Ravan Dahan 2025 time: Check city-wise timings for Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and other places

Ravan Dahan, the burning of effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhakaran, is also performed during the Pradosh period in the evening.
Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain calls out Pakistan’s ‘hypocrisy’ on Human rights, says, ‘worst country…, lecturing others…’

India slammed Pakistan at the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, for its “hypocrisy” on human rights and highlighting the persecution of minorities within Pakistan.
Rahul Gandhi trains guns at BJP from Columbia: ‘Wholesale attack on democracy’

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, on Thursday, i.e., October 2, targeted the NDA-led government, claiming that “the biggest challenge India is witnessing is the attack on its democracy”.
India, China to resume direct flights by late October 2025

India and China had a standoff that began in 2020 and had strained bilateral ties, which impacted air travel between the countries.
Zubeen Garg death: Singer’s manager, festival organiser slapped with murder charges

Zubeen’s manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta were arrested from Delhi on Wednesday and have since been remanded to 14 days in police custody. Zubeen, a celebrated music icon, died at age 52 due to apparent drowning in Singapore on September 19. Read on for more.
No Dussehra in this village that celebrates Ravan’s legacy, his temple shrouded in mystery, has hidden caves, know story behind

A village in Greater Noida, Bisrakh, has a temple dedicated to Ravan. They believe that Dashanan was highly intellectual with deep spirituality as he was a son of a great sage on whose name Bisrakh was named.
Tragedy on Dussehra: 9 killed as tractor carrying goddess Durga idols plunges into lake in MP’s Khandwa

As many as nine people were killed as a tractor carrying idols of goddess Durga for immersion plunged into a lake in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, said police officials.
What is Sir Creek? Rajnath Singh’s BIG warning, disputed region between India and Pakistan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave a strong warning to Pakistan on Thursday against “any misadventures” and said that one route to Karachi “passes through the creek,” referring to the disputed Sir Creek route. He clarified that Operation Sindoor was not aimed at starting a war with Pakistan and declared that it was exposed during the conflict in May.
YouTuber Wasim Akram arrested for allegedly spying for ISI, Pak High Commission

A YouTuber, named Wasim Akram, was arrested in Palwal for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday, i.e., October 2.
Taliban foreign minister to visit India? Amir Khan Muttaqi may mark first high-level meet since Afghanistan takeover

Since 2021, India has maintained limited diplomatic engagement with the Taliban government, focused on humanitarian aid and people-to-people ties while raising concerns over terrorism and the rights of women and minorities in the country. Read on to know more on this.