Despite gold reaching record highs above ₹1.30 lakh per 10 g, festive demand soared this Dhanteras. Indian customers spent nearly ₹1 lakh crore on gold, silver and festival purchases.
Ayodhya’s 9th Deepotsav made global headlines after lighting 26.17 lakh diyas across 56 ghats, setting a Guinness World Record. Thousands witnessed the grand spectacle.
After 54 years, Banke Bihari Temple's vault in Vrindavan was opened on Dhanteras. No treasures were found—only brassware, old trunks, and a 1970 newspaper.
Three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistan airstrike on Paktika. Afghanistan has pulled out of the tri-nation cricket series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Congress has named five more candidates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, bringing the total to 53. The party pushes ahead as alliance seat-sharing remains undecided.
In 1948, tribal leader George St. Gillette tearfully signed over 150,000 acres of ancestral land for the Garrison Dam project, a haunting symbol of cultural loss.
President Droupadi Murmu recognized Madhya Pradesh at a national conclave for its outstanding work in the Adi Karmyogi Campaign, focusing on grassroots tribal development.
The Election Commission has announced the complete Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 schedule. Voting will take place in two phases—November 6 and November 11.
During the Gaza summit, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stunned attendees by nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Italy’s PM Meloni’s startled expression quickly went viral.