Rahul Gandhi speaks during a party meeting at Indira Bhavan, New Delhi.

POLITICS

Rahul challenges Modi to open debate over ‘anti-national’ charge

Firecrackers being sold ahead of Diwali.

Nation

SC flags sale of banned firecrackers in Delhi-NCR despite restrictions

Arvind Kejriwal

POLITICS

Kejriwal announces anti-inflation march across Goa ahead of 2027 Assembly polls

Smoke rises over a building destroyed by a Russian strike on Kramatorsk, Ukraine (photo: AP/PTI)

World

Death toll from Russian strike on Ukraine aid site rises to 31; 48 remain missing

Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

Nation

Srinagar MP Ruhullah quits National Conference, resigns from Lok Sabha

RJD president and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad.

POLITICS

Lalu Prasad charges BJP-led NDA with ‘vote chori’, says Oppn remains united

Paddy, cotton and maize were among the worst-affected crops.

Nation

Cyclone Murasu damages crops across 15 Andhra districts, affects over 30,000 hectares

File photo of a Kuki protest in New Delhi against the killings of tribals in Manipur

Nation

Manipur: Shutdown in Kangpokpi hits normal life for 2nd day over killing of 2 Kuki youths

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

World

Iran vows dialogue to resolve problems, rejects surrender to ‘enemies’

IANS Photo

Nation

Bombay HC asks BMC to re-upload Dia Mirza’s Diwali video, condemns ‘petty mindset’

Helicopter crashes near Everest.

World

Nepal: Indian killed as two helicopters collide while landing near Everest

Amit Shah attends the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Chandigarh Police.

POLITICS

First get ‘hatchet man’ CEC to resign: Congress on Shah’s SIR debate dare

Early morning haze in new Delhi on 3 November

Nation

Delhi-NCR chokes ahead of Diwali as AQI hits 334; GRAP-2 implemented