NDTVFlydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe  The GuardianFlyDubai Co-Pilot Was Failed Student at Australian University  Bloomberg.com  Read More

Delhi Cop, Accused Of Sexually Harassing Woman, Gets Promotion  NDTVJournalists covering protests advised to carry valid ID cards, maintain reasonable distance: Delhi Police  The Hindu’10 ko poora desh aa raha hai’: TMC backs ‘cockroaches’; Dipke says ‘threat of UAPA won’t scare’ CJP – top developments  The Times of IndiaProtesters seeking action against cops, including ACP, for ‘sexual assault’ at Jantar Mantar detained  ThePrintDelhi cop accused of ‘sexually harassing journalist’ at Election Commission protest promoted to ADC rank  Telegraph India  Read More

PM Modi, Swiss President Guy Parmelin hold talks, India and Switzerland sign five agreements  News On AIR”Businesses See India As Serious Long-Term Partner”: Swiss President To NDTV  NDTV’New pace, new height’: PM Modi-Parmelin talks put India-Switzerland ties on fast track  The Times of IndiaIndia, Switzerland sign five pacts to deepen trade, investment ties after Modi-Parmelin talks  The New Indian ExpressIndia targets $100 billion Swiss-EFTA investment, 10 lakh jobs under trade pact  Firstpost  Read More

Delhi police official, accused of sexually harassing journalist during anti-CEC protest at Jantar Mantar, promoted | India News  Hindustan TimesDelhi Govt withholds current duty charge of Additional DCP given to officer accused of sexually harassing journalist  The Hindu‘Silence any woman who dares to ask questions’: Rahul slams Delhi Police over sexual harassment complaints  The Times of IndiaProtesters seeking action against cops, including ACP, for ‘sexual assault’ at Jantar Mantar detained  ThePrintDelhi Police asks journalists to carry visible ID, keep safe distance during protests  Telegraph India  Read More

Nobel Prize 2026: When will the awards be announced, date and timings in IST  The HinduPress release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 – NobelPrize.org  NobelPrize.orgNobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work  Al JazeeraHow pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain  The ConversationThe Nobel for medicine goes to lighting up the brain  The Economist  Read More