- President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday greeted citizens on the eve of Diwali and asked them to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of the poor and needy by sharing their joys with them.
- A 2.6-magnitude earthquake hit the national capital on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology.
- Nearly 150 members of different political parties, including the state general secretary of Trinamool Congress and many Congress leaders, joined the ruling BJP on Saturday.
- The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame guidelines for regulation of trading and mining of cryptocurrencies.
- Amid speculation over former bureaucrat VK Pandian joining the BJD, the ruling party in Odisha Saturday described him as a ‘true disciple’ of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday urged Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to consider for upgrading the National Highway Economic Corridor from Ramgarhia in Chhatisgarh to Talcher in Anugul district via Jharsuguda, Deogarha and Sambalpur section into eight lane.
- In an important development, Rourkela Airport has been granted Control Zone (CTR) status by the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
- Punjab Saturday reported 104 farm fires, taking the total number of stubble-burning incidents to 23,730 while air quality indices in Haryana and the border state were in 'satisfactory' and 'moderate' categories.
- Three tourists from Bangladesh were charred to death in a major blaze in a houseboat on the famous Dal Lake Saturday, officials here said.
- Nearly 2.5 lakh employees have been laid off so far this year in the global technology and startup sector, as the tech layoffs continue un.
- Talks of a merger between India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Japan’s Sony’s Indian arm have stalled after a clash on which company’s top executive will run the merged entity, the Mint business daily reported Friday.
- Releasing its manifesto for Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has focused not just on pocketbook issues like electricity and gas cylinders but also a hike in minimum support price for some crops and a ₹ 20,000-crore investment in healthcare infrastructure
- Gauhati University authorities have decided to allow female students to take menstrual leaves and also grant relaxation in their attendance to appear for exams, officials said Saturday.
- The police sub-inspector accused of raping a minor girl in Rajasthan's Dausa district has been terminated from service and arrested after a case was registered against him under relevant sections, including the POCSO Act and the SC/ST Act.
- On the occasion of Diwali, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a colourful sand sculpture of Lord Ram holding diya with the message 'Happy Diwali' at Puri Beach in Odisha.
- In his second visit to Telangana in less than a week, ahead of the Assembly elections, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong outreach to the Dalit community, particularly the Madigas, who make up 60 per cent of the Scheduled Caste community.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday gave a nod to commence a process to recruit 1,450 more police personnel in the state.
- The number of international outbound departures by Indian residents is expected to grow to over 50 million in 2030
- At least five persons were killed and about 60 passengers injured when a state government bus and an omnibus collided head-on on the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
- England joined the party after everything was done and dusted, finding enough reasons to smile while humiliating a demotivated Pakistan by 93 runs in their final World Cup game here Saturday.
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