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- 18 October 2026 –
- A truck loses control and runs over devotees outside a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing at least 13 and injuring nearly 40 others. (AFP via Dawn) (The Indian Express)
- 17 October 2026 – 2026 Kolkata Durga Puja crowd crush
- At least 17 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a crowd crush at a pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Hindustan Times) (Sky News)
- 17 October 2026 –
- Eight people are killed and eight others are injured after a minibus carrying 23 passengers plunges into a drain along the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Kota, Rajasthan, India. (The Times of India)
- 17 October 2026 – Gen Z protests
- A court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on a peace bond, one day after police detained him while he was heading to a protest against the Election Commission of India. (AFP via France 24)
- 16 October 2026 – 2026 anti-CEC protests
- Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke is detained in Delhi, India, ahead of the party's planned march. (BBC News)
- 14 October 2026 – 2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests
- A court in New Delhi, India, remands Cockroach Janta Party spokespeople Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in custody for five days after police detained them for entering the restricted Jantar Mantar protest site. (AFP via RFI)
- 13 October 2026 –
- Three Indian nationals are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany. A 41-year-old resident is arrested. (tagesschau)
- 11 October 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis
- An Indian national injured in yesterday's attack on King Khalid International Airport dies from his injuries, raising the total death toll to 13. (Reuters)
- A drone strikes the Nicaragua-flagged tanker MT Petro Dolphin near Sohar, Oman, leaving two Indian sailors missing and prompting the rescue of nine others. Omani authorities conduct search-and-rescue operations for the missing crew members. (AFP via Arab News)
- 11 October 2026 – 2026 anti-CEC protests
- An executive magistrate's court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders, requiring them to avoid breaches of the peace for one year after their detention. (AFP via France 24)
- 10 October 2026 – Censorship in India
- 2026 anti-CEC protests
- Indian authorities are placing New Delhi under a security lockdown and have been detaining thousands of demonstrators to block a rally organized by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party. (BBC News) (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
- 7 October 2026 –
- The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, its first increase since February 2023. (AFP via France 24)
- 29 September 2026 – Somali Civil War
- Five crew members aboard the MT Honour 25 are killed and four more injured by the pirates before the rescue. The fatalities are three citizens of Pakistan and one each from India and Myanmar. It is the first time in over a decade that people are killed by the pirates. (Al Jazeera)
- 29 September 2026 –
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues two recalls for more than 25,000 bottles of chlorthalidone, a diuretic antihypertensive drug, created by Indian-based Inventia Healthcare Limited, due to faulty dissolution times in the human body. (USA Today)
- 28 September 2026 –
- Eighty-one people in Uttar Pradesh, India, and 21 more in Nepal are killed during heavy floods and landslides in the past three days. (Euronews)
- The government of Delhi, India, announces a six-week construction ban from December 10 to January 20, along with traffic restrictions, staggered office hours, and higher parking fees, as part of measures to reduce winter air pollution. (AFP via Gulf Times)
- 26 September 2026 –
- India's Election Commission orders a review of its voter-roll software after concerns arise over changes that excluded millions of voters. A committee will examine whether the software complied with election laws and rules. (Reuters)
- 24 September 2026 –
- At least nine people are killed and many others are injured as a sleeper bus catches fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Deccan Herald) (DW)
- 23 September 2026 – 2026 Iran war
- An Indian wiper is killed during an attack on the bulk carrier MV Cape Dao near the Strait of Hormuz, with Oman's navy confirming that 27 crew members have been evacuated. (AFP and Reuters via Arab News) (The Indian Express)
- 13 September 2026 – 2026 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
- In cricket, the India women's team wins its eighth Asia Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs, but refuses to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council president and Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation ceremony. (AFP via France 24)
- 11 September 2026 – Endangerment of orangutans, India–Indonesia relations
- Indonesia works with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans found in an Odisha forest after suspected trafficking. Odisha Police and India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau examine how the apes, which are native to Borneo and Sumatra, reached India. (AFP via France 24)