Indian politics and governance, plus the world affairs that change what happens here.
Madras High Court's Madurai Bench denied FCRA registration to religious organisations engaged in converting people between faiths, citing Section 12(4)(a)(ii) FCRA.
Why it matters FCRA registration is now barred for any religious organisation whose activities involve conversion, applying uniformly across all faiths.
Delhi amended its 5 October 2026 order to keep ACP Vivek Bhagat from taking up the additional DCP charge pending a harassment probe rooted in an October 3 Jantar Mantar protest.
Why it matters Any Delhi Police officer facing a live harassment inquiry now has to sit out a promotion slot until the enquiry is called over.
On 4 October CJP co-convenor Saurav Das said the government plans to arrest him and fellow leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna. The party called for its biggest mobilisation starting 10 October across…
Why it matters Another large Delhi protest is set to return, following 550 detentions on 2 October at Jantar Mantar — with police injury reports and arrests expected.
A 28-year-old lab technician at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died Oct 1-2 after a Yersinia pestis test tube broke during sample collection on Sept 25.
Why it matters More than 200 contacts quarantined, 5 Irkutsk hospitals shuttered; the White House and CDC are monitoring, though no travel ban has been announced.
BJP announced eight UP nominees on October 5, 2026; Puri and Verma were not renominated.
Why it matters The party's choices change, but the scheduled October 16 vote has not yet delivered results.
Hyderabad CEO C Sudarshan Reddy rejected disputed Form 7 applications in Musheerabad and Goshamahal as incomplete, and ruled out bulk deletions from the voter rolls.
Why it matters Voter rolls stay intact case by case; the SIR window stays open until 5 November with 62 lakh electors already cleared.
RBI's FEMA export regulations came into force on 1 October 2026, making the Export Declaration Form (EDF) mandatory for every overseas service invoice.
Why it matters Freelancers, YouTubers and other service exporters must file the EDF at their AD bank within 30 days of the invoice month end, or risk blocked eBRC, denied GST…
Ukraine fired 1,000+ drones at Moscow on Sep 20, 2 killed, oil refinery hit
Why it matters Flight restrictions and election security heightened across Russia
Union Cabinet approved raising EPFO monthly wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 on 16 Sept 2026; AITUC says it is too little, too late and demands ₹30,000.
Why it matters 51 lakh+ additional employees come under mandatory EPFO coverage; employee PF contribution rises ₹1,200/month; government outgo up ₹1,089 crore/year.
