October  

ED had registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against NCP chief Sharad Pawar. However, Pawar said that he will continue to campaign for NCP for the October 21 Assembly election in Maharashtra.

Amit Shah to speak on NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill on October 1. This comes after the meeting between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Union home minister on September 18 in Delhi.

The Election Commission has informed the Supreme Court that the 17 disqualified MLAs can be given a chance to contest the by-poll to be held  on October 21. 

The Election Commission announced the date for Maharashtra and Haryana election (October 21).

The Election Commission of India on September 21 announced that Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly would go to polls on October 21. The verdict will be announced on October 24. The poll dates for Jharkhand will be announced later. Countdown for elections begins.

Businessman Ratul Puri was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3 following which he remained in its custody
 

Ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday (September 19) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump and address the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA). A Delhi court on Thursday sent businessman Ratul Puri to judicial custody in Tihar jail till October 1 in connection with Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. Catch the top stories of the country on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi will be in judicial custody till October 17 in connection with Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case
 

Businessman Ratul Puri has been sent to judicial custody in Tihar jail till October 1 in connection with Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case

 

October 8 has been chosen as it is auspicious for two reasons. It is both Dussehra and Air Force Day, said government sources.  Defence minister Rajnath Singh will travel to France to receive the first Rafale combat aircraft manufactured by French firm Dassault Aviation.

India-China stand-off was witnessed just a month before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit China for an informal summit to meet president Xi Jinping in October. Abhinav Khare deep dives into the Indo-China conflict.

On President Xi's visit to India in October, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua said both sides are keeping very close contact with each other but declined to reveal the date and venue.
 

The Supreme Court said that it would finish the hearing on the Ayodhya case by October 18, which means that, before the CJI retires on November 17, the bench, headed by him, will have ample time to pronounce its verdict. 

A revered opening batsman in limited over cricket, Rohit Sharma was included in the 15-member squad for the three-Test series against South Africa at home beginning on October 2

There will be around 20 odd matches for captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri to build a near perfect combination going into the World T20 in Australia in October next year. The preparations begin with the first T20I against South Africa in Dharamsala