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Flooding in Bihar has worsened after heavy rainfall in Nepal’s Gandak basin, affecting around 2.03 lakh people across six districts. Rising river levels and multiple embankment breaches have inundated villages, disrupted roads and forced residents to seek safer locations amid rescue operations

The Supreme Court stayed the execution of Indian Mujahideen operative Ahmed Bawa in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case and sought Gujarat government’s response. The court also called for trial records after the Gujarat High Court upheld his death sentence earlier this year

Brazil is expanding trade with India and other Asian economies to diversify markets amid global uncertainty, while retaining existing partners, Brazilian Minister Marcio Elias Rosa said. He highlighted significant growth with India, saying Asian trade helped offset weaker US economic ties

Veteran actor Anupam Kher, 71, successfully climbed a 35-foot indoor rock-climbing wall at a mall in Raleigh, North Carolina. Sharing the experience online, Kher said the challenge strengthened his belief in himself and highlighted the triumph of the human spirit

The Karnataka government’s SIT will begin a fresh probe into the 2012 Dharmasthala gang rape and murder of Soujanya, following Supreme Court directions. The five-member team will review the case and submit its findings within three months, amid objections over one officer’s inclusion

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar praised Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary courage after the injured pilot helped avert a major tragedy aboard flydubai flight FZ1073. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also lauded his bravery and resolve

The NIA arrested four suspected JMB associates in West Bengal, uncovering documents identifying youths allegedly targeted for radicalisation. Investigators said the outfit used Telegram and encrypted chats to recruit and train members, while raising funds and planning terrorist activities through sleeper cells

The government proposed amendments to the Petroleum Act, 1934, including decriminalising minor licence breaches and introducing graded penalties. The draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes civil penalties for regulatory violations and tougher punishments for serious offences involving petroleum operations and infrastructure

Security forces in Mizoram seized drugs worth over Rs 846 crore and arrested 930 people, including 111 foreigners, between January and August. Officials reported 635 NDPS cases and 45 drug-related deaths, while authorities intensified border enforcement, awareness campaigns and rehabilitation efforts

Five trekkers have gone missing on the Vasukital trek in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, prompting helicopter and foot searches. The group left on September 25, while heavy snowfall and rain disrupted conditions. Officials said contact with the trekkers has been lost

AAP MP Sanjay Singh said the party will skip the INDIA bloc meeting on Election Commission issues, citing its exit from the alliance. He said AAP supports action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and will coordinate with opposition parties on the matter

Filmmaker-host Karan Johar announced that “Koffee With Karan” will conclude with its ninth season, premiering on JioHotstar on October 14. The show, launched in 2004, has completed eight seasons and 161 episodes, becoming a prominent celebrity talk show

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail pleas of jailed student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, citing the Supreme Court’s earlier order denying bail. The court said circumstances for renewing their pleas had not arisen

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar was shot dead in Thane, Maharashtra, with police arresting one suspect and questioning another. Investigators are examining CCTV footage and multiple possible motives, including political rivalry and personal enmity, while probing a builder dispute angle

Actor Siddharth praised the streaming era for enabling artists to take on contrasting roles, citing his characters in “Operation Safed Sagar” and “Lust Stories 3”. Filmmakers discussed bold programming, audience expectations, algorithms, entertainment and the evolving streaming landscape at FICCI FRAMES

Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata has urged the Tata Sons board to review a restructuring proposal that could help avoid listing the holding company. He also questioned the RBI’s classification of Tata Sons as an upper-layer NBFC and raised concerns over philanthropic priorities

A Meerut court is set to deliver its verdict in the Saurabh Rajput murder case, involving his wife Muskan Rastogi and co-accused Sahil Shukla. The prosecution has sought the death penalty, while the defence cited absence of eyewitnesses and sought leniency

A new study suggests ribose, a fragile sugar important to RNA, may have helped preserve its own survival on early Earth. Researchers found ribose helped dissolve borate minerals, keeping boron available to protect ribose, revealing a possible two-way chemical relationship before life emerged

The Education Ministry is preparing a national CBT infrastructure strategy to shift NEET from pen-and-paper to online mode. The move follows the paper leak controversy, with the Centre awaiting recommendations from Nandan Nilekani’s task force before finalising the transition and reforms

Bihar Vigilance Bureau searched four locations linked to a bureaucrat couple in a disproportionate assets case, recovering nearly Rs 80 lakh cash, jewellery worth Rs 52.60 lakh and 48 watches. Investigators also identified seven properties valued at around Rs 2.92 crore

BJP leader Ashish Usha Agarwal questioned Rahul Gandhi’s leadership of the INDIA bloc ahead of its New Delhi meeting. His remarks came as opposition parties discussed electoral-roll revisions, Election Commission concerns and efforts to coordinate their response amid differences within the alliance

Amitabh Bachchan was amused when KBC 18 contestant Almas Khan recalled falling asleep during his 1997 film Mrityudaata at Jaipur’s Raj Mandir theatre as a child. Bachchan joked about how she could watch the movie while sleeping, recalling the film’s release

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at UN headquarters, discussing multilateralism, India-UN cooperation and global conflicts, including Ukraine and West Asia. They focused on mitigating conflicts’ impact on Global South countries as Guterres prepares to leave office

India’s higher education sector expanded sharply over the past decade, with more universities, colleges, students and teachers. Women and disadvantaged communities recorded stronger participation, while placements and salaries improved. SBI Research urged higher public spending, research investment, vocational training and examination reforms