US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Mumbai that India and the United States are "very, very close" to concluding a bilateral trade agreement, with only a handful of items left. President Trump, from Washington, said the deal is "pretty close".
World
French authorities have extended nighttime curfews in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities after a weekend of demonstrations that turned into looting and arson, with more than 2,400 people arrested and around 3,000 businesses damaged.
World
A day after talks with Zelensky in Oslo, US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present an updated proposal to end the Ukraine war and push for trilateral negotiations.
India
Gujarat's state utility has asked industries and residents to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 11 pm, as half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel amid a demand surge.
World
Sudanese army drones struck a truck carrying mourners to a funeral and a market alleged to supply fuel to the rival RSF, killing more than 300 people, according to sources on the ground.
World
Voters in Alberta have decisively rejected independence in a referendum, handing a clear victory to Canadian unity — a result Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed as 'a clear choice' in favour of the federation.
World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US envoys in Oslo for talks on the war, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied accusations that the United States is withholding critical intelligence from Kyiv.
India
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the annual Darbar Move calendar: offices will close in Srinagar on October 30–31 and reopen in the winter capital Jammu on November 2, reviving a tradition that dates back to 1872.
India
At the Dussehra celebrations in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all political parties and institutions to set aside differences, stand together in the national interest, and defeat the enemies of the country.
Entertainment
Regional-language music now dominates India's charts. How Punjabi, Haryanvi, Telugu and other industries broke into the mainstream.
India
Gujarat's state utility has asked industries and residents to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 11 pm, as half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel amid a demand surge.
India
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the annual Darbar Move calendar: offices will close in Srinagar on October 30–31 and reopen in the winter capital Jammu on November 2, reviving a tradition that dates back to 1872.
World
A day after talks with Zelensky in Oslo, US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present an updated proposal to end the Ukraine war and push for trilateral negotiations.
World
Sudanese army drones struck a truck carrying mourners to a funeral and a market alleged to supply fuel to the rival RSF, killing more than 300 people, according to sources on the ground.
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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