{"id":87065,"date":"2026-10-21T11:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=87065"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:11:09","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-21-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/21-10-2026\/87065\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 21-October-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cyclones, floods and landslides threaten telecom resilience<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/td>GS3(Disaster Management )<\/strong>
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Rubio pitches oil from U.S., Venezuela in Mumbai visit<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Terror ecosystem must be dismantled, Rajnath tells SCO<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong>

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China imposes restrictions on export of tunnel-boring, high-altitude machinery<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>

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Moves by the North of England to unlock India trade<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How conversion affects reservation<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Can India turn retrofitting into the next mobility revolution?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/td>GS3(Economy\/Environment )<\/strong>
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Centre\u2019s plan for Ladakh gives L-G final authority over laws<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Aditya-L1 mission offers new insights into the direction of solar eruptions<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Why Big Tech is giving away open-weight AI models and what the companies want in return<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India-New Zealand free trade agreement takes effect<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
China pulls out of key investment in Sri Lanka port logistics venture<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Scientists unearth new instance of \u2018contagious cancer\u2019 in animals<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page18)<\/strong><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong>
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Trade deal close, says Rubio, asks India to scale up purchase of US tech, energy<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Two years later, PM internship revamp draws more youth, but quality gaps persist<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Maharashtra request prompts four changes to poll panel software<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
No justification for terror and no double standards in addressing it: Rajnath at SCO<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>

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Jaishankar, Al Nahyan discuss West Asia crisis, peace initiatives<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>


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Redefining we the people – that’s the task of a new Demography Committee<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>

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India’s tech sector needs deeper pools of risk capital<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong>
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How Army treats adultery, despite decriminalisation<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
A piece of Mars’s moon: Why Japan has sent a mission to Phobos<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Kullu’s distinctive Dussehra: A congregation of deities that starts on Vijayadashami<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(Culture)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Scientists turn to AI-designed viruses to fight drug-resistant infection<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page14)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s Nuclear Programme Dedicated to Peaceful Purposes<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Wings of Change: 10 Years of Redefining Regional Air Connectivity through UDAN<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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