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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge on Saturday, 31 October, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh after a 25-month tenure. A test pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours, he will serve until 31 December 2028.
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A helicopter that took off from Badrinath for Dehradun crashed near Joshimath in Chamoli on Friday, 30 October, killing the pilot and all five passengers, who were from Bengaluru. The operator's fleet has been grounded. Bad weather was reported, but the cause is not established.
Amita Sahani4 min
The IMF wants India to let the rupee adjust freely to energy-price shocks, saying flexibility is preferable to heavy intervention. It would consider tighter policy if sharp depreciation lifts inflation. Its 7% growth projection faces a downside risk from a possible super El Niño.
Amita Sahani4 min
CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said the party had no role in online attacks on actor Mammootty and on the DYFI and SFI leaders who visited his home. Senior leader P Jayarajan also condemned the abuse, but some party supporters say the March row over K Rafeeq was never settled.
Amita Sahani4 min
The BJP won six and the Samajwadi Party five of 11 UP Legislative Council seats declared on 29 October, the SP up from three. The SP took three of five graduates' seats and two of six teachers' seats. Akhilesh Yadav alleged manipulation; BJP deputy CMs said it largely repeated its showing.
Amita Sahani4 min
Alphabet's shares fell about 13% on Thursday, their worst day on record, erasing roughly $482 to 500 billion after third-quarter revenue and ad sales missed expectations. Investors questioned whether huge AI spending will pay off. The Nasdaq fell 1.38%; ServiceNow and Caterpillar also slumped.
Amita Sahani4 min
Jio Platforms reports its July-September results today, its first since listing, with Reliance Industries. Analysts expect revenue near Rs 40,400 crore, profit near Rs 7,610 crore, ARPU about Rs 219.5 and 541.3 million subscribers. This preview was written before the numbers came out.
Amita Sahani4 min
The INDIA bloc will hold a symbolic 'public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at 3:30 pm on Friday at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi, after being denied other venues. It has no legal force. Jairam Ramesh says Kumar lied to the Supreme Court; a Ramlila Maidan rally follows.
Amita Sahani4 min
German-born actress Elke Sommer, known for A Shot in the Dark opposite Peter Sellers and for The Prize, died of heart failure at her Los Angeles home on 28 October, a week before her 86th birthday. She won a Golden Globe in 1964 and died three months after her husband of 32 years.
Amita Sahani4 min
The Sensex rose 905 points, or 1.24%, to 74,151.04 and the Nifty gained 1.05% to 22,936.75 on Thursday, ending a two-day fall. The Fed's hold, lower crude on talk of diplomacy in West Asia, foreign buying and hopes of a cut in long-term capital gains tax lifted the market. Realty and PSU banks led.
Amita Sahani4 min
About 300 Ganjam villages in Odisha are marooned after days of extremely heavy rain from Cyclone Arnab, with the Rushikulya overflowing at Sorada. Odisha plans to airlift 120 people first with a Coast Guard helicopter. In Andhra Pradesh a railway bridge in Srikakulam is submerged.
Amita Sahani4 min
Manisha Bhanwala reached the women's 59kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, beating Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu 6-0 and Kazakhstan's Altyn Shagayeva 10-0 on Thursday. The final is on Friday evening, assuring India of at least a silver.
Amita Sahani4 min
