Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar on his 151st birth anniversary, leading the National Unity Day parade and inaugurating projects worth Rs 426.71 crore.
World
The US State Department has approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine, funded by Canada, Germany, Norway and an EU loan — but President Zelensky warns delivery could take years.
World
A youth-led movement called Gen Z regelt has called rallies in more than 30 German cities on Halloween, as France deploys 70,000 officers for a third weekend of cost-of-living protests.
India
The Indian Navy says a Rafale Marine fighter landed on the indigenous carrier INS Vikrant on its maiden attempt on October 29, the first step towards bringing the French-built jets into naval service.
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Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor who became Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 86.
India
A Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand on Friday, killing the pilot and all five passengers. The cause is not yet known.
India
ISRO's GSLV-F18 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 11:51 pm IST on Friday from Sriharikota carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite, a mission aimed at restoring NavIC to its minimum working strength after its predecessor failed to raise its orbit.
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North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in its first ballistic launch in 17 days as tensions rise along the inter-Korean border.
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday, launching projects worth over Rs 14,400 crore in Banaskantha and Ekta Nagar and releasing around Rs 19,000 crore as the 24th PM-KISAN instalment to farmers across the country.
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At least 68 people are dead after a Renfe high-speed train struck a stationary Iryo service near Toledo; Spain has declared three days of mourning as investigators probe a safety-system failure and the order to resume at full speed.
India
The Indian Navy says a Rafale Marine fighter landed on the indigenous carrier INS Vikrant on its maiden attempt on October 29, the first step towards bringing the French-built jets into naval service.
India
A Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand on Friday, killing the pilot and all five passengers. The cause is not yet known.
World
A youth-led movement called Gen Z regelt has called rallies in more than 30 German cities on Halloween, as France deploys 70,000 officers for a third weekend of cost-of-living protests.
World
Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor who became Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 86.
India
Beyond Bengaluru and Mumbai, a quiet startup boom is unfolding in Jaipur, Indore, Coimbatore and beyond. Inside India's tier-2 entrepreneurship story.
India
India is racing to build data centres for the AI age. This in-depth analysis weighs the boom's promises against its demands for power, water and land.
Science
Extreme heat is a public-health emergency that disrupts sleep, work and wellbeing. An in-depth, practical guide to protecting your household.
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