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Cyclone Murasu train cancellations: Full list of affected trains in Andhra Pradesh

Check the list of cancelled, diverted and rescheduled trains on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) due to Cyclone Murasu

Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India’s eastern coast

Severe cyclonic storm uproots trees and downs power lines, days after another cyclone battered the same region.

Public consultation on new T.N. Secretariat at Pattinapakkam postponed as residents threaten boycott

The consultation, which was originally scheduled for November 3, has been rescheduled to November 5. The TNHB has floated a tender for demolishing 96 houses in Foreshore Estate

As Islamophobia ramps up in US midterms, Texas Muslims eye local stakes

Texas Muslims grapple with a slate of policies they say stigmatise their community, push for change at the ballot box.

Mamata, Rahul fighting for infiltrators to keep them in India: Bengal CM

"The ECI and the Centre have taken up the task of driving out infiltrators from the country, whereas Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi are fighting together to keep them in India," says Mr. Adhikari

Runners from Belagavi finish Goa Ironman event

Tejas Patil recorded the fastest finish among participants from Belagavi, completing the event in 6 hours, 20 minutes, and 8 seconds

Cyclone Murasu Nov. 3 | Red alert lifted from two Telangana districts; issued for Suryapet, Khammam and Bhadradri

Audit flags ₹3,000 monthly drinking water burden on poor families in Bengaluru

The city extracts groundwater at nearly twice the rate at which it is replenished and loses about 400 million litres of piped water every day, according to Syed Ahmed Hussain, convenor of the Water Satyagraha campaign

How a teenager is helping make safer roads for women

Women have had to fight for the freedom to study, work, play, and simply move through public spaces without fear. As reports of crimes against women continue to make headlines, a teenager in Ambala decided to act on one small but visible part of a much bigger problem.

Poultry industry pushes for ₹110 per kg live chicken price

The challenges posed by rising maize prices amid shortages in availability attributed to the impact of El Niño conditions was discussed at a meeting held in Hyderabad

Last-ditch bid to halt cane toad invasion of WA getting underway

With the toad front line now just 100km from Broome, there is hope a 7,500-square-kilometre "waterless barrier" can halt any further advance into WA.

Car slams through supermarket wall 'like a sonic boom'

CCTV shows the moment the owner of a supermarket in Adelaide's western suburbs narrowly avoided injury when a car reversed through the wall of the building, sending shelving and stock flying.

Three including drivers injured after omnibus hits lorry on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway in Vellore

An omnibus that was headed to Chennai with 22 passengers onboard hit a lorry laden with over 40,000 empty TASMAC liquor bottles, from behind

A response to Andy Burnham: We need an apology and reparations

It is good news the British PM is open to calls for an apology. But debt restructuring instead of reparations won’t do.

One dead after two helicopters collide near Mount Everest in Nepal

Authorities have confirmed that a 47-year-old Indian national was killed and two people injured.

TGCHE Chairman’s book on experiential learning released

Midday meal workers not paid for four months, protest in Dharwad

Workers from the seven taluks of the district were demanding immediate release of honorarium pending for the last four months

India news: Cyclone Murasu wreaks havoc after landfall

Cyclone Murasu wreaks havoc after landfall. Cyclone Murasu made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, leaving a trail of destruction.

Over one lakh workers expected at Jantar Mantar in Delhi for indefinite protest by CITU starting December 1

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will launch an indefinite protest at Jantar Mantar demanding protection of workers’ rights and repeal of ‘anti-worker’ labour codes

Cyclone Murasu: A.P. CM calls for efforts to prevent loss of lives

In a teleconference with senior officials in the State administration, and District Collectors, Mr. Naidu advised the people to follow government advisories till the cyclone withers away

How a Harvard dream ended in tragedy for a Pakistani family

A 24-year-old physics graduate dies after her family pays millions to a man who lied about getting her into university.

Cyclone Murasu completes landfall, to weaken by noon

Heavy spells of rainfall may likely to continue over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 12 hours, the IMD said

North Korea denies role in record Binance hack, calls US charge 'provocation'

Kim Yo Jong dismissed FBI claims that North Korean hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance, as the exchange began reopening withdrawals on more networks.

Peacock found in couple’s Brisbane bathroom leads to creative bid to reunite bird with tattoo artist

When they returned they found Hex admiring himself in the mirror Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A peacock that seemingly fell hopelessly in love with himself in a bathroom mirror after breaking into a Brisbane house remains on the run after being evicted. Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne left their Alexandra Hills home last week for an evening coffee and returned to find a fully grown peacock gazing adoringly at himself in their bathroom mirror.