Podcasts · Today in India - Morning News Brief

October 21st, 2026 (Wednesday)

· 25 min

Episode October 21st, 2026 (Wednesday)

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Recent headlines cover a variety of domestic and international developments, including high-level India-US trade and defense talks, the implementation of a new India-New Zealand free trade agreement, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's calls for national unity during festival celebrations. Additional reports detail political disputes over Punjab's drug crisis, legal battles surrounding detained protest leaders, and an investigation into a shooting incident targeting an actor in Mumbai. Other notable news features opposition concerns regarding electoral roll revisions, criticisms from cricketer Mohammed Shami directed at the media, plans for satellite broadband expansion by Jio, and France's preparations for massive security deployments ahead of upcoming demonstrations.

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