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Top 10 stories, 21 October 2026
The ten strongest current-affairs stories of 21 October 2026, each explained from the beginning.
- International Relations
US Restores Intelligence to Ukraine as Witkoff Carries Peace Proposals to PutinUS intelligence sharing means Washington provides Ukraine with information gathered through intelligence systems. Its purpose here is to give Kyiv early warning of possible Russian attacks and help officials prepare. Ze…
Based on reporting by Kyiv Post
- Science & Technology
eMudhra’s Security Key Flaw: What Went Wrong And Why Google, Mozilla Stepped InEight intermediate certificate authorities operated by eMudhra had private keys that could be reconstructed from publicly available certificates. The keys were not stolen from company systems. They were created from ext…
Based on reporting by Inc42 India
- Science & Technology
Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in millisecondseMudhra issued eight intermediate certificate authorities with disastrously weak P-384 private keys. Instead of random 384-bit numbers, each key had 47 zero bytes followed by one byte. That made the keys publicly recove…
Based on reporting by Hacker News
- Economy & Business
How much debt is too much for Tamil Nadu?The debt-GSDP ratio compares a state’s outstanding public debt with the size of its economy. It shows how large the debt burden is relative to the income-generating capacity represented by GSDP. A lower or stable ratio…
Based on reporting by Times of India
- Markets & Finance
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, October 5 to 7, 2026The Monetary Policy Committee sets India’s policy direction for interest rates. At its October 5–7, 2026 meeting, it unanimously decided to raise the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility by 25 basis…
Based on reporting by Reserve Bank of India — Press Releases
- Social Issues
‘Empty stomach’: Postmortem of Keralam toddler raises hard questionsRahul died at a government hospital in Harippad on October 18. Doctors attributed his death to “starvation-induced anaemia.” This means prolonged lack of adequate food had caused anaemia, a condition in which the blood…
Based on reporting by Indian Express
- Science & Technology
eMudhra security breach: What it means for smartphone, internet userseMudhra is an Indian cybersecurity and digital trust company. It is a Certificate Authority, or CA. CAs issue digital certificates that work like ID cards for websites. When you visit a site, your browser uses the certi…
Based on reporting by Times of India
- Environment & Climate
Diet homogenisation is shrinking biodiversity: Why India must revive local vegetable varietiesVegetable biodiversity is the variety of vegetable species and forms grown, eaten or preserved, including local landraces and wild relatives. It matters because vegetables support food security, nutrition and climate re…
Based on reporting by Scroll.in
- Science & Technology
Centre orders probe as Bengaluru firm eMudhra's key-making error leaves holes in web securityeMudhra generated eight private keys with far too little randomness. Private keys must be unpredictable, because they control the certificates used to prove a website’s identity. The company said a flaw in its key-gener…
Based on reporting by Hindustan Times
- Politics & Governance
Kuki-Zo groups demand reimposition of President’s Rule in ManipurKuki-Zo groups are asking the Indian government to reimpose President’s Rule in Manipur. They say this would improve the safety, security, and dignity of their community. They also claim that no Kuki-Zo civilian was kil…
Based on reporting by The Hindu