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(1) Madras High Court forms an SIT to probe Karur stampede
The Madras High Court constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the stampede successful Karur that resulted successful 41 deaths during Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) person Mr. Vijay’s rally past month. The SIT’s constitution, to beryllium headed by Inspector General of Police Asra Garg, was ordered by the Court connected Friday past week (October 3, 2025).
Moreover, the anticipatory bail pleas filed by TVK leaders ‘Bussy’ Anand and Nirmal Kumar were dismissed by the Court, with the presumption that the relation of the organisers was crucial.
The Court’s bid comes amidst mudslinging from antithetic parties, with the stampede’s cause alternating betwixt inadequate constabulary enactment and irresponsible organiser behaviour.
For Mr. Vijay, the incidental marks a acheronian crook successful his governmental tour. His video effect 3 days aft the incidental rises the question of whether it is excessively little, excessively late.
Here is simply a timeline of events.
(2) U.S. authorities shutdown
The U.S. authorities went nether shutdown aft backing authorities for the adjacent twelvemonth could not beryllium passed owed to differences betwixt Republicans and Democrats implicit healthcare security subsidies.
At the crux of this year’s shutdown is the national subsidies fixed successful the signifier of premium taxation credits, specifically to those that avail security from Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulated marketplaces. This premium recognition is calculated by deducting the premium of a benchmark metallic security program from a percent of the consumer’s income. This percent varies with each income slab.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, this percent was reduced and each consumers were eligible for the plan, capping the percent astatine 8.5% nary substance however overmuch the user earned. The rollback of this enlargement volition summation premiums by more than 75% connected average, according to Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. Moreover, the steepest premium emergence volition beryllium for lower-income consumers.
On the different hand, the U.S. faces an unsustainable $2 trillion yearly fund deficit. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the enhanced premium taxation credits, if made permanent, would incur $335 cardinal successful spending betwixt 2025-2034.
(3) India-China flights acceptable to resume aft 5 years
Flights volition run from Kolkata to Guangzhou, China, from October 26, 5 years aft suspension, the Centre announced connected Thursday past week (October 2, 2025). Discussions astir the resumption of flights were successful the offing since past month, indicating an betterment successful India - China relations. The 2 countries had maintained a frosty narration since 2020, erstwhile the equipped forces of some countries clashed successful Galwan Valley.
Initially, Indigo would motorboat flights from Kolkata, and past later, regular flights from New Delhi erstwhile approvals are successful place. Besides Guangzhou, Shanghai is different destination wherever flights volition beryllium made disposable from India.
(4) Key takeaways from the Crime In India 2023 study by the NCRB
Last week, the National Crime Records Bureau released the yearly Crime In India study for 2023. Some takeaways and highlights from the study are the following:
A full of 1,77,335 cases of transgression against children were registered successful the state successful 2023, showing an summation of 9.2% implicit 2022. In 2022, a full of 1,62,449 cases of crimes against children were recorded, portion the fig stood astatine 1,49,404 successful 2021.
Cases registered nether dowry-related crimes saw a 14% summation successful 2023, with much than 15,000 cases recorded crossed the state and implicit 6,100 deaths reported done the year. A full of 15,489 cases were registered nether the Dowry Prohibition Act successful 2023 — up from 13,479 successful 2022 and 13,568 successful 2021.
Cybercrimes saw a 31.2% summation with 86,420 cases, arsenic compared to 65,893 reported successful 2022. Meanwhile, crimes against Scheduled Tribes saw a leap of 28.8% from 10,064 cases successful 2022 to 12,960 cases successful 2023.
(5) Mirabai Chanu wins metallic successful World Weightlifting Championships
Despite a close thumb issue, a resilient Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu landed her 3rd World Championships medal arsenic she claimed a silver successful the caller 48kg value people successful Forde, Norway.
The Tokyo Olympics metallic medallist, who finished 4th successful Paris 2024, lifted 84kg successful snatch portion failing doubly successful her effort for 87kg. Mirabai, who had managed 111kg successful Paris, registered 115kg — preceded by efforts of 109kg and 112kg — successful cleanable and jerk to full 199kg. She was 3rd successful snatch and 2nd successful cleanable and jerk.
Mirabai, the 2017 champion successful 48kg, was delighted with her 2nd Worlds silver, including 1 successful 49kg successful 2022.
