TOP HEADLINES SO FAR...
Missed out on the top headlines of the day? Don’t worry, we’ve rounded up the most important national and international news stories from Saturday, October 4. Here’s everything you need to know in one quick read.
National
1.Modi welcomes President Trump's leadership amid 'decisive' progress in peace efforts in Gaza
New Delhi: India welcomes US President Donald Trump's leadership as peace efforts in Gaza make decisive progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday
2.Kerala suspends Coldrif cough syrup sales amid reports of child deaths
Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced on Saturday that the state has suspended the sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup following safety concerns linked to a specific batch reported in other states.
3.Hold assembly polls soon after Chhat in minimal phases: Bihar parties to EC
New Delhi: Political parties in poll-bound Bihar told the Election Commission on Saturday to hold assembly elections soon after the Chhat festival to ensure increased voter participation.3.
4. Hope speaks a universal language; fight for dignity, democracy same: Rahul in Colombia
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Colombia, on Saturday said hope has a universal language and the fight for dignity and democracy is one and the same
5.What is there to talk, asks Shah; advises Naxals to accept lucrative surrender-rehabilitation policy
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday ruled out talks with Naxals and said they will have to lay down weapons after accepting the government's "lucrative surrender and rehabilitation policy".
6.Assam Police hands over second post-mortem report of Zubeen Garg to his wife
Guwahati: The Assam Police on Saturday handed over the second post-mortem report of singer Zubeen Garg to his wife Garima Saikia Garg, sources said.
7.Bareilly violence: SP delegation barred from visiting city, banquet hall owned by accused razed
Lucknow/Bareilly: Authorities in Bareilly on Saturday razed the banquet hall owned by a man arrested in connection with the recent violence in the city, while police stopped a delegation of Samajwadi Party leaders from visiting the city.
8.10 militants arrested from 3 districts of Manipur
Imphal: Security forces have arrested 10 militants belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur during separate operations over the last few days, officials said.
9.Decided to publish provisional answer key after preliminary examination: UPSC tells SC
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has told the Supreme Court that it has decided to publish the provisional answer key after the preliminary examination is conducted.
International
10. Hyderabad student fatally shot at Texas petrol station
A 27-year-old Indian student from Hyderabad has reportedly been shot dead while working at a petrol station in Dallas, United States.
11.Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine's power grid, set to affect 50,000 households
Kyiv: Russian drones and missiles pounded Ukraine's power grid overnight into Saturday, a Ukrainian energy firm said, a day after what officials described as the biggest attack on Ukrainian natural gas facilities since Moscow's all-out invasion more than three and a half years ago.
12.India, UK quantum computing tie-up in focus ahead of UK PM's Mumbai visit
London: A research tie-up between Imperial College London and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to harness quantum computing and biotechnology to help farmers grow stronger crops that are more resilient to climate change has emerged as a focus area ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's expected visit to Mumbai next week.
13.Pakistan Govt, protesters sign agreement to end violent protests in PoK
Islamabad: After days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the federal government and protesters on Saturday signed an agreement to end the ongoing demonstrations that have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured.