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Cyclone Arnab is forecast to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on 28 October, with winds of 115 to 125 kmph and gusts up to 140 kmph. Red alerts are in force in Andhra Pradesh and six districts of Odisha.
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will expand and reshuffle his council of ministers on Tuesday at 10.30 am at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar, where Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will give the oath. Three of the nine posts are vacant. The Congress is expected to stay outside the cabinet.
Amita Sahani4 min
Jio Platforms' IPO was subscribed 22.19 times overall, with qualified institutions at 70.55 times, non-institutional investors at 14 times and retail at 2.72 times. The basis of allotment is due today, refunds and share credit on 27 October, and listing on 28 October.
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A cleanliness drive at Mandleshwar in Khargone district found 343 voter ID cards with Indore addresses along the Narmada on Sunday. Revenue officials seized them and police are investigating. The Congress alleges vote theft and wants an FIR; how the cards got there is not known.
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Foreign portfolio investors have withdrawn Rs 48,056 crore from Indian equities in October so far, after Rs 35,861 crore in September. Elevated crude oil prices, Middle East tensions, inflation worries and weak earnings are cited, along with the Jio IPO soaking up liquidity.
Amita Sahani4 min
In Varanasi on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arvind Limited's garment unit at Mirzamurad, which aims to employ about 1,000 women, and watched the Indian Air Force's 'Wings over Ganges' aerial display at Namo Ghat for its 94th anniversary.
Amita Sahani4 min
Prahaar - The Ujjwal Nikam Story earned about Rs 1.15 crore net on its ninth day, a rise of about 92 per cent over Friday but 63.5 per cent below its first Saturday. India net stands at about Rs 18.90 crore, and worldwide gross at about Rs 25.26 crore, by one tracker's count.
Amita Sahani4 min
Voting for 28 seats in the Legislative Councils of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka was held on 23 October, and counting is on 27 October. Complaints about roll errors in Uttar Pradesh and a cash-distribution arrest have marked the polls.
Amita Sahani4 min
French authorities confirmed on 22 October the first known human infection with Shamonda virus, a midge-borne virus of cattle. The patient, who was severely immunocompromised, died in Lyon in early October. Officials say no risk to the general public has been identified.
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Arshdeep Singh's 2 for 33 in the second T20I against New Zealand on 24 October took him to 38 wickets in 2026, the most by an Indian bowler in a calendar year. He passed Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 37 from 2022 and got there in 26 innings against 31.
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The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission starts the three-day Preliminary Eligibility Test today. About 35.42 lakh candidates will sit it in 60 districts on 25 October, 30 October and 1 November, in two shifts a day.
Amita Sahani4 min
India chased 181 with a ball to spare at Hagley Oval to win the second T20I by four wickets and lead the five-match series 2-0. Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 51 off 26 and Nitish Kumar Reddy added 26 not out after Mitchell Santner's 4 for 21 had left India 112 for 6.
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