Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump saysIsrael and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) in announcing the outlines of the biggest breakthrough in months in the two-year-old war.U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to end tariffs against IndiaIndian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congresswoman Deborah Ross on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) led a group of 19 Congress members in urging President Donald Trump to take immediate steps to repair America’s strained relationship with India and to reverse his administration’s harmful tariff policies. NDA, grand alliance evenly poised for Bihar polls first phase; all eyes on impact of Prashant Kishor’s partyOf the 121 Assembly seats going to the polls in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly election on November 6, both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) are evenly poised to win, as was the case in the 2020 Assembly election.At least six injured in scooter explosions at Kanpur marketTwo scooters parked in the congested Mishri Bazar near a mosque here exploded seconds apart on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) evening, injuring half a dozen people and damaging nearby shops, police said.WHO seeks clarification from India if cough syrup has been exported to other countriesThe World Health Organization (WHO) has sought clarification from India on whether the cough syrup linked to over 15 child deaths in the country has been exported to other countries, a senior official of the global health agency said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).India-U.K. trade deal presents unparalleled opportunities: British PM Keir Starmer in MumbaiThe opportunities waiting to be seized under the India-U.K. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are “unparalleled”, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) as he kick-started his first visit to India after assuming the charge of the top office.Lt. Col., Major among 11 soldiers killed in clashes with TTP militants in PakistanAt least 11 military personnel, including a Lt. Col. and a Major, were killed in clashes with the Taliban militants during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).Multiple FIRs registered in Punjab on objectionable social media content targeting CJIThe Punjab Police have registered multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, following the receipt of numerous complaints in various districts of the State on unlawful and objectionable social media content targeting the Chief Justice of India.India can emerge as a ‘data hub’, says PM Modi at India Mobile Congress 2025Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) pitched India as a potential “global data hub,” emphasising on the importance of “issues like storage, security and sovereignty” when it came to the data being generated around the world.After delays, IAF set to receive first Tejas Mk1A fighter jetThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A on October 17 during a ceremony in Nashik, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous fighter jet programme.Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including childrenMyanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to a member of a resistance group, villagers and media reports.India looks to tick a few boxes against South AfricaIndia faces a litmus test against South Africa in a Women’s ODI World Cup match at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Thursday.