SC mandates free movement and no illegal detentions, ‘subject to public order’
After a day of mass detentions and a “curfew-like” clampdown on civil rights which senior lawyers compared to the 1975 Emergency, the Supreme Court convened what it called an “extraordinary, exceptional” on Sunday (October 11, 2026) hearing to direct the Union government and the Delhi Police to allow free and smooth movement of traffic, people, Metro and rail services, but “subject to public law and order”.
PM Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flag off Chennai Metro Rail’s first train for phase II project, take a ride together
Chennai Metro Rail’s new chapter began on Sunday (October 11, 2026) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flagging off the Phase II network from Porur Bypass Metro Rail station on Sunday (October 11) morning. Chennai Metro Rail’s 54 km network has now grown to 68 km with the opening of the Poonamallee- Vadapalani stretch of the phase II network.
Stringent traffc curbs in Delhi as anti-CEC protest enters second day
Stringent traffic restrictions remained in force across several parts of Delhi on Sunday (October 11, 2026) for a second consecutive day as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) renewed its call for protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. According to a Delhi Traffic Police advisory, diversions were enforced from 6 a.m., with traffic movement to be affected around Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place, Mandi House, Patel Chowk and several other key intersections in Lutyens’ Delhi.
‘Open emergency-like situation’, alleges CJP; vows to continue protests
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders vowed to continue protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Addressing the media on Sunday (October 11, 2026), after they were released from detention, CJP’s co-convener and spokesperson said, “In the entire country, there is an open emergency-like situation.”
Delhi protest: Four Hindu Raksha Dal members arrested after video shows man, woman assaulted
A day after a video showing four men assaulting a male protester and attacking a woman during the October 10 protest in central Delhi circulated widely on social media, the Delhi Police arrested all four men on Sunday morning (October 11, 2026). Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinky Chaudhary subsequently claimed that the accused were members of his organisation and vowed to protect them.
Mann slams Delhi Police’s ‘Taliban-like’ attitude over video of cops with shoes inside Bangla Sahib
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday (October 11, 2026) condemned the alleged entry of Delhi Police personnel into Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in the national capital on Saturday (October 10), accusing them of having a “Taliban-like attitude” and violating the sanctity of the shrine. The Delhi Police said the video was circulated with “malicious intent” on social media and added that it would initiate legal action.
INDIA bloc to hold protest march in Delhi on October 12, submit memorandum to CJI
The INDIA bloc will hold a protest march in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh on the ‘vote chori’ issue on Monday (October 12, 2026), while a delegation of its senior leaders will submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India for his intervention in the matter. “Congress and the entire INDIA bloc and the country’s youth will again take to the streets in massive numbers. This time too, the voice will echo across the nation — louder than ever before,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said
In Bihar, government school headmaster suspended for selling mid-day meal rice (Amit)
The Bihar government on Saturday (October 10, 2026) suspended the Headmaster of a government school on allegations of selling the mid-day meal rice meant for the school children. The action has been taken after proper inquiry, and the video of selling rice has also gone viral on social media.
Musk accuses Ambani’s online supporters of ‘absurd hypocrisy’, `ridiculous arguments’
Elon Musk on Sunday (October 11, 2026) renewed his attack on Mukesh Ambani over Starlink’s entry into India, accusing the billionaire’s supporters of indulging in “absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole” in arguing simultaneously that his satellite internet service cannot compete with “amazing low prices offered by Ambani’s de facto monopoly in India”, even as they claimed — in the same breath — that it poses a strong competitive threat.
Pak president declares emergency in KPK, provincial govt ceases to exist
Pakistan on Sunday (October 11, 2026) declared an emergency in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the deteriorating law and order situation, bringing the provincial government led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to an end. An emergency allows Pakistan’s federal government to assume key executive and legislative powers in a province during a security crisis or breakdown of constitutional governance.
Trump says Ukraine should get new President as he blames Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices
President Donald Trump said on Saturday (October 10, 2026) it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Mr. Trump said.
Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday (October 11). There were no immediate reports of casualties. The disaster management agency is trying to determine the cause of the flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki river, which merges into the Trishuli river and is a key waterway near the capital Kathmandu.
