The Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (R) (KUWJ - R) has urged the state government to further simplify the rules for obtaining free bus passes for rural journalists. Welcoming the provision of free bus passes to rural journalists to facilitate their professional duties, the KUWJ said some of the existing rules are creating difficulties for journalists in applying for and availing themselves of the facility. KUWJ state president Shivanand Tagadur made the appeal in a representation submitted to the Chief Minister. The KUWJ has particularly urged the government to simplify the rules so that taluk- and hobli-level reporters working for district-level and regional newspapers can also avail themselves of the bus pass facility. The organisation has sought a review of the existing bus pass rules and necessary amendments to ensure that eligible journalists working in rural areas are not denied the benefit due to unnecessary procedural requirements. Tagaduru urged the government t

Thursday, 8 October 2026 #1  ·  Times City  ·  Data story Visa hassles: IGI sees max dip in North America travel By Saurabh Sinha   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 11 Data from Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) for April-August 2026 shows North America-bound passengers fell 26.2% (7.5 lakh to 5.5 lakh), driven by stricter US visa norms, airspace disruptions from Pakistan's continued closure, and Air India's reduction of long-haul routes post-Ahmedabad crash. Meanwhile Asia-Pacific traffic rose 11.4% as travel patterns reshape around geopolitical disruptions. DIAL CEO Pradeep Panicker projects overall passenger footfalls of 8.2 crore in FY27, a 4% rise over FY26. The story uses original airport traffic data from DIAL broken down by region, marrying multiple concurrent geopolitical and policy factors — Pakistan airspace closure, US visa tightening, the Ahmedabad crash aftermath &

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday added 13 journalists as members of the Press Council of India (PCI), providing adequate press representation to the country's statutory media watchdog, nearly 22 months after the current Council's term began. The appointees, six newspaper editors and seven other working journalists, fill the 13 seats reserved for press on the 15th Press Council constituted on December 19, 2024. Until now, the Council had been functioning at roughly half its sanctioned strength, without a single working journalist or newspaper editor among its members. The nominees include two former office-bearers of the National Union of Journalists (India): former president Prajnananda Chaudhuri and former secretary general Pramod Mohanty, both of whom have served on the Council before. Under the Press Council Act, 1978, the Council comprises a chairman and 28 members. Besides the 13 journalist seats, members represent newspaper managements, a new

High Court climate ruling throws coal approvals into turmoil A landmark High Court decision overturning approval for a NSW coal mine expansion is set to force regulators to consider “scope 3” emissions from exported coal, potentially reopening other approvals to legal challenge. The ruling is being framed very differently across front pages: as a climate watershed by activists, and as a technical legal shift that could chill investment and create regulatory uncertainty for coal and gas nationwide. Covered by: The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Australian Financial Review, Courier Mail, The West Australian, The Australian. ATO digs in on credit-card payment ban as small business backlash grows The Australian Taxation Office is refusing to reverse a controversial credit-card-related payment ban despite political pressure, with reports warning it will hit about 250,000 businesses. The dispute has quickly become a test of the government’s inf

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  In-depth feature Punjab govt moves SC against CBI probe into 'bribe syndicate' linked to Mann OSD By Dhananjay Mahapatra   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 21 Hours before CBI raided Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's camp office in Chandigarh, the AAP government rushed to the Supreme Court seeking an urgent stay on Punjab and Haryana HC's order directing CBI to investigate ED's allegations of a bribe syndicate operating through an OSD in the CM's office. The state argued the HC order breached federal principles and that Punjab had withdrawn general consent to CBI. SC agreed to list the matter for hearing Wednesday or Thursday. Mahapatra brings strong legal-institutional analysis — tracing the chain from ED's 150-page communication to DGP through HC's order to SC's emergency listing — situating the CBI-state f