Remembering Ratan Tata: The compassionate capitalist

Israel faces political uncertainty as election results remain too close to call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz. With over 70 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc has emerged as the largest bloc in parliament but remains short of an outright majority. Benny Gantz celebrated his bloc's strong performance and declared that the public rejected Netanyahu, demanding he step down. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump claimed credit for the right-wing bloc's showing, asserting Netanyahu won due to his backing. Analysis on the ground indicates neither side holds a clear path to government formation, raising the prospect of complex coalition negotiations, political horse-trading, or potential fresh elections. The election, held amid wartime conditions, focused heavily on border security, post-October 7 accountability, and the escalating cost of living. A hung parliament could allow Netanyahu to continue as caretaker prime minister while coalition timelines unfold under Israeli constitutional rules.

The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to clarify why voters who shifted address are being required to fill Form 6 during the Delhi Special Intensive Revision exercise. The court observed that the legal validity of logical discrepancies and whether there was human application of mind in voter deletions must be considered. A petition before the top court highlighted that Form 6 under the Representation of the People Act rules is prescribed for new voters, whereas around 47 lakh people were deleted out of nearly 1.45 crore pre-generated enumeration forms in Delhi, including many who shifted or were not found at their addresses.

Visuals of severe head wounds and surgical stitches sustained by FlyDubai Captain Smit Machchhar have surfaced during his formal felicitation by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On 30 September 2026, Captain Machchhar was piloting flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the co-pilot attacked him with a crash axe in an attempt to crash the aircraft. Despite sustaining a compound depressed skull fracture, heavy blood loss, and blurred vision, Captain Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door, enabling crew members and passengers to intervene, administer critical first aid, and overpower the attacker, saving 174 lives on board.

The Bharatiya Janata Party Central Election Committee has announced Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh. The seat fell vacant after Union Minister L. Murugan resigned from the Upper House representing Madhya Pradesh. Puri's nomination comes as his current Rajya Sabha term representing Uttar Pradesh ends in November, boosting prospects of his continuation in the Union Cabinet. The development highlights Puri's key role in managing India's energy requirements amid global crises.