Oct 4, Tuesday TNV Top 10 News — At least 10 feared dead in an Avalanche that hit Mt DKD-II peak in Uttarakhand, TCS to enter a deal with BSNL to roll out 4G and 5G services, Pakistan seeks help from nations for flood recovery efforts, and more

1. As former Uttar Pradesh CM and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav’s health condition remains critical, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao have dialed son Akhilesh Yadav to check on his health.
2. Nearly thirty mountaineers from the Nehru Mountaineering Institute (NIM) are trapped in an Avalanche that hit Mt DKD-II peak in Uttarakhand. SDRF and NDRF teams, along with Indian Air Force, are helping the rescue efforts. Ten of them are feared dead.
3. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is poised for a deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for its rollout of 4G and 5G services. However, the approvals could take two months.
4. Reliance Jio has launched its True-5G beta trial in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi. Jio’s True 5G Welcome Offer users would get unlimited 5G data with speeds above 1 Gbps.
5. The Competition Commission of India has given conditional approval to the merger plans of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Sony Pictures Networks India.
6. PM Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. He is said to have expressed his concerns over the safety of nuclear installations in the country and also pressed the need for dialogue and diplomacy for early cessation of hostilities.
7. Japan stopped trains and warned its citizens to take cover as a ballistic missile test by North Korea flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean.
8. Pakistan has sought the help of world nations as it is unable to spend more on flood recovery. Meanwhile, the UN has increased its humanitarian appeal five-fold, from $160 million to $816 million.
9. The Year 2022’s Nobel prize in Physics has gone to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger. Development of experimental tools by the Physics laureates has built the foundation for a new era of Quantum technology, said the Nobel Prize committee.
10. A man stopped from carrying a tin of Gulab Jamuns at the Phuket airport in Thailand distributes the sweets to the security officials, giving them a delectable indulgence. A video of the security officials savoring the Jamuns has gone viral.

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