In Major Reform, GST Council Scraps Tax Officers’ Arrest Powers  NDTVGST Council scraps arrest powers of GST officers, ups prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore  The HinduGST Council meeting: Arresting powers of tax officers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore  The Times of IndiaGST Council approves process reforms; supplier-default ITC proposal referred to committee  Moneycontrol.comGST Council Meeting 2026: Tax officers’ arrest powers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore  The Economic Times  Read More

India’s Sensex slumps to 32-month low on oil surge, foreign exodus  ReutersStock market crash today: BSE Sensex tanks over 1,000 points; Nifty50 at 22,231 – top reasons for fall  The Times of IndiaIndian Stocks Fall to Lowest Since April 2025 on Oil Worries  Bloomberg.comSensex Plunges 1,045 Points, Nifty Hits 52-Week Low Amid FII Selling, RBI Tightening  RediffWhy did market crash today? Nifty hits fresh 52-week low, Sensex tanks over 1,000 pts. 7 triggers behind R  The Economic Times  Read More

Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Canadian author Anne Carson  The HinduCanadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature  BBCCanadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature  ReutersAnne Carson, a genre-bending Canadian author, awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature  CNNCanadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature  AP News  Read More

No entry, no answers, just ‘get lost’: The Opposition’s battle to be heard by Gyanesh Kumar  NewslaundryEat, Protest, Repeat: Moets, Rajghat Trip On INDIA Bloc’s Day 3 Agenda  NDTV’Criminal conspiracy to hijack India’: Rahul ups the ante against govt, CEC  The Times of IndiaMallikarjun Kharge hosts second INDIA bloc lunch as opposition plans fresh protest against CEC  Telegraph IndiaOpposition MPs Head For Raj Ghat on Day 3 of Anti-SIR Protest Seeking Gyanesh Kumars Resignation  TheWire.in  Read More

42 Former Judges Write Open Letter, Warn Against Vote Theft Allegations  NDTV’Calculated campaign driven by vested political interests’: 43 ex-judges back Gyanesh Kumar in open letter  The Times of India‘Sorry, there’s no decision’, says Harish Salve on EC dissent, calls for end to controversy  Telegraph IndiaAmid Opposition protests, 42 ex-judges warn against attempts to undermine EC  India Today42 former judges defend ECI, slam ‘calculated campaign’ driven by ‘vested political interests’  The Hindu  Read More

“Islam Wanting To Take Over”: Trump On Mass Student Protests In France  NDTVThousands arrested, schools shut: What is fuelling France’s student protests?  The Times of IndiaThe Global Story | Why French teenagers are fighting for their education  BBCFrance suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests  The HinduFrench mayor caught in viral video clash says student protesters ‘could be my children’  Reuters  Read More

CEC row LIVE: Dipke, Dhruv Rathee join Bengaluru’s ‘People’s Tribunal’ against SIR; Fresh FIRs against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi as protests intensify  The HinduCJP ‘Chappal Protest’ Live Updates: Dhruv Rathee, Prakash Raj join CJP-led protest in Bengaluru  The Times of IndiaPrakash Raj takes a dig at PM Modi for avoiding press conferences: ‘Demeaning the press’  Telegraph IndiaCJP Bengaluru protest LIVE updates: Dhruv Rathee present at Freedom Park as Prakash Raj seeks scrapping of SIR  Hindustan TimesYouth Cong stages torchlight protest in Bengaluru, seeks CEC’s resignation  ThePrint  Read More

Bracing for Jantar Mantar 2.0, Delhi to deploy 23,000 CAPF personnel. Forces pulled from J&K, Naxal ops  ThePrintAmid Protests, Security Bolstered At Gyanesh Kumar’s Home, Office: Sources  NDTVCEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Z+ security strengthened; additional forces deployed in Delhi  The HinduEC-SIR row | ‘Book train and flight tickets’: CJP, Left student groups call for Jantar Mantar protest 2.0 on October 10  Deccan Herald23,000 Personnel, Barricading: Delhi Preps For CJP’s Saturday Protest  NDTV  Read More

Tanker hit by multiple projectiles off north coast of Qatar, UKMTO says  Al JazeeraAttacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say  ReutersTanker off Qatar reports hits from multiple projectiles: U.K. maritime agency  The HinduConcern at targeting of sailors, 12 Indians injured in Black Sea and Hormuz attacks  Telegraph IndiaTanker struck by projectiles deep in the Persian Gulf for first time in about a month  ThePrint  Read More

Indian students’ American dream hits a $ 70,000 toll  The Times of IndiaTrump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorisation  The HinduUS proposes $70,000 OPT fee for international students, $30,000 for renewals  BusinessLineDHS Proposes $70,000 OPT Fee and $30,000 STEM OPT Fee for International Students  Erickson Immigration GroupDHS Proposes New $100,000 Fee on Foreign Grad Work Program (1)  Bloomberg Law News  Read More