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1.The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay...

 1.The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.The committee’s announcement of the 125th Nobel Peace Prize, made on Friday in Oslo, said the award would go to the South African jurist for her work to promote peace and international law. It added that Pillay, a former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, had been instrumental in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/2026-nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-navi-pillay

2.The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it has approved nor disapproved the Election Commission of India's (ECI) revised Form 6 for voter registration.Form 6 is to be filled by people seeking to register as voters for the first time. It is being used by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in various States.

https://www.barandbench.com/news/we-have-neither-approved-nor-disapproved-ecis-form-6-modification-supreme-court-clarifies

3.MPSC aspirants late Sunday night ended their 10-day agitation after the Maharashtra government formed a committee, with senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe as secretary, to probe alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, in the recruitment body.Subsequently, Maharashtra Public Service Commission Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar announced that he had proceeded on leave till the inquiry was completed.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mpsc-stir-maharashtra-public-service-commission-aspirants-end-10-day-protests-as-tukaram-mundhe-gets-key-role-12171381

4.The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced that India will host the WTTC Global Summit in 2027, bringing the world’s leading Travel & Tourism CEOs and government leaders to Delhi as the country’s tourism sector enters a new era of growth and global opportunity, supported by one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing domestic travel markets.

https://wttc.org/news/india-global-summit-2027

5.Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) signed 47 hotels and opened 20 in the first half of FY2027, taking its portfolio to 670 hotels, including a pipeline of 280 properties. The company is progressing towards its target of a 700-hotel portfolio under its Accelerate 2030 strategy ahead of schedule. Development, IHCL,said, “With a strong momentum of 47 signings and 20 openings in H1 FY2027, IHCL is on track to achieve its guidance under Accelerate 2030 of a 700-hotel portfolio ahead of time. Driven by a diversified strategy across brands, markets and contract types, this growth underscores IHCL’s scalable and resilient hospitality ecosystem.

https://hospitalitybizindia.com/news-track/ihcls-portfolio-reaches-670-hotels-with-47-signings-in-h1-fy2027/

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