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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has called for a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Sangh, which is an ideological fountainhead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that identifying citizens was necessary to address “population imbalance” and protect the country’s “unity, integrity and security”.

For the last few months, my evenings had a familiar pattern: a video call would freeze right when someone was mid-sentence, the smart TV would buffer during the one episode I actually had time to watch and my handset would quietly drop from Wi-Fi to mobile data without even warning me. I kept blaming my broadband plan.

The Brazil football team are set for their maiden visit to India, when both the teams play a FIFA friendly for the first-ever time in history on October 3 at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata. While many former Brazilian footballers like Pele, Ronaldinho, Cafu, Roberto Carlos among the few have set their foot on this part of the world, but this will be the first time the Brazil first team will be playing India officially.

Google will launch the Fitbit Air in India, bringing its new screen-free fitness tracker to the market at ₹13,999. The device will go on sale from 2 October through the Google Store and at retail partners, including Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital and Vijay Sales. The Fitbit Air was unveiled worldwide in May.

Contract-food service company Rassense is targeting ₹1,000 crore in revenue by FY30 as the food services company looks to build its healthcare and corporate catering businesses while continuing to grow organically. The company, which has expanded revenue from ₹291 crore to about ₹600 crore since its buyout, is not currently looking at acquisitions despite increasing consolidation in India’s food services industry.

Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A US judge has dismissed Alec Baldwin’s civil rights lawsuit against Santa Fe officials over the prosecution stemming from the accidental shooting death of ‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while acknowledging what she described as a “very disturbing picture of malicious prosecution.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, US District Judge Kea Riggs ruled Wednesday that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey is protected by absolute prosecutorial immunity...

The Sahibzada Farhan-led Pakistan on Thursday qualified for the final of the men’s cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games following a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first semifinal in Nisshin. Pakistan will take on either India or Sri Lanka in Saturday’s Gold Medal match, with the second semifinal slated to take place later on Thursday. The first semifinal was reduced to just 13 overs per side because of a wet outfield at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. More to follow Source

The price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders was increased across cities from October 1. The prices were hiked just ahead of the festive season, against the backdrop of the war in West Asia that has impacted global energy supplies. In Delhi, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder rose by ₹62.50 to ₹2,810, news agency PTI reported. The hike is likley to impact restaurants, hotels and local businesses. Household kitchens using 14.2-kg cylinders are not affected.

The United States on Tuesday (local time) announced it had completed the withdrawal of its remaining military forces from Iraq, ending a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein and later evolved into a campaign against the Islamic State. The final withdrawal was carried out under a 2024 agreement between Washington and Baghdad.

By Kanishka Singh, Christian Martinez and Deepa Seetharaman WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – An artificial intelligence research firm said on Wednesday AI agents tried to hack into a Canadian government website, casting the effort as a failed hacking attempt, while Canada said there were no indications its systems were compromised.