NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding nominees for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia, and Gaya Town constituencies. Shaswat Kedar Pandey will contest from Narkatiaganj, while Qamrul Hoda has been fielded from Kishanganj. Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav, and Mohan Shrivasta will represent the...

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The Telangana Police Housing Corporation Limited has been renamed as the Telangana Police Housing Infratech and Consultancy Services Corporation Limited (TGPICS) with effect from Saturday (October 18), following government approval. TGPICS Managing Director M. Ramesh said that the government issued orders dated October 18, approving the name change and authorising the corporation to operate under...

Indian comedy film ‘Dupki’, which explores the dreams of three growing-up children from different backgrounds, premiered at the 6th Beijing International Children’s Festival on Saturday, albeit without its director and cast.The four-day event, which began on October 16, featured 62 films, festival official Gavin Lee told PTI.However, Dupki was screened at the festival without the...

This special report investigates the alarming deaths of children in India and abroad due to contaminated, Indian-made cough syrups. The report covers multiple tragedies, including those in Madhya Pradesh linked to Srisan Pharma’s ‘Cold Rift’ syrup, in Jammu and Kashmir involving Digital Vision, and international incidents in Gambia and Uzbekistan caused by products from Maiden...

Residents remove debris from a house damaged by Wednesday’s two drone strikes, in Kabul, Afghanistan (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) Three young Afghan cricketers were among eight civilians killed in a reported aerial strike by Pakistan on Saturday. The deceased players were identified as Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon.The Afghanistan Cricket Board has responded by withdrawing from...

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A man had a miraculous escape after his car was caught in the currents on a submerged bridge, near Kothamangalam, in Ernakulam district of Kerala following a sudden burst of heavy rain on Friday (October 17, 2025) night. The incident occurred at Kudamunda Bridge around 10 p.m. Fire and Rescue Services personnel from the Kothamangalam...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently reflected on how OpenAI’s unexpected launch of ChatGPT in 2022 caught the tech giant off guard, despite its long-standing leadership in artificial intelligence. Speaking at Salesforce’s annual technology event on Thursday, October 17, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff asked Pichai how Google – once the “absolute leader in AI”, reacted when...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday warned Pakistan, saying every inch of India’s neighbour lies within the range of BrahMos missiles, even as he praised Operation Sindoor and called it merely a trailer. “BrahMos proved to be practical for India’s security during Operation Sindoor. Winning is not merely an incident, but it has become our...