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Additional coaches to be added to 350 regular trains to clear festival rush. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G The South Central Railway (SCR) has made extensive arrangements to manage the festive season rush by operating around 1,450 special trains and handling another 500 passing-through specials, in addition to attaching extra coaches to approximately 350 regular trains on popular routes. These measures will continue until the end of November.Major railway stationsSpecial trains originating from the region will mainly depart from major stations such as Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Lingampally, Kacheguda, and Cherlapalli, heading toward high-demand destinations including Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Raxaul, Kollam, Danapur,…

People look at a collapsed building in Bogo City, Cebu province, Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 after an offshore earthquake on late Tuesday. (AP)Philippines Earthquake Today: At least 69 people have been killed and more than 150 injured following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the coast city of Cebu in in the Philippines’ central Visayas region. The earthquake, that rocked the nation before 10 pm on Tuesday, led to power outages along with the collapse of a few buildings and infrastructure including bridges. This marks as one of the country’s most devastating disasters this year. Depth of earthquake:…

A man harvests coffee in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil on July 21. Much of the coffee in the U.S. comes from Brazil. Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images Coffee growers are dealing with a lot right now. Most immediately, the Trump administration’s tariffs, which threaten their sales, add to the ongoing challenges of pests and diseases for coffee production. In the longer term, experts say the coffee industry can’t continue with business as usual. Growers face a waning labor force, and the areas where coffee can reliably grow are poised to…

Stand-up comedian Mervyn Rozz | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B, Location: Punch, Alwarpet The hero’s best friend is a standard role in cinema. He sticks around with the protagonists in many key moments, be it pursuing his love interest or brokering peace with his parents. But the friend rarely has agency of his own.In the Tamil stand-up comic scene, Mervyn Rozz was that friend for a long time. He would open acts for other comics. He would be part of an ensemble comic starcast. He would also sometimes team up with other comics to create content.Till June 2023 – when he…

New York – Members of the Rohingya community who fled violence in Myanmar have addressed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) conference seeking to bring attention to the suffering of the persecuted Muslim minority, as fighting continues in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.Maung Sawyeddollah, the founder of the Rohingya Student Network, addressed his fellow Rohingya in a livestreamed speech in the vast UNGA hall in New York City on Tuesday, telling them: “Dear brothers and sisters, you are not forgotten. You might feel that the world doesn’t see your suffering. Rohingya see you.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Now this message…

India won their inaugural ICC Women’s World Cup Cricket match against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. | Photo Credit: RITURAJ KONWAR They came dreaming big, riding high on confidence. But midway through their innings, the Women in Blue were living a nightmare.Four wickets tumbled within a space of a couple of overs. Sri Lanka was threatening a coup. The Indians, however, fought back. Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana ensured the main host would have enough runs on the board to deny the co-host of an unlikely victory in the opening match of the women’s ODI…

Nothing unveils AI-native OS Essential and Playground, its own version of App Store | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nothing on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) unveiled Essential, its new AI platform that claims to work as AI-native operating system with a suite of AI tools that will evolve into Essential OS. The London-based tech company also launched its own version of App/Play Store called Playground.Nothing said that Essential is going to be the foundation for a future personal operating system. It also launched Essential Apps where users can have their own personalised apps instantly with natural language. AI can generate an…

Small ship cruise company American Cruise Lines will launch the first all-domestic Great Lakes sailings next year, celebrating America’s small towns and lake cities in time for next summer.The three new itineraries, which run from May through August 2026 on the cruise line’s newest ship, will sail across Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron, all without crossing into Canada. The 9- and 14-day cruises explore cities like Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and mark the first Great Lakes cruises for the company.Along the way, passengers will be able to go paddleboarding, kayaking, and kite surfing on Lake…

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s top leadership will decide on the deployment of troops as part of the peacekeeping force of the Muslim nations in Gaza under the recently announced peace deal to end the bloodshed in the region, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday (September 30, 2025).Mr. Dar addressed a press conference where he was asked if Pakistan would send troops to Gaza under the peace plan announced by President…

The story so far: Indian broadcasters have complained of mounting dues from distributors in Nepal and Bangladesh, The Hindu reported in August. Over ₹350 crore in dues from the two countries remain unpaid since 2023.Do Indian channels air in Nepal and Bangladesh? Indian entertainment channels, particularly in Hindi and Bengali, are widely popular in Nepal and Bangladesh. A list of available channels in Nepal Telecom’s list shows options from Zee, Star, Sony and Viacom, and similar options are available on Bangladeshi TV distributors’ networks. Like in India, some of the Indian channels are available with basic packs, and others are available…