Didn’t get time to scroll through today’s top stories? Here are the key national and international headlines from Saturday, October 11, 2025 — everything you need to know, in one quick read.

National 

1. Modi launches Rs 35,440-crore 2 big agri schemes, attacks Congress for 'neglecting' farm sector

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, including a mission for self-reliance in pulses, and called upon farmers to increase production to reduce the country's import dependency and meet global demand.

2. Jaishankar meets US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid continuing strains in the India-US relations over Washington's imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports

3. 'Insult to women, unacceptable': Oppn slams govt over women journalists' absence from Afghan FM presser

New Delhi: The opposition on Saturday termed the absence of female journalists from a press conference of visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi "unacceptable" and an "insult to women", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence in the face of such discrimination exposes the "emptiness" of his slogans on Nari Shakti.

4. Afghan foreign minister visits Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary, says hopeful of stronger ties with India

Saharanpur (UP): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday voiced confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in future as he thanked the people for the welcome he received during his visit to Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia

5. PM Modi meets Qualcomm CEO; discusses AI, innovation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US-based chip maker Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano R Amin and discussed India's strides in Artificial Intelligence and innovation

6. Akhilesh Yadav's Facebook account restored; IT minister says no role in 'suspension'

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav's official Facebook account, which was allegedly suspended earlier, has been restored, party sources said on Saturday.

7. Haryana IPS officer's 'suicide': Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya transferred

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday transferred Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, days after IPS officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh residence, officials said.

8. Medical student from Odisha 'gang-raped' in West Bengal

Kolkata: A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday.

9. Home for Diwali, Chhath festivals, back after voting: Migrants in Manipur head to Bihar

Imphal: Several migrant workers and businessmen from Bihar, currently residing in Manipur, have left the northeastern state to attend the Diwali and Chhath festivals and plan to return only after casting their votes in the upcoming assembly elections there. By Phanjoubam Chingkheinganba

10. Singer Kumar Sanu moves Delhi HC seeking protection of personality rights

New Delhi: Noted singer Kumar Sanu has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights, including his name, voice, vocal style and technique, etc.

11. US values its relationship with India: Ambassador-designate Gor after meeting PM Modi

New Delhi: The US "values" its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals.

12. ED arrests Reliance Power CFO in 'fake' bank guarantee-linked PMLA case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the executive director and CFO of industrialist Anil Ambani's group company, Reliance Power, in a money laundering case linked to the issuance of an alleged fake bank guarantee of Rs 68 crore, official sources said on Saturday.

13. Opposition parties mull sending delegation to Ladakh

New Delhi: Opposition parties are deliberating on sending a delegation to Ladakh, where violence during a protest last month for statehood and tribal status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four people dead and several injured.

14. Haryana IPS officer's 'suicide': Rohtak SP transferred; family refuses consent for post-mortem; Oppn slams govt

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday shunted out Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, one of the cops against whom IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's wife was seeking action for allegedly abetting his suicide, even as the Opposition said that Kumar's family is not getting justice.

15. BJP, NDA allies hold meeting on Bihar polls; seat-sharing formula to be declared on Sunday

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda held a meeting with party leaders and those of the allies on the ensuing Bihar polls here on Saturday, with the BJP state unit chief Dilip Jaiswal indicating that seat-sharing arrangements with the NDA partners will be announced by Sunday.

International

11. Pakistani troops kill 30 militants in retaliation for deadly ambush in the Northwest 

Peshawar: Pakistani security forces acting on intelligence killed 30 militants in multiple raids on Pakistani Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern region, the military said on Friday.

12. Trump threatens tech export restrictions, 100pc tariff on Chinese imports starting November 1 or earlier

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession.

13. Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7

Lebanon: Israel carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.

14. North Korea displays new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un

Seoul: At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks.

15. B'desh court to indict pregnant Indian woman, 3 others on intrusion charges

Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh is set to indict a pregnant Indian woman and three others on charges of entering the country illegally, a move that could pave the way for their repatriation months after they were reportedly pushed in by Indian law enforcement agencies suspecting them of being Bangladeshi nationals, officials said on Saturday.