India-US trade deal in ‘short strokes’ but nothing imminent, USTR Greer says  Moneycontrol.comU.S. trade representative Greer says deal with India not ‘imminent’ after Modi-Trump call  cnbc.comCommerce Minister Goyal defends India against U.S. forced labour and excess capacity investigations  The HinduIndia trade deal not imminent, sticking points identified: USTR  The Indian Express’No Deal, No Worry’: India-Canada Unite To Crush Trump’s Tactics? Strategic Move Decoded | Vantage  Firstpost  Read More

‘Will Strengthen Alliance With Samajwadi Party’: New UP Congress Chief Aradhana Misra  ndtv.comMonths Ahead Of State Polls, Congress Names New Chiefs For Punjab, UP  ndtv.comAradhana Misra Mona appointed as new chief of Uttar Pradesh Congress  The HinduCongress abruptly replaces Ajay Rai as state chief in poll-bound UP  The Times of IndiaCongress rejigs Punjab, UP units ahead of polls: Pargat Singh, Aradhana Misra get state chiefs  Telegraph India  Read More

FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns  The HinduOman Had Previously Banned the FlyDubai Attacker From Flying  WSJFlydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverts to Tabuk after pilot attack  Flightradar24Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi  Al Jazeeraflydubai’s Omani Co-Pilot Intended To Crash Plane In Israel: Report  ndtv.com  Read More

Under fire, EC orders special drive to add genuine electors ‘left out’ during SIR  The Times of IndiaEC’s post-SIR re-enrolment drive will not include West Bengal cases pending before appellate tribunals  The HinduElection Commission orders special drive to include ‘left-out’ voters after SIR deletions  Telegraph IndiaForm 6, Form 7, Form 8: SIR Puts Statutory Voter Forms at Odds With Its Software  TheWire.inVoters served notices need not appear physically for hearings: Maharashtra CEO  ThePrint  Read More

FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian Prime Minister Modi  washingtonpost.comOman Had Previously Banned the FlyDubai Attacker From Flying  wsj.comFlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns  The HinduTerrorist images found on Flydubai suspect’s social media  CNNSuicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack  The Guardian  Read More

5 Indian seafarers safely rescued after Kuwait-flagged tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz  The Times of IndiaNo Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job  Bloomberg.comThree oil tankers hit by projectiles in Hormuz strait on Tuesday, Marisks says  reuters.comCrude oil tanker hit by unknown projectile off Oman — UK maritime agency  The Times of IsraelTanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz  Investing.com India  Read More

CJP targets CEC, says ready for 3-month stir; AAP, Left lead protest in Delhi, over 500 detained  The Indian ExpressIndia’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll  The GuardianCJP announces Jantar Mantar protest on October 10 if CEC Gyanesh Kumar does not resign  The HinduTV Newsance 353: Delhi to Mumbai, everyone wants Gyanesh gone  Newslaundry‘Gyanu, Tujha Democracy Var Bharosa Nay Kay?’: October 2 protests mix memes, music and satire to demand CEC’s resignation  Telegraph India  Read More

Protests shutter hundreds of French schools as violence flares  Al JazeeraFires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests  The GuardianFrench Students Set Fires, Erect Blockades As School Protests Spread  NDTVRiot police clash with students as education protests rage in France  BBCFrance: 400 schools closed as student protests continue  DW.com  Read More

2027 elections: Congress appoints Pargat Singh as Punjab president after Raja Warring’s resignation  The Times of IndiaHockey Legend Pargat Singh Named Punjab Congress Chief After Raja Warring Quits  NDTVWarring out, Channi not in yet: Has Congress solved Punjab crisis or created more confusion?  The Times of IndiaPargat’s actions must reflect the change he represents, not status quo: Ashwani Kumar  ThePrintCongress appoints Pargat Singh as new Punjab chief, Warring resigns  The Hindu  Read More

‘Everyone Trains, This Took Courage’: Smit Machchhar’s Ex-Colleague On His Heroics  NDTVCongress says ‘entire nation in awe’ of flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar after BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s ‘silence’  Telegraph IndiaIsraeli ex-minister calls for Medal of Honour for Indian pilot Smit Machchhar after flydubai attack  FirstpostIndia Unites In Prayer For Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar  RediffSand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Salutes Captain Smit Machchhar’s Bravery With Sand Art  NDTV  Read More