New aircraft carrier, 10,000 US troops: Is the Iran war about to escalate?  Al Jazeera3rd Aircraft Carrier, 10,000 Troops Head To Middle East After Trump’s Warning  NDTVUS sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran war  The GuardianUS deploys thousands of troops to Middle East as Donald Trump weighs strikes on Iran  Financial TimesPentagon adds aircraft carrier, 10,000 troops to Persian Gulf deployment, US official says  theprint.in  Read More

CJP Mumbai protest today: Why Dipke zeroed in on Mumbai – There’s a Rahul Gandhi link  indianexpress.com‘Chala chala Shivaji Park’: CJP’s Dipke calls on ‘sawaris’ to join protest against CEC Gyanesh at 4pm  The Times of India’Gyanu Baba, rajinama dya, rajinama dya’  RediffWhy is Abhijeet Dipke’s CJP holding protest from Mumbai and not Delhi, where it got Pradhan’s resignation from?  Hindustan TimesShabana Azmi urges people to join Mumbai protest over voter list concerns  Telegraph India  Read More

After 13 crore names dropped from draft rolls, EC orders ‘left out’ voter drive  The Indian ExpressSIR: ECI asks BLOs to revisit deleted list, ensure those eligible but left out are re-enrolled within a month  The HinduEC launches special drive to re-enrol omitted voters, register new electors as SIR row heats up  Telegraph IndiaNo eligible voter to be left behind: CEO  Rising KashmirElection Commission’s Special Drive To Enrol Left-Out Voters Where SIR Is Over  ndtv.com  Read More

CEC Gyanesh Kumar: India’s ‘cockroach’ protesters are back – this time asking poll chief to resign  bbc.comCJP to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Mumbai on October 2, Dipke challenges CM Fadnavis  The HinduMassive Protests Against Poll Body Chief Planned In Delhi, Mumbai Today  NDTVCan INDIA Bloc, CJP Replicate the Jantar Mantar Effect on Gyanesh Kumar?  The QuintShould Gyanesh Kumar resign and SIR be scrapped? Ashok Lavasa answers this and more  The Times of India  Read More

U.S. trade representative Greer says deal with India not ‘imminent’ after Modi-Trump call  CNBCIndia-US trade deal ‘not imminent’ as ‘sticking points’ stay, USTR Greer says  The Economic TimesCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets U.S. Trade Representative Greer, discusses trade deal  The HinduPiyush Goyal invites Rockwell Automation to expand operations in India  BusinessLinePiyush Goyal gets a ‘trade minister for life’ tag from US trade chief at G20  The Times of India  Read More

Gujarat govt compulsorily retires two IAS officers under ‘Operation Gangajal’  Hindustan TimesReview under new rules: 2 Gujarat cadre IAS officers ordered to retire early  The Indian ExpressIAS Officer K. Rajesh Sacked: Gujarat Govt Orders Compulsor…  GujaratSamachar English2 Gujarat IAS officers forced into retirement  The Times of IndiaWho Are K. Rajesh and Gaurav Dahiya? Gujarat Retires Two IAS Officers Before Superannuation  Indianmasterminds  Read More

Second judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas  ReutersLegal setback for Trump: Second judge halts $100,000 H-1B visa fee  The Times of IndiaLIVE! Dipke detained briefly after being spotted at Marine Drive  rediff.com’Defrauding American workers’: Vance renews push to ‘eliminate’ H-1B visa programme  FirstpostJD Vance Says H1B Visa Programme Is Completely Broken  Deccan Chronicle  Read More

He saved us from a 9/11: PM Modi leads praise for Indian pilot Smit Machchhar  The Indian Expressflydubai Incident Live Updates: Hero Pilot Recovering Well, Says Indian Envoy To UAE  NDTVIndian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as ‘absolute hero’  South China Morning PostPM lauds Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage while addressing UPSC centenary celebrations  PM IndiaGhatkopar MLA says pilot Smit Machchhar’s family is waiting to meet injured son  ThePrint  Read More

Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probe  Al JazeeraSaudi Arabia says flydubai co-pilot who tried to crash Israel-bound jet transferred to UAE; Trump alleges copilot linked to Iran  The Hindu‘India is proud’: PM Modi reaches out to Flydubai hero Smit Machchhar’s wife and parents  asianews.networkFlydubai attack gives Netanyahu new security message ahead of Israel vote  Al JazeeraPassengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot  Reuters  Read More

Eiffel Tower probe clears BAPS, finds ‘no explicit request’ from delegation to remove female staff | World News  hindustantimes.comHindu Group BAPS Didn’t Ask For Eiffel Women Employees To Be Removed: Probe  NDTVThe spiritual cronyism of Narendra Modi and the BAPS  The CaravanWhat the Eiffel Tower controversy reveals about a Hindu monastic practice – known as ‘brahmacharya’  The ConversationEiffel Tower director announces departure after row over sidelining of female staff  euronews.com  Read More