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Express train rams into stationary train at Kavarapettai in Tamil Nadu, several feared injured, said Railway police.

A Sharjah bound flight from Tiruchirappalli, shortly after departure on Friday evening, witnessed mid-air technical glitch, police said. Attempts are being made by the pilots to land the aircraft in Tiruchirappalli airport and as per initial reports, the fault is related to hydraulic systems, they said. Fire tenders, rescue personnel and ambulances have been rushed to the airport, police added.

India's industrial output fell 0.1% year-on-year in August, government data showed on Friday.

India's foreign exchange reserves fell for the first time in eight weeks and came off a record high to stand at $701.18 billion as of Oct. 4, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. The reserves fell by $3.71 billion in the reporting week, after having risen by a total of nearly $35 billion in the prior seven weeks. They had hit a record high of $704.89 billion and had risen by $12.6 billion in the week ending Sept. 27 in their biggest weekly increase since mid-July 2023.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.Jrgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the taboo against the use of nuclear weapon is under pressure.

Noel Tata was appointed on Friday as chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata group's philanthropic arm Tata Trusts, succeeding his half brother Ratan who died this week aged 86. Having functioned mostly under the shadows of his illustrious half-brother, Noel will now have the responsibility of leading the Tata Trusts -- broadly comprising Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Allied Trusts, and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust & Allied Trusts -- that hold a controlling 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons, the holding and promoter firm of Tata Group companies.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said his party will hold a meeting with pre-poll allies –Congress and CPI (M) – on Friday to take forward the process of government formation. Omar on Thursday was unanimously elected as the leader of the National Conference Legislature Party. Farooq Abdullah said. “A meeting of the legislature party was held where everyone unanimously chose Omar Abdullah as its leader,” the senior Abdullah said.

4 Independent MLAs back Omar Abdullah in J&K: Four Independent MLAs extended their support to the National Conference (NC) on Thursday, helping the latter cross the majority mark in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. Omar Abdullah said that four out of seven Independent MLAs have joined hands with the NC, bringing the party’s strength to 46.

Hurricane Milton hits Florida: Damage less severe than expected, six lives lost: As Hurricane Milton barreled into and across Florida, it spawned dozens of tornadoes, knocked out power to millions, damaged homes, flooded neighborhoods and led to hundreds of rescues. But the damage wasn't as bad as had been feared. The storm caused at least six deaths in the state, where some communities were still dealing with the damage from deadly Hurricane Helene two weeks ago.