Row Over Protest Rights: Rijiju Targets Sibal With 2011 Video, Jantar Mantar De-notification DebatedA political controversy has emerged over rights and restrictions surrounding public protests after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju shared an archival video from 2011 featuring Kapil Sibal. In the clip from his tenure as Union Law Minister, Sibal stated that citizens do not possess a constitutional or fundamental right to protest at a venue of their own choosing, citing Supreme Court judgments and the role of police commissioners in managing public order and traffic flow.

The renewed focus on the archival clip coincides with ongoing debates over protest restrictions in Delhi, including the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated demonstration site and directives directing gatherings to locations like Burari Ground or Ramlila Maidan. News discussions addressed the legal parameters governing demonstrations, past anti-corruption agitations, and the regulatory challenges police face when political demonstrators organise gatherings without official permission.Centre Cuts Cancer Drug Rates; Supreme Court Asks Why Cap Isn't ExpandedThe central government has revised maximum retail prices for 543 anti-cancer drug brands following a 30 per cent trade margin cap imposed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, with generic and biosimilar medicines seeing cuts of up to 93 per cent taking effect from November 9.

The Supreme Court has reserved its order while questioning the disparity between retailer costs and retail prices, asking why trade margin caps cannot be extended to other essential medicines. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has mandated hospitals to disclose both purchase costs and maximum retail prices on patient bills from November 1 to improve billing transparency.Yamuna Water Quality Spark Political Row in Delhi Ahead of Chhath PujaA political face-off has erupted in Delhi between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party over the Yamuna's water quality ahead of the festive season and Chhath Puja.

BJP Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari took a dip in the Yamuna and tasted its water, asserting that over half of the river has been cleaned in two years and daring former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take a dip. Rejecting the claim, the Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP of misleading the public, maintaining that the Palla-Wazirabad stretch has always been relatively clean while challenging BJP leaders to drink water from the polluted Kalindi Kunj stretch instead.India Inequality Hits Sharp Decline, Gini Index at 23.5: World Bank ReportAccording to the latest World Bank report, India's inequality has registered its sharpest decline in five years, recording a Gini index of 23.5 in 2026.

This places India among low-inequality nations compared to China at 36 and the United States at 42. Extreme poverty in India has dropped from 27.6% to under 2.6%.

Additionally, the proportion of the population living on under 400 rupees a day has decreased from 57.7% to 16.1%, reflecting rising consumption power despite inflationary pressures.