OPEC+ to keep Nov oil output steady OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to keep oil production ‌targets steady for November, in line with market cues that policy shifts are unlikely until next year, Reuters reported. The Iran war has delayed the group’s output capacity review—crucial to determine members’ 2027 output quotas—because it has thrown estimates of future production potential into uncertainty vijayawada l monday l october 05, 2026 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Jaishankar flags deeper US shift, says global order faces new gaps Anti-CEC protests become bigger, thousands hit streets Delhi cops send sex harassment complaints to CB Some structural changes are linked to current administration, others reflect long-term shifts J AYANTH J A C O B @ New Delhi External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday the US is undergoing deeper structural changes that extend beyond the policies of any one administration. He said the decline of US underwriting of the existing global order was creating new gaps and responsibilities for other major powers. He also stressed that India’s long relationship with Russia remains important even as New Delhi continues to push for dialogue and diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the Munich Leader’s Meeting in Delhi, Jaishankar said some of the changes in US policy could be temporary or linked to the current administration, but others reflected longer-term shifts. “It is important here to distinguish the more structural trends express read Co-pilot likely to have acted independently Tel Aviv: The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on board the Flydubai flight to Israel and trying to seize the controls most likely acted alone, Israeli sources told CNN on Sunday. Israel and the UAE are both probing the Flydubai attack Shift in Indian strategy on Russia-Ukraine conflict India has moved beyond advocacy in trying to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war by becoming more actively involved in discussions aimed at addressing issues arising from the war, including the safety of shipping in the Black Sea. “We’ve conversations with Russia and Ukraine,” said S Jaishankar from the behavioral ones and take both of them seriously .” Looking at the continuity of some policies across administrations, Jaishankar noted several initiatives associated with US President Donald Trump’s first administration continued under President Joe Biden. “Many policies which President Trump initiated in his first administration continued under Biden,” he said and cited the emergence of a US industrial policy as one example. On India’s relationship with Russia, Jaishankar said the ties had deep historical roots and expanded beyond their traditional focus on defence and security. He said Russia stood by India at critical moments when its security and territorial integrity were under threat. “That history is not forgotten,” he said, adding that the relationship today encompasses defence, nuclear cooperation, space, trade, investment, energy and resources. At the same time, he described the Russia-Ukraine war as “an unfortunate conflict” and reiterated India’s position it should end through dialogue and diplomacy “There . has to be negotiations in this regard,” Jaishankar said, noting that India had advocated this position for years and had in recent months become more directly involved in efforts to address some of the issues arising from the conflict. “We have conversations with both Russia and Ukraine in this regard,” he said. India has sought to contribute to discussions on the safety of shipping in the Black Sea as well as concerns involving grain exports, energy exports and “non-attack possibilities,” he added. Housing for all eligible poor by 2029: CM S G u r u S r i k a n t h @ Vijayawada Setting a firm deadline to achieve 100% housing for the State’s underprivileged population by 2029, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, alongside Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, laid the foundation stone for 3 lakh houses across Andhra Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) 2.0 at Burripalem in Tenali Assembly segment of Guntur district on Sunday . The groundbreaking ceremony, held under the State’s ‘Pedalaku Pattabhishekam’ (Crowning the Poor) pro- gramme, saw both leaders perform Bhoomi Puja alongside a beneficiary family, and hand over house site deeds. Naidu stated that while the Centre initially sanctioned a standard quota of 75,000 houses, an explicit request led to the immediate sanction of 3 lakh units for Andhra Pradesh.  P4 Police detain protesters demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Sunday | Parveen Negi S u d h i r S u r ya w a n s h i & UDAYAN KI S H O R E @ Mumbai/New Delhi Protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged election irregularities continued on Sunday, with opposition parties taking to the streets in Mumbai and multiple student groups agitating in New Delhi. In Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray the MNS chief Raj Thackeray NCP , , (SP) state president Jayant Patil and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, with thousands, participated in the ‘Virat Garjana Morcha’ (Grand Roar March) which culminated in a rally . “We are fighting to get real freedom to India that has been muzzled by the BJP through the Election Commission and other independent institutions that are no longer free and fair... 13 crore voters were denied the right to vote just so the BJP could win state elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal comfortably,” Uddhav alleged, referring to deletions in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Raj Thackeray said the SIR should be cancelled and voting done by ballot papers. In the capital, Congress, AAP student organ, isations, and civil society groups held protests as police fortified central Delhi to bar them from reaching Jantar Mantar. AISA’s Neha Bora, and AAP’s Delhi chief Saurabh Bhardwaj were among detained and later released. UDAYAN KI S H O R E @ New Delhi Scores of journalists sat in protest in front of Parliament Street Police Station here on Sunday demanding registration of an FIR on sexual harassment complaints of three women scribes against Delhi police personnel. The police finally transferred the plaints to its Crime Branch for “impartial enquiry”. Members of Congress, AAP and CJP joined in the journalists’ protest after three women scribes said they were sexually harassed by cops during detention of protesters at Jantar Mantar at Saturday’s agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They alleged no women personnel had been present at the spot. One of the complainants claimed that an Assistant Commissioner of Police had sexually assaulted her. “I asked ACP Vivek Bhagat of Delhi Police about the absence of women personnel, following which he sexually assaulted me and pushed me back,” she said. The New Delhi district police in a statement said the complaints were transferred to the Crime Branch which would will examine the allegations. The Press Club of India pointed out that the woman journalist had spent hours at the police station on Saturday night to get an FIR registered. “Behaviour of this kind cannot be normalised in a democracy. Journalists must be allowed to work freely, without fear, and document those who gather to raise various issues,” it said in a statement. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi questioned the delay in police action and raised concerns about the safety of women.