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October 29, 2026

Karnataka MLC Results: BJP-JD(S) Sweep All 4 Seats, But Congress Keeps Its 38-Member Council Majority

The BJP-JD(S) alliance has won all four Karnataka Legislative Council seats contested on October 23. The BJP retained three seats and the JD(S) won one, while Congress failed to win any of

Tomato plants growing on the bank of a London waterway, shown in a frame from Jim Waterson’s London Centric report.

Environment·Policy

London River Tomatoes Raise a Sewage Question — Jim Waterson’s Report

Jim Waterson’s London Centric report found tomatoes beside a London river. It raises a sewage question, but the visible plants alone cannot identify the source.

October 29, 2026

Tamil Nadu Auto Fare Hike: ₹50 Minimum From 1.8 Km After 13 Years, Night Rides Cost 1.5 Times

India·Mobility·News·Policy

Tamil Nadu has revised auto-rickshaw fares for the first time since 2013. The minimum fare is now ₹50 for the first 1.8 kilometres, up

Maharashtra Challenges FSSAI in Bombay High Court: FoSCoS Powers and State Inspections at Stake

Health·India·News·Policy

The Maharashtra government has approached the Bombay High Court against the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the state’s food-safety enforcement

Exterior of an Australian Centrelink service centre building where people access welfare payments

News·Policy

Could you get up to $600 from Centrelink? Applications close 29 January 2027

Think you may have been underpaid by Centrelink, or wrongly charged a debt? A one-off compensation payment is available to some people whose debts were worked out using income apportionment. Applications close

Sunita Somvanshi

October 26, 2026

Irrigation water flowing over rows of crops in an agricultural field

India·Policy

Irrigation project in Dhar: Narmada–Jhabua micro-lift scheme and ₹317.86 crore crop insurance transfer

If your savings sit in a bank account earning little, you may be leaving money on the table. Two banks have revised special fixed deposit tenures that pay more than standard rates.

Sunita Somvanshi

October 26, 2026

Business·Policy

Cash rate at 4.60% after four rises this year: what comes next for mortgages

Many Australians with mortgages have been paying more for their home loans this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the cash rate to 4.60% on 29 September 2026, its fourth

Sunita Somvanshi

October 26, 2026

A Brazilian voter casting a ballot at an electronic polling machine during a national election

Policy·World

Brazil election 2026 results: Lula beats Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff with 51.79% of vote

If you hold Brazilian government bonds, farm stocks or Petrobras shares, one question matters most. Will the next government be able to pass its plans? Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s presidential

Govind Tekale

October 26, 2026

James Talarico speaking into microphones during an official legislative press conference at the Texas State Capitol.

Policy·USA

She Voted for Trump Three Times. Then the Cancer Bills Came. Now She’s Backing James Talarico.

Cancer bills pushed a three-time Trump voter toward Democrat Talarico in a Texas Senate race rated a toss-up. Early voting opened October 19.

Govind Tekale

October 26, 2026

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington Virginia showing its distinctive five-sided structure

News·Policy·USA

Federal Agents Watched a Silent Triangle Cross a Canyon in Under 3 Seconds. Pentagon Just Published the File.

AARO released 28 declassified files October 23 including a federal agent account of a matte-black triangular craft that crossed a canyon in under 3 seconds.

Govind Tekale

October 26, 2026

Exterior of a large commercial insurance company headquarters building with branded signage and glass facade

Health·Policy·USA

Nearly 1 Million Medicare Advantage Members Have Until December 7 — Not December 31 — to Replace Their Plan

Humana and UnitedHealthcare are dropping nearly 1 million Medicare Advantage plans. The AEP ends December 7 — not December 31. Here's what to do now.

Tejal Somvanshi

October 26, 2026

Exterior of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building, a large Brutalist government structure in Washington D.C.

Policy·USA

DOJ dismissed both PSLF appeals on October 21 leaving two June court rulings intact that protect 2.3 million public service borrowers from employer restrictions

If you work in government, public education, healthcare, or a nonprofit and you’re enrolled in Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the Trump administration has dropped the legal cases that could have taken the

Sunita Somvanshi

October 25, 2026

Exterior of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals building in New Orleans with columns and columns reading Fifth Circuit

News·Policy·USA

5th Circuit rules ICE can hold immigrants without bond if they entered without inspection overturning three decades of immigration detention precedent

If you or someone in your family is undocumented and living in Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, a federal appeals court has ruled that detained immigrants in those states cannot demand a bond

Govind Tekale

October 25, 2026

A hand holding a set of house keys beside a door lock, symbolizing a completed residential purchase.

Policy·USA

Trump’s housing executive order directs FHFA mortgage insurance pilot and title fee waiver for refinancing buyers and manufactured home task force

If you’re buying a home or waiting to refinance, the White House’s executive order on housing affordability signed October 22 targets specific cost areas — but it is not a broad cut

Sunita Somvanshi

October 25, 2026

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