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SportsPhoto: HT SportsSamir Banerjee, 2021 junior Wimbledon singles champion and Stanford graduate, won his first professional tennis title at an M25 Futures event in Solapur. Despite challenging conditions on patchy hard courts under the October sun, Banerjee held his nerve. He is currently recovering from injury and focused on rebuilding his ranking, showing readiness to compete anywhere.
HT Sports··Solapur
PoliticsPhoto: News18The Congress-led INDIA bloc's November 1 rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan is uncertain amid traders' demands to postpone it to protect festive business. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge initially said the party would discuss the appeal with allies but later urged people to attend. Rahul Gandhi claimed protests would end if PM Modi removed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the government of locking down Delhi.
News18··Delhi
SciencePhoto: Deccan HeraldA study by Climate Trends reveals that India's green cover declined by 5.6% from 2001 to 2025, dropping from 36.95% to 31.35%. This loss, alongside the rise of non-green landscapes from 63.05% to 68.65%, has increased summer temperatures across the country. Non-green areas were consistently 1-2.5°C warmer than green-covered areas, emphasizing green cover's role in cooling through evapotranspiration and shading.
Deccan Herald··Mumbai
PoliticsPhoto: News18 HindiUnder the Agnipath scheme, the first batch of 18,300 Agniveers will retire by December 31, 2026, after completing four years of service. Ex-Agniveers have career opportunities and reservation benefits in CAPF, state police, railways, and other government departments without needing a written exam for direct entry.
News18 Hindi·
BusinessPhoto: Mint MarketsRaymond Ltd shares have surged about 150% in 2026, rising from ₹425 to ₹1,050 per share. Experts attribute the rally to the company's transformation into an aerospace, defence, and engineering business, including its name change to Raymond Aerospace, Defence & Engineering Limited. Fresh bulk orders and a board-approved fundraise support continued growth, with a short-term target of ₹1,235 advised for shareholders.
Mint Markets·
PoliticsPhoto: The HinduThe Supreme Court on October 26, 2026, refused to modify bail conditions for Shadab Ahmad, an accused in the Delhi riots case, barring him from leaving Delhi to attend law classes in Ghaziabad. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi questioned why Ahmad sought admission outside Delhi's law colleges and declined to relax the bail terms during the ongoing trial.
The Hindu··New Delhi
HT Sports··Solapur
Photo: HT SportsSamir Banerjee, 2021 junior Wimbledon singles champion and Stanford graduate, won his first professional tennis title at an M25 Futures event in Solapur. Despite challenging conditions on patchy hard courts under the October sun, Banerjee held his nerve. He is currently recovering from injury and focused on rebuilding his ranking, showing readiness to compete anywhere.
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