1st October- Center hikes DA for government employees; TVK suspends Vijay Tour and ED conducts raids across Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

The Union Cabinet approved a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance, raising it to 58% of basic pay for over 1 crore central employees and pensioners, effective July 1, 2025, with arrears paid in October. Actor-politician Vijay’s statewide tour was suspended after a Karur rally stampede killed 41, with police blaming poor crowd control. The Enforcement Directorate seized Rs 100 crore in assets in a Rs 152 crore bank fraud case involving fake farmer loan accounts, with investigations ongoing under PMLA. Produced by Taniya Dutta Sound mix by Rohan Bharti