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A woman, 31, died and six others were wounded in a shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store at the Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, at about 8:30 pm on 30 October. Police call it targeted, by one suspect not yet arrested. Three of the injured are in critical condition.
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The INDIA bloc held a symbolic 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Kharge's residence on 31 October. Meira Kumar presided and a six-charge resolution passed by show of hands. The BJP called it melodrama; a Ramlila Maidan rally follows on 1 November.
Amita Sahani4 min
Chancellor John Healey's first Budget on 28 October offered £100 energy payments, a three-month extension of the VAT cut on electricity and a bank levy, while departments face £3bn of further cuts. Prime Minister Andy Burnham told ITV it was not what he wanted; experts called it underwhelming.
Amita Sahani4 min
Path of Exile 2 reaches version 1.0 on 11 December 2026, ending early access, and will be free to play on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. The sword-using Duelist class is expected at launch. Registrants get microtransaction codes after launch; ExileCon is on 7 and 8 November.
Amita Sahani2 min
West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test in Mirpur, with Roston Chase taking 5 for 36 and Brandon King making 81 not out. The result lifts India from fifth to fourth in the World Test Championship table at 51.52%, and drops Bangladesh to fifth at 47.62%.
Amita Sahani3 min
The Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela began on 31 October: President Droupadi Murmu hoisted the flag at Ramkund and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Kushavarta Tirtha. The three main bathing days are in August and September 2027, and the Mela ends on 24 July 2028.
Amita Sahani4 min
A German Lufthansa crew member and a Slovak IBM project manager died on Friday evening, 30 October, of suspected electrocution in the Conrad hotel pool in Bengaluru. Two rescuers were hurt and are out of danger. Police have registered a case, and the cause is not confirmed.
Amita Sahani3 min
Intel shares fell 28.6% on Friday, 30 October, erasing about $120 billion in market value, after it forecast fourth-quarter revenue of about $15.5 billion against $17 billion expected. Amazon missed estimates too. The Nasdaq fell 2.86%, its worst day since June, and chips dropped 7.2%.
Amita Sahani4 min
Hindi filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, director of Kaante, Zinda and Kaabil and producer of Shootout at Lokhandwala, has died in Mumbai at 57. One report says he suffered a head injury after a fall at home on Friday; the cause is not confirmed. Ashoke Pandit announced the death.
Amita Sahani3 min
India marked National Unity Day on 31 October, the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, President Droupadi Murmu at Patel Chowk in Delhi, and Amit Shah said Patel's legacy had been neglected.
Amita Sahani4 min
The Centre told the Delhi High Court on 29 October that it will take no coercive action against the Race Course Masjid near the Prime Minister's residence until it decides the Waqf Board's representation, within four weeks. The court declined to allow prayers. Next hearing: 16 December.
Amita Sahani4 min
A viral claim says central employees may get 18 months of salary at once under the 8th Pay Commission. It is an estimate of arrears, not a lump sum. The commission has 18 months from November 2025, the government has said no DA merger is under consideration, and no recommendations are out.
Amita Sahani4 min
