🧵 IAF’s ₹1 Lakh Crore Aircraft Deal Just Got INTENSE 🇮🇳✈️ India is planning to buy 60 Medium Transport Aircraft — but one major global player is already falling behind. And no… it’s NOT who you think. 👇 THREAD

🚨 #BREAKING China has imposed export restrictions on tunnel-boring machines sought by India, citing national security concerns. The restrictions will take effect on November 18. The move could impact India’s major infrastructure projects, including metro networks, railway lines and strategic border tunnels. India relies partly on imported machines, and sourcing them from China has already faced delays. The restrictions could create further challenges for India’s infrastructure push.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio: “Trying to finalise trade deal with India, very close to doing that.” On tariffs over importing Russian Energy “Cant unravel the economy of other countries because of one central issue.”

At the invitation of PM Narendra Modi, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit India from October 21–23, 2026. This will be his second visit to India as Poland’s PM, following his first in 2010. He also visited New Delhi in 2017 for the India-EU Summit as President of the European Council.

3 men accused of being involved in the assassination attempt on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff have been arrested at Rajasthan’s Kota railway station while travelling by train. According to reports, 2 of the accused are from Haryana and 1 from Maharashtra. All three are suspected of having links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and allegedly acted on the instructions of Anil Pandit. The accused were reportedly planning to escape to Nepal but were caught in a joint operation by Mumbai Police and Rajasthan Police.

China is on track to dominate Asia’s nuclear submarine race. 🇨🇳 By the mid-2030s, China could operate around 25 nuclear-powered attack submarines, potentially outnumbering the combined fleets of India, Australia, South Korea and Japan. India and South Korea are working towards their own nuclear-powered submarines, while Australia plans to acquire them through AUKUS. Japan, however, has yet to commit to an SSN programme.

🚨#BREAKING US President Trump post on Ukraine and Russia, says Zelensky “doesn't want to end the war, and probably never did”.

BREAKING 🚨 Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, a US-designated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and Punjab president of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), has died in Lahore after reportedly falling down the stairs while heading for prayers. Pakistani media reports say he suffered fatal head injuries in the fall. Sarwar was previously designated by the US Treasury in 2016 for his role in LeT’s fundraising and financial networks. PMML is widely described as a political front linked to Hafiz Saeed’s network. The exact circumstances surrounding Sarwar’s death remain unclear.

Picture from inside Tiger Shroff’s residence as Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde arrives to meet the actor following a firing incident involving his car. The actor’s driver was injured in the incident. According to Mumbai Police, Tiger Shroff is safe and has not suffered any gunshot injuries.

🚨 BREAKING The UK will deliver a speech to the British people asking them to be prepared for war and to make major sacrifices, per Army chief Roly Walker. Every citizen will be asked to make sacrifices, Walker says. The UK needs to "take the fight to the enemy," he says.

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The looting continues in Paris tonight. Reports of young people ransacking stores are emerging from cities across France, with some reports identifying second- and third-generation migrants among those involved.

🚨 BREAKING: FRANCE IN TURMOIL Violent unrest in France has left the historic Limoges City Hall severely damaged by fire, with its iconic bell tower collapsing. The building, inaugurated in 1883, is a landmark of the city’s architectural heritage. The unrest comes amid growing public anger over the cost of living, pressure on public services and wider economic concerns. While many people joined demonstrations peacefully, violence and attacks on public property have overshadowed the protests.

Students at Peshawar University are taking to the streets, demanding their rights and opposing Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The Gen-Z wave is unstoppable! ✊

🚨 #BREAKING At least 17 killed at stampede at Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. Situation developing. More casualties feared.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump has waived tariffs on India and four other countries over their purchases of Russian oil and gas. The move comes under the Graham Act, which allows the US president to waive certain sanctions and tariff provisions in the national interest.

🇺🇸 Senator Blumenthal criticizes Trump’s Russian oil waiver, tells India and China to buy energy elsewhere. Reacting to Trump’s decision to grant waivers to India, China and other countries purchasing Russian energy, US Senator Richard Blumenthal accused the administration of prioritizing Putin over national security. He urged India and China to “improve their performance” and source their oil and gas from elsewhere, following the passage of a bill targeting countries that buy Russian energy with tariffs.

JUST IN: Amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, Air India and Air India Express have extended the suspension of flights to and from Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam until October 24.

🚨BREAKING US President Donald Trump said he didn’t order limitations on Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology and didn’t think Elon Musk did so either

JUST IN: Katie Zacharia is stepping down as President Donald Trump’s press secretary after less than a week in the role, throwing the White House communications team into fresh turmoil.

The Indian diaspora in London came out in support of PM Modi by staging a counter-protest against demonstrations by Congress-backed NSUI and other like-minded groups outside the Indian High Commission.