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Karur stampede | T.N. government to frame rules and guidelines for public events: CM Stalin

Days after a stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur, which claimed 41 lives, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on Monday (September 29, 2025) that rules and guidelines would be framed for public events held by political parties and other organisations. Once the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry submits its report, consultations will be held with all political parties and other organisations to frame the rules and guidelines, he said. The death toll in the Karur stampede has risen to 41 after a 60-year-old woman, Suguna, succumbed to her injuries. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan met the victims’ families in Karur.

Battle for Asia Cup trophy continues even after final match

Devajit Saikia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, has condemned the act of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi taking the Asia Cup trophy along with him from the dais after India declined to accept it from him. Mr. Saikia also confirmed that the BCCI will take up the issue in the next International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Board meeting in November. India captain Suryakumar Yadav said it’s the winning team that is remembered, not the trophy as he reacted to his side not being presented the Asia Cup after it refused to accept the top prize from Asian Cricket Council chief and Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi.

India-Bhutan rail links costing ₹4,033 crore announced

India on Monday (September 29, 2025) announced two new rail links totaling 89-km between India and Bhutan, i.e. Kokrajhar-Gelephu (Assam) and Banarhat-Samtse (West Bengal), at a cost of ₹4,033 crore. These two projects are part of the first set of rail connectivity projects between India and Bhutan, Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, announced at a press conference. The MoU for these projects was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan last year and a formal agreement will be signed later on September 29 on the occasion of Bhutanese Foreign Secretary to New Delhi.

Kerala BJP leader booked for ‘death threat’ remark against Rahul Gandhi

The Kerala Police on Monday (September 29, 2025) registered a case against BJP leader Printu Mahadevan for his alleged remark during a television debate that bullets would be fired at the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, officials said. Mr. Mahadevan, a former ABVP leader, made the remarks, while discussing protests in Bangladesh and Nepal, during a debate on a Malayalam news channel on September 26, 2025. He reportedly said such protests were not possible in India as people here stood strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that if Mr. Gandhi has any such desires, “bullets will pierce his chest.”

X to appeal Karnataka High Court judgement upholding Sahyog portal

X, formerly Twitter, said that it would appeal the Karnataka High Court’s decision that rejected its challenge to the Union government’s Sahyog portal. The Sahyog portal was set up last year to allow State police and other authorised government agencies to send takedown notices to social media platforms, a move that X has argued is a broad and illegal censorship regime that would leave it with criminal liability if it did not comply. The company said it was “deeply concerned” by the judgement handed down by the single bench of judge M. Nagaprasanna, and that it would appeal. X did not indicate whether this appeal would be directed to a larger bench at the Karnataka High Court, or to the Supreme Court — a spokesperson for the platform did not respond to a query by The Hindu.

Government proposes sound alert system for all electric vehicles from October 2027

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric cars, buses and trucks with effect October 1, 2027, keeping road safety in mind. The Ministry in a draft notification said that all new models of electric passenger and goods vehicles manufactured after October 2026 must be equipped with AVAS, a safety feature in EVs to emit an artificial sound to alert pedestrians and other road users about their presence.

Kochi NIA court sentences two Coimbatore natives in IS recruitment case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Kochi has sentenced Mohammed Azarudeen and Sheik Hidayatullah of Ukkadam, Coimbatore, for eight years of rigorous imprisonment in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu Islamic State (IS) recruitment case. N. Seshadrinathan, the Special Judge, awarded the convicts rigorous imprisonment of eight year each on three counts. However, the punishment shall run concurrently, the court held on Monday (September 29, 2025). The special court had found the two guilty of recruiting and propagating the ideology of the IS.

‘Honour’ killing: 17-year-old girl shot dead by father, minor brother in Uttar Pradesh

A 17-year-old girl has been shot dead allegedly by her father and minor brother in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh in a suspected case of ‘honour’ killing, police said on Monday (September 29, 2025). The incident took place in Ambehta village under Kandhla police station limits on Sunday (September 28, 2025) evening, Superintendent of Police N.P. Singh told reporters. “The accused father has confessed to killing his daughter for tarnishing the family’s name,” Mr. Singh said.

Index of Industrial Production growth slows to 4% in August 2025, dragged by consumer-facing sectors

Growth in industrial activity in India slowed to 4% in August 2025 from its 6-month high growth of 4.3% in July. Growth was dragged down by the consumer durables and non-durables sectors, as well as slower growth in manufacturing, capital goods, and infrastructure sectors, government data showed. Data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday (September 29, 2025), showed that growth in the index this August was considerably faster than the 0% growth seen in August last year. On the other hand, mining activity, the primary goods sector, and electricity output saw a positive turnaround.

FTA talks going on with several countries, including U.S., says Goyal

India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of countries including the U.S., New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Chile, and the European Union, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday (September 29, 2025). He said that Qatar and Bahrain too are keen to negotiate trade pacts with India. “Talks are going with the U.S. (for a trade agreement). Talks are also underway with the EU, New Zealand, Oman, Peru and Chile,” he said at U.P. International Trade Show, Greater Noida.

Protest against ‘I Love Muhammad’ graffiti on road turns violent in Ahilyanagar; one arrested

A protest against an ‘I Love Muhammad’ graffiti painted on the road in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar turned violent on Monday (September 29, 2025), prompting police to baton-charge a stone pelting mob, officials said. The protesters had blocked the arterial Ahilyanagar-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Road despite one person being arrested in connection with the graffiti, they added.

Assam govt urges MHA to invoke Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Singapore over Zubeen death

The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death in the Southeast Asian country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday (September 29, 2025). “Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities — giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice,” Mr. Sarma said in an X post.

Iran executes ‘one of most important spies’ for Israel

Iran executed a man named Bahman Choubi-asl on Monday (September 29, 2025), the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan said, saying the defendant was “one of the most important spies for Israel in Iran”. Mizan reported, “The main goal of Mossad in attracting the defendant’s cooperation was to obtain the database of governmental institutions and create a breach in Iranian data centres, along with which it also pursued other secondary goals, including investigating the route of importing electronic equipment.”

Typhoon Bualoi becomes a tropical storm that rips through Vietnam, killing at least 9 people

Heavy rain and strong winds from the former Typhoon Bualoi flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least nine deaths in central Vietnam before it weakened to a storm that moved on Monday (September 29, 2025) into Laos, state media reported. The storm tore through communities, damaging houses, schools and power poles, sweeping away temporary bridges and flooding roads and low-water crossings across several provinces. Flooding in cities submerged vehicles, and many highland communities were cut off. State media said rescue teams were searching for 17 missing fishermen.

Nepal imposes travel ban on ex-PM over protest violence

Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and four former senior officials as part of an investigation into deadly unrest earlier this month, the Interior Minister said on Monday (September 29, 2025). In addition to Mr. Oli, travel bans have been placed on former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, former Head of the National Investigation Department security agency, Hutaraj Thapa, and two other senior bureaucrats. Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal told AFP on Monday (September 29, 2025) that the ban is “already in effect.”

Asia Cup 2025 final: Don’t want to be harsh but Suryakumar disrespected cricket, says Salman Agha

Salman Ali Agha feels that Indian team’s ‘No Handshake’ policy while playing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup was “disrespectful” to the game and not the best example of sportsmanship for the young fans who look up to cricketers as role models. “What India have done this tournament is very disappointing. They are not disrespecting us by not shaking hands, they are disrespecting cricket. Good teams don’t do what they did,” the Pakistan skipper said at the post-match press conference. “We went to pose with the trophy (photo shoot) on our own because we wanted to fulfil our obligations. We stood there and took our medals. I don’t want to use harsh words but they’ve been very disrespectful,” he added.