The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed constructing the world’s highest motorable road, the Likaru-Migla-Fukche route
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Offbeat India: Bengaluru engineer ‘astonished’ as auto driver claims ownership of two houses, AI startup investment
A Bengaluru engineer said he was left astonished after learning that an auto driver he met owns two houses worth around Rs 4–5 crore and earns Rs 2–3 lakh per month in rental income
Indian Navy’s INS Sahyadri arrives in Malaysia as part of ‘operational deployment’ to South China Sea
Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at Kemaman port in Malaysia, on October 2
17 dead as heavy rains, landslides wreak havoc in Darjeeling
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides across West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.
Poison twist in Zubeen Garg case; Indians in Singapore get summons for probe
Bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that singer Zubeen Garg was poisoned and that his manager Siddharth Sharma and North-East Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta conspired to hide the truth. Law enforcement officers are investigating the new claims.
PM Modi praises Trump’s leadership as Gaza peace efforts gain momentum
The Prime Minister’s statement followed reports that Hamas has agreed to release all Israeli hostages currently held in Gaza, a development widely seen as a breakthrough after months of negotiations and violence. The move comes in response to a 20-point peace plan unveiled by President Trump earlier this week, aimed at securing both humanitarian relief and political stability in the Gaza Strip.
Significant step forward: Narendra Modi praises Trump after Hamas agrees to release hostages
Modi appreciated Donald Trump for the ongoing peace efforts in Gaza, with Hamas accepting the US President’s 20-point peace plan
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi coming to India for first high-level meeting since 2021 regime change in Afghanistan
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India next week, marking the first such high-level engagement since the group took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Bengali community celebrates Sindoor Khela in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Durga Puja’s last day
Members of the Bengali community, especially women, celebrated the traditional Sindoor Khela ritual on Maha Dashami in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area
Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal visits Singapore ahead of G20 trade meet in South Africa
The minister’s overseas visit also includes Qatar and ends with the G20 trade ministers’ meet in South Africa. There, he will have a discussion with European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič.
