The Long Read
On paddy field conservation in Keralam
Kerala's paddy land protection is weakening through regulatory dilution and data gaps, risking biodiversity, water cycles, and food security.
Carrick wants more clean sheets to turn season around
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick needs more clean sheets as he looks to change his team's fortunes, as they take on Como in the Champions League.
Second Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repayments
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation.
Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting
No formal investigation has started, but the regulator is making inquiries into the case.
Arsenal criticism from very small minority - Arteta
David Raya says he does not know what to say when people call Arsenal's style of play "boring or irritating", as Mikel Arteta brushes off criticism.
World
All world
Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 300 people, sources say
A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.
Cinema & Streaming
— reviews · box office · interviews
Cover Review★★★★½
Durga Puja in Bengali cinema: How Satyajit Ray and Rituparno Ghosh portray the goddess
From Devi and Parama to Utsab and Antarmahal, Bengali filmmakers have used Durga’s image to explore women’s agency, patriarchal control, family tensions and the contradictions between the goddess’s power and women’s lives
‘Jailer 2’: Why Moorthy Anna is our spirit animal
Thanks to his one-liners and antics, Namo Narayana’s Moorthy in ‘Jailer 2’ has already become an internet sensation, with memes calling him the spirit animal we all need to take inspiration from
Tiger Shroff shooting: Gulshan Kumar to Salman Khan, past attacks on Bollywood celebrities
Tiger Shroff shooting case: Know all about the celebrities who became victims of gun violence
Politics
All politics
Guest lecturers yet to get hike in honorarium announced in the budget
Tamil Nadu guest lecturers await budget-approved ₹5,000 hike to ₹35,000, with government orders pending despite ministerial promises.
Local · Bangalore
More local
Dussehra celebrated in Belagavi
Dussehra celebrations in Belagavi feature temple poojas, multi-deity palanquins, Simolanghana rituals, Rathotsava, and vibrant folk performances.
Karnataka HC refuses to drop charge of culpable homicide not amounting murder against father in fatal accident caused by minor son
Karnataka HC refuses to discharge father charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder after his minor son’s fatal accident, saying parental responsibility and conscious entrustment must go to trial.
Greater Bengaluru Authority receives over 1,500 objections to tree felling for Hebbal Short Tunnel
Over 1,500 objections flood GBA’s Hebbal Short Tunnel tree-felling plan as NGT stalls felling; a tree expert committee will decide.
Crime Watch
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Students gather at Delhi's Model Town park to burn 20-feet tall ‘Gyanesh Kumar effigy’, detained
Police said the students were occupying space in a park, burning an effigy and protesting after which they were briefly detained. | India News
Update20 Oct
Punjab activist Jhota's kin refuse to cremate him; Amit Shah vows ‘drug-free’ state after meeting family
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh was shot dead inside a medical shop on October 13. His family reused to cremate his body till a CBI inquiry was ordered. | India News
Probe20 Oct
Tiger Shroff shooting case: Four more arrested for supplying weapons to assailants
The four accused were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police following which they were handed to the Mumbai Police's CID. | India News
Court20 Oct
Uddhav Thackeray questions Tiger Shroff attack response, challenges Fadnavis to confront Bishnoi gang's leader
Targeting Fadnvis-led government, Thackeray said, “An attack took place on Tiger Shroff the other day. Did you rush to meet him immediately to gain publicity?” | India News
Awards & Honours
— recognising the people behind the year's quieter wins★
HonourAndrew Garfield to Be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Andrew Garfield is set to receive the Maltin Modern Master Award a t the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on Feb. 6.
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Honour‘Michael’ to Receive Musical Tribute at 2026 Gotham Film Awards
The 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony will present the cast and creative team behind the Michael Jackson biopic with the Gotham Musical Tribute.
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HonourAl Pacino to Be Honored With SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Al Pacino will be honored with SAG-AFTRA's Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian accomplishments at the Actor Awards.
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Honour‘The Pitt’ And ‘All Her Fault’ Among the Winners of Inaugural Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards
"The Pitt" and "All Her Fault" were among the winners of The Darcys, celebrating achievement in authentic disability representation in media.
Health & Wellbeing
All healthSecond Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repayments
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation.
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Politics
30-foot-high cockroach effigy triggers AAP-BJP war of words
AAP-BJP clash over a 30-foot cockroach effigy at a Ram Lila, sparking complaints, FIRs, and political taunts.
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Crime
‘Spend time with your families, remember Ashu, Saurav’: Abhijeet Dipke's emotional message to supporters ahead of festive season
Abhijeet Dipke said that the consequences of the protests were also faced by their families of supporters and requested everyone to spend time with them. | India News
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Sports
Sloppy England start winter with Pakistan defeat
England begin their wandering winter with a sloppy loss to Pakistan in the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi.
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Sports
Allen considers retirement after NI Open exit
Mark Allen says that retiring from snooker is "something I have been contemplating for a while" following his 4-2 loss to Jordan Brown in the Northern Ireland Open.