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The Election Commission on Monday announced that the Bihar assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 14. The entire election process will conclude by November 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 on October 8 in New Delhi. The four-day event will showcase India’s growing global leadership in digital innovation, featuring 6G, AI, satellite communications, and over 400 exhibitors.

Gold prices surged by Rs 9,700 to Rs 1,30,300 per 10 grams in Delhi on Monday amid a depreciating rupee and safe-haven buying. Silver also rose sharply, reflecting strong demand in both domestic and international market

NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam expressed optimism over an early India-US trade agreement. Amid 50 per cent US tariffs on Indian goods, both countries are committed to negotiations, aiming to boost competitiveness and double bilateral trade to USD500 billion by 2030

Seven individuals who were present with singer Zubeen Garg during his final moments in Singapore have yet to respond to CID summons, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Only Rupkamal Kalita has cooperated, with investigations continuing under MLAT provisions

IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation's Telecom Security Testing Lab becomes India’s first lab authorised by the Department of Telecommunications to test 5G core-network functions, AMF, and Group-I devices, enabling secure, resilient, and indigenous 5G infrastructure across the country

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