IMD's 2:50 am bulletin on 1 November says the depression will become a cyclonic storm, then a severe one, and cross the south Andhra coast between Nellore and Narsapur on the morning of 3 November with winds of 100 to 110 km/h. Fishermen are warned off; it will be named Murasu if it strengthens.
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The bodies of T. Chongloi, 21, and Paoginlal Hangsing, 20, missing from Taphou Kuki since 29 October, were found in gunny bags in Senapati on 1 November. Kangpokpi protests turned violent, with tear gas and baton charges. Tribal groups blame Naga militants; the NPO wants an independent probe.
Amita Sahani2 min
With Cyclone Murasu 260 km from Chennai early on 2 November, schools and colleges were shut in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Eluru. IMD has red alerts for Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam and Nellore, and Telangana has orange and yellow alerts. Landfall is due near Ongole between 11:30 pm and 4 am.
Subhash Gupta2 min
Hemanth, accused of attacking a Class 10 girl with a chainsaw in a Raptadu classroom, was shot six times by police in the Atmakur forest area of Anantapur on 1 November. Police say he attacked the team and tried to flee. Minister Nara Lokesh says the girl, in a Bengaluru hospital, is stable.
Reyaansh Agarawal2 min
A Learjet 60 flying from Austin to the Bahamas crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Palm Beach County, Florida, around 12:50 pm on 1 November, killing all nine aboard. No injuries on the ground are reported, about 600 residents needed shelter, and the NTSB is investigating.
Reyaansh Agarawal2 min
A 21-year-old man, Hemanth, attacked a 15-year-old Class 10 girl with a chainsaw in a Zilla Parishad High School classroom in Raptadu, Anantapur, on 31 October, in front of a teacher. She was moved to Bengaluru in critical condition. A second girl was hurt trying to stop him; he has been arrested.
Subhash Gupta2 min
Cyclonic Storm Murasu is forecast to become a severe cyclonic storm on Monday and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur from about 11:30 pm on 2 November to 4 am on 3 November, with winds of 100 to 110 km/h. A red alert is out for coastal Andhra; Odisha is on alert.
Amita Sahani3 min
London's Met Police arrested 139 people, most for supporting a proscribed group, at a Defend Our Juries protest outside the US Embassy on 31 October against the Palestine Action ban. Organisers say over 4,000 have been arrested since July 2025. The Supreme Court hears a ban challenge from Wednesday.
Reyaansh Agarawal2 min
Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the 16-coach Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper on 1 November. It runs six days a week, leaving Bengaluru at 7:45 pm and reaching Mumbai CSMT at 11:55 am. Fares are reported at Rs 2,810 (3AC), Rs 3,630 (2AC) and Rs 4,450 (1AC); regular service starts 2 November.
Amita Sahani3 min
Balamurugan, 40, a Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi functionary, was hacked to death by a gang at a Thoothukudi petrol bunk on 1 November. Police suspect an earlier dispute over a banner. Relatives blocked a road demanding arrests, and heavy police have been deployed.
Reyaansh Agarawal2 min
About 320,000 people, 70,000 in Paris, joined protests across France on 31 October, the third weekend running, over the cost of living and schools, authorities say. Police used tear gas in Paris and Lyon and at least 290 people were arrested. Organisers say nearly half a million marched.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
Protests by the group Gen Z Regelt in 34 German cities on 31 October turned violent in Frankfurt, where at least two stores were looted and windows smashed, and in Hamburg, where barricades were set alight. Authorities called the marches largely peaceful but warned extremists were exploiting them.
Prateek Rawat3 min
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.
Amita Sahani2 min
