Police Use Tear Gas as Youth Protests Resume in Madagascar Capital

October 1, 2025 10:29 AM

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Police Use Tear Gas as Youth Protests Resume in Madagascar Capital

    In Madagascar, police fired tear gas as hundreds of young protesters returned to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, despite President Andry Rajoelina agreeing to dissolve his government. The so-called Gen-Z protests have seen thousands demonstrate in cities across Madagascar since Thursda...

IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Across Several States Today

October 1, 2025 10:21 AM

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IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Across Several States Today

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over parts of North East India, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Saurashtra and Kutch today. The met department also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds over Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, ...

Houthis Claim Cruise Missile Attack on Dutch Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden

October 1, 2025 10:19 AM

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Houthis Claim Cruise Missile Attack on Dutch Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden

    Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility today for an attack on the Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht, which caught fire in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis' military spokesperson said that Monday's attack was carried out by a cruise missile. The strike injured two sailors and f...

Telangana Urges Centre to Raise Kharif Rice Procurement Target to 53.6 LMT

October 1, 2025 10:16 AM

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Telangana Urges Centre to Raise Kharif Rice Procurement Target to 53.6 LMT

The Telangana government has urged the Centre to increase the state's Kharif procurement target for 2025-26 to 53.6 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of rice, equivalent to 80 LMT of paddy, in view of an expected bumper harvest. Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, in a letter to Union food minister...

Musical ‘Mera Desh Pahle’ Showcased in Hyderabad, Highlights PM Modi’s Life

October 1, 2025 9:55 AM

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Musical ‘Mera Desh Pahle’ Showcased in Hyderabad, Highlights PM Modi’s Life

In Telangana, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy, besides several other leaders, attended the musical show 'Mera Desh Pahle - The Untold Story of Shri Narendra Modi' at HITEX in Hyderabad last evening. The show, based on the life ...

At Least 91 Students Trapped After Islamic School Collapse in Indonesia

October 1, 2025 9:46 AM

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At Least 91 Students Trapped After Islamic School Collapse in Indonesia

  In Indonesia, at least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building collapsed, said authorities. More than 300 rescue workers are desperately working to free survivors this morning. The structure fell on top of hundreds of people, mostly teen boys ...

Government Extends Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) Choice Deadline to 30th November

October 1, 2025 9:01 AM

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Government Extends Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) Choice Deadline to 30th November

  The government has extended the cut-off date to exercise choice for Unified Pension Scheme-UPS by two months, till 30th of November this year, for eligible existing employees, past retirees and legally wedded spouses of the deceased past retirees. Earlier, the last date was yesterday.      The Min...

Central Railway Completes Locomotive Trials of Indigenous KAVACH System

October 1, 2025 8:48 AM

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Central Railway Completes Locomotive Trials of Indigenous KAVACH System

  The Central Railway recently completed locomotive trials of KAVACH, the indigenously developed automatic train protection system, on the Panvel-Roha section of the Mumbai division, marking a key step towards introducing the technology across the railway’s 4,000-km route network.     The trials wer...