October 9, 2026
Today's Briefing
A Nobel for a Canadian poet, a Cauvery water order, rain alerts in Tamil Nadu, a sharp market fall and a change at the top of Sri Lankan cricket.
- 1Canadian poet Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. She is known for writing that moves freely between poetry, essay and translation.
- 2The Cauvery Water Management Authority has ordered Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, after complaints that water from Mettur was not reaching tail-end delta areas.Read at source · OneIndia Tamil →
- 3The Chennai meteorological centre has issued a yellow rain alert for 12 Tamil Nadu districts, with showers likely from Namakkal to Tiruvarur.Read at source · OneIndia Tamil →
- 4India's Sensex fell more than 1,300 points in a single session. On the same day, TCS reported a 15% rise in quarterly profit.Read at source · Goodreturns Tamil →
- 5Dhananjaya de Silva has stepped down as Sri Lanka's Test captain, saying it is time to make way for a younger generation.Read at source · MyKhel Tamil →