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The Indian Navy has commissioned Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, in Visakhapatnam. Built indigenously by GRSE with 80 per cent local components, the vessel strengthens the Navy’s ASW capabilities for coastal and shallow-water operations.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the state’s first metro in Patna, starting the 4.3 km initial stretch. The modern three-coach metro aims to ease congestion, offer reliable commuting, and expand to 24 stations across 32.5 km in the future

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a national conference on defence manufacturing in Delhi, launching the Defence Exim and Srijan DEEP portals. The event highlights India’s record defence production of Rs 1.46 lakh crore and growing exports

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Ladakh UT on Sonam Wangchuk’s wife’s plea challenging his detention under the NSA. Wangchuk’s wife seeks immediate release, access, and quashing of the detention order amid ongoing protests in Ladakh

The first-time hosts, India, pocketed a record 22 medals, including 6 Gold, 9 Silver and 7 Bronze

Titan’s fourth win was led by Bharat Hooda’s Super 10, Shubham Shinde’s High Five, while including contributions from Vijay Malik and Praful Zaware

The BWF World Junior Championships have returned to India after a gap of 17 years and will be played in two phases from October 6-19

Amit was joined by teammate S Vishwanath (Services), who breezed past C. Lukas (Tamil Nadu) 5:0

The resurgence of sedition as a tool to muzzle dissent is eerily reminiscent of darker chapters in history

India’s pharma success story cannot rest on cheap generics alone. It must be backed by credibility, stronger audits, criminal liability for negligence and swift justice

Hyderabad racer Rajender Beedani of Motorsports Academy of India clocked in the fastest lap of this season at 2min 7.108sec in the qualifying session

A case has been registered against the driver of actor-politician Vijay’s campaign vehicle following accidents near the Karur rally on September 27. The High Court raised concerns over police inaction, while multiple collisions with motorcycles were captured on video

Heavy rains triggered multiple landslides across Darjeeling, West Bengal, killing at least 10 and leaving two missing. Roads and communication lines are disrupted, thousands of tourists stranded, and rescue operations continue as the CM plans a site visit on September 6

India’s aviation sector is expanding with Navi Mumbai International Airport opening on October 8 and Noida International Airport on October 30. The new airports will ease congestion, improve connectivity, and position Delhi and Mumbai as major global aviation hubs

Security forces in Manipur arrested seven militants linked to KCP and PLA/RPF from four districts. Large caches of arms and 2,000 methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 16.66 lakh were recovered. Strict security measures continue to ensure safe movement on NH-37

Former CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy accused CM N Chandrababu Naidu of fostering spurious liquor trade in Andhra Pradesh, citing fake liquor factories, reduced government excise revenue, and organized crime threatening public health and State finances under TDP’s patronage

Girl students from rural Madhya Pradesh, part of Space Kidz India's *Mission ShakthiSAT*, met President Droupadi Murmu. The global all-girls space mission aims to launch a satellite to Low Earth Orbit in December and to the Moon next year 

ICMR has validated two new TB diagnostic tools—Quantiplus MTB FAST and UniAMP MTB Test Card—developed by Huwel Lifesciences. These affordable, scalable, and non-invasive innovations aim to revolutionize early TB detection, especially in underserved areas, supporting India’s TB elimination goals

Rashmika Mandanna's new film *The Girlfriend*, directed by Rahul Ravindran, will release on November 7 in five languages. Presented by Allu Aravind, the film’s trailer was unveiled on Instagram. Mandanna also stars in Thamma and Cocktail 2

Air India’s Amritsar-Birmingham Boeing 787 experienced an unexpected deployment of its Ram Air Turbine (RAT) during landing on October 4 but landed safely. The aircraft was grounded for inspection, and a Birmingham-Delhi flight was canceled. Investigation is ongoing

Torrential rains in Darjeeling triggered deadly landslides, killing at least seven and isolating villages. Rescue operations are ongoing amid difficult terrain and heavy rain. Several homes and tea garden quarters were destroyed. The IMD has issued a landslide and rainfall alert

A writ petition filed in the Supreme Court challenges Telangana’s order granting 42% reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections, alleging violation of the 50% cap on total quotas. Two related petitions are also pending before the High Court.

Two 13-year-old girls from Kolar, missing since Thursday, were found dead in a well. A suicide note was recovered, though parents alleged foul play. Post-mortem ruled out assault or murder. Police registered an unnatural death case and are investigating further

At the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, German sprinter Max Maximilian won gold in the men’s 400m T47. Wearing a Hindi-inscribed headband with “Never Give Up,” he honored India’s hospitality and credited the gesture for inspiring his victory