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Foreign devotees from Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Ghana and other countries performed Pind Daan and Tarpan at Bihar's Gaya Ji during the Pitru Paksha Mahasangam Mela. The pilgrims visited the Falgu River, Vishnupad Temple and sacred Pind VedIs to honour their departed loved ones.

Shardiya Navratri 2026 will begin on October 11 and continue for nine days until October 19, with Vijayadashami celebrated on October 20. The festival begins with Ghatasthapana/Kalash Sthapana, followed by worship of the nine forms of Goddess Durga, fasting, puja and other rituals.

Mumbai recorded an unusually hot start to October, with Colaba touching 37.4C, its highest October temperature in 13 years. Santacruz recorded 36.9C, while changing wind patterns linked to monsoon withdrawal and an anti-cyclone contributed to the heat.

Chahal, who has represented India in 72 ODIs and 80 T20Is, never got the opportunity to don the Test whites despite a 17-year career in domestic and county circuits. His last international appearance came during a T20I against the West Indies in August 2023.

Former AIADMK MLA and organising secretary N. Murugumaran has joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) after resigning from the AIADMK. Murugumaran, who represented Kattumannarkoil twice, accused the AIADMK leadership of sidelining committed workers and favouring financially strong candidates.

Delhi Police have transferred complaints from three women journalists alleging sexual harassment by police personnel during the October 3 Jantar Mantar protest to the Crime Branch. The demonstration targeted CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid opposition to the SIR of electoral rolls.

Neetu Kapoor recently sarcastically called out paparazzi after they asked to capture her ack while she was leaving an establishment. Her reaction comes amid growing criticism of intrusive ack shots of female celebrities, with Neha Dhupia and Salman Khan also speaking out against the practice.

India's women's hockey team arrived at Bengaluru airport after winning the Asian Games gold, ending a 44-year wait for an Asian Games medal in women's hockey and securing direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Indian equity markets faced an eighth week of decline amid foreign fund outflows and rising crude prices, but technicals hint at short-term recovery.

A group of women were allegedly chased and harassed by five men travelling in a Delhi-registered WagonR in Haridwar's Bahadrabad area. The women recorded the incident, and police later identified the accused as Uttam Singh, Jaswant Singh, Ahmed Prabhat, Vishal Kumar and Sandeep Chauhan.

The AI boom could significantly improve productivity and reshape the way businesses operate, but it may also create a painful labour-market transition. Routine and entry-level roles could face greater pressure, making reskilling and AI literacy increasingly important.

Adani Skills and Education launched a Green Energy Centre at Kachchh University to train over 10,000 students annually in renewable energy technologies.

FSSAI suspends a bakery licence over hygiene lapses and orders recall of an Everest cumin powder batch after pesticide residues exceed safety limits.

The J&K School Education Department has declared the alleged 2013 appointment of an employee from Srinagar null and void after a departmental inquiry found that his appointment, confirmation, and promotion orders were not issued by the competent authority. The employee had allegedly drawn a salary for 13 years and was also promoted as a teacher. The department has ordered recovery of financial and other benefits received on the basis of the alleged appointment.

The march began from Metro Cinema in South Mumbai and ended in front of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, where Uddhav and Raj Thackeray addressed the crowd.

J&K Police have busted an alleged fake recruitment module in Budgam with the arrest of a lawyer and a politician accused of issuing forged letters for the appointment of SPOs. In a separate case, the Economic Offences Wing has filed two chargesheets against a Kupwara man accused of cheating job seekers, impersonation and forgery, and allegedly collecting around Rs 62 lakh through promises of government jobs and land allotments.

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actor Mohsin Khan sparked wedding rumours after sharing a dreamy picture dancing with fiance Tamanna. Captioned The Day MashaAllah, the post showed Tamanna in a lehenga with mehendi on her hand.

GST Council meeting is expected to discuss proposals to decriminalise certain GST offences, including removing the power of tax officials to arrest taxpayers during investigations. The Law Committee has also recommended raising the prosecution threshold from 5 crore to 10 crore and reducing jail terms for less serious offences.

Protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued in Delhi for the third consecutive day on October 4. AISA activists marched towards Jantar Mantar, while AAP workers staged a separate demonstration at India Gate, with several protesters detained by police.

India's National Supercomputing Mission has deployed 40 supercomputers to enhance AI, weather forecasting, and scientific discovery.

This is the second time that US President Trump has named an adviser to oversee AI-related decisions. Venture capitalist David Sacks held the AI czar role at the beginning of Trump's second term in office, Reuters reported.

Devotees may also offer food, perform charity and pray for the peace of departed ancestors. The Amavasya Tithi begins on October 9 at 9:35 pm and ends on October 10 at 9:19 pm, with exact ritual timings varying by location. Shardiya Navratri begins on October 11

India finished the Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, securing fourth place in the overall standings. India won gold medals across cricket, hockey, shooting, archery, boxing, wrestling, kabaddi and golf.

The passengers claimed that the crew asked them to untie the terrorist, but they said that the suspect should be handed over to the police, two passengers who helped restrain the suspect told The New York Post in an interview.

Dorsey shared an Apple App Review email claiming the action was based on Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Bitchat, which enables offline messaging through Bluetooth-based peer-to-peer networks without central servers, will remain available in other markets.

A strengthening El Nio could bring warmer and potentially drier winter conditions in India, affecting rabi crops such as wheat, mustard and pulses. While this does not mean winter will disappear, unusual temperatures and low soil moisture could hurt crop yields, tighten supplies and push food prices higher.

Veteran filmmaker, screenwriter and composer Singeetam Srinivasa Rao died on Saturday at the age of 94. The filmmaker had a career spanning more than six decades across several Indian languages, in which he worked with some of the biggest stars and finest actors.

Four people were killed after an ambulance carrying the mortal remains of Army Subedar Satyavan Fauji collided with a truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district on Sunday morning. The accident occurred around 8:30 am while the ambulance was travelling from Lucknow to Ghazipur.

Ksenia Grand is an international actress, model, former live TV presenter, and voice coach with extensive cross-border experience in theatre, film, and speech training.

Nayara Energy raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 across over 7,000 outlets due to rising global crude costs.

Captain Smit Machchhar described the harrowing cockpit attack and his brave fight to save a flydubai flight to Israel.

UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed visited injured flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in hospita. Machchhar was injured after being attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to intervene before the aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia.

Indian equities could remain flat or decline in October due to global headwinds following a sharp September sell-off.

An SBI-led consortium has told the Bombay High Court that 8,751.86 crore remains recoverable from Vijay Mallya as of August 31, 2026, despite 10,270 crore being temporarily recovered. The lenders' claim counters Mallya's argument that banks have already recovered more than his outstanding dues.

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Reliance Communications and senior executives in a Rs 3,750 crore LIC investment fraud case.

Nushrratt Bharuccha returned to Mumbai via an air ambulance after suffering a severe spine fracture in an accident in Bali. Videos from her arrival show the actress being taken out of the ambulance on a stretcher, accompanied by family and friends, including Ishita Raj.

FSSAI has directed The Lalit hotel to halt sale of unsafe Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener found substandard in lab tests.

Team India has added another gold medal to its Asian Games campaign after defeating Pakistan in the men's T20 cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Saturday. India won the closely fought contest by 19 runs to successfully defend its Asian Games cricket title.

Addressing the gathering, CJP founder Abhijit Dipke criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He said the movement would continue under the 'Jail Bharo' call and described peaceful assembly in support of voting rights

Jaya Bachchan's cheerful appearance at a Mumbai book launch caught fans' attention as she laughed and posed alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Gulzar. Videos showed the actress smiling and laughing as the trio posed together. Her cheerful mood quickly became a talking point online.

Gold prices declined in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai on October 3, with 24K gold priced at 14,918 per gram in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai, while Delhi recorded 15,046 per gram. Silver was priced at 235 per gram in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, while Chennai recorded 245 per gram.

Five people were killed and 10 critically injured after a boiler exploded at a pharmaceutical unit in Sri City, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The blast caused extensive damage, while emergency teams launched rescue operations and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals.

Noel Tata has sought video and minutes of Tata Sons September board meeting over N Chandrasekaran's reappointment.

The Flydubai cockpit attack investigation has uncovered alleged al-Qaeda radicalisation links involving Omani co-pilot Hamam Alhamami. Reports say he had extremist concerns raised during his Oman Air career and allegedly intended to crash Flight FZ1073 in Israel before Captain Smit Machchhar and passengers intervened.

Salman Khan praised flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage during a September 30 mid-air cockpit attack. Despite suffering serious injuries, Machchhar resisted the attacker and helped ensure the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight landed safely in Saudi Arabia with all 180 occupants unharmed.

Apple will enforce stricter controls on Full Disk Access for Mac apps after AI agents raised user data privacy issues.

Elon Musk abruptly broke up with his current partner, who is also the mother of four of his kids, she said on social media this week in a lengthy statement along with one of their most recent text exchanges before the split.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin attacked TVK chief Vijay over his alleged silence on the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and the controversy involving CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Speaking at a rally ahead of the October 6 bypolls, Stalin questioned whether Vijay was afraid of the BJP.

A lawyers' body has formed a five-member independent commission led by former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur to examine the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Actors Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah were among film and music personalities attending CJP's Shivaji Park protest on Friday against the Election Commission and SIR. Azmi said voting was a democratic right and opposed removing eligible voters from rolls.