Overview
- Three new judges joined the Supreme Court, raising its working strength to 37 and increasing the number of benches available for constitutional and electoral cases.
- The Supreme Court said Election Commission decisions must be made by either a unanimous vote or a majority, a directive that clarifies how the commission’s rulings will be treated in future legal challenges.
- The Delhi High Court refused pleas seeking a special investigation team and FIRs against politicians over the 2020 riots, a ruling that keeps those petitions from advancing to broader probes.
- Investigations into two high‑profile aviation incidents are ongoing: the Flydubai probe reported statements by the co‑pilot that he wanted to crash the jet and the Nantucket Gulfstream crash search has recovered debris and cockpit audio.
- Other major items in the roundup include three scientists winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine for brain research, India’s strong showing and records at the 2026 Asian Games, and Jio Platforms’ IPO scheduled to open on October 21 with listing likely on October 28.