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Cyclone Arnab threat: Naidu orders evacuations, puts Andhra Pradesh on high alert
With heavy to extremely heavy rain forecast in 13 districts on October 28 and 29, the government steps up disaster preparedness, shifts 4,711 pregnant women to health facilities and deploys 15 NDRF and SDRF teams; R&B department readies emergency teams to ensure road safety and swift restoration of traffic
Striking Bank of Canada security guards fined after noise complaints to mayor's office
PSAC says an MP complained about music the workers were playing on the picket line.
Why Ramlila Maidan Rally's Success Is Crucial For Congress And Rahul Gandhi
The Opposition has billed the event as the biggest show of strength in its campaign to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claiming that more than a million people will attend.
Israel election results live: vote count continues as exit polls suggest no clear winner
Opposition bloc and Netanyahu's coalition predicted to fall short of 61 seats needed to form a government, while Palestinian parties set for big gainsFull report: Coalition talks loom as Israel exit polls suggest Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs tiedAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties in Knesset will redraw Israel's political landscapeIsrael election: what we know so farOne apparent loser from Tuesday's election was far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was expected to better his party's result of six seats from the 2022 elections.But instead there was stunned silence at the watch party for Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) in central Israel as results from the exit polls flashed across the screen, with most channels suggesting the party would remain on just six seats. Continue reading...
Rays battle from brink in 12th inning to stun Brewers and stave off World Series sweep
Tampa Bay force Game 5 with extra-innings rallyMilwaukee denied first World Series championshipBrewers still hold 3-1 lead in best-of-seven seriesJonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5.Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the game as Milwaukee neared a sweep and their first World Series title. Continue reading...
Budget 2026 live: gas standing charges to be scrapped for millions as chancellor prepares to deliver budget
John Healey says UK faces 'difficult moment' as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham's governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksMartin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity bills. Lewis said:The chancellor said he will be talking to Ofgem about how they get rid of the charge on electricity as well, but that is 'trickier' apparently and will take longer. Continue reading...
Why a Congress X post targeting CJI sparked a row in Keralam and prompted a party apology | Explained
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president has distanced the ruling party from now-deleted post that urged CJI Surya Kant to resign after the latter questioned meeting an INDIA bloc delegation, prompting a legal notice from Supreme Court Bar Association. The post sparked a dispute over authorship and approval, with the party pledging internal reforms to prevent a repeat
There has been 'limited progress' in Canada-U.S. trade talks: Canadian official - CityNews Kitchener
There has been 'limited progress' in Canada-U.S. trade talks: Canadian official CityNews Kitchener
Weather tomorrow: Cyclone Arnab triggers rain alert across states; yellow warning in Odisha, heavy to very heavy rain in 6 states, hailstorms likely in Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana
As cyclone Arnab moves inland after making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha on Thursday.
South Africa v Australia: third men's cricket Test, day two – live
Updates from the final match of the series at NewlandsAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email2nd over: Australia 5-0 (Renshaw 5, Head 0) All 12 balls so far have been faced by Renshaw, after that sixth-ball single. He carries on as he played in Durban, leaving wherever possible. Jansen does beat his edge at one stage, getting movement away, but Renshaw doesn't follow the ball. When Jansen ends the over going short at the body, Renshaw gets gloves underneath it. Very organised defensive approach to the over.1st over: Australia 5-0 (Renshaw 5, Head 0) Lovely bounce and carry from Rabada with the new ball. Two left-handers for him to aim at. The sun is shining again, the sky brilliantly blue, it looks a lovely day on the Cape. You'd best believe the mountain is hulking over the shoulder of the ground like a suspicious bouncer. Rabada doesn't use the bouncer himself, comes around the wicket after a few balls but bowls a low full toss, and Renshaw with placement rather than effort deflects his square drive behind point for four, then takes one. Continue reading...
On TV
South Park — 29x4: "Guinea Pig on a Stick" (Comedy Central)
When South America's beef becomes highly prized and sought after, the four boys fight to keep it in local hands.
NOVA — 53x15: "Evolution: Body Builders" (PBS)
Abbott Elementary — 6x4: "Halloween Party" (ABC)
Ava hosts an exclusive Halloween party, and Janine and Jacob get suspicious of Gregory.
New Music

No new drops today. Go rediscover something in your old playlists.

In theaters
My Duchess (95 minutes)
Telling the story of the final years of the woman who married King Edward VIII and broke up the monarchy.
Breeder (97 minutes)
An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there’s a catch.
Launching today

Nothing launching today. Every rocket is staying grounded and behaving.

Useless Fact

CBS` "60 Minutes" is the only TV show without a theme song/music.

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Today In History
2023 — Matthew Perry, 'Friends' Star, Dies at 54
American actor Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hugely popular sitcom Friends (1994–2004), died at age 54 of "acute effects ofketamine," an anesthetic drug
2007 — Cristina Kirchner elected Argentina's first female president
Argentine lawyer and politician Cristina Fernández de Kirchnerbecame the first woman elected president of Argentina
1971 — Great Britain Launches Prospero, First British Satellite
In 1971, Great Britain successfully launched Prospero, its first Earth satellite, marking an important milestone in the country's space program.
1967 — Birth of Acclaimed Actress Julia Roberts
American actress Julia Roberts, whose deft performances in varied roles helped make her one of the highest-paid and most-influential actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, was born
1965 — Completion of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Finnish-born American architect Eero Saarinen to commemorate St. Louis's historic role as "Gateway to the West," was completed. Read our list of 10 notable people and things from St. Louis Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images
1962 — Khrushchev Capitulates During Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev capitulated to U.S. demands to halt delivery of nuclear-armed missiles to Cuba, bringing to an end the Cuban missile crisis that had brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
1955 — Birth of Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates in 1955
American computer programmer and entrepreneur Bill Gates—who cofounded Microsoft, the world's largest personal-computer software company—was born. computer technology quiz Sean Gallup/Getty Images
1919 — U.S. Congress Overrides Wilson Veto, Passes Volstead Act
The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto and passed the Volstead Act in 1919. The Volstead Act provided enforcement guidelines for the nationwide Prohibition of alcohol that had been established by the 18th Amendment.
1918 — Czechoslovakian State Declared Independent
Tomáš Masaryk, Edvard Beneš, and other leaders issued a proclamation announcing the formation of an independent Czechoslovakian state
1914 — Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine
American physician and medical researcher Jonas Salk, who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio, was born
1886 — Statue of Liberty dedicated
On this day in 1886 U.S. President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty—a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States—on Bedloe's (later Liberty) Island in Upper New York Bay
1790 — Spain Signs Nootka Sound Convention with Britain
Spain, yielding to British demands, signed the convention that resolved the Nootka Sound controversy
1726 — Jonathan Swift's Novel "Gulliver's Travels" Published
In 1726, Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift anonymously published the landmark novel "Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World", which later became known as "Gulliver's Travels". This work is considered a keystone of English literature and helped give birth to the novel form.
1636 — Harvard University founded by Massachusetts Bay Colony
Harvard University, the oldest institute of higher learning in the United States, was founded by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. How much do you know about early American history?

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