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The Supreme Court reserved its order on whether Delhi-NCR's Diwali firecracker ban stays or is relaxed. A bench led by Justice J.M. Sundaresh said such orders are issued every year and violated, and sought a report on enforcement and prosecutions. The Centre said a total ban is no complete solution.
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The Union Cabinet approved the Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore up to 2039-40. It aims to lift India's annual container capacity nearly tenfold to 7.5 lakh TEUs, through interest subvention, assistance per container, testing support and cheaper port land.
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India face New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday 30 October, first ball 12:30 pm IST. India lead the series 3-0 after a six-wicket win in Wellington, where Abhishek Sharma made 113 off 38. The fifth T20I is on 1 November in Hamilton.
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At least 68 died when a Renfe train hit a stopped Iryo train near Urda, Spain's deadliest high-speed crash since 2013. Minister Oscar Puente said a computer failure halted six trains and a control-centre order let them restart without speed limits, which he called inexplicable.
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The Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday that 22 Indians, including 14 seafarers, have been killed in the West Asia conflict that began in February; three died in Saudi Arabia. India urged dialogue and voiced concern over Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and shipping.
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Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of India's five-match ODI series in New Zealand, which starts on 4 November in Auckland, with a left hamstring strain suffered against the West Indies. Auqib Nabi is reported to replace him. The BCCI has not officially confirmed the change.
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Jury selection begins in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a trial in which two young women say Meta's and Snap's apps were designed to be addictive and harmed their mental health. Snap is a defendant for the first time. Opening statements are set for 4 November; Zuckerberg and Spiegel may testify.
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Three fishermen died of suspected suffocation while cleaning the fish hold of a boat at Tadadi port near Gokarna in Uttara Kannada on Tuesday. Two others were rescued, and one is critical. Police have registered a case and are trying to find which gases were involved.
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Tata Capital's chief executive Rajiv Sabharwal said the RBI's draft ban on revolving credit by non-bank lenders would affect only 3 to 4 per cent of the company's assets under management. The company's second-quarter profit rose 51% to Rs 1,660 crore and its loan book crossed Rs 3 lakh crore.
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A report says the Telangana special investigation team is preparing an additional chargesheet naming former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao as prime accused in the phone-tapping case. The BRS calls it vendetta. The chargesheet is not reported as filed.
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The Pokémon Company and TiMi Studio Group will end service for the free-to-play game Pokémon Unite on 23 March 2027, announced on 27 October. Aeos gem sales have stopped, new Unite Club memberships are suspended, a final event starts on 12 November and a library feature will keep records.
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The final electoral roll for Karnataka, published on 27 October after the Special Intensive Revision, has about 4.55 crore voters, a net fall of 99.32 lakh from 5.54 crore. After claims and objections, 10.08 lakh electors were added and 1.88 lakh deleted. Most of the fall came at the draft stage.
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