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Trending News: 40 years ago October 7, 1986: PM optimistic on PunjabSmriti Mandhana era begins: Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma named India vice-captains | Cricket NewsLithuania ready to cover cost if US establishes military base; parliament votes to host foreign armsAhead of US midterms, luxury spending falls for third month. 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The Indian footballer who ended 44-year wait for a goal against two-time World Cup champions Uruguay | Football NewsScientists found a magnetic mineral never before seen naturally in Moon samples; Chang’e-6 brought the material back from the lunar surface, where it survived inside tiny impact-glass particles‘Badi gustaakhi ho gayi’: Amitabh Bachchan apologises to Madhuri Dixit on KBC 18 | Television News‘I am already sleepy’: Jet-lagged Shreyas Iyer’s candid reply after match-winning maiden T20I century | Cricket NewsCalifornia screamin’: Trump says Iran taking out LA and San Diego would be ‘small price to pay’Film City fire: AICWA seeks FIR against Pati Patni Aur Panga 2 makers, demands inquiry | Television NewsIndia announce 16-member squad for New Zealand T20Is: Who’s in, who’s out? | Cricket NewsAnalysis: Why NASA wants to build nuclear reactor on the moonMiami Beach’s Savoy Hotel dates to the 1930s and survived decades on Ocean Drive; Florida laws could now allow most of it and the neighboring Arlington to be demolished for a 38-story, 480-foot towerParamount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance | Hollywood NewsFor India’s ’80s kids, Jeffrey Archer was a window to the grown-up world of power and greedBhuvneshwar Kumar returns as India announce T20I and India A squads for New Zealand series | Cricket NewsA Colorado ranch homesteaded before statehood stayed with the same family for six generations; more than 150 years later, 650 of its roughly 700 acres were permanently protected from subdivision | World NewsCanada trade surplus hits four-year high at C$4.2 billion‘I laughed hard after a long time’: Madhavan heaps praise on Tamil film Modha Rathiri | Tamil NewsDigitising disenfranchisement: How IT systems and opaque orders are endangering the right to vote‘Special place in Indian cricket history’: BCCI hails Harmanpreet Kaur after stepping down as India captain | Cricket NewsPak, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye agree to deploy forces in Gulf country amid Houthi attacksBeyond telecom: How Jio is building an Indian technology company for the worldVidyut Jammwal holds his breath for 15 minutes without blinking, fans call him ‘master’ | Bollywood NewsAshok Lavasa: Can the Election Commission untie knots of its own making?India vs Pakistan clash fuels ODI World Cup 2027 ticket frenzy as demand crosses 1.1 million | Cricket News‘Efforts underway to hide costs of Iran war’: US senator alleges Pentagon denied him access to Al Udeid base in QatarHow a 32-acre farm shaped Arvind Swamy’s emotional bond with Meiyazhagan: ‘Started to cry’ | Tamil NewsChrista Pike case exposes the myth of ‘humane’ execution‘You gave Indian cricket everything’: Yuvraj, Shafali, Dhawan pay tribute after Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as captain | Cricket NewsIn 1992, Mike and Dana Blevins bought a 300-acre Missouri property where cattle and heavy hunting had damaged the deer habitat; 34 years later, their restoration work has helped turn the land into a managed refuge for a thriving herdUS trade deficit jumps to $105.6 billion in August as imports surgeSalman Khan gets Delhi HC notice over plea to stay his suit against Kala Hiran release | Bollywood NewsHigher yields in US test India’s macro resilience‘It’s been a while’: Carlos Alcaraz becomes first player since Pete Sampras to retain Japan Open | Tennis NewsSpace Wrap newsletter: Buzz on space privatisation upstages ISRO’s moment of gloryScientists studying ancient Siberian bone fragments used DNA to identify a previously unknown extinct bovine related to modern yaks that followed its own evolutionary path for hundreds of thousands of yearsWorld Bank raises India FY27 growth forecast to 7.1%Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid Kapoor’s driver opened a momo shop, Tukaram Mundhe shut it down | Bollywood NewsAsian Games gold medalist Abhishek Sharma, Shafali Verma among 4 Indians nominated for ICC Player of the Month awards | Cricket NewsIceCube neutrino observatory: The big, chill neutrino-spotterA 1928 Los Angeles estate once owned by Casablanca director Michael Curtiz and Gene Hackman was sold for $1.71 million in 1994; 32 years later, it is back on the market asking $5.995 millionUS midterms: From boardrooms to ballots, Indian-American entrepreneurs eye a seat in Congress.Sonu Nigam buys three office units for Rs 17 crore in Mumbai’s Andheri West | Music NewsThe aloo posto burger is not as innocent as it looksFrom Tokyo to Nagoya: Lovlina Borgohain’s long road to the top of the podium | Exclusive Interview | Asian Games 2026 NewsPhysics Nobel 2026 goes to Francis Halzen for discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical originScientists examined 13 insects trapped in 99-million-year-old amber and identified a new species whose flexible mouthpart reached nearly twice its body length, possibly letting it probe deep into tree bark for sapIndia services growth hits 3-month high, but Q3 expansion weakest since 2022‘Staff touched Bollywood star’s feet’: Sabeer Bhatia says ‘celeb worship’ shocked American guests | Bollywood NewsC Raja Mohan: In Iran war, US midterm elections are the new frontSourav Ganguly returns to Delhi Capitals as head coach for IPL 2027 | Cricket NewsSouth African mining tycoon Neal Froneman to spend $402 million turning a 600-hectare farmland into a Formula 1 circuit to bring racing back to the country by 2031Global central banks tighten: Will RBI join the rate-hike club?Rachita Ram breaks silence after fan pulls her cheek on birthday: ‘May no evil eye fall on it’ | Regional NewsHarmanpreet Kaur: ‘Captaincy ends’: Harmanpreet Kaur’s top five achievements as India captain | Cricket NewsA $2.35 million security project at North Dakota’s governor’s residence uncovered human remains; archaeologists have now removed 7 coffins after examining more than 80 areas around the construction siteSilicon Valley seeks simpler GST, customs rules as India courts tech investmentHanuman Ansh team performs aarti at Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham, film earns Rs 424 cr | Bollywood NewsHarmanpreet Kaur steps down as India captain: Read full statement | New Zealand in India 2016 NewsGermany is turning abandoned coal mines into 23 lakes; the former mining landscape is becoming Europe’s largest artificial wetland | World NewsIndia clears Nepal’s 98 MW power export bottleneck as monsoon surplus peaks‘Your place is in jail’: SC comes down heavily on Rajpal Yadav as he fails to deposit Rs 2 cr | Bollywood News‘I feel I have done my duty’: Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as India captain | Cricket News650 drones overnight: Ukraine unleashes massive strike on Moscow regionUS midterms: Why Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads are raising questions over public money and politicsSalman Khan hosts BJP youth leader at Mumbai home: ‘Touched by your warmth, simplicity’ | Bollywood NewsEC, SIR and the right to vote: Supreme Court’s test‘Taking medicines and playing every day’: How Koneru Humpy battled diarrhoea to win two medals at Chess Olympiad | Exclusive | Chess NewsTrump blames Iran for flydubai incident, Vance ‘defers’, says ‘nothing conclusively yet’‘I don’t call myself a rockstar anymore’: Rhiti Tiwari on being schooled by Salman Khan | Television NewsIndia’s water governance model and lessons for the Global SouthVaibhav Sooryavanshi or Sanju Samson? India face selection dilemma ahead of first T20I against West Indies | Cricket NewsNew discovery comes ‘close’ to challenging biology’s central dogmaNew York declares disaster emergency over measles, 108 cases reportedUS warns foreign banks to cut Iran ties or risk sanctions without noticeAjay Devgn’s Drishyam 3 reminds us that more than family, the franchise is about movies | Bollywood NewsNobel Prize 2026: how light is unlocking the human brainOther side of India’s Asian Games success: 201 athletes won just 6 bronze, 137 returned empty-handed | Asian Games 2026 NewsNazis and the bomb: nuclear archaeology finds Werner Heisenberg mistook how close he was‘9/11-style scare’: How Israel nearly ‘shot down’ flydubai jet with 170 aboard‘He asked if I had AIDS’: Gayathri Suresh on her past toxic ‘situationship’ | Malayalam News
Wed. Oct 7th, 2026

40 years ago October 7, 1986: PM optimistic on Punjab

40 years ago October 7, 1986: PM optimistic on Punjab


2 min readOct 7, 2026 06:40 AM IST
First published on: Oct 7, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST

Punjab is much better today than it has been for a long time, according to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He said that in spite of the attempt on his life and on that of J F Ribeiro, the level of terrorism in that state had never been so low before. The terrorists, he said, had resorted to these attacks in an effort to salvage their image.

Security lapses reviewed

The challenge posed by terrorists and the lapses in the security arrangements for top political leaders and senior officials in sensitive posts were reviewed at the highest level. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, first discussed the issue with Home Minister Buta Singh and senior officials, and later at the meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the cabinet.

Medal lost after doping caught

Indian heavyweight boxer Daljit Singh has been deprived of his silver medal after the lone doping incident of the Asian Games, officials said in Seoul. Dope tests showed he had used an illegal stimulant, they said. The silver medal was awarded to Pakistan’s Kausar Abbas, defeated in the semifinals by Singh.

India, Jordan on Iran-Iraq war

India and Jordan expressed concern and regret over the continuing Iran-Iraq war and emphasised the need to bring about an immediate end to it. President Zail Singh, Jordanian King Hussein, and Queen Noor al-Hussein reaffirmed their country’s support for the struggle of the Palestinian people led by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.



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