School Assembly Headlines (22.10.2026): National news, world affairs and more

Stay updated with the latest national and international developments, from important policy decisions and legal proceedings to business updates, environmental concerns and global trade relations. Here is your daily roundup of the major stories shaping India and the world.

NATION:

• Rubio meets Adani, Tata chiefs before heading to Jamnagar for Reliance refinery visit
  Mumbai: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai on Wednesday morning before heading to Jamnagar in Gujarat to visit Reliance Industries' giant oil-refining complex, the world's largest single-site refinery, along with Vantara and giga factories being developed by the conglomerate.
• Modi govt has no moral right to remain in power: Cong flags 'lapses' in PM-DAKSH scheme
  New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over alleged "lapses" in its PM-DAKSH initiative to provide skill training to eligible individuals, saying a government that cannot even implement a scheme effectively has no moral right to remain in power.
• 'Vote Chor, Paper Chor Sarkaar must go': Cong slams govt on CBSE OSM row
  New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over the CBSE on-screen marking row, saying the "vote chor, paper chor sarkaar" must go.
• CBI registers FIR into anti-drug activist's murder in Punjab; Autopsy to be done at PGIMER
  New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab's Mansa, with a team of experts reaching the state to examine all angles of the killing, officials said on Wednesday.
• Manipur crisis political, not security issue, says Kuki-Zo Women's forum, seeks President's Rule
  New Delhi: Demanding the reimposition of President's Rule in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo Women's Forum on Wednesday said the state's crisis is political and cannot be resolved merely by deploying more security forces.
• Polls in 5 states: EC team in Manipur to review preparedness
  New Delhi: A team of senior Election Commission officials is in Manipur to oversee preparations for the upcoming assembly polls.
• GRAP-1 curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR as air quality slips into 'poor' category
  New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday imposed stage one measures in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality slipped into the 'poor' category.
• CMRL bribery case: SC stays for a week probe against ex-Keralam CM Vijayan, others
  New Delhi: In temporary relief to former Keralam chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the investigation for a week against him, his daughter, and her husband in the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) bribery case.
• SBI probes suspected dark web exposure of 3,897 customer records, no impact on business continuity
  New Delhi: The country's largest bank, SBI, on Wednesday said it is investigating a suspected dark web exposure of 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information, after receiving alerts on October 16 from its threat intelligence service provider, the Defense Cyber Agency, and CERT-In.

WORLD

• India, US trade deal to be much different: Trump
  Washington: The US and India are "pretty close" to a trade deal, which will differ significantly from earlier pacts, US President Donald Trump said here. By Sagar Kulkarni

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