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Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's premier news agency, with a reach that covers every corner of India. It employs more than 600 journalists and 800 stringers to cover almost every city and small town in India. Collectively, our journalists put out more than 1,000 text stories, about 200 live videos, about 130 raw video stories, more than 30 voiced video stories and 250 photographs including graphics every day to feed the appetite of the diverse subscribers, who include the mainstream media, the specialized presses, research groups, companies, and government and non-governmental organizations. PTI correspondents are also based in leading capitals and important business and administrative centres around the world. It also has exchange arrangements with several foreign news agencies to magnify its global news footprint. Currently, PTI commands 90 per cent of news agency market share in India. PTI was registered in 1947 and started functioning in 1949. Today, PTI can well and truly take pride in the legacy of its work, and in its contribution towards the building of free and fair media in India. On its golden jubilee in 1999, President K R Narayanan said: "We got Independence in August 1947. But Independence in news and information we got only with the establishment of PTI in 1949.

13/10/2026

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Bareilly witnessed riots during festivals before 2017, claiming that the law-and-order situation has changed since then. He remarked that rioters now observe Urs in jail.



Yogi Adityanath, Bareilly riots, Urs, Uttar Pradesh, law and order, rioters, UP government, festival violence, PTI News

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13/10/2026

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13/10/2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the rupee's depreciation over the past year has been significant, with most of the decline attributed to global challenges. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, she said India continues to maintain strong macroeconomic fundamentals and that investors need not worry about the country's fiscal discipline.

Sitharaman also said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is making efforts to keep the rupee stable and curb volatility.



Nirmala Sitharaman, rupee depreciation, RBI, rupee volatility, Indian rupee, global economic challenges, Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Indian economy, Finance Minister, PTI News

13/10/2026

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Ladakh is an inseparable part of India and asserted that no other country has the locus standi to question this position. His remarks came after China objected to India's decision to assign standardised names to 28 strategic locations in Ladakh. Tharoor said there was no question of entertaining any other proposition on Ladakh's status. The remarks come amid continuing tensions between India and China over territorial claims and developments along the border.



Shashi Tharoor, Ladakh, India China relations, China objection, standardised names, strategic locations in Ladakh, Congress MP, India China border, Ladakh news, PTI

13/10/2026

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attended Dasara festivities at Punnami Ghat in Vijayawada.



Vijay, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dasara festivities, Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada, Dasara celebrations, PTI

13/10/2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP's massive victory in recent local elections should serve as a lesson for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Shah also pointed out that the Congress failed to secure a single seat in recent by-elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, while the BJP registered major victories.



Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, BJP victory, Congress, by-elections, West Bengal elections, Tamil Nadu elections, Puducherry elections, local elections, BJP vs Congress, election results, Indian politics, PTI News

13/10/2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Congress had failed to win elections in Gujarat for the past 41 years and urged Rahul Gandhi to introspect instead of dismissing the results of the state's civic polls.



Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat civic polls, Gujarat elections, Congress, BJP, election results, political reaction, Gujarat politics, Union Home Minister, PTI News

13/10/2026

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said he had extreme respect for the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India and the judicial system, adding that these institutions had a role to play. He expressed hope that they would fulfil that role, while emphasising that political resistance would continue regardless of which institution acted. Gandhi also said people's resistance would continue and ultimately triumph.



Rahul Gandhi, Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, judicial system, people's resistance, INDIA bloc, Congress, Indian judiciary, democracy, Indian politics, PTI News

13/10/2026

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the INDIA bloc was fighting together to restore democratic rule in the country. After a meeting of INDIA bloc leaders at his residence, Gandhi alleged that democracy and the Election Commission had been destroyed and the Constitution torn up. He also said the Congress would challenge the government's decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a protest site. Gandhi named Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying they could not get away easily after what he described as the destruction of the Constitution.



Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc meeting, Jantar Mantar protest site, Election Commission, Constitution, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Gyanesh Kumar, Congress, Opposition protest, PTI

13/10/2026

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of being exposed over an alleged vote theft conspiracy. Speaking after the INDIA bloc meeting at Rahul Gandhi's residence, Yadav said the Opposition was united in its resolve to save democracy and was ready to make any sacrifice for the cause.



Tejashwi Yadav, RJD, INDIA bloc meeting, Rahul Gandhi, BJP, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Gyanesh Kumar, Opposition unity, PTI News

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