About 150 people were held in central Delhi on Friday evening. Central Park stayed locked behind a human chain of police, and small groups with the Tricolour marched round the inner circle before being dispersed.
The full YES Bank judgment faults the regulator, the bank and the 2020 administrator, and says the ₹8,415 crore write-down was ordered by someone with no power to order it.
On the second day of the Brussels summit, the Ukrainian president said the war will cost €155 billion next year, while EU leaders promised no let-up in sanctions on Russia.
Reliance Industries broke its silence on Friday after Elon Musk accused Mukesh Ambani of blocking Starlink, saying Jio's own satellite service is waiting on the same government clearances.
The selectors named two one-day squads and a Test squad for the New Zealand tour on Friday. Shubman Gill will leave the ODI series early to prepare for the Tests, and Shreyas Iyer takes over in Mount Maunganui.
This week the IMF raised its growth forecast for India to 7%. A week earlier the RBI said 7.1%. How the Fund's flagship report is put together, why two careful forecasters rarely land on exactly the same figure and what the numbers are used for.
Retail inflation is 5.54%. Wholesale inflation was 9.92% in August and is expected to cross 10% when the September figure comes out at noon today. What each index measures, why the gap is so wide and who should care.
The RBI's main policy rate moved up to 5.50% in October 2026. Here is how a decision in Mumbai finds its way into your home loan instalment.
| Nagaon (LS) | BJP · 1,42,224 |
| Nandigram | BJP · 1,22,753 |
| Rejinagar | BJP · 75,816 |
| Madurantakam (SC) | TVK · 20,081 |
| Dharapuram (SC) | TVK · 9,471 |
| Thattanchavady | AINRC · 8,482 |
Economy · Rupee
| BSE Sensex, 16 Oct | 74,729.27+0.56% |
| NSE Nifty 50, 16 Oct | 23,146.15+0.65% |
| Rupee per US dollar, 16 Oct | ₹94.89 |
| Foreign exchange reserves, week ended 9 Oct | $726.027 bn |
States · Punjab
Policy · Foreign affairs
| Lok Sabha productivity (PRS) | 15% |
| Rajya Sabha productivity (PRS) | 33% |
| Lok Sabha Question Hour, whole session | 9 min |
| Bills passed with only the minister speaking | 9 of 11 |
From the FCRA amendment in committee to Keralam on the statute book, every major Bill of the 18th Lok Sabha we follow, stage by stage.
EconomyGrowth, inflation, interest rates, jobs, industry, public finances, the rupee and markets, each with its source and release date.
ElectionsBypolls, Rajya Sabha elections, seven assembly elections and the presidential vote, with dates, term-end dates, results and a source for every row.
Budget 2026-27We are tracking 25 promises from the Union Budget presented on 1 February 2026.
Supreme CourtEleven cases that shape elections, federalism, religion and Parliament's powers, with the bench, the last hearing and what comes next.
Source: LokVox election calendar, as of 11 Oct 2026. Where a term-end date is not in our calendar, the month the poll is expected is shown.
Five assemblies are expected to vote in February and March, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat late in the year. No schedule has been announced. The President's term ends in July 2027.
| Bill | Introduced | Committee | Lok Sabha | Rajya Sabha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026With joint committee since 12 Aug | ||||
| Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026With standing committee since 1 Sep | ||||
| Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026Passed both Houses, 5 Aug | ||||
| Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026Assent 18 Aug | ||||
| Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026In force; assent Aug 2026 |
Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge communications
What we found. The amended law lets the Centre choose which payments stay charge-free, and it protected only UPI payments up to ₹2,000. NPCI has set a merchant fee above that from 15 October, but users pay nothing directly and person-to-person transfers stay free.
PRS Legislative Research, 10 Aug; UNI, 15 Sep; LiveLaw, 11 Aug
MisleadingArvind Kejriwal, AAP convener and former Delhi Chief Minister
What we found. US ethanol does reach India, but the E20 target was set in a June 2021 roadmap, the Commerce Ministry says blending ethanol is entirely domestic, and US data show about 71 crore litres (0.71 billion) shipped to India in 2025, below the figures Kejriwal gave.
NITI Aayog, 1 Jun; US Energy Information Administration, 11 Oct; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 1 Jan
FalseSocial media users; posted by BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi, who later deleted it
What we found. BOOM found an OpenAI watermark on the image, and OpenAI's verification tool confirmed it was generated with OpenAI's tools. One of the four leaders shown, Ebrahim Raisi, died in May 2024; Iran was represented at the summit by President Masoud Pezeshkian.
BOOM, 13 Sep; Free Press Journal, 12 Sep; ThePrint, 26 Aug
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