Japanese Author Ryu Murakami Dies at 74
Japanese novelist and filmmaker Ryu Murakami died at his home on 17 October 2026, aged 74. His publisher, Gentosha, announced his death on 23 October 2026. The cause...
Pankaj Advani Wins 29th World Title
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his 29th career world title at the WBL World Billiards Championships on 23 October 2026. He defeated England’s Robert Hall 1,906–1,206 in the...
UK Launches Be Ready Emergency Preparedness Campaign
The UK government launched the “Be Ready” emergency preparedness initiative on 22 October 2026 through the Cabinet Office. The initiative is the first phase of a three-year public...
Ukraine Partners with Nokia and ICEYE on Satellite Communications
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence signed a Letter of Intent with Finnish technology firms Nokia and ICEYE on 22 October 2026 to explore the development of a sovereign satellite...
Bharat Biotech Cuts MOSQIVAC Malaria Vaccine Price by 40%
Bharat Biotech announced a nearly 40% reduction in the price of MOSQIVAC, its brand of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, on 23 October 2026. Under an agreement executed by...
Tamil Nadu Adds Madras Hedgehog to Conservation Programme
On 22 October 2026, the Tenkasi Forest Division in Tamil Nadu proposed expanding its Golden Jackal Ambassadors programme to include the Madras hedgehog, locally called ‘mulleli’. The programme...
ICMR Funds Blood Test Research for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
A team at GITAM (Deemed to be University) in Visakhapatnam is developing a blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) through an Indian Council of...
Japan’s Kikai Caldera Slowly Refills with Magma
On 23 October 2026, researchers from Kobe University described evidence that magma is gradually accumulating beneath Japan’s Kikai Caldera. The caldera formed during the Kikai-Akahoya eruption about 7,300...
PM Modi to Inaugurate RBI Data Centre in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Greenfield Data Centre and Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute on 25 October 2026....
India to Build Secure Military AI Layer
On 23 October 2026, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the Ministry of Defence and the IndiaAI Mission are working to develop a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI)...
ICC Sets Cricket Qualification Framework for LA28 Olympics
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced changes to the cricket qualification framework for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 in October 2026, after meetings in Dubai. The Games will...
