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Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party movement, walked out of Tihar jail a week after being arrested for entering the banned protest site at Jantar Mantar. They are demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission of India, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls; the Commission and the BJP reject the allegations.
Javlon TursunovOn Tuesday, October 21, New Delhi hosted celebrations of the Hindu festival of Dussehra, symbolizing the victory of good over evil. Crowds of spectators watched the burning of giant effigies of the demon Ravana, his son Meghnad, and his brother Kumbhakarna. The Prime Minister of India attended the celebration and fired an arrow from a bow.
Sevara AzamovaJio Platforms' IPO worth 302.13 billion rupees ($3.2 billion) — the largest in India's history — was fully subscribed within two hours of opening on Wednesday, October 21. According to Moneycontrol, bids totaled 227.1 million shares against 197.5 million offered. The price band is 1,065–1,119 rupees per share, valuing the company at up to $108 billion. Subscription closes on Friday, trading begins October 28.
Sevara AzamovaPakistan and Afghanistan have been in a cycle of escalation since February 2026: strikes, mutual accusations and disputes over the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Experts believe the crisis has weakened Islamabad's influence in Kabul and opened opportunities for India, but warn that New Delhi will not form a strategic alliance with the Taliban, and that trade and geographic constraints remain.
Sevara AzamovaUAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met in Mumbai with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They discussed the economy, trade, investment, technology and AI, sustainable development, as well as regional and international issues. In Washington, Donald Trump said the US and India are 'pretty close' to a trade agreement.
Sevara AzamovaIndia captain Shreyas Iyer said 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi cannot 'just walk straight into the side', despite calls to unleash him in the T20 series against New Zealand starting in Christchurch. Iyer noted the consistency of the incumbent openers, while home captain Mitchell Santner acknowledged the teenager's talent but promised plans were in place for him.
Javlon TursunovThe profession of intimacy coordinator, previously unknown in Bollywood, is spreading after the #MeToo movement and the rise of streaming platforms. Specialists choreograph intimate scenes, use 'modesty tools' and ensure actors' consent, but there are only slightly more than a dozen of them in India so far, and no mandatory rules exist.
Javlon TursunovThe youth movement Cockroach Janta Party, which emerged as a satirical response to remarks by India's Chief Justice about unemployed youth, secured the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and is now demanding the removal of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. Women and queer activists are at the forefront of the protests, including Neha Bora, Navkiran Natt, and Gurmehar Kaur, despite detentions, sexualized threats, and AI-generated images.
Javlon TursunovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on a three-day visit, saying New Delhi has made 'substantial progress' in diversifying oil supplies and that a trade agreement is 'very close' to being signed. He held talks with Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and plans to visit Jamnagar.
Javlon TursunovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a visit to India, said that Indian refineries, including Reliance Industries, are capable of processing Venezuelan heavy oil and could provide short-term relief to shortages on the global market. He also said that the US and India are close to finalizing a trade agreement.
Javlon TursunovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday for talks with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The visit takes place against the backdrop of negotiations on a trade agreement, to which, according to Rubio, the sides are 'very close'. A visit to Jamnagar and meetings with business are also planned.
Sevara AzamovaIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the 25th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe, called on the organization to turn consensus into practical measures to counter economic instability, strengthen supply chains, and simplify trade.
Javlon TursunovOn October 15–16, a delegation of Larsen & Toubro, Adani Group and Reliance Industries visited Uzbekistan. The guests were presented with New Tashkent development plans; the companies declared their readiness to prepare cooperation proposals, and Reliance announced its readiness for partnership in solar energy.
Nilufar KarimovaIndian rappers have recorded the 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' — according to the organizers, the country's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. The record includes six tracks in different Indian languages, devoted to water scarcity, floods, and the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.
Shahnoza ErgashevaFlipkart, owned by Walmart, is testing a food delivery service internally — the number of participants has grown from several hundred to more than 8,000. The service operates via ONDC and its own Ekart courier network; a public launch is expected by the end of October with expansion to 5–6 cities. Flipkart has offered restaurants a commission of about 10% versus the 20–25% charged by market leaders.
Sardor QodirovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a three-day visit to India in Mumbai, from where he will travel to Jamnagar to visit the Reliance Industries refinery — the largest in the world. The visit takes place against the backdrop of stalled trade negotiations and uncertainty over US sanctions for India's purchases of Russian oil: Trump signed a bill imposing 100% tariffs but then suspended them by executive order.
Otabek YusupovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Samarkand with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, announcing readiness to sign agreements worth billions of dollars. The State Department reported more than 50 contracts with Uzbekistan worth $12 billion. Rubio will then travel to India, where, according to a US official, the sides are 'very close' to a trade deal.
Aziz KarimovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington and Delhi are close to completing a trade agreement, ahead of his three-day visit to India. He also explained the US decision to refrain from sanctions in the oil and gas sphere by their impact on global supplies and prices.
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