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Pakistan and Afghanistan hold to contiguous ceasefire during talks, mediator Qatar says
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an contiguous ceasefire during talks mediated by Qatar and Turkey successful Doha, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced aboriginal Sunday (October 19, 2025) connected X. “During the negotiations, the 2 sides agreed to an contiguous ceasefire and the constitution of mechanisms to consolidate lasting bid and stableness betwixt the 2 countries,” the Qatari Ministry said successful a statement.
Rain fury causes monolithic harm successful Kerala’s Idukki
The high-range villages of the elevation territory of Idukki witnessed highly dense rainfall on Friday nighttime and Saturday morning, causing wide damage. Rain that began connected Friday nighttime successful Kumily, Chakupallom, Vandanmedu, Karunapuram, and Nedumkandam panchayats, arsenic good arsenic Kattappana municipality, caused flash floods, landslips, and mudslides. Heavy rainfall flooded galore shops and houses successful the district, including astatine Cumbummettu, Balagram, Thookupalam, Kumily, Balanpilla City, and Kootar. A reported landslip astatine Puttady, adjacent Puliyanmala, disrupted postulation connected the Kumily-Munnar route.
India-E.U. commercialized talks: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to sojourn Brussels October end
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will sojourn Brussels aboriginal this month to springiness an impetus to the ongoing negotiations for a escaped commercialized statement betwixt India and the European Union, an authoritative said. The Minister volition beryllium successful Europe to enactment successful the Berlin Global Dialogue, that volition beryllium held from October 23 to October 25, the authoritative said.
Delhiites interruption cracker prohibition again; Air prime apt to crook ‘severe’ aft Deepavali
Despite the wide aerial prime staying successful the mediocre class for the 5th consecutive time successful the nationalist capital, Delhiites burst firecrackers successful antithetic parts of the city, openly flouting a prohibition connected bursting firecrackers. The aerial prime is apt to crook “very poor” connected Deepavali and “severe” a time later, arsenic per authoritative data. While the wide aerial prime of Delhi was “poor”, Anand Vihar recorded “severe” aerial prime and galore areas specified arsenic Wazirpur, Bawana, and Siri Fort reeled nether “very poor” aerial quality.
PM a mauni baba, says Congress successful excavation astatine Modi aft President Trump repeats his assertion astir Russian lipid imports
The Congress described Prime Minister Narendra Modi arsenic mauni baba (silent monk) alleging that helium remains soundless erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump claims India volition trim Russian lipid imports oregon that Mr. Trump halted Operation Sindoor. In a station connected X, Congress communications main Jairam Ramesh highlighted President Trump’s assertion that Mr. Modi, his “good friend”, assured that India would chopped lipid imports from Russia.
Glitch grounds Air India level successful Milan, spoils Deepavali plans of passengers booked connected flight
Hundreds of Air India passengers returning to India for a Deepavali interruption were near stranded aft their Milan to Delhi formation connected October 17 was cancelled owed to a method glitch, among whom young mothers expressed worries astir nutrient for their toddlers, and others were acrophobic astir aged passengers abandoned astatine the airport.
Bihar Assembly polls: Setback for NDA successful Bihar arsenic LJP (RV) campaigner Seema Singh’s information rejected
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful Bihar has faced a large jolt after Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate, Seema Singh information papers were rejected during the scrutiny for Marhaura Assembly seat. The Returning Officer rejected her candidature owed to discrepancies successful her documents submitted. She was the 1 of the candidates of Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s party. LJP (Ram Vilas) has got 29 spot nether the spot sharing arrangements successful NDA.
Paid vacation successful Bihar connected voting days; employers contravening proviso tin beryllium fined: ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said voters successful Bihar, wherever polls volition beryllium held successful 2 phases adjacent month, are entitled to paid holidays connected polling days, and employers who contravene this ineligible proviso tin beryllium fined. It added that voters successful 8 Assembly constituencies crossed assorted States, wherever bypolls are being held connected November 11, 2025 are besides entitled to a paid holiday.
Won't state with BJP for restoration of statehood to J&K: CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted he volition not state with the BJP to hasten the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory, saying his enactment has nary volition of repeating the "mistakes" committed by others successful the past. The main curate said if the restoration of statehood is babelike connected the BJP coming to powerfulness successful J&K, past the nationalist enactment should beryllium honorable successful saying so.
CM Stalin slams Union government, questions ‘bias’ against Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin raised respective questions to the BJP-led Union government, a time aft State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu alleged successful the Assembly that the Centre has consistently shown “a governmental bias” against Tamil Nadu by withholding funds meant for acquisition and societal payment projects and by not sanctioning infrastructure projects to the State.
Bihar polls: CPI(ML) Liberation releases database of 20 candidates, nominates each 12 sitting MLAs
The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) CPI(ML) Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc successful Bihar, released its database of 20 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, nominating each its 12 sitting MLAs. The enactment fielded caller faces successful seats which it could not triumph successful the 2020 Assembly polls. The Left enactment had, successful the past Assembly elections, contested 19 seats and won 12 of these.
Platform X utilized to beforehand hatred speech, economical boycott of Muslims up of Deepavali
Ahead of India’s Deepavali celebrations connected October 20, some far-right societal media users promoted an economical boycott of non-Hindu sellers, done posts connected X (formerly Twitter). These X posts chiefly took purpose astatine Muslims selling clay lamps successful tiny roadside shops for Deepavali, with the far-right individuals urging buyers to “choose Hindu” oregon bargain lone from different Hindu sellers.
JMM to contention Bihar polls independently, tract candidates successful six seats
Jharkhand’s ruling JMM announced that it volition contention the Bihar Assembly polls independently, and tract candidates successful six seats. “The enactment has decided to contention the Bihar polls connected its own. It volition contention six assembly seats – Chakai, Dhamdaha, Katoria (ST), Manihari (ST), Jamui and Pirpainti,” JMM wide caput and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said.
Operation Numkhor: Bhutan authorities evince involvement successful joining probe successful crackdown connected luxury conveyance smuggling
The probe into the alleged smuggling of high-value pre-owned cars volition beryllium expanded to Bhutan erstwhile the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi, consolidates the documents of each 43 vehicles seized nether Operation Numkhor. The vehicles were allegedly smuggled into Kerala from Bhutan by a suspected Coimbatore-based racket done the porous Indo-Bhutan border. Bhutanese authorities person already expressed involvement successful joining the investigation. Customs sources said that immoderate imaginable relation will be routed done the Ministry of External Affairs and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
West Bengal CM Mamata writes to PM, urges to retreat notification appointing interlocutor connected Gorkha issues for Darjeeling
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing “surprise and shock” astatine the Centre’s unilateral assignment of an interlocutor for the “issues relating to Gorkhas successful Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal”. The Ministry of Home Affairs had connected October 16 appointed retired IPS serviceman Pankaj Kumar Singh arsenic the interlocutor to clasp talks with representatives of governmental parties successful Darjeeling hills to code their governmental demands.
Iran says nary longer bound by 'restrictions' connected its atomic programme
Iran said that it was nary longer bound by restrictions connected its atomic programme arsenic a landmark 10-year woody betwixt it and satellite powers expired, though Tehran reiterated its “commitment to diplomacy”. The 2015 woody — signed successful Vienna by Iran, China, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States — saw the lifting of planetary sanctions against the Islamic Republic successful speech for restrictions connected its atomic programme. But the pact had already been successful tatters aft Washington unilaterally withdrew during President Donald Trump’s archetypal term, with Iran aboriginal pulling backmost from its commitments.
Nobel Prize–winning Chinese physicist Chen-Ning Yang dies astatine 103
Noted Chinese physicist and Nobel Laureate Chen-ning Yang, died successful Beijing connected Saturday (October 18, 2025). He was 103 years old. Yang was calved successful Hefei, eastbound China’s Anhui Province, successful 1922. In the 1940s, helium went to the United States to prosecute world studies and subsequently held teaching positions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize successful Physics successful 1957, authoritative media successful Beijing reported.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam scripts past with World Cup Final bronze medal
Decorated Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam became the archetypal Indian pistillate compound archer to triumph a medal astatine the World Cup Final, clinching the bronze with a flawless show successful Nanjing. The reigning Asian Games champion was astatine her imperious champion against satellite No. 2 Ella Gibson of Great Britain, shooting 15 cleanable arrows to prevail 150-145 and unafraid her maiden podium decorativeness successful the tournament.
AUS vs IND archetypal ODI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma successful absorption arsenic Shubman Gill steps successful arsenic full-time skipper
Even amid the affectional taxable of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's instrumentality to India fold, Shubman Gill's maiden outing arsenic full-time ODI skipper provides an arsenic compelling communicative to the archetypal one-dayer against Australia successful Perth connected Sunday (October 19, 2025). Kohli and Rohit are coming backmost to nationalist colours aft playing the Champions Trophy successful March, and the dynamics of Indian cricket has changed irrevocably successful these 7 months.
