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                                <updated>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:01:02 +0000</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Delhi Police detains top CJP leaders after flash protest]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[India&#39;s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said Tuesday that key leaders had been detained after entering an iconic protest site in New Delhi blocked by police.

Opposition parties and supporters of the movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a security clampdown to demand the resignation of the head of India&#39;s election commission, accusing it of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s ruling party.

The Election Commission of India, which oversees the voting process in the world&#39;s most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing.

Delhi Police said on Monday that Jantar Mantar in the heart of the capital had been taken off the list of designated official protest sites.

The site has been sealed off for several days by yellow metal barricades and guarded by a heavy police presence.

But a video posted online by CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday showed protesters clambering over the barricades, running into the empty space and waving the national flag -- before police chased and detained them.

&quot;CJP sneaks inside to reclaim Jantar Mantar,&quot; the group said in a post on social media, adding that those detained included leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde.

&quot;All of them have been detained by Delhi Police,&quot; it added.

Delhi Police had announced three official sites on Monday as alternatives to Jantar Mantar, where protesters have gathered for decades -- including CJP demonstrations that led to the education minister stepping down over an examination scandal in July.

&quot;You cannot denotify the resistance,&quot; Dipke said, tagging Modi in his post.

Modi, in comments at a business conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, called India the &quot;mother of democracy&quot;, but did not refer directly to the protests.

&quot;In our country, people openly debate a wide range of issues and discuss different perspectives,&quot; he said.

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            <updated>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:01:02 +0000</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Saudi Defence Spending Fails to Stop Houthi Attacks]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s massive defence spending and advanced air defence systems have failed to fully protect its critical infrastructure from missile and drone attacks launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen, raising questions about the kingdom&rsquo;s ability to defend its vast territory and strategic assets.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia spent $83 billion on defence last year, placing it among the world&rsquo;s top military spenders. The kingdom has acquired advanced US fighter jets, Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile systems, as well as sophisticated weapons from France and the United Kingdom.

Despite these investments, Saudi Arabia continues to face security threats from multiple directions. Iranian missiles and drones have targeted the kingdom from the east, while Iran-backed militias in Iraq have threatened critical infrastructure, including the East-West oil pipeline. From the south, Houthi fighters launch missiles and drones from mobile platforms and concealed positions in Yemen&rsquo;s mountainous terrain.

Vast Territory, Multiple Threats
Defending Saudi Arabia presents a major challenge because of the sheer scale of its territory and the number of strategically important sites that require protection. These include airports, oil refineries, pipelines, desalination plants and other critical infrastructure.

Saudi air defences have intercepted many incoming missiles and drones, but some have managed to penetrate the protective systems. Defence planners must also decide how to distribute limited interception capabilities among numerous potential targets.

The Houthis have increasingly combined ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and long-range drones in coordinated attacks designed to overwhelm air defence networks. Low-flying cruise missiles can be particularly difficult to detect and track, while newer ballistic missiles are reportedly designed to manoeuvre during flight.

Military analysts note that no single air defence system can guarantee the interception of every incoming threat, particularly when several types of weapons are launched simultaneously.

Iranian Support Strengthens Houthi Capabilities
The Houthis&#39; growing military capabilities have also raised concerns about external assistance. United Nations experts have previously identified missile components, unmanned aerial vehicles and other military equipment of Iranian origin in Yemen, despite an international arms embargo.

Several analysts have pointed to similarities between newer Houthi missiles, including the Hatem-2 and Palestine-2, and Iranian-designed weapons. The Houthis have also demonstrated the ability to threaten targets hundreds or thousands of kilometres away.

The group has developed considerable combat experience during years of conflict and continues to maintain ties with Tehran. However, analysts also caution that the Houthis pursue their own political and military objectives rather than acting solely on Iran&#39;s instructions.

A Conflict Rooted in Years of War
The latest escalation follows years of conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. The Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, which began in 2015, contributed to a devastating humanitarian crisis and deepened hostility between the two sides.

The Houthis have demanded an end to Saudi military operations supporting Yemen&#39;s internationally recognised government, as well as financial compensation. Their attacks on Saudi targets have increased pressure on Riyadh to choose between further military action and diplomatic engagement.

Iran has offered to help facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. However, public statements by Houthi representatives suggest that a ceasefire agreement remains uncertain.

Saudi Arabia Faces Difficult Choices
The latest attacks pose a challenge to Saudi Arabia&#39;s ambitions to attract international investment and establish itself as a major destination for tourism, technology and business under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman&#39;s Vision 2030 programme.

Repeated attacks on airports, oil facilities and other infrastructure could undermine investor confidence and disrupt economic activity. Concerns over public safety have also emerged amid reports of interruptions to missile-warning alerts, although residents have indicated that alerts subsequently resumed.

Saudi Arabia now faces difficult decisions. Intensifying airstrikes could trigger further retaliatory attacks, while reaching an accommodation with the Houthis could prove politically difficult following deadly strikes and civilian casualties.

A ground offensive involving Yemeni government forces also appears challenging, given the Houthis&#39; entrenched positions, combat experience and familiarity with the country&#39;s mountainous terrain.

International Support and Defence Supply Constraints
Saudi Arabia is seeking greater international cooperation to strengthen its defences. Regional partners have offered assistance, while the kingdom may pursue additional air defence equipment from the United States and European countries.

However, replenishing interceptor missiles and other advanced munitions could prove difficult. The United States has also faced constraints on its defence inventories and production capacity following sustained military operations in the region.

Previous US air campaigns against Houthi targets failed to eliminate the group&#39;s leadership or dismantle its military capabilities completely. The Houthis have continued to operate despite extensive military pressure.

Diplomacy May Offer the Most Viable Path
The continuing attacks highlight the limitations of relying exclusively on expensive weapons systems to protect a country against a determined adversary using relatively inexpensive drones and missiles.

For Saudi Arabia, the challenge extends beyond intercepting incoming weapons. It must protect critical infrastructure, maintain public confidence, preserve economic stability and avoid a prolonged conflict that could undermine its development goals.

Although stronger air defences and international cooperation may reduce the risks, a lasting solution is likely to require diplomatic efforts alongside military measures. Any agreement would need to address the security concerns of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, while accounting for the broader regional rivalry involving Iran.

For now, the kingdom faces a difficult balance between defending its territory, deterring further attacks and preventing the conflict from escalating into a wider regional confrontation.

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            <updated>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:59:05 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Mamata Banerjee attacked with knife near her residence]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was allegedly targeted in a knife attack outside her residence on Tuesday evening while returning from the inauguration of a Durga Puja pandal.

Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saket Gokhale made the claim in a social media post, alleging that an individual under the influence of drugs targeted Banerjee near her residence.

Further details about the alleged incident, including the circumstances of the attack and whether anyone was injured, were not immediately available.

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            <updated>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:59:04 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[UK Blames Iran for Airbase Plot, Sanctions Two Iranians]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The United Kingdom&rsquo;s prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said that a suspected plot against a Royal Air Force (RAF) base used by the United States in the town of Fairford was &ldquo;almost certainly&rdquo; directed by Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The allegation on Monday came as the UK announced sanctions on two Iranians over alleged &ldquo;hostile activity&rdquo;, raising the diplomatic stakes over the largely unexplained incident for which Tehran has denied any responsibility.

&ldquo;We will not tolerate these threats on our soil,&rdquo; Burnham told parliament, promising that the government &ldquo;will crack down on Iran&rsquo;s use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them and their funding streams&rdquo;.

He added that the UK will &ldquo;bring further sanctions to restrict the capacity of Iran and the IRGC to do us harm&rdquo;.

The incident near the airbase in southern England occurred in the early hours of September 27, when five British men in their 20s were arrested on suspected &ldquo;terrorism&rdquo; and explosives offences.

Police said they found a supply of petrol in three vans linked to the suspects, but no explosives. The men were later released without charge on police bail &ldquo;under stringent conditions&rdquo;.

Two others were arrested later, including a British-Iranian national, but were later released. None of the men has been charged, and the source and nature of the threat at Fairford have remained shrouded in mystery.

Sanctions

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Monday that the government was sanctioning two Iranians for their &ldquo;role in facilitating or engaging in hostile activity on behalf of the Iranian regime&rdquo;.

One is Ruhollah Bazghandi, the head of IRGC counterespionage operations, who the Foreign Office said is now subject to an asset freeze, a travel ban and a bar on serving as a company director.

The other is Shahram Ali Reza Tamarzadeh Jakki, whom British officials described as a facilitator for the Zindashti criminal network. The group is already under UK sanctions and has been accused of involvement in several plots against Iranian dissidents.

Miliband said he had also summoned Iran&rsquo;s ambassador.

&ldquo;We have repeatedly made clear to Iran, Britain will not tolerate threats on our soil,&rdquo; he wrote on X.

Tehran has vehemently rejected the accusations.

On Monday, Iran&rsquo;s ambassador to the UK, Ali Mousavi, met Stephen Doughty, the UK&rsquo;s minister for the Middle East, and &ldquo;categorically rejected&rdquo; allegations of any Iranian role, urging &ldquo;the British side to refrain from any unsubstantiated statements&rdquo;.

Mousavi told UK authorities that Tehran is willing to cooperate with the investigation into the incident, according to Iran&rsquo;s state news agency IRNA.

Last month, the Iranian embassy in London said in a statement that Tehran &ldquo;categorically rejects and strongly condemns&rdquo; the &ldquo;unfounded and malicious speculations&rdquo; attempting to link the country to the arrests near Fairford. It warned that such claims will &ldquo;fuel Iranophobia propaganda&rdquo;.


RAF Fairford, about 160km (100 miles) west of London, is the preferred European base for US bombers and has served as a staging point for US aircraft in the war on Iran, which began on February 28.

Earlier this month, the US moved its B-52 and B-1 bombers over concerns about a suspected Iranian plot to carry out a complex drone attack on the facility, according to US officials.

Separately on Monday, 29 countries, including the UK, the US, most European states, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, issued a joint statement denouncing &ldquo;in the strongest terms Iran&rsquo;s use of violent attacks&rdquo;.

The statement said such attacks included &ldquo;acts of lethal plotting, arson, sabotage, cyber-attacks, and other hybrid activities against us and our partners&rdquo;.

&ldquo;Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,&rdquo; it read.

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            <updated>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:02:52 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Delhi Police de-notifies Jantar Mantar as protest venue, names 3 sites]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Delhi Police has designated three new sites for protests and demonstrations in the national capital, while removing Jantar Mantar from the list of approved protest venues.

The newly designated locations are Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in east Delhi.

The decision follows recommendations from a committee formed by the Union Home Ministry to identify alternative venues where citizens can exercise their right to organise protests and demonstrations.

Delhi Police said detailed, revised standard operating procedures (SOPs) for holding demonstrations at the three designated sites would be issued separately.

The move comes as opposition parties, civil society groups and student organisations are planning protests and marches around Jantar Mantar, which has long served as a prominent venue for demonstrations in New Delhi.

Among those preparing to mobilise are the Congress, INDIA bloc parties, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), the All India Students&rsquo; Association (AISA) and the Students&rsquo; Federation of India (SFI).

Jantar Mantar has also become a focal point for demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with opposition parties and other groups participating in the campaign.

The venue has hosted a series of youth-led protests since June, spearheaded by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke. Demonstrations over alleged examination irregularities also became a major focus of the protests, which the report says eventually led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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            <updated>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:51:31 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Flash Flood Sweeps Away Homes and Bridges in Nepal]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[More than 35 houses and bridges were swept and a hydropower project was damaged in a flash flood in Nepal&#39;s Gorkha on Sunday, months after thousands were killed in a similar disaster in the Himalayan country.

The flash flood occurred in the Chumnubri village in Gorkha district after the water level increased in Budhi Gandaki, a tributary of the Trishuli River, downstream from another tributary where a glacier collapse caused a flood on August 26, killing 1,457 people and leaving thousands missing.

Videos posted on social media showed the river turning completely black and grey and flowing with thick mud and debris.

The water level increased from 3.66 metres at 6:30 AM to 8.43 metres at 8:40 AM, well above the danger mark of 5 metres, Nepal&#39;s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said.

The water level increased by over two metres within 10 minutes between 8:30 AM and 8:40 AM, it said.

&quot;Since the flood also washed away the measurement centre, including the bridge, further details could not be obtained,&quot; the NDRRMA said in a press release at 11:50 am.

The agency also said that the flood was not caused by rain.

&quot;Based on preliminary information and observation of satellite images, it is estimated that the river may have been blocked and then breached, causing a sudden flood. Detailed technical analysis of the actual cause of the incident is ongoing,&quot; it said.

No casualties have been reported so far, an officer said.

Residents of the coastal and lower coastal areas of the river have been requested to stay in a safe place and away from the river bank and at-risk settlements till Sunday evening.

Nepal Army has been deployed by air and land to carry out search and rescue operations.

The teams conducted aerial reconnaissance and ground assessments of the affected areas and airlifted six people to safety from Jagat, an area at risk from landslides, the army said in a statement.

&quot;A Composite Quick Reaction Team stationed in Kathmandu was also airlifted to the affected area,&quot; it said.

Nepal is still reeling from August&#39;s devastating flash floods originating near the Nepal-Tibet border.

The Bhotekoshi River, which flows south from the Himalayan border region, carried the floodwaters downstream, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and damaging hydropower projects.

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            <updated>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:55:47 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Dhruv Rathee says he was ‘kidnapped’, not arrested or detained]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Popular Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who was detained by Gurugram Police before he was expected to join the Cockroach Janta Party&#39;s (CJP) proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, said in a video statement on Sunday that he was &ldquo;kidnapped&rdquo;, hours after he was released late on Saturday.

&ldquo;I was not arrested or detained, I was KIDNAPPED,&rdquo; he captioned an Instagram post. Rathee, in a post on X, also refuted reports that he had given an undertaking to Gurugram Police.

According to officials, Rathee was released at 3 am and handed over to his family. He was detained at around 9.30 am on Saturday at his home in Kendriya Vihar Society, Sector 56, Gurugram, ahead of the CJP&#39;s planned protest against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, which authorities later thwarted.

Dhruv Rathee&#39;s video statement

Rathee began the video by showing his Indian passport and refuting media reports that he holds a foreign passport. He called the entire episode &lsquo;kidnapping&rsquo; rather than detention. He alleged that even after his release, around 15-20 police personnel remained stationed outside his residence and were not allowing him to leave.

Gurugram Police have denied all the allegations made by Rathee. A senior police official told HT, &ldquo;The entire process was conducted peacefully, and no one was misbehaved with. The police followed all protocols.&rdquo;

In a 5.42-minute-long video released on his social media handles, Rathee alleged that around 50 men gathered outside his house on Saturday.

Further in the video, he claimed that the police misbehaved with his parents and manhandled him.

&ldquo;And before I could react, these people literally kidnapped me. I am using the word kidnap here because this is not an arrest,&rdquo; he said.

&ldquo;They dragged me straight away and took me away. I mean, just imagine how a criminal is taken away. They dragged me from the bedroom. They took me down the stairs. I was badly injured here. There are such wounds all over my body,&rdquo; he said.

He alleged that he was taken to multiple police stations before being detained at the Crime Branch office in Gurugram. The YouTuber alleged that the police prevented him from contacting his lawyers.

He said, &ldquo;Have you heard of any democratic country where a common citizen who has not broken any law, who has only raised his voice for the truth, for the benefit of the country, who has demanded a better election commission, is taken from the bedroom of his house, kidnapped, his parents are beaten, and then taken away like this?&rdquo;


He said the situation was an &ldquo;unofficial emergency&rdquo; and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of &ldquo;turning the country into a dictatorship&rdquo;.

&ldquo;If this thing can happen to me, then it can happen to you, too. Think about it a little. For now, I am fine.&rdquo;

Rathee also thanked activist Sonam Wangchuk for threatening a hunger strike if the detained people were not released.

&ldquo;And I will keep raising my voice for the country in the same way. No matter how much you try to suppress. Jai Hind.&rdquo;

Dipke, other CJP leaders also released


CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were released on Sunday after being produced before an executive magistrate. They had been detained at Delhi airport on Saturday ahead of the planned protest at Jantar Mantar.

The three leaders were released on the condition that they would not &quot;breach peace&quot; for a year, CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said.

Their detention came amid a major security operation across Delhi on Saturday, during which more than 7,000 protesters were detained at various locations, preventing them from reaching Jantar Mantar.

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            <updated>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:38:59 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Delhi protest: Student leader Neha Bora detained]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Delhi Police detained All India Students&rsquo; Association (AISA) president Neha Bora and other leaders near the Safdarjung Airport flyover in New Delhi while they were on their way to the protest at Dilli Haat.

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, political commentator Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan were also detained.

&ldquo;I am in detention. The movement is not. People are assembling at SAFDARJUNG FLYOVER right now. If you can, reach. If you are stopped, sit down where you are and hold the line,&rdquo; said Bora in a video shared on X.

Who is Neha Bora? Meet India&rsquo;s rising Gen Z leader
Amid the curbs and restrictions by the Delhi Police, Bora, in a post on X, said, &ldquo;Dilli Haat becomes Jantar Mantar today&rdquo;.

Earlier in the day, Bora slammed the Delhi Police for detaining citizens &ldquo;without any grounds&rdquo; in view of the planned anti-CEC protest at Jantar Mantar.

&ldquo;First, the complete shutdown of the capital, now the detention and barricading of every citizen in the capital, and those on their way. They tell you they&rsquo;re not afraid, they tell you the protest will be a flop. The truth is out for all to see. Jantar Mantar 2.0 is on!,&rdquo; she wrote on X.

Delhi Police has erected barricades from Jor Bagh to prevent entry of protesters to Dilli Haat.

However, a number of protesters were seen proceeding to Dilli Haat by walk using bylanes.

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            <updated>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:39:27 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Detained Ahead of CJP Protest]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was detained by Delhi Police from his residence in Gurugram&#39;s Sector 56 on Saturday ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party&#39;s (CJP) proposed protest at Jantar Mantar, police sources said.

Rathee has come to join the demonstration, which has prompted heightened security arrangements across the national capital.

According to sources, a posse of aroud 50 policemen from Delhi Police landed at Rathee&#39;s Gurugram home o Saturday morning and detained him.

The detention evoked a sharp response from CJP which demanded &quot;immediate release of Dhruv Rathee&quot;.

On Friday evening Rathee had posted a video in his X account announcing his participation in the Saturday&#39;s protest.

Rathee, a known critic of the Narendra Modi government, had arrived in India from Germany earlier this week and had joined the CJP protest in Bengaluru on October 8.

Rathee commands a massive digital following across platforms, with 19.2 million followers on Instagram, 3.3 million on X and 33 million subscribers on YouTube.

CJP Legal Cell head Ratna Singh also put out a video claiming that she has been detained in her ahead of the protest. Singh claimed that Delhi Police personnel landed at her house in the morning and asked not to leave. She added that as she sat in her car, a group policemen surrounded it and she was allowed to leave. &quot;Cops didn&#39;t gave me any reason for detention. My car is not being allowed to meet,&quot; she said in a video posted from her car.

Earlier in the week, Delhi Police denied permission for the protest, citing security considerations and procedural requirements.

The police have stepped up preventive detentions and deployed their personnel at strategic locations to prevent protesters from reaching the protest site.

Over 400 people have been detained overnight, hundreds of trains cancelled and dozens of metro stations shut ahead of a mega protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the heart of Delhi today.

The CJP has mobilised supporters to join it at Jantar Mantar, with the Centre deploying over 20,000 personnel from the police and the Central Armed Police Forces to maintain law and order.

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            <updated>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:14:47 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[France Student Protests: Demands vs Govt Response]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Mass protests across France&rsquo;s high schools roiled the country again on Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands joining the biggest day of the movement so far. Demonstrations began in late September, with the first protest traced back to Saint-Exup&eacute;ry high school in Cr&eacute;teil, a southern Parisian suburb.

A handful of teachers at Saint-Exup&eacute;ry went on strike September 17 to lament staff shortages. &ldquo;We were short a maths teacher, a French teacher, a literature professer, a history teacher and an assistant professor. The school nurse was on sick leave,&rdquo; Laurent Bessiere, a maths teacher, told French radio station France Inter.

That same evening, students gathered to join the fight and planned a protest for the next morning. Stacking a few bins in front of the school entrance and holding placards, they rose up to make demands alongside their teachers.

&ldquo;We&rsquo;re asking for the bare minimum,&rdquo; a student told France Inter.

Their demands struck a chord with other high schools across the nation, which are suffering from a lack of funding and understaffing.
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained, Congress workers puncture bus
In response to the protests, Prime Minister S&eacute;bastien Lecornu has ordered his ministers to tackle their demands and send in proposals by the end of the month. But finding spare funds to implement educational reforms will be complicated, given heated debates over France&rsquo;s already strained 2027 budget.

A union of high school and university students on Monday published a list of 10 &ldquo;emergency measures&rdquo; they say could serve as a basis for working with the government, whose .

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            <updated>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:24:40 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[CEC Gyanesh’s security beefed up amid INDIA bloc’s SIR protest]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The Delhi Police has increased security deployment outside Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar&rsquo;s residence following fresh threat inputs, officials said. Kumar already enjoys a Z-plus security cover. However, in view of the latest intelligence inputs and ongoing protests in New Delhi, additional police personnel have been deployed outside his residence, a senior police officer said.

&ldquo;Local district police have also been asked to increase the deployment of personnel. As protests are already underway in the New Delhi district, all security agencies have been directed to coordinate closely to prevent any untoward incident,&rdquo; the officer said.

Z-plus is the second-highest security category in the country after the Special Protection Group cover for the Prime Minister and immediate family members. In the Z-plus category, around 50 personnel work in shifts with enhanced arrangements for the protectee&rsquo;s residence and cavalcade.

The enhanced security arrangements come amid protests by INDIA bloc leaders, led by Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission&rsquo;s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Opposition has demanded Kumar&rsquo;s resignation.

Meanwhile, in one of the largest deployments of central forces for law and order duties in the national capital during a protest, the Ministry of Home Affairs has made 221 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces &ndash; around 23,000 personnel &ndash; available to Delhi Police from October 8 to 12.

For the deployment, CRPF companies are being brought in from Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
The additional forces will help Delhi Police manage the protests, secure key government buildings, and maintain law and order in central Delhi.

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            <updated>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:12:27 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Russian strikes on Ukraine kill eight]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Russian missiles and drones hit residential and civilian sites in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, killing at least eight people, Ukrainian officials said.

The attacks came the morning after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on X that Russia was preparing a massive strike.

In the northern city of Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region, a missile struck a high-rise apartment building, and there were reports of dead and injured, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration. All services were at the site, and rubble removal was ongoing.

At least four people were killed there and 20 injured, including three children, according to preliminary information from the State Emergency Service. Chaus posted photos showing one entrance of the apartment building partially collapsed.

In Kyiv, ballistic missiles hit the capital, with explosions heard across the city center at around 3 a.m., and two people were killed, the city military administration said.

A rocket struck a nonresidential building in Kyiv&#39;s Podilskyi district and sparked a fire, while another strike set a garage complex ablaze in the Darnytskyi district, where the fire was extinguished and debris also fell in a nearby open area, the military administration said.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, said the broader Kyiv region was also subject to a combined attack involving drones and ballistic missiles. In the Obukhiv district, three production and storage facilities were damaged, he said.

In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.

&quot;That is exactly what the enemy is counting on. For us to be afraid to fall asleep. To let our children out of our sight. To plan anything. So that everyone thinks: next time it could be my address,&quot; he said.

Russia&#39;s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a massive strike overnight targeting industrial facilities involved in production and storage of Flamingo missiles and drones across Ukraine. The Associated Press could not independently verify the claim. Russian forces frequently strike residential areas, power grids, and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine despite Moscow&#39;s insistence that it targets only military sites.

It said the attack targeted facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv regions. The ministry said that port and ship repair facilities in the Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were also hit.

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            <updated>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:12:15 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[32 killed in Nigerian Air Force plane crash]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Anigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday in the country&#39;s southwest, killing all 32 people on board, President Bola Tinubu said, declaring three days of national mourning.

It is one the worst air disasters in recent years in Africa&#39;s most populous country.

The passenger aircraft was on a &quot;routine mission&quot; from Benin City in southern Nigeria to the economic hub of Lagos when it went down at Igbokoda in southwestern Ondo state shortly after 9:00am (0800 GMT), the president and the air force said.

&quot;The president extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved,&quot; Tinubu&#39;s office said in a statement.


&quot;This is a painful moment for our armed forces and for the entire nation,&quot; he said.

Tinubu&#39;s spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a later statement that the president &quot;has declared a three-day national mourning for Air Force personnel who died in the crash&quot;.

He also directed that flags be flown at half-staff across the country to pay respect to the officers.


The Air Force will release the identities of the victims after notifying their families, the presidency said.

The plane crashed near a naval base, according to the presidency and the Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo.


Both described it as an ATR-42 -- a twin-engine turboprop that the manufacturers say can carry between 30 and 50 passengers

A video circulating on social media showed a small crowd gathered near a river while rescuers searched the area by boat.

The president said he had &quot;directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent future occurrences&quot;.

Noise like thunder

Dayo Akinte, 39, a firewood hawker who lives about a kilometre from where the accident occurred, described to AFP hearing a sound she thought was &quot;thunder&quot; at the time she believed the plane went down.

Since the crash, &quot;three aircraft have also been flying over the scene&quot;, she said by phone.


She said someone who went fishing in the swamp alerted the nearby naval base and people in the town about the crash.

Airforce spokesman Ehimen Ejodame earlier said &quot;search and rescue operations&quot; were ongoing &quot;in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies&quot;.


Police also confirmed the accident but provided no details.

Igbokoda is located in Ilaje, an oil-producing region in southern Nigeria.

In May 2021, Nigeria&#39;s top-ranking army commander, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather while trying to land at northern Kaduna state airport.

Seven people died when a military plane crashed into a house in northern Nigeria killing everyone on board in August 2015.

Earlier that same month, a helicopter crashed into a lagoon in Lagos, killing six, including the American pilot.

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            <updated>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:24:15 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Indian Opposition Demands Election Chief’s Resignation]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Indian police detained several opposition lawmakers in the ​capital of New Delhi on Tuesday, October 6, for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand &zwnj;the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists, Reuters reported.

The march presents a fresh political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi midway into his third term, just months after similar protests forced the resignation of his education minister over exam paper leaks.


Parties opposing Modi&#39;s government along ​with members of the popular &#39;cockroach&#39; youth movement protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Indian Express newspaper ​reported divisions in the poll body last month.

The reported differences over the lists and voter registration ⁠procedures stoked concern about the neutrality of the commission, led by a Modi government appointee.


&quot;The election commission is a puppet ​in the hands of the government,&quot; Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, told reporters as the march began. &quot;We are fighting to save our ​democracy.&quot;

Marchers carry placards, flags, shout slogans

Lawmakers carried placards, waved the national flag, and shouted slogans against Kumar during the march, roughly 1-km-long, or less than a mile, to the Election Commission headquarters from parliament, through the centre of Delhi.


Some carried placards calling Kumar a traitor and accused ​the BJP of snatching away the right to vote, while they sat on the road outside the panel&#39;s office, demanding ​to meet him.

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka and several more stood on police barricades there, waving the national flag and calling &zwnj;for ⁠Kumar to resign.

Hundreds of security personnel, some wearing riot gear and carrying batons, tried to stop Gandhi and other lawmakers from entering the election commission.

Police did not immediately comment on the detentions.

Protests push anarchy, BJP says

&quot;After failing multiple times, Congress leaders have decided to establish anarchy in the country and attack institutions,&quot; BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters before Tuesday&#39;s protest.

TV channels ​said the Gandhi siblings were ​among those briefly detained before ⁠being released.

The duo sought entry through the grounds of the state radio office next door, where they sat in protest under a tree after the route was blocked, the channels said.


Congress and ​other parties say the revised voter lists benefit Modi and his party. Kumar has ​not commented on ⁠the issue, but the commission and Modi&#39;s BJP denied the accusations.

Tuesday&#39;s event is the latest of a series of almost daily demonstrations by student organisations, political parties and the &#39;cockroach&#39; movement, which began last week.

India&#39;s Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear requests for its intervention ⁠in ​the accusations against the poll body&#39;s voter drive, and the conduct of its ​chief.

If &quot;there are decisions against the law ... We will take care of it,&quot; the court said at the hearing, after the petitioners accused the poll body ​of bias.

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            <updated>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:43:08 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Protesters Try to Breach Barricade at Bangladesh Mission]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Protests and tension erupted outside the Bangladesh mission in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on Saturday, October 3, as demonstrators demanded the protection of minorities in Bangladesh and the release of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote.

The protest was organised by Vivekananda Mission Seva Pratisthan, joined by the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).

The two organisations took out a procession from Sealdah Railway Station. More than 100 monks and nuns from Vivekananda Mission Seva Pratisthan and around 60 NCPI supporters took part in the procession.

Kolkata Police had deployed security personnel ahead of the march. Police stopped the procession with barricades around 300 yards from the Bangladesh mission.

Some protesters then tried to move the barricades and advance towards the mission, leading to a scuffle with police. Traffic in the area near the mission was also halted for some time as the situation grew tense.

Police later prevented the protesters from reaching the mission. With permission from the Bangladesh mission, five representatives of the protesters were allowed inside to submit a memorandum.

The memorandum called for ensuring the safety of minorities in Bangladesh and the release of Chinmoy Prabhu.

The protesters continued demonstrating outside the mission for some time after submitting the memorandum before eventually leaving the premises.

Some Trinamool Congress lawmakers recently left the party and formed a new political party called NCPI. The party is currently allied with the BJP.

The joint programme by the two organisations once again triggered tension in the area around the Bangladesh mission in Kolkata.

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            <updated>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:15:06 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[G7 agrees to release 100m barrels to ease energy concerns]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[G7 countries agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to ease global energy supply concerns, as President Donald Trump hailed the decision and said the US would not impose a threatened diesel export ban.

The announcement came following a video conference of G7 leaders chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron after Washington stepped up pressure on Europe to release strategic reserves and threatened a diesel export ban.

The talks, convened by Macron after a conversation with Trump, focused on coordinating a response to soaring fuel prices among the other G7 economies of Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has sent energy prices skyrocketing, coming back to bite Trump at home with high fuel costs that have become a key issue ahead of midterm congressional elections in a month.

Trump had floated the possibility of banning US exports of diesel, which is used in trucks and other hauling vehicles, an alarming prospect for the EU, which relies heavily on fossil fuel imports.

The seven countries agreed to a coordinated release through the International Energy Agency (IEA) of 100 million barrels &quot;to begin immediately over four months, including a frontloaded substantial diesel release within the first 20 days,&quot; the leaders said in a statement released by Macron&#39;s office.

They also said there would be no ban on diesel exports between them.

&quot;We reaffirm our commitment to refrain from export restrictions on energy and energy products between G7 countries and call on all producers to refrain from imposing bans that could exacerbate market tensions,&quot; the leaders said.

&quot;Our citizens&#39; concerns about energy prices remain a top priority.&quot;

Trump said European countries had agreed to release a &quot;massive amount&quot; of diesel from their reserves.

&quot;The process will begin immediately,&quot; he posted on his Truth Social network.

&quot;Europe has a lot of diesel and they&#39;re going to be making a major world contribution -- and so are we,&quot; Trump said later, adding &quot;Europe did a great thing&quot;.

&quot;And we&#39;re not going to be doing the export ban,&quot; he said.

Earlier the EU pushed back hard against US threats to impose a diesel export ban, something Macron also warned against during his conversation with Trump.

The flurry of diplomatic activity came a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cranked up the pressure on European nations.

&quot;American farmers, truckers, and businesses should not be left carrying the burden of a global diesel shortage,&quot; he said.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright likewise held talks with his British counterpart Miatta Fahnbulleh on the crisis, including on the UK&#39;s strategic reserves.

British dairy farmer Keith Blackshaw, in the Derbyshire hamlet of Newhaven, complained of a &quot;vicious circle&quot; with high fuel prices being passed onto customers.

&quot;I&#39;d like to see Mr Trump support us a little bit more really,&quot; the 69-year-old said. &quot;He looks after his own. Maybe we should do the same, look after our own.&quot;

The 32 members of the IEA agreed last March to unlock 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, their largest release ever.

- &#39;Sanctions against Russia&#39; -

Earlier this week, IEA chief Fatih Birol said European nations had yet to release part of those stocks, which could happen soon.

About a third was yet to come to market, Birol said, adding that further releases were possible since 80 percent of overall IEA stocks were &quot;still in our pocket&quot;.

Diesel prices in the United States and Europe have hit record highs in recent weeks, with an export ban imposed by major producer Russia in response to Ukrainian attacks on fuel facilities also contributing to global market pressures.

The G7 leaders said on Friday: &quot;We will maintain sanctions against Russia while working with the IEA and global partners to prevent further spillovers into fuel, gas, and other commodity markets.&quot;

Energy prices surged in the eurozone in September, pushing inflation to 3.8 percent, the highest level in three years.

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            <updated>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:21:35 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Modi’s India Takes a Firmer Stance on Trump]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[India is adopting a more openly critical tone towards US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration, with New Delhi raising concerns over terrorism, Washington&rsquo;s growing ties with Pakistan and US trade policies.

Speaking at an Asia Society event in New York following the UN General Assembly, Indian Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar offered a pointed assessment of the current state of India-US relations.

Jaishankar said the United States had not shown sufficient understanding of India&rsquo;s concerns over terrorism and had taken trade decisions that affected developing countries. His remarks reflect a noticeable shift in New Delhi&rsquo;s approach after months of growing tensions between the two countries.

For decades, India has generally preferred to handle sensitive disagreements with friendly countries through diplomatic channels and away from public scrutiny. The approach towards Washington, however, appears to be changing as the Trump administration pursues a more transactional foreign policy.

Chietigj Bajpaee, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, said Jaishankar&rsquo;s remarks provided a candid assessment of the current state of the bilateral relationship. According to him, the optimism that surrounded Trump&rsquo;s return to the White House has weakened amid recent tensions.

Trade tensions

Trade remains one of the key areas of disagreement between India and the United States. Washington is India&rsquo;s largest trading partner, with bilateral goods trade reaching $149.1 billion in 2025. India recorded a goods trade surplus of $58.4 billion.

Jaishankar criticised what he described as overly self-centred trade policies, arguing that countries should consider the broader impact of their decisions on other economies.

India and the US have been negotiating a trade agreement, with the two sides reaching a broad roadmap but yet to conclude a final deal. Agriculture has remained one of the most difficult issues, as India has traditionally maintained restrictions on agricultural imports to protect its farmers.

Jaishankar said differences in the structure of the two economies and the agricultural sector had made negotiations more complicated than initially expected. He added that there was now &ldquo;more or less an understanding&rdquo; on the trade agreement.

The two countries have also faced disagreements over tariffs. Trump&rsquo;s administration has introduced a series of tariff measures affecting India, including a new 10 per cent global tariff and additional measures targeting countries that purchase Russian oil.

Jaishankar said the trade negotiations had created difficulties in bilateral relations but suggested that completing an agreement could help improve ties.

Ajay Bisaria, a former Indian diplomat, said New Delhi had become more vocal partly because of what he described as growing public criticism and a perception in India that Washington was putting pressure on the country.

Dispute over terrorism and Pakistan

Trade is not the only source of tension. Relations were also affected by the conflict between India and Pakistan following an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 civilians.

After the subsequent four-day conflict, Trump announced that the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire and repeatedly claimed credit for helping end the fighting. India has objected to any suggestion of third-party involvement in issues concerning Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has sought closer ties with the Trump administration, including publicly praising the US president and nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Against this backdrop, Jaishankar highlighted terrorism as a major concern for India.

&ldquo;As a country, perhaps there are very few countries which have been subjected to the kind of terrorism that we have from a neighbour as part of a deliberate, conscious policy over many, many decades,&rdquo; he said, referring to Pakistan.

He added that the lack of sufficient understanding of India&rsquo;s concerns over terrorism had become a problem in its relationship with Washington.

Former diplomat Bisaria said India&rsquo;s approach towards the US had changed following the ceasefire episode and subsequent developments.

Harsh Pant, vice president of the Observer Research Foundation, said the Trump administration&rsquo;s focus on Pakistan without adequately considering India&rsquo;s concerns had contributed to New Delhi&rsquo;s decision to speak more openly about its differences with Washington.

Domestic pressure in India

Domestic political considerations are also influencing the debate over India-US relations. The United States has historically been an important destination for Indian professionals through programmes such as the H-1B visa system.

However, the Trump administration has introduced measures increasing costs and restrictions surrounding the programme, while immigration has become a major political issue in the US.

Jaishankar said the economic benefits of worker mobility were increasingly being weighed against political concerns over immigration.

The issue has also attracted attention in India, where the government faces domestic criticism over its handling of relations with Washington.

Bisaria said the Indian government was under pressure to demonstrate that it would not simply accept US demands, particularly as important state elections approach.

Pant said issues such as migration and employment directly affect millions of Indians and that public perceptions of the United States were changing.

Possibility of a reset

Despite the growing disagreements, analysts say neither India nor the United States has abandoned the possibility of repairing relations.

Bajpaee said the current downturn could partly be attributed to the Trump administration&rsquo;s transactional and unpredictable foreign policy rather than a fundamental breakdown in the India-US relationship.

He identified a bilateral trade agreement as an important factor that could help the two countries improve ties.

For New Delhi, Pant suggested that the current approach may involve managing differences while waiting for a change in the political environment in Washington.

The evolving relationship therefore reflects a combination of trade disputes, disagreements over Pakistan and terrorism, immigration concerns and domestic political pressures in both countries.

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            <updated>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:08:24 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Serbian President Aleksandar resigns amid student protests]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[erbian President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned to seek the prime minister&rsquo;s post in a snap parliamentary election on October 25, as a student-led movement mounts the most serious challenge to his rule in more than a decade.

Vucic, on the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) ballot, has dominated Serbian politics as president or prime minister since 2014. Barred from seeking a third presidential term, he is now seeking to extend his hold on power through the parliamentary vote.

Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, a close ally, will serve as acting president pending a presidential election. Vucic said one of his final acts in office was to pardon 49 people, including 23 convicted in connection with the protests.

Protests triggered by railway station disaster

The election follows nearly two years of demonstrations prompted by the killing of 16 people when a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad on November 1, 2024.

Students have since organised some of Serbia&rsquo;s largest demonstrations in decades, drawing hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets.

Protesters have accused the government of corruption, a lack of transparency and political interference in state institutions.


Vucic and his allies reject the allegations that they are responsible for the problems highlighted by the protesters.

The student movement is contesting the parliamentary election under the banner &ldquo;Students Win&rdquo;, with the backing of several opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, which was once led by former Serbian President Boris Tadic.

Its list of 250 candidates includes mostly university professors and professionals from a range of fields. Its platform calls for investigations into allegedly ill-gotten property, measures against corruption and political interference in public institutions and greater transparency in the use of public funds.

Some polls suggest that the student-backed movement could pose a serious threat to Vucic&rsquo;s Serbian Progressive Party, although the authenticity and methodology of some of the polls are difficult to independently verify.

Belgrade-based editor and columnist Dejan Ilic told Al Jazeera that Vucic should not be credited with choosing to hold an early election.


&ldquo;Vucic is not the only actor in this country. People have said that Serbia is in a bad state, they demanded elections and they forced elections,&rdquo; Ilic said.

&lsquo;The crisis could begin after the election&rsquo;

Aida Corovic, a former Serbian parliamentarian and human rights activist, said the anger extended beyond the student movement.


&ldquo;Serbia has been undergoing internal change in recent months,&rdquo; Corovic told Al Jazeera.

&ldquo;I fear that the crisis in Serbia could only begin after the October 25 elections,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This government has taken over the institutions, it is deeply intertwined with organised crime and it will try every possible way to remain in power.&rdquo;

A few hours before his resignation, Vucic told CNN that if the opposition won, he would acknowledge the results and congratulate his opponents that same evening.

A vote watched across the region

The political crisis in Serbia is being closely watched across the Western Balkans.

Belgrade maintains close political, economic and cultural ties with Serbian communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo, giving developments in Belgrade significant influence beyond its borders.

Tanja Topic, head of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation office in neighbouring Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, said a change in Serbia&rsquo;s political direction could ease tensions across the region.

&ldquo;It is crucial that the paradigm in Serbia&rsquo;s politics changes because it would bring relief to the entire region,&rdquo; Topic told Al Jazeera.

She said Belgrade has for years sent mixed messages to its neighbours, presenting itself as a supporter of peace, stability and prosperity while, in her view, contributing to political tensions in the region.

That influence has been particularly significant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Topic said, while relations between Serbia and Croatia have also deteriorated in recent years.

&ldquo;We should not expect miracles overnight,&rdquo; Topic remarked.

&ldquo;Changing the value system would be a long and difficult process, but I think that disappointment if change does not come could have more serious and damaging consequences, both in Serbia and across the region.&rdquo;

Economy under pressure

With a population of about six million, Serbia is the largest country in the Western Balkans with one of the region&rsquo;s largest economies.

Vucic has promoted the country as an emerging economic success story, pointing to Chinese investment, energy supplies from Russia and, more recently, growing cooperation with Israel.
But average wages remain below those in neighbouring European Union member states.

According to official statistics, the average net monthly salary in Serbia was 1,032 euros ($1,174) in April, compared with 1,555 euros ($1,770) in neighbouring Croatia &ndash; a difference of about 51 percent compared with the EU member.

The contrast in living standards is one of several issues shaping public debate as voters prepare to return to the polls.

A legacy of war

Serbia&rsquo;s current political crisis is unfolding against the backdrop of the country&rsquo;s unresolved wartime legacy.

More than two decades ago, NATO launched a bombing campaign against the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war. At the time, Serbia was ruled by Slobodan Milosevic.

The legacy of the Balkans wars of the 1990s remains politically sensitive.

In early September, Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army who was convicted by an international tribunal of genocide and war crimes committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was buried in Belgrade.

His funeral, which was attended by several Serbian government ministers and included military honours, prompted international criticism.

The EU&rsquo;s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc had no place for those who glorify war crimes.

The October election will therefore be watched not only as a contest over Serbia&rsquo;s domestic political future, but also for what it may signal about the country&rsquo;s direction and its relationship with the rest of the Western Balkans.

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            <updated>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:16:35 +0000</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sheikh Hasina conspiring against Bangladesh: Rizvi]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused India of conspiring against Bangladesh by providing shelter to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others allegedly implicated in the killings during the country&rsquo;s political unrest.

Speaking at a human chain and protest rally in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday morning, Rizvi alleged that India had ignored repeated requests from the Bangladesh government to return Hasina and her associates. The programme was organised by the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal and Projonmo Dal.

&#39;&#39;India calls itself a friendly country, and we also talk about friendship. But you have given shelter to Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of responsibility for the deaths of around 1,400 young people, students, workers and members of the public.&#39;&#39;

The party Secretary General alleged that people accused of shooting at and carrying out killings of pro-democracy protesters had also taken refuge in India, despite repeated requests from Bangladesh for their return under court warrants.

He questioned India&rsquo;s decision not to hand over Hasina, saying, &ldquo;If you could arrest a former major accused in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and hand him over to Sheikh Hasina, why are you not handing over Sheikh Hasina?&rdquo;
Rizvi also linked the reported disruption in electricity supply from the Adani power plant to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman&rsquo;s decision not to attend the BRICS summit.

He claimed Tarique was invited in his capacity as BIMSTEC chair rather than as the head of government of Bangladesh and therefore declined the invitation.

According to Rizvi, the decision demonstrated Bangladesh&rsquo;s commitment to its sovereignty and dignity.

He alleged that the Adani power plant announced a unit had malfunctioned the following day, resulting in a halt in electricity supply.

&ldquo;The switch is in Jharkhand, India. They can shut it down whenever they want,&rdquo; Rizvi said, suggesting the development was politically motivated.

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            <updated>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:53:42 +0000</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[‘Kathmandu Declaration’ Adopted to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Member countries of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) have adopted the &ldquo;Kathmandu Declaration&rdquo; by consensus with the aim of further strengthening regional cooperation to combat illegal wildlife trade and related transnational organized crime in South Asia.

The Declaration was adopted on the concluding day of the First General Assembly of SAWEN held in Kathmandu, Nepal, by ministers and heads of delegations of the member countries. The Declaration reaffirmed the commitment of member countries to strengthen regional cooperation in preventing, detecting and combating illegal wildlife trade, as well as their commitment to the objectives and principles of SAWEN.

The Declaration expressed concern that illegal wildlife trade is increasingly evolving into a more sophisticated form of transnational organized crime, involving corruption, illicit financial flows, other serious crimes, misuse of digital technologies and vulnerabilities along borders.

Under the Kathmandu Declaration, member countries emphasized intelligence-led and financial investigations, anti-money laundering measures, asset recovery and effective prosecution to address serious wildlife crime, particularly offences linked to transnational and organized criminal networks. They also committed to further strengthening information and intelligence sharing, coordinated law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation.

The Declaration also called for enhancing capacity to address wildlife crime, biopiracy, illegal access to biological resources and emerging threats through science, technology, innovation, research and regional knowledge sharing. It further committed to strengthening the capacity and safety of rangers, customs officials, police, prosecutors and other frontline personnel.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the First General Assembly, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said that wildlife crime can no longer be effectively addressed by any country acting alone. He noted that such crime is becoming increasingly organized, transboundary and technology-driven. Just as traffickers do not respect national borders, law enforcement responses must also go beyond borders and be coordinated.
The Environment Minister said that the spirit of cooperation, mutual trust and shared commitment demonstrated among member countries during the Assembly provides an important foundation for future regional initiatives. He called for greater emphasis on timely intelligence sharing, joint investigations and coordinated operations, closer cooperation among relevant law enforcement agencies, and stronger attention to online wildlife trafficking and financial investigations.

The Kathmandu Declaration also commits member countries to strengthening public awareness, education, behavioural change and demand reduction by engaging local communities, civil society, academia, youth, women, the media and relevant private-sector actors, including transport, logistics, financial services, e-commerce and tourism. It was also announced that 30 January will be observed every year as &ldquo;SAWEN Day.&rdquo;

In addition, emphasis was placed on strengthening bilateral and regional cooperation to combat transboundary wildlife crime and on expanding partnerships with relevant international and regional conventions, organizations and development partners.

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            <updated>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:46:27 +0000</updated>
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