IndiaAndhra Pradesh: Cyclone Murasu turns severe, set to cross coast near Ongole tonight
IMD expects the storm to hit the south Andhra coast between late Monday night and early Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kmph, less than a week after Cyclone Arnab.
Alibaba's Qwen to power Apple Intelligence in China, testing starts November 4
FBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for Binance hack; exchange says it has replaced about 90% of losses
Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion as Verstappen wins chaotic Mexico City Grand Prix
Harmanpreet's hat-trick takes India past Malaysia 4-2, hosts stay unbeaten at Asian Champions Trophy
Today's news: Monday, 2 November 2026
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- StatesStates roundup: Cyclone Murasu nears Andhra, Punjab AAP MLAs quit, Azam Khan remanded and more from India7:45 AM IST
- StatesAndhra Pradesh: Cyclone Murasu turns severe, set to cross coast near Ongole tonight7:40 AM IST
- TechnologyAlibaba's Qwen to power Apple Intelligence in China, testing starts November 47:35 AM IST
- TechnologyFBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for Binance hack; exchange says it has replaced about 90% of losses7:28 AM IST
- SportsKimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion as Verstappen wins chaotic Mexico City Grand Prix7:22 AM IST
- SportsHarmanpreet's hat-trick takes India past Malaysia 4-2, hosts stay unbeaten at Asian Champions Trophy7:16 AM IST
- BusinessUPI hits record 25.47 billion transactions in October; daily value tops Rs 1 lakh crore for first time7:09 AM IST
- BusinessOctober auto sales: Maruti posts record 2.76 lakh units as festive dispatches lift Tata, Hyundai and Kia7:03 AM IST
- WorldNine killed as Learjet bound for the Bahamas crashes near busy road in Florida's Palm Beach County6:57 AM IST
- WorldTurkey and Ukraine agree to work on Black Sea grain corridor; US reviewing ideas from India and Turkey6:50 AM IST
- WorldIsrael: Herzog to open coalition talks on Wednesday as Arab parties line up behind Eisenkot6:44 AM IST
- WorldIran brands UK Navy and RAF 'terrorist' groups as US warns at Manama it may take 'another direction' on Hormuz6:38 AM IST
- IndiaDesign of India's first indigenous bullet train ready, prototype likely early next year: Vaishnaw6:31 AM IST
- IndiaCBI brings back Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman6:25 AM IST
- IndiaINDIA bloc demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal at Ramlila Maidan rally; BJP calls show a flop6:19 AM IST
- StatesJ&K: Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi set to quit NC and Lok Sabha on Tuesday as party faces MLA dissent6:12 AM IST
- StatesBihar: RJD seeks disqualification of two Independent MLCs over BJP switch; BJP says they only offered support6:06 AM IST
- StatesOdisha: Two bodies found at landslide-hit Gidipabali, Arnab toll rises to six as state announces relief6:00 AM IST
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IndiaStates roundup: Cyclone Murasu nears Andhra, Punjab AAP MLAs quit, Azam Khan remanded and more from India
Verified headlines from 24 states and Union Territories, including cyclone preparations, political resignations, court rulings and civic poll moves.
TechnologyAlibaba's Qwen to power Apple Intelligence in China, testing starts November 4
Alibaba says its Qwen AI model will run features in Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence for users in China, with a public rollout planned for December.
TechnologyFBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for Binance hack; exchange says it has replaced about 90% of losses
US investigators publicly named a North Korean state-backed group behind the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets, and warned that the funds are likely to be laundered further.
SportsKimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion as Verstappen wins chaotic Mexico City Grand Prix
The 20-year-old Mercedes driver finished third behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to seal the 2026 drivers' title. The race was stopped by a red flag after a heavy crash.
SportsHarmanpreet's hat-trick takes India past Malaysia 4-2, hosts stay unbeaten at Asian Champions Trophy
The captain struck twice from penalty corners and once from a penalty stroke as India made it four wins from four in Jalandhar. South Korea are next on Monday.
BusinessUPI hits record 25.47 billion transactions in October; daily value tops Rs 1 lakh crore for first time
Festive spending pushed monthly UPI value past Rs 31 lakh crore, NPCI data show, as the rollout of merchant charges on select payments remains on hold until after Diwali.
BusinessOctober auto sales: Maruti posts record 2.76 lakh units as festive dispatches lift Tata, Hyundai and Kia
Carmakers shipped record volumes to dealers ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali, though analysts caution that retail registrations may lag last year's high base.
WorldNine killed as Learjet bound for the Bahamas crashes near busy road in Florida's Palm Beach County
The business jet went into a steep dive after the pilots reported icing and turbulence; about 600 residents were moved out as federal investigators began work.
WorldTurkey and Ukraine agree to work on Black Sea grain corridor; US reviewing ideas from India and Turkey
Erdogan called attacks on civilian ships unacceptable after talks with Zelensky in Istanbul, as Washington and Ottawa pointed to growing interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire.
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IndiaStates roundup: Cyclone Murasu nears Andhra, Punjab AAP MLAs quit, Azam Khan remanded and more from India
Verified headlines from 24 states and Union Territories, including cyclone preparations, political resignations, court rulings and civic poll moves.
IndiaAndhra Pradesh: Cyclone Murasu turns severe, set to cross coast near Ongole tonight
IMD expects the storm to hit the south Andhra coast between late Monday night and early Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kmph, less than a week after Cyclone Arnab.
IndiaJ&K: Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi set to quit NC and Lok Sabha on Tuesday as party faces MLA dissent
The MP says the National Conference has failed to pursue its poll promises, including Article 370; party leaders say differences after the cabinet expansion are an internal matter and the party remains united.
IndiaBihar: RJD seeks disqualification of two Independent MLCs over BJP switch; BJP says they only offered support
Banshidhar Brajwasi and Rahul Raj, who beat JD(U) candidates in the Legislative Council polls, were seen at a BJP event on Saturday, sparking an anti-defection row and unease within the NDA.
IndiaOdisha: Two bodies found at landslide-hit Gidipabali, Arnab toll rises to six as state announces relief
Ten people are still missing in the Ganjam-Kandhamal border village as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announces aid for flood-hit families and the state braces for Cyclone Murasu.
IndiaStates roundup: INDIA bloc rally in Delhi, Andhra civic polls, Manipur protests and more from across India
Verified headlines from 27 states and Union Territories, including political rows, civic elections, state formation day announcements and law-and-order developments.
IndiaStates roundup: Cyclone Murasu nears Andhra, Punjab AAP MLAs quit, Azam Khan remanded and more from India
Verified headlines from 24 states and Union Territories, including cyclone preparations, political resignations, court rulings and civic poll moves.
IndiaAndhra Pradesh: Cyclone Murasu turns severe, set to cross coast near Ongole tonight
IMD expects the storm to hit the south Andhra coast between late Monday night and early Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kmph, less than a week after Cyclone Arnab.
IndiaDesign of India's first indigenous bullet train ready, prototype likely early next year: Vaishnaw
The Railway Minister inspected the B28 high-speed trainset being built by a BEML-led consortium in Bengaluru, where its body is undergoing structural tests.
IndiaCBI brings back Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman
Chandrakar, who faces two CBI cases and an ED case, is due to be produced before a special court in Raipur on Monday.
IndiaINDIA bloc demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal at Ramlila Maidan rally; BJP calls show a flop
Opposition leaders targeted the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls at a Delhi rally on Sunday. The BJP disputed the turnout, and the Election Commission says the exercise is lawful and was approved unanimously.
IndiaJ&K: Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi set to quit NC and Lok Sabha on Tuesday as party faces MLA dissent
The MP says the National Conference has failed to pursue its poll promises, including Article 370; party leaders say differences after the cabinet expansion are an internal matter and the party remains united.
WorldNine killed as Learjet bound for the Bahamas crashes near busy road in Florida's Palm Beach County
The business jet went into a steep dive after the pilots reported icing and turbulence; about 600 residents were moved out as federal investigators began work.
WorldTurkey and Ukraine agree to work on Black Sea grain corridor; US reviewing ideas from India and Turkey
Erdogan called attacks on civilian ships unacceptable after talks with Zelensky in Istanbul, as Washington and Ottawa pointed to growing interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire.
WorldIsrael: Herzog to open coalition talks on Wednesday as Arab parties line up behind Eisenkot
With neither bloc at 61 seats after the October 27 election, President Isaac Herzog urged leaders to approach consultations with an open mind and warned against another vote.
WorldIran brands UK Navy and RAF 'terrorist' groups as US warns at Manama it may take 'another direction' on Hormuz
Tehran escalated its dispute with London while talks in Doha on reopening the Strait of Hormuz ended a third day without a deal, and a senior US diplomat said Washington's patience had limits.
WorldRussian drone barrage cuts power to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine as Kyiv hits refinery and Rostov arms plant
Ukraine says Russia launched 433 drones overnight against energy sites in four regions. Russia says it downed 235 Ukrainian drones and has opened a terrorism case over a strike on a Nizhny Novgorod refinery.
WorldUS midterms on Tuesday: control of Congress at stake as nearly 50 million vote early
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are on the ballot on 3 November. Democrats need small net gains to take either chamber, and the Senate looks likely to come down to a handful of close races.
BusinessUPI hits record 25.47 billion transactions in October; daily value tops Rs 1 lakh crore for first time
Festive spending pushed monthly UPI value past Rs 31 lakh crore, NPCI data show, as the rollout of merchant charges on select payments remains on hold until after Diwali.
BusinessOctober auto sales: Maruti posts record 2.76 lakh units as festive dispatches lift Tata, Hyundai and Kia
Carmakers shipped record volumes to dealers ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali, though analysts caution that retail registrations may lag last year's high base.
BusinessGST collections jump 22.9% to Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October, imports lead the rise
Provisional finance ministry data show net GST revenue rose 25.6 per cent to Rs 2.03 lakh crore, with import-linked collections up more than 42 per cent.
BusinessCentre sets up high-level banking committee under former CVC Suresh N Patel to chart reforms for 2047
The four-member panel, announced in this year's Budget, has six months to recommend structural, regulatory and legislative changes to make Indian banks globally competitive.
BusinessSensex rises 308 points, Nifty reclaims 23,000 as IT and pharma lead; small caps slide
Benchmarks rose for a second straight session on Friday, but broader markets fell sharply and declining shares outnumbered gainers by more than two to one.
BusinessSensex jumps 905 points, Nifty ends at 22,936 as crude eases on US-Iran diplomacy hopes
Indian shares rose over 1% on Thursday, helped by upbeat quarterly results, lower oil prices and the US Fed's decision to hold rates; Adani Ports led gainers while Trent fell.
SportsKimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion as Verstappen wins chaotic Mexico City Grand Prix
The 20-year-old Mercedes driver finished third behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to seal the 2026 drivers' title. The race was stopped by a red flag after a heavy crash.
SportsHarmanpreet's hat-trick takes India past Malaysia 4-2, hosts stay unbeaten at Asian Champions Trophy
The captain struck twice from penalty corners and once from a penalty stroke as India made it four wins from four in Jalandhar. South Korea are next on Monday.
SportsSeifert and Phillips lead New Zealand to seven-wicket win in Hamilton, but India take T20I series 3-2
Tim Seifert's 93 and an unbeaten 65 from Glenn Phillips chased down 192 at Seddon Park after Adam Milne's 4 for 19 held India to 191 for 8.
SportsPV Sindhu wins Hylo Open in Germany, beats Line Kjaersfeldt in straight games
The two-time Olympic medallist took the Super 500 title in Saarbrucken in 39 minutes for her second crown of the season, a week after finishing runner-up in France.
SportsIndia complete double at inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad
The men thrashed Sri Lanka 54-20 in the final hours after the women beat Uganda 35-15 to lift the first title of the new event.
SportsAbhishek scores twice as India beat Japan 4-1 to reach Asian Champions Trophy semi-finals
A three-goal final quarter in Jalandhar gave the hosts a third straight win and top spot in the standings ahead of Sunday's clash with Malaysia.
EducationSupreme Court says children have a fundamental right to internet access, rejects blanket bans
A two-judge bench held that age-based bans are disproportionate, but ordered the Centre to build a national database to detect and remove child sexual abuse material and to add digital safety to the school curriculum.
EducationGATE 2027 late registration closes today: fees and exam dates
Candidates who missed the regular deadline can still apply on the official portal by October 12 with a Rs 500 late surcharge.
TechnologyAlibaba's Qwen to power Apple Intelligence in China, testing starts November 4
Alibaba says its Qwen AI model will run features in Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence for users in China, with a public rollout planned for December.
TechnologyFBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for Binance hack; exchange says it has replaced about 90% of losses
US investigators publicly named a North Korean state-backed group behind the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets, and warned that the funds are likely to be laundered further.
TechnologyQuad pledges over $85 million for trusted AI in Indo-Pacific, to map chip chokepoints
Foreign ministers of India, the US, Japan and Australia also agreed to identify semiconductor and AI hardware supply-chain bottlenecks and back e-waste mineral recovery in India.
TechnologyBinance loses over $6 billion in largest crypto theft on record; analysts link attack to North Korea
Blockchain analytics firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the October 29 breach of the exchange's hot wallets to North Korea's TraderTraitor group; about $2.7 billion has been frozen.
TechnologyMeta lifts record equity fundraising to $97.5 billion to pay for AI data centres
The Facebook and Instagram owner upsized its share sale as it races to fund a massive build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure, with chipmaker Nvidia among the investors.
TechnologyCritical 'php2shell' flaws in PHP found with AI help; websites worldwide urged to patch immediately
Two remote code execution bugs in the PHP engine, which runs a large share of the web, have been fixed in emergency releases as security agencies warn of active attack attempts.