Karur stampede: Police book a case against TVK general secretary ‘Bussy’ Anand and two othersThe Karur Town police has registered a case against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) general secretary N Anand alias ‘Bussy’ Anand and two others as a sequel to the stampede at the party meeting addressed by actor Vijay that killed 40 persons at Velusamypuram in Karur district on Saturday (September 27, 2025) night. Besides Mr. Anand, the police have also named the party’s Karur district secretary Mathizhagan and the party’s joint general secretary Nirmal Kumar as the other accused in the case.Madurai Bench of Madras High Court to hear TVK’s case on September 29The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will hear on Monday (September 29, 2025) afternoon a case to be filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) regarding the death of as many as 40 individuals during a campaign by its leader C. Joseph Vijay at Velusamypuram in Karur district on Saturday (September 27, 2025). A Dussehra vacation Bench of Justices M. Dhandapani and M. Jothiraman would hear the case since Karur district falls under the territorial jurisdiction of the Madurai Bench. The decision was taken following a mention made by TVK lawyer S. Arivazhagan at the residence of Justice Dhandapani in Chennai on Sunday (September 28, 2025).India to take on Pakistan in the Asia Cup finalAs the head-to-head record testifies, India has marched ahead in the past two decades. In 15 T20Is between these teams since the first in 2007, the current T20 World Cup champion has won 12. It has also emerged victorious in each of their last seven white-ball meetings. Pakistan, on the other hand, would prefer to emphasise on a 8-4 record in finals of white-ball tournaments. Curfew remains in force for fifth day in Leh townCurfew remained in force in the violence-hit Leh town for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday (September 28, 2025), with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to hold a security review meeting to take a call on the relaxation in the restrictions, officials said. The curfew was imposed on Wednesday (September 24) evening following widespread protests during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to advance talks with the Centre on the demands for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.Heavy rains in Nashik; River Godavari nears danger markHeavy rains lashed Nashik in Maharashtra on Sunday (September 28, 2025), leading to water level in the Godavari river reaching close to the danger mark and inundation of some temples in Ramkund area, officials said. The weather department has sounded a ‘red alert’, predicting heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by stormy winds in the district on Sunday and Monday. Heavy rains have also been forecast on Tuesday (September 30, 2025).Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda produced in Delhi court, police seek 5-day custodyChaitanyananda Saraswati was produced before a Delhi court on Sunday (Septemnber 28, 2025), with police seeking 5-day custody of the self-styled godman accused of sexually harassing 17 women students at a private institute in New Delhi, officials said. The court has reserved its order on the matter till 4.45 p.m. The 62-year-old accused, who was apprehended from Agra on Sunday (September 28, 2025) morning, was produced before Duty Magistrate Ravi at 3:40 p.m. A Delhi Police team traced Mr. Saraswati to Agra, where he was staying at a hotel, officials said.Government striving to get ‘Chhath Puja’ included in UNESCO’s cultural heritage list: PM ModiThe government is striving to get the ‘Chhath Mahaparva’ included in the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List and when that happens, people in every corner of the world will be able to experience the festival’s grandeur and divinity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (September 28, 2025). In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Mr. Modi also pointed out that some time ago, on account of similar efforts by the government, Kolkata’s Durga Puja also became a part of this UNESCO list.Mann ki Baat: ‘We have to become self-reliant’ says PM Modi, urges Indians to buy SwadeshiPrime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Mann ki Baat address on Sunday (September 28, 2025), made a renewed pitch to the citizens of the country to buy khadi products and locally-made goods in the ongoing festival season to strengthen India’s domestic economy and vitalise its entrepreneurs. “I extend to you good wishes on the upcoming Diwali, but I also reiterate: we have to become self-reliant, we have to make the country self-reliant; and the path to that lies only through Swadeshi,” Mr. Modi said.‘Give Ladakh a voice’: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says UT’s people, culture, traditions under attack by BJP-RSSCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (September 28, 2025) alleged that Ladakh’s people, culture, and traditions were under attack by the BJP and RSS, as he batted for inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule. His remarks came in the wake of last week’s violence in Leh in which four people were killed in firing by the security forces and scores of others were injured. Fifty people have since been taken into custody for their alleged involvement in rioting.Three Maoists carrying total bounty of ₹14 lakh gunned down in ChhattisgarhThree Maoists carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹14 lakh were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday (September 28, 2025), a senior police official said. The gun battle took place on a forested hill near Chhindkhadak village along the border of Kanker and Gariaband districts, where a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoist operation in the morning, Kanker Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela told PTI.Zubeen Garg’s family files complaint with Assam CID, wants his death probedMembers of a Special Investigation Team of Assam’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the residence of Zubeen Garg in Guwahati’s Kahilipara on Sunday (September 28, 2025), less than a day after the Assamese cultural icon’s family filed a complaint linked to his death. An officer of the probe team said they visited the late Garg’s residence to record the statements of his family members.Head of Mormon church Russell Nelson dies at 101Russell Nelson, who headed the Mormon church since 2018, died on Saturday (September 28, 2025) night at age 101, the church announced. “With sorrow we announce that Russell M. Nelson, beloved President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully... at his home in Salt Lake City,” it said in a statement, using the church’s official name. The former heart surgeon was “the oldest president in the history of the Church,” the statement added, without specifying a cause of death.Over 66,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war, says Gaza’s Health MinistryOver 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday (September 28, 2025). The Ministry said in its daily report the death toll has climbed to 66,005, with a further 1,68,162 wounded since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. Among the dead were 79 who were brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, it said.Russia launches major drone, missile attack on Ukraine, still ongoingKyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack early on Sunday in what independent monitors said was one of the biggest Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and the surrounding region since the full-scale war began. Drones flew over the city and anti-aircraft fire rang out through the night. The attack was continuing at 7:20 a.m. (0420 GMT).Mithun Manhas elected as new BCCI president, Amita Sharma to head women’s selection panelFormer Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has been elected as the new BCCI president on Sunday (September 28, 2025). Manhas was elected unanimously at the BCCI annual general meeting held in Mumbai. Manhas has become the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70.