Hall is associated with Stanford University in California, while Woodford is affiliated with Columbia University in New York. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award in Stockholm.

“The laureates’ work has provided us with a stable theoretical foundation for the models that are now used by central banks and governments around the world,” said John Hassler, chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences.

He added that their research helps policymakers respond to economic shocks, including energy crises and sudden changes in household spending.

What is Nobel Prize in Economics ?

The award is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. It was established in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank and is presented by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

The prize recognises important contributions to economic research and honours economists whose work improves our understanding of how economies function.

Last year, three researchers received the award for their work explaining how business innovation, new products and inventions drive economic growth and improve human welfare, while also making some existing businesses less competitive.

Unlike the original Nobel Prizes, the economics award was established after Alfred Nobel’s death. However, it is presented alongside the other Nobel Prizes on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death in 1896.

This year’s prize money is 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to approximately $1.2 million. The amount is awarded to the individual winner, winning group or organisation, as applicable.

The economics prize, first awarded in 1969, is not among the original five Nobel Prizes established under Alfred Nobel’s 1895 will. Instead, it was created by Sweden’s central bank.

Most winners from United States

Most previous winners have been from the United States. Only three women have received the award, with Claudia Goldin becoming the most recent female laureate in 2023. She was honoured for her research on how gender differences have influenced wages and employment in the United States over time.

An analysis by the Institute for Scientific Information, part of Clarivate, had identified researchers working on monetary policy, information technology economics and evolutionary economic theory as possible winners.

Last year’s award went to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for their research on “creative destruction” — the process through which new technologies and production methods drive economic growth and improve living standards, while making older technologies and businesses less competitive.

Ajay Shinjin, also known as AJ Marley Cruz, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. The sentence was handed down at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, October 8. He had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and to transferring criminal property. His plea came on September 28.

City of London Police said Shinjin received over £44,000 (about Rs 56 lakh) of the stolen money. He spent it on luxury holidays in Dubai, an upmarket flat in Canary Wharf, London and gold-plated teeth grills.

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 How the case began

The case goes back to November 2021. Telecom company BT noticed unauthorised activity on its systems. Some customers’ phone numbers had been moved to SIM cards controlled by criminals. With those numbers in hand, the gang could get into the victims’ crypto accounts and take their money.

What is SIM swapping?

In SIM swapping, a fraudster moves a victim’s phone number to a SIM card or device that they control. Once that happens, every text message meant for the victim goes to the fraudster instead.

This includes one-time passwords (OTPs). Many accounts use SMS codes as a security check. With those codes, criminals can log in and empty the account.

A SIM-swap fraudster who spent stolen crypto cash on gold teeth grills and luxury holidays has been jailed for two and a half years.

Ajay Shinjin, 25, of Marsh Wall, Canary Wharf, helped to steal almost £200,000 worth of cryptocurrency.

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— City of London Police (@CityPolice) October 8, 2026

How Shinjin was traced

BT’s investigation found the devices that had received the stolen numbers. They were eSIM-enabled and each had two IMEI numbers. The data BT shared helped police identify several suspects. Shinjin was linked to four of these devices.

Police found four victims in total.

One victim lost about £40,000 in crypto on November 2, 2021. Around £27,000 of it went to Shinjin’s personal crypto account. A second victim lost about £17,000 between November 5 and 7. All of it was traced to Shinjin’s crypto wallet.

A third victim had about £8,000 taken from a Coinbase account on November 3. Police said Shinjin helped carry out this theft.

A fourth victim lost about £130,000 between November 6 and 7. The police said Shinjin helped with this theft too.

Arrested twice

Shinjin was first arrested at his flat in 2021. He was arrested again at Heathrow Airport in October 2023. He had just returned from Dubai, and new evidence had come to light.

He was later charged. He pleaded guilty on September 28, 2026, and was sentenced last Thursday.

Detective Constable Simon Ardeman of the City of London Police called it a complex and calculated fraud. He said it caused serious financial harm to several victims.

“SIM-swap fraud is a sophisticated and increasingly concerning form of offending,” he said. He added that the conviction sends a clear message. People who use technology to commit fraud will be brought to justice.

The first ship was MT Petro Dolphin. It was hit by a drone on Sunday. There were 11 Indian sailors on board. Two of them are reported missing.The second ship was MT Valthera. It is a tanker flying the Marshall Islands flag. An unidentified projectile hit it and the ship caught fire. But all 11 Indian sailors on board are safe.

The MEA said the Indian Embassy in Muscat is watching the situation closely. It is in touch with Omani authorities. It is also talking to the ship management companies and the aim is to find the missing sailors and help the crew in every way possible.

“The safety of Indian seafarers is the top priority of the Government of India,” the ministry said.

It also raised concern over repeated attacks on merchant ships in the region. The MEA said this could make an already tense situation worse. India has asked for tensions to be reduced at once. It wants the conflict to be settled through talks and diplomacy.

The ministry said attacks on ships, sailors and civilian infrastructure must stop immediately, adding  freedom of navigation must be protected under international law. Sea trade must be able to pass safely without any hurdle.

CCTV shows moment Houthi missile struck Riyadh airport as blast rips through terminal; Indian among 14 killed

Travellers, including pilgrims travelling to Islam’s two holiest cities, ran for safety after a missile struck Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. CCTV footage released by Saudi state television captured the panic and chaos following the attack.

The footage combines visuals from several parts of King Khalid International Airport shortly before the missile hit the premises. Passengers can be seen waiting to board their flights when a bright orange flash suddenly erupts, sending people running for cover. Parts of the airport roof also appear to cave in following the impact.

The attack killed at least 13 people and injured more than 380 others, including an Indian man from Hyderabad who was travelling to Medina with his family. His wife and children were also injured.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the rebels had also targeted Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and two facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco.

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ਗੱਠਜੋੜ ਦੇ ਬੁਲਾਰੇ ਨੇ ਸੋਸ਼ਲ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਪਲੇਟਫਾਰਮ X 'ਤੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਰੂਜ਼ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ, ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਟਰਮੀਨਲ 4 ਨੂੰ ਟੱਕਰ ਮਾਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਅਣਪਛਾਤੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਅਤੇ ਕਰੂਜ਼ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕੋਈ ਸਬੰਧ ਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ।

ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਧਮਾਕਾ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਧਮਾਕਾ ਸੁਣਿਆ। ਉੱਤਰੀ ਰਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਅਲ-ਆਰਿਦ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ "ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ, ਪੰਛੀ ਘਬਰਾਹਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਧਰ-ਉੱਧਰ ਉੱਡਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ। ਪੂਰਾ ਘਰ ਹਿੱਲ ਗਿਆ।" ਸਥਾਨਕ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਐਂਬੂਲੈਂਸ ਨੂੰ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਦੇਖਿਆ।

ਰਿਆਦ ਮੈਟਰੋ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਮੈਟਰੋ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਦੋ 'ਤੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੈ। ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਇਸ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਦੀ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ। ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ, ਉਪਲਬਧ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਦੋਂ ਮੁੜ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।

ਦੱਸ ਦੇਈਏ ਕਿ ਰਿਆਦ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵੀ ਹਮਲਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸਮੇਤ 12 ਲੋਕ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ। ਇਸ ਹਮਲੇ ਲਈ ਈਰਾਨ ਸਮਰਥਿਤ ਹੂਤੀ ਬਾਗੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ, ਐਤਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਦੀ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ।  

ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ ਯਮਨ ਦੀ ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਪੱਧਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਹੂਤੀ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਇਸ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਲੜ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਪਿਛਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਹੂਤੀ ਬਾਗੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਲ ਸਾਗਰ ਤੱਟ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ 'ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਸੀ। ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਆਦ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ 'ਤੇ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਦੂਜੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਨੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਬਾਰੇ ਚਿੰਤਾਵਾਂ ਵਧਾ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ, ਐਤਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਈ ਹੈ।

The footage combines visuals from several parts of King Khalid International Airport shortly before the missile hit the premises. Passengers can be seen waiting to board their flights when a bright orange flash suddenly erupts, sending people running for cover. Parts of the airport roof also appear to cave in following the impact.

Also Read: Indian national among 13 killed in Houthi missile attack on Saudi's Riyadh airport

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the rebels had also targeted Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and two facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco.

Another attack reported on Riyadh

The violence continued on Sunday, when another attack targeted Riyadh airport. According to Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen and Saudi civil aviation authorities, an unidentified projectile struck Terminal 4, causing a fire. Authorities reported one death and 11 injuries.

Saudi air defences also intercepted a drone over the Eastern Province and a ballistic missile fired towards Khamis Mushait.

Emergency alerts were issued in Abha early Monday, but the danger had passed, Saudi Civil Defense said. The latest incidents increased the reported death toll from attacks on Riyadh airport to 18 over the week.

UK and US issue travel warning

The Houthis had earlier warned people against using Saudi airports, urging them to take the warnings seriously. The group also held Saudi Arabia responsible for any failure to intercept incoming attacks.

Amid the growing security threat, the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia advised its citizens to avoid all but essential travel to Jeddah, Dammam and airports across the kingdom, with Medina airport excluded from the advisory. US aviation authorities also issued a notice urging American airlines to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities separately announced that schools in Riyadh would switch from in-person classes to remote learning from Sunday through Thursday.

Saudi airstrikes add tensions to Yemen 

The latest attacks come as Saudi Arabia has increased its military involvement in Yemen. Riyadh has launched strikes against the Houthis and backed a government counteroffensive after the rebels seized strategic territory along the Red Sea coast last month.

On Sunday, the Houthis claimed that Saudi Arabia had carried out 124 airstrikes in Yemen over the previous 24 hours. Yemen’s Houthi-run foreign ministry warned that further escalation could follow unless Riyadh stopped its military operations and interference in the country.

President Asif Ali Zardari approved the decision under Articles 232 and 234 of Pakistan’s Constitution, citing worsening terrorism and a failure of constitutional governance. The decision has intensified the confrontation between Islamabad and Imran Khan’s party. KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, appointed by the federal government, warned protesters against taking the law into their own hands.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, backed by Pakistan’s military establishment under Asim Munir, accused the PTI-led government in KP of failing to control terrorism.

“If anyone takes the law into their own hands, we will deal with them with an iron hand,” Governor Kundi said in a video statement.

The timing of the decision is significant as the PTI has been organising a long march demanding the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan. The emergency was imposed as the protest gained momentum and authorities prepared to stop demonstrators from moving towards Islamabad.

According to Dawn, PTI supporters participating in the march were heading towards the Swabi Interchange, a motorway junction about 94 km from Islamabad.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan rejected the decision, calling it “an extremely alarming and grave political mistake and an undemocratic measure.” He warned that the move could deepen the conflict between the federal government and the province instead of restoring peace to the militancy-hit region.

The decision followed an emergency meeting of Pakistan’s federal cabinet chaired by Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday. Ministers reviewed the security situation in KP, which shares a border with Afghanistan and has faced repeated attacks by militant groups, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

According to Dawn, the federal cabinet accused the provincial administration of deliberately withdrawing from efforts to fight terrorism.

Sharif told ministers that he would not allow the PTI to destabilise the country’s economy. He also referred to the deaths of civilians and security personnel in terrorist attacks. His government has repeatedly accused Afghanistan of failing to prevent militant groups from operating across the border.

What happens to PTI government and chief minister

The presidential proclamation effectively removed the elected provincial administration, including Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and his council of ministers, from power.

Article 234 of Pakistan’s Constitution allows the president to assume certain functions of a provincial government or direct the governor to exercise those powers when the constitutional machinery of the province is considered to have failed.

KP emergency could deepen Pakistan's political crisis

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa holds strategic importance in Pakistan’s political and security landscape. The province, which borders Afghanistan and has a predominantly Pashtun population, is a major centre of support for the PTI and a key region in Pakistan’s fight against militancy.

The dispute also highlights differences between Islamabad and the PTI over how terrorism should be tackled. The federal government accuses the provincial administration of neglecting its security responsibilities, while the PTI maintains that military operations and security policies should not be imposed without consulting elected representatives and local residents.

According to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority, the dead included four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshi nationals and one citizen each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Hospitals were reportedly overwhelmed as injured people arrived by ambulance and helicopter. Some of the victims were in critical condition, according to people familiar with the situation.

The attack reportedly took place without warning, and Saudi Arabia’s threat alert system did not issue an alert beforehand. Two earlier attacks on King Khalid International Airport during the same week had killed four people and severely damaged a Saudi commercial aircraft parked on the tarmac.

Meanwhile an Indian man injured in Saturday’s missile attack at the airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, died on Sunday.

According to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Mohammad Yousuf Ali was a resident of Hyderabad and was travelling to Medina for Umrah when the incident occurred. His wife and children were also among those injured in the attack, Owaisi said.

Ali’s death has taken the total death toll to 13, while more than 300 people have been injured.

A Saudi-led coalition has blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen for the attack.

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia confirmed the death of the Indian national. It said it was in contact with the victim’s family and would provide assistance in bringing his body back to India.

"Update regarding the Riyadh Airport attack on October 10. It is learnt that one Indian national injured in the Riyadh attack has unfortunately lost his life today. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the family of the dead. We are in touch with the family and will provide all support for ensuring the early repatriation of remains," the Indian Embassy wrote on X.

US considering its response: Trump

Reacting to reports of the latest attack, US President Donald Trump described it as “terrible” and praised Saudi forces as “good fighters”. He said Washington was considering its next steps. Asked whether the United States would join Saudi Arabia’s military strikes against the Houthis, Trump said the option was being considered and that a decision would be made soon.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also strongly condemned the attacks on Saturday, confirming that an American citizen was among those killed.

Riyadh airport shut down, flights diverted

All flights heading to Riyadh were diverted on Saturday, and airport operations were temporarily suspended, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The airport serves Riyadh, a city with a population of around eight million. Following the attack, the head of the Houthi media office claimed in a post on X that the group had shut down Riyadh International Airport.

The rebels also urged airlines to avoid Saudi airspace, declaring it a military operations zone. This came after the Saudi-backed Yemeni government launched an offensive against the Houthis on Monday. Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed that flights bound for Riyadh had either been cancelled or diverted. At one point, only a helicopter was visible flying over the airport.

According to information cited in the government order, FlyDubai Flight 1073 departed Dubai on September 30 at 7.05 am Gulf Standard Time (GST). The flight was piloted by Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, with an Omani first officer. It was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members.

The aircraft was flying near the Jordan-Saudi Arabia border when it reportedly made a sharp dive and turned back towards Saudi airspace.

First Officer accused of attacking Captain

According to the government, passengers reported that the Omani first officer stabbed Captain Machchhar during the flight. The incident was suspected to be an attempt to hijack the aircraft or deliberately cause it to crash.

Passengers and crew members reportedly overpowered the first officer and restrained him after the attack. Captain Machchhar suffered deep cuts to his head and hands, according to details cited in the government order.

Following the incident, other FlyDubai pilots who were travelling on board took control of the aircraft and landed it safely at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia, at around 10.45 am GST.

The first officer was subsequently arrested by Saudi authorities, the government said.

NIA to investigate possible larger conspiracy

The Central Government said the incident involved alleged offences against an Indian national under Section 3 of the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016, and Section 16 read with Section 15(1)(a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. These offences fall under the scheduled offences covered by the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008.

The government described the incident as a serious attack on an Indian pilot and a suspected attempt to hijack or crash the aircraft. It said the case had significant national and international implications and required a detailed investigation to determine whether a larger conspiracy was involved.

The government has therefore directed the NIA to register a case and investigate the incident under the relevant provisions of the NIA Act. The order was issued under Sections 6(5), 6(8) and 8 of the Act.

The investigation is expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack, what happened inside the cockpit and whether the incident was linked to any wider conspiracy. However, the government order does not provide further details about the first officer’s alleged motive or what led to the reported confrontation.

In a post on X, Musk wrote, “Dear Prime Minister Ambani, Please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India,” taking a dig at the industrialist amid the ongoing dispute over the regulatory framework governing satellite communication services in India.

Musk alleged that Ambani wanted to continue what he called the “monopolistic exploitation” of Indian consumers. He also questioned whether Ambani would allow Starlink to enter the country and compete with existing internet service providers.

Dear Prime Minister Ambani,

Please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India. 

Naturally, you would prefer to maintain your monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India, but would you nonetheless consider allowing Starlink to compete? 

There are many areas of India, as there are in all countries, with no Internet access, which denies children the opportunity for education and for small businesses the opportunity to sell their goods to a global market. Starlink would change their lives for the better. 

Thank you ????

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 9, 2026

Highlighting Starlink’s potential benefits, Musk said many areas in India, as in other countries, still lack internet access. He argued that this limits educational opportunities for children and makes it difficult for small businesses to sell their products globally. According to Musk, Starlink could improve lives by bringing internet connectivity to these areas.

“Naturally, you would prefer to maintain your monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India, but would you nonetheless consider allowing Starlink to compete?” Musk said.

The latest comments come amid an ongoing exchange of criticism over Starlink’s proposed launch in India. Musk had earlier accused unnamed business groups of trying to block the service to protect their control over the Indian market.

The Indian government has rejected allegations of unfair treatment, saying it follows a fair and non-discriminatory approval process for telecommunications services, including satellite communications. Officials have also stated that three satellite communication service providers are at broadly similar stages of the regulatory process.

Earlier, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India does not permit monopolies in any sector.

Scindia pointed out that three companies had already received satellite communication licences and said the debate appeared to focus on one particular company. He added that all licensed operators must meet the required security standards before launching their services.

“India doesn't allow monopoly in any sector,” Scindia said, stressing that satellite communication companies could begin operations only after fulfilling the necessary security and regulatory requirements.

Explaining the next steps, the minister said the three licence holders would be allocated spectrum after the government finalised the mechanism for revenue sharing or related charges.

He also clarified that obtaining a licence does not automatically allow a company to start operations. Companies must first comply with all mandatory security norms and other regulatory conditions.

Russia has faced several rounds of sanctions from the United States and its allies since it invaded Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised Trump’s decision, calling it “unworthy” and “weak”.

The agreement comes just weeks before key US elections, in which Trump’s Republican Party faces the risk of losing control of Congress. Rising living costs have become a major concern for American voters.

Fuel prices in the US have increased sharply since late February, when US and Israeli strikes on Iran led Tehran to block the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for global energy supplies.

"Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace," Trump said on social media after talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin said Russia had reaffirmed its willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US and international markets.

Trump said Russia would supply 500,000 tonnes of diesel in November, followed by one million tonnes, with further and larger supplies expected later.

Reacting to the announcement, Zelensky told reporters that the decision was unfair to Ukraine’s partners and showed weakness.

On Friday, the US Treasury issued a temporary licence allowing Russian diesel to reach global markets until April 2027.

“Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority,” Trump wrote on social media.

The average price of regular petrol in the US has risen by more than 46% since late February to $4.37 per gallon. Diesel prices have climbed by 67% to $6.28 per gallon over the same period.

Trump has blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries for the rise in fuel prices. However, the conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran has been a major factor disrupting global energy supplies.

US and Ukraine hold fresh peace talks

The announcement came as Ukrainian and US negotiators met in Miami on Friday in another attempt to break the deadlock in the war.

US envoy Steve Witkoff said the two sides held constructive discussions on possible ways to reduce tensions and end the war with Russia before winter.

The meeting followed visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a close associate of Trump, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law. Washington has been trying to restart peace negotiations, but previous efforts have made little progress.

With winter approaching, concerns are growing over continued fighting and attacks on important infrastructure. The urgency for a peace agreement has increased following deadly Russian attacks.

On Thursday, a Russian strike targeting buses in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed 30 people.

Trump’s repeated efforts to end the war have faced difficulties because of Russia’s extensive territorial demands. Moscow has insisted on taking control of the entire Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, including areas that remain under Ukrainian control.

Zelensky has rejected giving up Ukrainian-held territory, warning that Russia could use those areas as a base for future attacks.

Russia currently controls around one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory.

Witkoff said the Miami talks also covered security guarantees, long-term security arrangements for Ukraine and Europe, measures to prevent future conflicts, and support for Ukraine’s reconstruction after the war.

Representatives from Britain, France and Germany also attended the discussions, along with officials from NATO and the European Union.

In a major setback for Indians, the United States has suspended several major companies, including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL, from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme (PERM). The move could delay green card applications for Indian employees working in the US on H-1B visas. The US government said the decision was aimed at protecting American jobs, arguing that hiring foreign workers through such programmes could affect employment opportunities for US citizens. Read full news here

US plans to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter, first military execution in 90 years

The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be livestreamed. This would be the first US military execution in more than 65 years and the first military firing-squad execution since World War II. The Army has scheduled Hasan’s execution for December 3 at Fort Hood. He was convicted of killing 13 unarmed soldiers at the military base in 2009. Read complete news here 

Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight to hold war criminals accountable

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Gaurav Yadav appointed regular Punjab DGP, four years after additional charge

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The committee credited Pillay with helping ensure that genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes are brought before courts rather than ignored. It argued that in a period marked by more armed conflicts than the world has faced in many years, international law has become essential to peace and security rather than a mere complement to them.

Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes warned that the global legal order is under heavy strain and that the institutions that uphold it are being attacked. He described judges as the people who “guard the thin red line between order and chaos.”

Pillay, 85, was born in South Africa to a family of Indian Tamil descent. Early in her career, she defended anti-apartheid activists, including Nelson Mandela, himself a Nobel Peace laureate.

Her later career took her to the world’s most prominent legal bodies. She served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court, and later became the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is currently a judge at the International Court of Justice, where she sits on the genocide case against Myanmar.

This year’s prize drew 287 nominations. Names widely discussed as possible winners included the International Space Station, emergency response teams in Sudan, advocates for children in Ukraine, and two leading international courts.

US President Donald Trump has often said he deserves the prize, and he has long been open about wanting it. His case has been complicated by the ongoing war with Iran.

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The Army has scheduled Hasan’s execution for December 3 at Fort Hood. He was convicted of killing 13 unarmed soldiers at the military base in 2009.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the execution would be public and that people would be able to watch it. Pentagon officials confirmed on Thursday that it would be livestreamed, although further details have not yet been released.

The announcement has raised questions about the public broadcasting of executions in the United States, particularly following a recent botched lethal-injection execution in Tennessee.

When asked whether Hasan had made any final requests or contacted President Donald Trump, Hegseth said he did not care and that they would see Hasan on December 3.

The Pentagon said earlier this week that Trump had approved Hegseth’s recommendation to proceed with the execution. The White House has not clarified whether the president supports livestreaming it.

Public executions are rare worldwide

Although thousands of executions were carried out across 17 countries last year, only two countries were known to have conducted public executions, according to Amnesty International. The organisation reported 11 public executions in Iran and six in Afghanistan in 2025.

Public executions have become rare around the world. The last legally authorised public execution in the United States took place in 1936, when thousands of people watched the hanging of a Black man convicted of raping a white woman, according to death-penalty experts cited by Reuters.

Media organisations have previously tried to televise executions in the US, but courts blocked those efforts. Experts cited by Reuters said they were unaware of any other country currently livestreaming a legally authorised execution.

Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013

Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist from Virginia, admitted to carrying out the shooting at Fort Hood in 2009. He killed 13 unarmed soldiers inside a crowded medical building and injured 32 others.

A military jury sentenced him to death in August 2013 after finding him guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder.

Hasan was 39 when the attack occurred and was due to be deployed to Afghanistan a few weeks later. Law enforcement officers shot him during his arrest, leaving him partially paralysed and dependent on a wheelchair.

He represented himself during his trial after dismissing his lawyers. He acknowledged that he was the shooter and did little to challenge the case against him. During his court-martial, he said he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan. He also apologised for what he described as “any mistakes”.

It remains unclear whether Hasan will challenge the scheduled execution.

On Thursday, the US government suspended eight IT companies from applying for green cards on behalf of foreign workers. Besides TCS, the list includes Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant and Microsoft. Washington’s argument is that the practice has made it harder for American workers to get jobs.

TCS responded on Friday. The company said it filed only a handful of applications under the programme, known as PERM, in the last two years. “Our PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years,” it said, so it doesn’t see the suspension affecting its workforce plans or customer work.

The company added that it will follow whatever instructions the US Department of Labour gives. TCS also stressed that its US strategy is built around hiring local talent, backed by a strong campus recruitment system. It says it has built a large local team across 31 offices and delivery centres in the country. It had also announced earlier that it plans to hire another 15,000 people in the US over the next five years.

Nasscom: two separate issues

Industry body Nasscom also weighed in. It said immigration and the movement of skilled talent are “two distinct issues” and shouldn’t be seen as the same thing. According to Nasscom, this decision affects one specific immigration route, and the body has always argued that the two should be kept apart.

Growing pressure on Indian IT

The move comes at a time when Indian IT firms are already dealing with a tougher environment in the US. Work visas are getting closer scrutiny and H-1B applications now cost more. The US is the biggest market for India’s USD 300-billion IT industry and companies there depend on skilled professionals being able to move across borders. This latest step adds to the uncertainty.

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The US government said the decision was aimed at protecting American jobs, arguing that hiring foreign workers through such programmes could affect employment opportunities for US citizens.

US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the decision on Thursday. Other affected companies reportedly include global firms such as Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe. He was accompanied by the head of the US Anti-Fraud Task Force and Vice President JD Vance.

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"I am hereby suspending from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme some of the largest IT outsourcing firms in the world, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini," Sonderling said.

He said the US government will not accept "any new or process" any pending permanent labour certification applications involving these companies.

"Since 2009, just these companies alone have requested almost three million foreign workers. They've received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labour certifications," Sonderling added.

What Is PERM and Why Is It Important?

PERM stands for Permanent Labour Certification. It is a process that employers generally need to complete before sponsoring foreign workers for certain employment-based green cards.

Under the process, employers must demonstrate to the US Department of Labour that there are no qualified, willing and available American workers for the position. They must also show that hiring a foreign employee will not negatively affect the wages or working conditions of similarly employed US workers.

Once the PERM process is completed, employers can generally proceed to the next stages of the employment-based green card application.

How Could suspension affect Indian employees?

Indian professionals account for a large share of approved H-1B visa applications each year. The latest move comes as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to tighten immigration rules, saying it wants to protect jobs for American workers.

The suspension could delay or prevent affected companies from starting new PERM applications for their employees while the restrictions remain in place. Indian H-1B workers who have not yet begun the PERM process could face longer waits before their employers can sponsor them for permanent residency.

According to Darubra, employees whose companies have not yet filed their PERM applications cannot begin the process while their employers remain suspended from the programme.

For many Indian professionals, the employment-based green card process is an important route from temporary work status towards permanent residency in the US.

The longer the suspension continues, the greater the potential delay for employees waiting for their companies to begin or advance their green card applications.

Does PERM suspension affect H-1B visa holder ?

The suspension of the PERM programme does not automatically affect the H-1B visa status of Indian employees working in the US. Employees who have valid H-1B status can continue to live and work in the US as long as they maintain their legal status, even if their employer has been suspended from the PERM programme.

According to Darubra, the suspension does not affect an employee’s valid H-1B status or their ability to stay and work in the US.

In simple terms, Indian IT professionals working for companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL will not automatically lose their H-1B visas because of this action. However, their employers’ ability to begin the PERM process for green card applications could be delayed.

ਸਾਲ 2026 ਦੇ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ 5 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਮੈਡੀਸਨ ਤੋਂ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਲਈ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਏ। ਹੁਣ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਲਈ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਨੋਬਲ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਐਨ ਕਾਰਸਨ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਆਪਣੀ ਦਲੇਰ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਵੀਨਤਾਕਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗਾਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਨੇ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਦੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਰੂਪ ਅਤੇ ਢੰਗ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਹਨ,ਜੋ ਕਲਾਸੀਕਲ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਪਰੰਪਰਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਲਿਖਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਦੇ ਹੋਏ। ਐਨ ਕਾਰਸਨ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਲੇਖਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਵਿਤਾ, ਅਨੁਵਾਦ, ਕਲਾਸੀਕਲ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸੰਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਪੜਚੋਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

1950 ਵਿੱਚ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੇ ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਨਮੀ ਐਨ ਕਾਰਸਨ ਨੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਕਰੀਅਰ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਲਿਖਣ, ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਤਾਇਆ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਖੋਜ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਵੀ ਦੀ ਨਵੇਂ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਦੇ ਸੁਮੇਲ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਹੈ। ਕਾਰਸਨ ਨੇ ਖੁਦ ਵਿਉਤਪਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਕਾਰਸਨ ਨੇ ਕਲਾਸੀਕਲ ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਵੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਰਚਨਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਈਰੋਸ ਦ ਬਿਟਰਸਵੀਟ (1986), ਗਲਾਸ, ਆਇਰੋਨੀ, ਐਂਡ ਗੌਡ (1995), ਆਟੋਬਾਇਓਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ ਆਫ਼ ਰੈੱਡ: ਏ ਨੋਵਲ ਇਨ ਵਰਸ (1998), ਦ ਬਿਊਟੀ ਆਫ਼ ਦ ਹਸਬੈਂਡ (2001), ਨੋਕਸ (2010), ਫਲੋਟ (2016) ਅਤੇ ਰੋਂਗ ਨੌਰਮਾ (2024) ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ।

ਨੋਬਲ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਾਰਸਨ ਨੇ ਕਲਾਸੀਕਲ ਅਤੇ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਰੱਖਣ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਵਾਦ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ। ਉਸਨੇ ਕਵਿਤਾ, ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ, ਲੇਖਾਂ, ਅਨੁਵਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਕਲਾਤਮਕ ਸ਼ੈਲੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਵੀਨਤਾਕਾਰੀ ਤਰੀਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਵਰਤਿਆ। ਉਸਦੀਆਂ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਨੇ ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਲਈ ਨਵੇਂ ਰੂਪ ਖੋਲ੍ਹੇ।

ਆਪਣੀ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਰਚਨਾ,"ਆਟੋਬਾਇਓਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ ਆਫ਼ ਰੈੱਡ: ਏ ਨਾਵਲ ਇਨ ਵਰਸ" ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਕਵੀ ਸਟੇਸੀਕੋਰਸ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸਕ ਪਾਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ। "ਦ ਗਲਾਸ ਐਸੇ" ਵਿੱਚ, ਕਵਿਤਾ, ਗਲਪ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਧੁੰਦਲੀਆਂ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।

ਸਾਹਿਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਸਵੀਡਿਸ਼ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ 1901 ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ। ਉਦੋਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਹ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ 118 ਵਾਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ 2025 ਤੱਕ ਕੁੱਲ 122 ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਅਠਾਰਾਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਹਨ। ਸਾਹਿਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਦੋ ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਚਾਰ ਵਾਰ (1904, 1917, 1966 ਅਤੇ 1974 ਵਿੱਚ) ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਾਲ 2025 ਦਾ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਹੰਗਰੀ ਦੇ ਲੇਖਕ ਲਾਸਜ਼ਲੋ ਕ੍ਰਾਸਜਨਾਹੋਰਕਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ "ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਦੂਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਅਤਿਵਾਦੀ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕਲਾ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।"

ਸਾਲ 2026 ਲਈ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ 5 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ/ਮੈਡੀਸਨ ਲਈ, 6 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਲਈ, 7 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਲਈ ਅਤੇ 8 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਲਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। 

ਕਿਉਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ 

ਐਲਫ੍ਰੇਡ ਨੋਬਲ ਇੱਕ ਖੋਜੀ, ਉੱਦਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀ ਸੀ। ਆਪਣੀ ਮੌਤ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਉਸਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਵਸੀਅਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਿ ਉਸਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੰਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ, ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ ਲਈ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਦਵਾਈ, ਸਾਹਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ।

ਨੋਬਲ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਸਦੀ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਈ ਅਤੇ 1901 ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਏ। ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ 1969 ਵਿੱਚ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਨਵਾਂ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ, ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਲਫ੍ਰੇਡ ਨੋਬਲ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵੈਰੀਗੇਸ ਰਿਕਸਬੈਂਕ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਸਵੀਡਨ ਦੇ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਬੈਂਕ ਦੀ 300ਵੀਂ ਵਰ੍ਹੇਗੰਢ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਨੋਬਲ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਹਰ ਸਾਲ ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

What the Nobel committee said

According to the committee, Carson does not simply retell old stories. She adds her own imagination and the feelings of today's world to them. Her writing often blurs the lines between poetry, fiction and essay, which is one reason she stands apart from other writers.

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Who is Anne Carson?

Anne Carson was born in 1950 in Toronto, Canada. She studied ancient Greek and Roman literature and published her doctoral thesis on the subject in 1981.

Autobiography of Red: a monster with a human heart

One of her best-known books is 'Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse', published in 1998. It is based on a Greek myth that is thousands of years old and features Geryon, a winged red monster. Carson retold the myth in a completely new way. In her version, Geryon is not just a monster but a sensitive young man who loves his mother. The story turns an old legend into a tale about love, violence and relationships.

Two more books that made her name

Nox (2010): Carson wrote this book in memory of her brother Michael, who died in Denmark in 2000. Before his death, he had mysteriously drifted away from the family.

The Beauty of the Husband (2001): The book tells the story of a husband who cheats on his wife. Carson split the story into 29 sections, and each one opens with lines from the poet John Keats.

Women and the Nobel in recent years

Over the last 10 years, the literature Nobel went to 10 writers and five of them were women. Six wrote in languages other than English and six winners came from Europe. South Korea's Han Kang, who won in 2024, was the Asian winner in this period. No writer from South Asia has won during these years.

How the winner is chosen

Every year, the Swedish Academy invites nominations. Members of the Academy, professors of literature and languages, past Nobel winners and heads of writers' organisations can send in names. Writers cannot nominate themselves.

The Nobel committee first picks 15 to 20 names, and in May the list is cut to five candidates. The 18 members of the Swedish Academy then vote to choose the winner.

Nominations stay secret for 50 years

The Swedish Academy does not release a longlist or shortlist. Information about nominations stays confidential for 50 years, so the full list of 2026 nominees will come out only in 2076.

According to Nobel records, Indian writers such as Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Sri Aurobindo, Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay and RK Narayan were nominated for the literature prize in different years.

ਜਲ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੌਸਮ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦੇ "ਹੜ੍ਹ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ" ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਅਰਘਾਖਾਂਚੀ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ ਸਿਮਲਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਟਰ ਮੀਟਰਿੰਗ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ 'ਤੇ 3 ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ 84.4 ਮਿਲੀਮੀਟਰ ਮੀਂਹ ਦਰਜ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੇ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਪੱਧਰ ਵੱਧ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ 3 ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਬਾਂਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਬਰਦੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਥਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਦਰਮਿਆਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਭਾਰੀ ਬਾਰਿਸ਼ ਦਰਜ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ, ਜਿਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਧਾ ਹੋਣ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਹੈ। ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਦਾਰਚੁਲਾ, ਬੈਤੜੀ, ਬਝਾਂਗ, ਡੋਡੀ, ਡਡੇਲਧੁਰਾ, ਬਾਂਕੇ, ਬਰਦੀਆਂ, ਕੈਲਾਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਚਨਪੁਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਸ ਪਾਸ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਹੈ।

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ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਹੋਰ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਿਆ। ਨੇਪਾਲ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਕ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਨੇਪਾਲ ਨੇ ਮੌਸਮ ਵਿਗਿਆਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਹਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਚਿਤਵਨ, ਪਾਲਪਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੈਲਾਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਿਆ, ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ ਨਵਲਪੁਰ, ਤਨਹੁ, ਗੋਰਖਾ, ਅਰਘਾਖਾਂਚੀ ਅਤੇ ਰੂਪਦੇਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਰਜ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਡਿੱਗੀ। ਲੁੰਬਿਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਦੁਰਪਛਮ ਪ੍ਰਾਂਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਬਾਗਮਤੀ, ਗੰਡਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਨਾਲੀ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪਹਾੜੀ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਹੈ।

ਅਗਲੇ ਕੁਝ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਮੌਸਮ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਰਹਿਣ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਹੈ। ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ ਤੱਕ ਗਰਜ, ਬਿਜਲੀ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਅਤੇ ਰੁਕ-ਰੁਕ ਕੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਹੈ। ਮੌਸਮ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਸੁਧਰਨ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਮੀਂਹ ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਨੇਪਾਲ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਹੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਖਿਸਕਣ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੂਝ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। 

ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਆਫ਼ਤ ਜੋਖਮ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ 24 ਤੋਂ 27 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਕਾਰਨ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ 542 ਆਫ਼ਤਾਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 304 ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਖਿਸਕਣ, 87 ਹੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ 151 ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਸਿੱਧੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਭਾਰੀ ਬਾਰਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਹਨ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਫ਼ਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 27 ਲੋਕ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ, ਚਾਰ ਲਾਪਤਾ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਠ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਹੋ ਗਏ, ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ 1,082 ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹੋਏ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ 227 ਘਰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਬਾਹ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੇ, 142 ਘਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ ਅਤੇ 31 ਪੁਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ। 980,000 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਮਿਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਲਗਭਗ 2,000 ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਿਆ ਗਿਆ।

ਇਹ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਮੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਨੇਪਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਏ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਹੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਲਗਭਗ ਇੱਕ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਾਪਰੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ 1,500 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਲੋਕ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਲਗਭਗ 5,000 ਲਾਪਤਾ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਸਨ।

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gave the award for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. The Academy also pointed out that, apart from living things themselves, nobody had managed to do this before.

What is 'handedness' in chemistry?

Look at your hands. They are the same in every way, yet you can't fit a left glove on your right hand. Some molecules work like this. They come in two forms that are mirror images of each other. The atoms are the same and are joined the same way, but the shape is flipped. Scientists call this property chirality.

It matters a lot in biology. Take amino acids, the small units that make up proteins. They can exist in both mirror forms, but living things almost always use just one of them to build proteins.

So how did life end up choosing a side? Chemists tried to find out for decades. The problem was that when they made such molecules in the lab, they usually got both forms in about equal amounts.

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What Kagan did

In 1986, Kagan found a way to steer a reaction so that one mirror form came out in much larger amounts than the other. This showed that reactions don't always have to produce an even split.

What Soai did

Soai took the idea much further. In 1995, he reported a reaction that could boost one handedness. It worked through autocatalysis, which means the product of the reaction helps speed up the same reaction that made it. This sets up a loop. Even a tiny difference at the start keeps growing bigger.

By 2003, he had shown a reaction that produced almost only one of the two mirror forms. Outside of living systems, no one had reached this level before. When a system ends up with mostly one hand, it is called homochirality.

Why it matters

This is not just a puzzle for textbooks. Two mirror versions of the same molecule can act very differently inside the human body. That is why drug makers often need to produce only one specific form. Control over handedness is a big deal in medicine and in making medicines at scale.

Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said the two scientists solved a mystery more than a century old: how homochirality can appear on its own.

Soai, speaking on the phone after the announcement, said he was very excited and called it one of the most exciting days of his life. He added that he was happy to share the prize with Kagan.

In short, their work shows that chemistry can take a very small preference and grow it into a strong one. That may point to how life's own handedness began.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) shared details of the case, which dates back nearly two years. The award was given after a detailed review of the crime scene and statements from the victims.

What happened on December 4, 2024

Constables Opinder Kooner, Riley Nelmes, Brian Rogger and Michael Wu were sent to a downtown restaurant that morning after a 911 call. The caller said a man had walked in and stolen liquor and knives.

By the time the officers reached the area, the suspect had moved to a convenience store across the street. Inside, he stabbed a female employee in the head, back and hand. She was trapped in the store with him, along with another female employee.

Officers walked in to save the women

The four officers went inside and tried to calm the man down and talk him out of violence. That did not work. One constable then used a conducted energy weapon (a stun device), but it had no effect on him.

The suspect then began moving towards the two women and lunged at them with the knife. At that moment, another constable fired his weapon and stopped the threat.

The officers gave first aid to the injured women right away and kept at it until medical help arrived. The suspect later died from his injuries.

Chief constable's citation

For stopping a deadly threat and protecting both women from further harm, the VPD gave all four officers the Chief Constable's Citation. The award went to Constables Opinder Kooner, Riley Nelmes, Brian Rogger and Michael Wu.

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