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Amazon has reportedly laid off around 250 employees in its devices and services division, mainly affecting software development roles, as part of efforts to streamline operations and align staffing with product priorities. The move follows recent layoffs in its retail division and comes amid a broader wave of global tech job cuts driven by cost reduction and increased AI investments.

A 21-year-old man in Montana's capital, Helena, has been charged with felony malicious intimidation or harassment after allegedly shoving a man of Indian descent and telling him to "go back to his country." The accused was arrested following the incident, which witnesses described as an attack.

Keralam PWD Minister PK Basheer informed the Assembly that a preliminary VACB inquiry into alleged corruption in the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), undertaken when CEC Gyanesh Kumar was PWD secretary, is still underway.

Indian equity benchmarks opened marginally higher on Thursday, with Sensex rising 168 points and Nifty gaining 45 points despite mixed global cues, elevated crude oil prices, and concerns over US interest rates. IT and pharma stocks led gains, while private banks and media shares lagged.

Nizamabad Collector Ila Tripathi praised the infrastructure at Navyabharati Global School's sports complex after reviewing preparations for the Khelo India Youth Games table tennis event. She commended the school management for completing the facility in record time and said it reduced the administrative burden of creating new infrastructure.

Samsung Electronics reported a record third-quarter performance, driven by booming demand for AI-related memory chips. Net profit surged over six-fold year-on-year, while operating profit and revenue hit record highs, with the semiconductor division contributing nearly all of the company's operating earnings.

APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of GI-tagged Tandur red gram from Telangana to Australia, marking a milestone for the State's agricultural exports. The 2.5-metric-tonne consignment was shipped from Hyderabad, opening new international market opportunities for farmers and producers of the GI-certified pulse from Vikarabad district.

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar mocked the Congress over its poor performance in the MLC elections, saying EVMs must be "laughing" at the party's allegations. Referring to the Congress drawing a blank in Karnataka and BJP's gains in Uttar Pradesh, he argued that the problem lies in the opposition's politics, not in electronic voting machines.

YSRCP spokesperson Karumuri Venkata Reddy accused the Andhra Pradesh government of prioritising publicity over relief measures for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, alleging failures in evacuation, damage assessment and farmer assistance. He demanded immediate relief, compensation and restoration of essential services.

US President Donald Trump campaigned for Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a rally in Chillicothe, urging voters to elect him governor. Ramaswamy promised major property-tax relief and action against sanctuary cities, aligning his campaign with Trump's "America First" agenda.

The Supreme Court will hear matters on Thursday related to rising Delhi-NCR pollution, stubble burning and the sale of green firecrackers ahead of Diwali. While a complete ban on the manufacture, storage and use of firecrackers remains in force, the court had earlier allowed the production of green crackers without permitting their sale.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged that the election was "stolen" by Arab-led parties, claiming voter fraud, bribery, intimidation and the use of illegal software. The accusations came after Arab-led parties Ra'am and the Joint List were projected to win a combined 19 seats.

Hyderabad-based Cyient Semiconductors has announced it will showcase its power management solutions and custom ASIC portfolio at electronica 2026 in Munich, Germany. The company will highlight key solutions, including automotive load switches and buck regulators for edge AI platforms.

Joint teams of Telangana's food safety authority and police inspected 16 sweet manufacturing and retail outlets across Hyderabad, seizing and discarding over 3,500 kg of food items worth Rs 16.86 lakh. Five units were shut down for operating without valid FSSAI licenses under severely unhygienic conditions.

A 23-year-old accountant from Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, who was declared brain dead after a road accident, donated his organs through Telangana's Jeevandan initiative. His kidneys, liver and lungs were donated, helping four patients in need.

Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla administered an anti-drug abuse pledge to over 1,200 NSS volunteers at Osmania University under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. Calling for collective action to achieve a drug-free Telangana and India by 2029, he urged young people to combat substance abuse through responsible choices and active social participation.

A study by the Hyderabad-based ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition has found a significant association between maternal knowledge, attitudes and feeding practices and food neophobia among children aged 2-7 years.

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Hyderabad, will organise a three-day public exhibition and seminar, titled “Beyond the Divide – Countering Hate, Building Harmony”, at the Exhibition Grounds, Nampally, from October 30 to November 1.

The Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) has issued a notification for recruitment to 103 posts of Mandal Planning and Statistical Officers/Assistant Statistical Officers in the Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

A man out on bail in a murder case has been arrested by the Shankarpally police for allegedly threatening witnesses and attempting to coerce them into giving false evidence before a court.

The Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGWREIS) has launched a four-day tribal painting workshop, ‘Chitradhara’, at its degree college in Peddakanjerla near Patancheru.

A panchayat secretary and sanitation workers have been booked in Peddapalli district following allegations of the mass killing of around 150 stray dogs in Kamanpur village.

Karnataka must measure its data centre ambitions not just in gigawatts, but also in how sustainably they use water and other vital resources