Read n Ready

Filmmaker and producer Nag Ashwin paid tribute to veteran director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao following his death on October 3. Rao passed away in Chennai at the age of 94 due to age-related health illness. Known for his experimental storytelling, the filmmaker continued working on new ideas and thinking about cinema until his final days. As a tribute, Nag Ashwin shared the title of Rao’s last screenplay on social media.

The final electoral roll for Uttarakhand, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), lists around 71.58 lakh voters, nearly 8 lakh lower than the number of electors at the start of the revision process. The final list was released on Saturday (October 3).

India cannot provide any deadline for the return of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as Dhaka’s extradition request is still being examined through a legal process, Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said on Saturday.

The identities of the two additional pilots who helped bring a flydubai flight under control during a mid-air cockpit attack remain undisclosed, even three days after the incident. Flydubai has only said that the two were members of its crew who were travelling as passengers on the same aircraft. The airline has not explained why their identities have not been made public.

As the Middle East conflict continues to escalate, US President Donald Trump said Washington will decide on Iran, warning that the outcome would come either the “easy way or the hard way” while asserting that Tehran has been “decimated”.

Indian recurve archer Kumkum Mohod on Saturday won a gold medal in the women’s individual recurve archery event at the Asian Games by defeating South Korea’s Oh Yejin at the 2026 Asian Games. Teenager Kumkum Mohod kept her composure under pressure to clinch gold in the women’s individual recurve event at the Asian Games, defeating South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a shoot-out here on Saturday.

A case has been registered against National Conference MLA from Pahalgam Altaf Ahmed Wani, also known as Altaf Kalu, and party spokesperson Umesh Bhat, also known as Umesh Talashi, over an alleged assault on a Personal Security Officer (PSO) posted with the MLA’s security detail in Anantnag.

Madhya Pradesh is set for the next key stage of its 2026 Panchayat bypolls, with counting for 94 seats scheduled to begin at 8 am on Saturday, October 3. Voting for the seats that went to the polls was held on September 29. The counting of votes for Sarpanch and Janpad Panchayat member seats will take place at the respective development-block headquarters, with results for both categories expected to be declared on the same day. The schedule has been issued by the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission.

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar has received widespread appreciation for his courage and presence of mind during a frightening mid-air incident aboard a flydubai flight. His actions, which helped prevent a potential disaster and protect the lives of passengers and crew, have drawn praise from political leaders, celebrities and people across the country.

In a shocking development, the Omani co-pilot, accused of attacking Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, was on Saturday identified as Hamam Alhamami, according to Al Arabiya English sources.The report by Al Arabiya English, citing sources, said that the Omani co-pilot had previously been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about extremist views, influenced during an earlier stay in Syria.