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1. U.S. lifts curbs on Mexican airlines after steps on 2015 air transport agreement compliance

U.S. lifts curbs on Mexican airlines after steps on 2015 air transport agreement compliance

Mexico's government said on Friday (October 16, 2026) that Mexican airlines will be able to launch new flights to the United States from Mexico City's two international airports after the U.S. Department of Transportation lifted restrictions imposed over aviation disputes between the two countries. According to a statement from the ministries of foreign affairs and communications and transportation, the decision allows airlines to establish routes to the U.S. from Mexico City's Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) and Benito Juarez International Airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation said the move reflected steps taken by Mexico to address concerns over its compliance with a 2015 bilateral air transport agreement. The department said it would continue to require Mexican carriers to file schedules for flights to and from the U.S. and obtain approval to operate services using large aircraft. A U.S. official said two other orders related to the dispute remain in place and that Washington would closely monitor Mexico's compliance with its commitments. The official said the decision was separate from an ongoing Federal Aviation Administration review of Mexico's aviation oversight efforts conducted in August. The FAA restored Mexico's top air safety rating in September 2023, allowing Mexican airlines to expand existing U.S. routes and launch new services. Mexico had been downgraded in May 2021 after the U.S. regulator found the country did not meet international aviation safety standards, a major blow to Mexican carriers as U.S. airlines were able to scoop up market share. In May, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Mexican government had agreed to improve aviation access to Mexico City, and that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had reached an agreement with Mexico on a plan to address U.S. concerns over its compliance with the 2015 air transport agreement between the two countries. In October last year, the U.S. froze the expansion of Mexican airlines' passenger and cargo services from the two airports, alleging Mexico had not complied with the bilateral aviation agreement since 2022, when it rescinded slots held by U.S. passenger airlines and forced U.S. all-cargo carriers to relocate operations. Mexican airlines welcomed Friday's decision, with carriers Viva and Aeromexico saying it would strengthen air connectivity between the two countries.

2. Calcutta High Court division bench stays order allowing CPI(M) bookstalls outside Durga Puja pandals

Calcutta High Court division bench stays order allowing CPI(M) bookstalls outside Durga Puja pandals

A division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday stayed a single Bench order passed on Thursday that had allowed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to set up temporary bookstalls outside Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal. The stay came a day after the single Bench permitted the stalls. Left Front leaders alleged that several of their under-construction bookstalls were attacked and vandalised by miscreants, many of whom they said were right-wing affiliated. Stalls were allegedly attacked in Entally and Jorabagan in north Kolkata, Kulpi in South 24 Parganas and Bijpur in North 24 Parganas. The CPI(M) said its under-construction bookstall in Bijpur was allegedly set on fire late on Thursday (October 15) night, while in Kulpi a crowd shouted Jai Shri Ram slogans in front of a bookstall while it was being set up and party members were allegedly issued verbal threats by the mob. The CPI(ML) Liberation alleged that its bookstall in Kolkata's Dhakuria was attacked on Wednesday (October 14). The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) said its bookstall near Behala Manton was stopped from being set up and that it faced threats. Left leaders held a joint protest outside Lake Police Station to raise safety concerns with the authorities. CPI(M) West Bengal State secretary Mohammad Salim called the alleged attacks an attack on free thinking, said the government was cracking down on the stalls and that the Chief Minister had intervened, and added that no government can stop books and that the party would set up more bookstalls than usual as a form of protest. Kartik Pal of the CPI(ML) Liberation said their democratic rights were being snatched away. State Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arjun Singh said the bookstalls cannot be allowed, alleging that those behind them would create 'dimagi naxals' and harm the nation. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had previously urged Durga Puja pandals not to let the CPI(M) set up bookstalls if they used the term 'Saradutsav' to describe the festival. Left parties have for many decades set up bookstalls during Durga Puja festivities selling books in line with their ideology and politics, a practice Left leaders describe as a tradition in West Bengal where politics, festivities and culture blend together.

3. ED summons Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with a money laundering case. Officials said Vijayan has been asked to depose before the ED office in Koch

4. Delhi High Court declines urgent stay on probe against journalist in ACP's FIR, lists matter for October 27

Delhi High Court declines urgent stay on probe against journalist in ACP's FIR, lists matter for October 27

The Delhi High Court on Friday, October 16, 2026, refused to pass an urgent order on a plea by a woman journalist seeking a stay on the investigation in a case filed by a police officer alleging casteist remarks and public humiliation against him during a protest near Jantar Mantar earlier this month. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that due to paucity of time she could not pass any order without hearing the police side, and added that the matter would be heard after the Dussehra vacation. The High Court will remain closed from October 19 to October 26. When the counsel for the petitioner urged the court to stay the investigation, the judge said, "No, not like this. I cannot pass any order without hearing them," and, on the urgency expressed by the petitioners' counsel, listed the matter for October 27. The journalist's counsel submitted that the matter deserved an order that day directing a complete stay on the investigation in the FIR. He also informed the court that on Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Supreme Court had directed that no coercive action be taken against the journalist, and said the State counsel should give an assurance before the High Court that they would not proceed against her. He argued that the FIR by the ACP was lodged only to intimidate the woman from pursuing her complaint against him. The journalist's petition was filed by advocate Saimon Farooqui. During the brief hearing, the State counsel submitted that the journalist was already protected by the apex court. The court also adjourned another plea by the journalist's male colleague seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him. Earlier, the journalist had filed a sexual assault complaint against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat, which is being investigated by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch. Delhi Police registered the FIR against the independent journalist and others on a complaint filed by ACP Bhagat, posted at the Connaught Place sub-division of New Delhi district, who alleged casteist remarks, public humiliation and defamation directed at him during the protest. The FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Sections 221 (obstructing a public servant from discharging duty), 356(2) (defamation) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to the FIR, ACP Bhagat was performing law and order duty near Buta Singh roundabout near Jantar Mantar on October 3 when he allegedly overheard the woman journalist making derogatory remarks about his Megh/Meghwal caste in public and questioning his appointment as an ACP. The complainant alleged that he ignored the remarks and continued performing his official duties, but that around 3 p.m. the same day the journalist allegedly accused him of sexual assault during the handling and detention of protesters and repeatedly confronted him along with her colleagues, thereby obstructing his official work. Mr. Bhagat also alleged that the journalist and some members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ratna Singh, circulated posts and reels on the social media platforms X and Instagram accusing him.

5. Delhi HC declines immediate stay on FIR against woman journalist over casteist remarks against ACP

The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to pass any immediate order on a petition by a woman journalist seeking a stay on an FIR registered against her on the complaint of ACP Vivek Bhagat. The ACP ha

1. Yes Bank Limited and Ors. vs. Axis Trustee Services Limited and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1182/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the legality of the Administrator of Yes Bank Limited writing down Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) Bonds without explicit authorization in the Yes Bank Limited Reconstruc

2. Deepak Raheja and Ors. vs. Omkara Assets Reconstruction Private Ltd. and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1181/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals by Deepak Raheja and others against Omkara Assets Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. and others, focusing on whether a default under Sections 3(12) and 7 of the

3. Vayu Kishore vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1180/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Vayu Kishore against the State of Karnataka and others, focusing on the custody of his minor daughter, who was taken to India by her mother, Responde

4. The Secretary to Government vs. Sameer Ahamed N. and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1179/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether a person from a backward class who converts from Hinduism to Islam can claim the status and benefits of a Backward Class Muslim. The case involved The Secr

5. Chavan Dharmendar and Ors. vs. The State of Telangana and Ors. (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1178/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, should continue against Chavan Dharm

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