News This Week (Oct 5-9): Anti-CEC Protest, US Green Card Crackdown, Nana Patekar & More

News18 - Oct 9, 2026

From political face-offs in Delhi to a US green-card shake-up, Nana Patekar’s final curtain call, Messi’s emotional goodbye and a Nobel win, here’s the week that was

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