BREAKING Highlights: Zelensky says Ukraine retook nearly 2,500 sq km in counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine has retaken nearly 2,500 sq km in counteroffensive since the start of the invasion of Russia. He added that as many as 96 settlements have also been retaken.

Thailand government buildings flew flags at half mast to mourn the death of 34 people, including 23 children, after an ex-policeman burst into a daycare center in a knife and gun rampage that left the nation shocked and seeking answers, according to news agency Reuters.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy on Friday apprehended a suspicious vessel carrying more than 200 kgs of narcotics in Kerala, Indian Navy said. The boat with its crew has been taken to Kochi for further investigation.

CBI files chargesheet against RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, wife Rabri Devi and others in connection with land-for-job scam. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chairs a review meeting over the Assam floods at Guwahati.

Former Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh alleges illegal activities by Punjab Cricket Association, writes letter to stakeholders, reports ANI.

IGI airport unit of Delhi Police today arrested two Iran nationals, Hamed Hemmati & Feissal Shirazinia, for cheating people on the pretext of posing themselves as officers of the Delhi police crime branch, police said to ANI.

Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi will be on an official visit to Georgia on October 10&11 and Kazakhstan on October 12 &13, External Affairs Ministry stated on Friday. During the visit to Georgia, MoS will be meeting the country's foreign minister & other senior signitaries. She'll also interact with Indian students there.

A woman in Jharkhand's Dumka succumbs to her injuries after she was set on fire by a man seeking to marry her. She was brought dead to RIMS, Ranchi, according to ANI.

Indira Lankesh and Kavitha Lankesh - mother and sister of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh who was murdered in 2017 - walk with Rahul Gandhi, as they participate in Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Several parts of Thane in Maharashtra face waterlogging due to incessant heavy rainfall. A Yellow Alert in Thane has been issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai for the next 5 days (till Oct 11th).

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches the Medanta hospital in Gurugram to visit the ailing former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted there.

Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order on the plea of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan challenging the Delhi police order declaring him a bad character, according to news agency ANI.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued concept paper on digital currency and said will soon launch pilot e-rupee for specific use cases, according to news agency PTI. 

Nabi & Kuti villages and other areas along Om Parvat & Adi Kailash Yatra route in  Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh receive fresh snowfall.

Totally, 26 bodies have been recovered till now in the Uttarkashi Avalanche that hit a team of mountaineering trainees and instructors from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) on Tuesday. The institute said in a statement that search and rescue operation is in progress for the remaining three trainees.

Gyanvapi mosque row: On plea over 'carbon dating of Shivling', Varanasi court asks Muslim side to file response by Oct 11 when matter would be heard next.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

2 soldiers killed, 1 injured in T-90 tank barrel burst near Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh; probe ordered

Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, its former finance minister and two of its former central bank governors, the rights group - which filed the case seeking accountability for the island nation's worst financial crisis in over 70 years said in a statement on Friday, as per Reuters.

Maharashtra government has issued a government resolution and allocated ₹513 crores for the Diwali package scheme for 1.5 crore ration card holders of the state, reported news agency ANI.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change constitutes a 9-member task force for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas. Read more

A 19-year-old woman was battling for her life after a stalker allegedly barged into her home and set her afire in Jharkhand’s Dumka district late on Thursday for refusing to marry him, police said on Friday. Read more.