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Manoj Bajpayee fake video: The actor urged netizens not to share distorted content on social media. (File Photo)

‘Fake, patched up edit of an ad’: Actor Manoj Bajpayee issues clarification over video endorsing RJD

October 17, 2025 18:12 IST

Manoj Bajpayee fake video, RJD fake campaign video: Mahagathbandhan ally Congress criticised the actor for making his statement public, urging him to file an FIR instead.

Passengers rush to board a train as they leave for their native places ahead of the Diwali Festival at Patna Junction Railway Station on October 15 (ANI Photo)

Diwali 2025: Can a passenger travel if one train ticket in a PNR remains on waiting list?Subscriber Only

October 18, 2025 10:14 IST

Diwali 2025 train travel, Diwali special trains 2025: With the onset of the festive season, getting a confirmed train ticket has become increasingly difficult due to high demand and a surge in bookings.

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Singapore police say they don’t suspect foul play in Zubeen Garg’s deathSubscriber Only

October 18, 2025 04:00 IST

‘Case being investigated by SPF in accordance with Singapore’s Coroners Act 2010. Based on preliminary investigations, SPF does not suspect foul play,’ their statement read. Back in Assam, seven people have been arrested so far

To address this hygiene concern and ensure comfortable usage, Railways has introduced covers for each blanket.

Railways launches pilot scheme to provide covered blankets in trains for better hygieneSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 14:49 IST

Indian Railways blankets, AC coach blanket service: This has been a long-pending demand from passengers, as blankets provided in trains are not washed after every journey like bed sheets or pillow covers.

Amit Shah was addressing a public rally in Saran, Bihar.

Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from ‘jungle raj’ in past 20 years: Amit Shah at poll rally in Saran

October 17, 2025 14:47 IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to poll-bound Bihar, met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday

Gujarat Cabinet Reshuffle

Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: Harsh Sanghavi returns, Rivaba Jadeja opens innings in state ministry

October 17, 2025 14:20 IST

Gujarat Cabinet Reshuffle: Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to office to the ministers.

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Student at centre of Kerala hijab row decides to pull out of school, father says institute’s stand ‘pained her’Subscriber Only

October 17, 2025 13:25 IST

Her father said the school’s stance has pained the girl, and Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said the school is answerable to the government regarding the circumstances surrounding the girl’s decision to leave

the Bru People Organisation (BPO) has sought clarification from Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha over his remarks

Bru organisation objects to Tripura CM Saha’s remarks against community: caused ‘deep emotional concern and misunderstanding’Subscriber Only

October 17, 2025 12:57 IST

The BJP backed the Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, saying the government has been implementing a series of developmental projects for the state's indigenous tribal communities.

Silver Price Today in India: Check the silver rate in India today, October 15; Carat wise and city wise price list below. (File Image)

Silver Today Rate, 17 October: Silver price today in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai; check city-wise silver rate list

October 17, 2025 13:41 IST

Today's 18, 22 and 24 Carat Gold Prices in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi: Silver prices witnessed a decline today, on Friday, October 17, with the white metal trading at Rs 185 per gram and Rs 1,85,000 per kilogram.

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Gold Today Rate, October 17: Check 18, 22 and 24 carat gold prices Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and other cities

October 17, 2025 17:20 IST

Today's 18, 22 and 24 Carat Gold Prices in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi: As of today, October 17, Friday, gold prices have shown an upward trend, with the price standing at: 24K gold at ₹13,277 per gram, 22K gold at ₹12,170 per gram, and 18K  at ₹9,958 per gram.

Delhi's air quality is expected to further dip as winter approaches

Top 8 Metro cities AQI today: Delhi logs worst air quality; Chennai leads with ‘good’ AQI

October 17, 2025 10:39 IST

Delhi on Friday recorded an AQI of 314 at 9.30 am, slipping into the 'very poor' category just a few days before Diwali

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Bihar Election 2025: Congress announces second list of candidates as Mahagathbandhan finalize seat sharing

November 6, 2025 12:28 IST

According to the proposed schedule, the chief minister will embark on a one-day visit to Bihar to boost his party's (BJP) campaign momentum, addressing a major election rally in Dumra, Sitamarhi.

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Indian Air Force, Coast Guard complete first joint scuba diving expedition off Maharashtra coast in Vijaydurg: WATCH

October 17, 2025 09:21 IST

The expedition marked 93 years of the IAF. The week-long venture began on October 8. Twenty divers from both services took part in the scuba diving expedition.

Allegations swirl as 24 transgender residents of Indore attempt mass suicide

Allegations swirl as 24 transgender residents of Indore attempt mass suicideSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 07:16 IST

They were immediately taken to hospital and are now stable, said police, who attributed the incident to an alleged rivalry between two groups in the community. However, some locals linked it to the alleged rape of a trans person.

Questions over his health and succession plan become louder, Naveen Patnaik defiant: ‘Will serve till the end’

Questions over his health and succession plan become louder, Naveen Patnaik defiant: ‘Will serve till the end’Subscriber Only

October 17, 2025 06:55 IST

BJD sources say Patnaik’s words are a clear indication that he intends to remain at the helm of the party. The messaging is also significant amid recent dissent among some leaders over certain decisions.

‘Hopeful that statehood promise will be met before situation worsens in J&K’: Omar Abdullah to Centre

‘Hopeful that statehood promise will be met before situation worsens in J&K’: Omar Abdullah to CentreSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 06:55 IST

Asked about his next step if J&K is not given statehood soon, Abdullah said “all the ways are open before us”.

As part of the 2021–2026 revival plan, the Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board translocated 77 blackbucks – 50 from the National Zoological Park in New Delhi and 27 from the Kanan Pendari Zoological Garden, Bilaspur. (Express photo)

It went locally extinct for 50 years. Then, the blackbuck made a miraculous comeback in Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara sanctuarySubscriber Only

October 21, 2025 15:40 IST

Poaching, habitat loss, and human encroachment drove the blackbuck population down, with the state declaring it locally extinct in 2017. That changed when the state came up with a five-year revival plan.

More dominoes fall in Maoist ranks, key bombmaker behind 2000 attack on Chandrababu Naidu among 170 who will surrender today

More dominoes fall in Maoist ranks, key ‘bombmaker’ behind 2000 attack on Chandrababu Naidu among 170 who will surrender todaySubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 11:43 IST

Takkalappalli Vasudeva Rao alias Rupesh, 59, is also believed to have been involved in the killings of former Andhra Pradesh home minister A Madhav Reddy and young IPS officer Umesh Chandra in 1999.

The court was hearing a plea filed by a woman, employed as a Group ‘A’ officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service.

Govt to Delhi HC: CHRI diverted funds to benefit Bangladesh, Pakistan, AfghanistanSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 05:48 IST

This “diversion of benefits to unfriendly nations constitutes a grave concern and poses a potential threat to national security”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said in an affidavit submitted to the court.

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258 Maoists surrendered in two days: Amit Shah

October 17, 2025 04:48 IST

He also gave a clear message to the Maoists that if they surrender, they will be welcomed but those who choose to wield the gun will face the wrath of security forces. “We are committed to uprooting Naxalism before 31st March 2026,” he said on X.

SC stays HC order upholding police custody of two woman journalists

SC stays HC order upholding police custody of two woman journalists

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

The duo was arrested in March this year in connection with a “derogatory” video shot at the headquarters of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

Govt clears decks to let Adani plant for Bangladesh link to India grid

EXCLUSIVE: Centre approves Adani Power’s plan to link Godda plant — till now supplying only Bangladesh — to Indian gridSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 07:21 IST

Adani Power Limited’s Godda power plant, which was declared as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Central Government in March 2019, supplies electricity exclusively to Bangladesh.

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Opposition parties question PM’s ‘silence’, say key decisions outsourced to US

October 17, 2025 04:18 IST

TMC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said “Trump’s claim must be directly answered”. “Has the Modi government given an assurance to Trump that it is stopping Russian oil purchase and, if not, is Trump’s claim false,” she said.

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India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is guest at Adda today

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

On Friday, Suryakumar will be the guest at the Express Adda in his hometown Mumbai. He will be in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and Devendra Pandey, Deputy Associate Editor, The Indian Express.

Top court sets aside Allahabad HC order for CBI probe, says should be last resort

SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe into UP Assembly Secretariat recruitment ‘irregularities’

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

The bench said that the Supreme Court “has consistently cautioned that a CBI investigation should not be directed as a matter of routine or merely because a party casts certain aspersions or harbors a subjective lack of confidence in the State police”.

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