UPSC Current Affairs 12 October 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • Barricades cannot silence the voice of democracy
  • The need to preserve the shine of Indian elections
  • Changing the guard, confronting the democratic crisis
  • The gaps in the implementation of the RTI Act
  • Message of peace
  • Rights and wrongs
  • Why UAPA demands urgent reform
  • Why is Norway considering a temporary smart glasses ban?
  • I am afraid we can’t offer you the job
  • 50 years ago: Expert’s survey of ENT diseases in Male Island
  • 100 years ago: Presenting India to people of Canada

National

  • Make Data Protection Board active in 8 weeks: HC tells Centre
  • Appointment of new Deputy Election Commissioner puts ECI work hierarchy in focus
  • CJI declines request by Rahul for meeting today
  • Police turned Delhi into a war zone, says Left; MP hospitalised
  • DYFI to move SC over ‘illegal detention’ of its activists
  • Mizoram to count refugees separately during 2027 Census
  • ‘Indo-French satellite set for launch in 12-16 months’

Regional

  • Stop illegal detentions, says SC amid crackdown in Delhi