Imphal, October 27, 2026: Manipur amasung Mizoram-gi border areas-ga marida drug trafficking amasung hawala transaction touba network-gi mathakta central agencies-na investigation makha tana chathari.
Recent operation-singda alleged drug trafficking network-ga marida mising kayana arrest touba amasung bank accounts 1,400-ta henna freeze touba report toure. Investigators-na drug sales-dagi phangba money asi different accounts amasung financial channels-gi mapanna transfer touba ngamlibra haibadu yengsinaba thourang toui.
Drug trafficking asi Northeast India-gi young people, border security amasung local communities-ta achouba khudongchaba ama oiriba mapanna, authorities-na drug supply chain amasung financial network anisingbu dismantle touba hotnari.
New Delhi, October 26, 2026: India Meteorological Department (IMD)-na Bay of Bengal-da leiba depression ama cyclonic storm ama oina hen-gatpa yai haina forecast toure.
Weather system asi October 28-gi manakta Andhra Pradesh amasung Yanam coast-gi lamda chatpa yai. Odisha amasung Andhra Pradesh-gi areas kharada heavy to extremely heavy rainfall thokpa ngamgani haina weather officials-na warning pikhre.
Tamil Nadu amasung Chhattisgarh-da su rain, thunderstorm amasung strong wind-gi possibility leiri.
Coastal areas amasung flood-prone areas-da leiba misingna official weather warning-sing yengsinaba, unnecessary travel thamthokpa amasung local authorities-gi instruction follow touba maru oigani.
Brasília, October 26, 2026: Brazil-gi incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva-na presidential election-ta victory phangduna mahakki fourth term phangdre haina latest reports-na haibani.
Election asi Brazil-gi political future amasung United States-ga leiba diplomatic relations-gi maramda maru oiba ama oigani. Lula-na social welfare programmes amasung economic policies-gi mathakta campaign toukhi, aduga mahakki opponent Flávio Bolsonaro-na political change amasung security-gi maramda focus toukhi.
Election result asi Latin America-gi political landscape-ta impact thokpa yai. Government-gi next steps, economic policy amasung foreign relations-gi maramda public attention leiri.
Washington–Tehran, October 26, 2026: Iran-na United States-ga diplomatic communication makha tana chathari haina phongdokkhre, adubu military tension amadi possible conflict-gi maramda concern leiri.
Associated Press-gi report matung-inna, Iran-gi officials-na third-party intermediaries-gi mapanna messages exchange touba leiri haikhi. US President Donald Trump-na Iran-ga agreement phangba ngamgani haina wa phongdokkhre, adubu Iran-gi officials-na Washington-gi demands khara criticize toure.
Israel-gi Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-na Iran nattraga mahakki allies-na attack touba hotnaba yairabadi Israel-na strong response piba yai haina warning pikhre.
Diplomatic talks asi makha tana chathokpa ngamdrabadi Middle East-gi security, international shipping amasung oil supply-ta achouba impact thokpa yai.
Okinawa, Japan, October 26, 2026: Japan-gi prosecutors-na Okinawa-da stationed oiriba United States Marine ama-da murder amasung robbery-gi charge pikhre haina international news reports-na haibani.
Case asi Japan-da US military personnel-singgi legal responsibility amasung host country-ga leiba security arrangements-gi maramda amuk question-sing thok-hanle.
Japanese authorities-na criminal investigation amasung legal proceedings makha tana chathokpa thourang toui. Case-gi exact circumstances amasung court proceedings-gi final outcome adu legal process makha tana yengsinaba darkar leiri.
Bhubaneswar-da mahakna Reserve Bank of India-gi Data Centre amasung Cybersecurity Training Institute inaugurate tougani. Facilities anising asi financial technology, secure payment systems amasung cybersecurity capability hen-gat-hanbagi damak shannaba thourangni.
Britain’s twice-yearly clock changes have a history stretching back more than a century, shaped by wartime priorities, energy conservation and the need to make better use of daylight. However, before the country adopted a more unified approach to timekeeping, communities followed their own local clocks. The Scottish town of Paisley provides an interesting example of how time once varied from place to place.
On Sunday, October 25, clocks across the United Kingdom moved back by one hour as British Summer Time (BST) ended and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) resumed. The autumn adjustment brings lighter mornings but earlier sunsets as the country enters the winter season.
The practice of changing clocks developed from efforts to extend daylight during the warmer months. One of the best-known advocates was William Willett, who published a proposal in 1907 arguing that people could make better use of daylight if clocks were moved forward during summer.
Willett believed that adjusting the time would allow people to enjoy more daylight after work and reduce the need for artificial lighting. Although his campaign attracted attention, the proposal was not immediately adopted.
The outbreak of the First World War eventually gave the idea greater momentum. With energy supplies under pressure, governments began looking for ways to reduce fuel consumption. Britain introduced daylight saving in 1916 through the Summer Time Act, moving clocks forward during the summer months in an effort to conserve energy and extend usable daylight into the evening.
Timekeeping arrangements changed again during the Second World War, when Britain introduced additional summer-time measures. These adjustments were intended to make more daylight available during the evening while the country faced wartime demands.
In the decades that followed, the government continued to examine whether the seasonal clock system was the most effective arrangement. Between 1968 and 1971, Britain experimented with keeping clocks one hour ahead of GMT throughout the year. The trial was eventually abandoned amid concerns about dark winter mornings and the impact on people living in different parts of the country.
The familiar system of moving clocks forward in spring and turning them back in autumn was subsequently restored.
Paisley’s connection to local time
Long before standard time became widely established, towns and cities often set their clocks according to the Sun’s position. This meant that local time could differ depending on a community’s geographical location.
Paisley, situated west of Glasgow in Scotland, lies farther west than London. Because of this difference in longitude, the Sun reaches its highest point in Paisley later than it does in the capital. Historically, when London’s local solar time reached noon, Paisley’s was approximately 11:42 a.m.
This difference did not mean Paisley operated under a separate national daylight-saving system. Instead, it reflected an era when time was determined locally, before a common standard was adopted across the country.
The town’s Coats Observatory also forms part of this history. Founded in the nineteenth century, the observatory supported astronomical research and the accurate measurement of time. Observations of celestial movements helped communities establish local time before standardised systems became commonplace.
The expansion of the railway network later made uniform time increasingly necessary. When trains travelled between towns operating on different local clocks, coordinating timetables became difficult. A common time standard helped improve transport schedules and made communication and commerce more efficient.
Over time, standardised time replaced the patchwork of local clocks, creating a more consistent system across Britain.
Today, the annual spring and autumn adjustments remain part of everyday life, although their benefits and drawbacks continue to attract debate. Some people welcome the extra evening daylight during summer, while others question whether changing clocks twice a year remains necessary.
The history behind the practice demonstrates how timekeeping has adapted to changing social and economic needs. From wartime efforts to conserve energy to the railway industry’s demand for reliable schedules, several factors helped shape the system used today.
Paisley’s past offers a reminder that time was once closely connected to geography and the movement of the Sun. Although clocks across Britain now follow a common schedule, the town’s history illustrates how differently people once measured the passing of the day.
Bhubaneswar, October 25, 2026: Bay of Bengal-da leiba depression ama Monday phaoba cyclonic storm ama oina hen-gatpa yai haiba weather forecast-gi matung-inna Odisha-da authorities-na preparedness hen-gatle.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast touba mapanna district khara-da schools amasung colleges temporary close touba yathang pikhre. Disaster response teams-sing alert-da thamle; report matung-inna Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, NDRF amasung fire service teams-sing emergency response-gi damak thourang toure.
