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GUWAHATI: The special investigation team (SIT) of the Assam Police criminal investigation department (CID) on Wednesday arrested the chief organiser of North East India Festival, Shyamkanu Mahanata, and Siddharth Sharma, the manager of singer Zubeen Garg, in connection with the latter’s death in Singapore earlier this month, police said. Shyamkanu Mahanata (right) and Siddhartha Sharma being brought to the CID office, Guwahati, Assam, on Wednesday. (PTI Photos) Officials confirmed that Mahanta was arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Wednesday shortly after he landed from Singapore on an Air India flight at 12:19 am. Garg had gone to…

Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), as he promised similar deals will be struck with other drugmakers facing a threat of tariffs.The announcement, which Mr. Trump made with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the White House, came as the Republican President has for months sought to lower drug costs. It also came as Washington faced a federal government shutdown at midnight amid a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over health care and its costs.Under the agreement, New York-based Pfizer will charge…

Published on: Oct 01, 2025 01:42 pm IST Some parents raised objections over students being prohibited from wearing ’tilak’ or ‘tikli’ (bindi) on their foreheads, bangles, and rakhi. The Kalyan civic body in Maharashtra has issued a notice to a private school for allegedly prohibiting students from wearing religious and cultural symbols, an official said on Wednesday. Photo for representation(REUTERS) The controversy erupted after some parents raised objections over students being prohibited from wearing ’tilak’ or ‘tikli’ (bindi) on their foreheads, bangles, and rakhi or sacred threads. The parents alleged that the ’tilak’ put on by some students was forcibly…

The delayed withdrawal of the southwest monsoon over central India, including Maharashtra, is likely to bring above-normal rainfall to the state in October, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. However, the actual distribution will depend on the formation of weather systems, said officials aware of the matter. A senior IMD scientist from Pune cautioned that the above-normal rainfall forecast does not imply consistent rain throughout October.(PTI file photo) On Tuesday, IMD issued its monthly probabilistic forecast for rainfall and temperature in October during a virtual press conference addressed by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of IMD. He also shared the…

A 75-year-old man’s wish for companionship in old age came true, but was short-lived. In Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur, he married a 35-year-old woman, but was found dead the very next morning. The incident took place in Kuchhmuchh village of the district, where the man had been living alone after the death of his first wife a year ago. They performed a court marriage and later held a small ceremony with rituals at a temple. (X/@KarishmaAziz_) The sudden death of the man, Sangruram, after the wedding has raised suspicions in the family and among neighbours, NDTV reported. Survived by no children…

If the nocturnal travel trend sounds intriguing, October is a great time to try it. The month brims with bright, naked-eye visible space sights, including two meteor showers and planet-moon pairings—not to mention the roughly 11-year peak of the northern lights. This is also the last months to see the Milky Way core in the northern hemisphere. It’s visible near the horizon as soon as twilight descends for much of the month. Here’s everything to watch for in October’s night sky; don’t miss this guide on how to stargaze before you go. Oct. 5: Moon meets Saturn and Neptune After…

US consumers not expected to start seeing lower prices under the Pfizer deal until 2026.Published On 1 Oct 20251 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with US drug maker Pfizer to lower the cost of its prescription medication for the Medicaid programme for low-income Americans.According to the deal, which the Trump administration signed on Tuesday, Pfizer agreed to sell its existing drugs to Medicaid patients at the lowest price offered in other developed nations and also committed to launching new drugs at the same price in the US as in…

Updated on: Oct 01, 2025 12:54 pm IST A case has been registered against the couple at the Filmnagar Police Station in Hyderabad following the complaint by the househelp. Telugu actress Dimple Hayathi and her husband Victor David have been booked for abusing their domestic help, according to a report by India Today. Telugu actress Dimple Hayathi (X/ @DimpleHayathi) The case against the couple has been registered at the Filmnagar Police Station in Hyderabad following the househelp accused them of harassment, assault, and abuse, the Free Press Journal reported. The complainant, Priyanka Bibar (22) who hails from Rayagada district in…

It seems a bit reductionist to say that the world was shocked to hear about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce. The couple had been going through a rough patch for a few months and had just announced that they have separated. Less than a day later, reports flooded in that Nicole filed for divorce at Davidson County Circuit Court in Nashville, Tennessee. Since the announcement, fans of the couple have flooded the comments section of the stars on social media, pleading with them to stay together. Most of the ‘pleading’ has been directed towards Urban, who, according to reports…

Updated on: Oct 01, 2025 12:50 pm IST RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra also expressed confidence in India’s economic outlook, highlighting a “very high growth trajectory.” Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said that there is no proposal to levy any charge on UPI transactions, putting to rest recent concerns over potential fees on the popular digital payment system. Sanjay Malhotra, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).(Bloomberg) Governor Malhotra also expressed confidence in India’s economic outlook, highlighting a “very high growth trajectory” alongside a commitment to maintaining price stability. Announcing the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy…