Oct 2: Team Anna launches nationwide referendum on its Jan Lokpal Bill in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies, including those represented by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi, in a bid to mobilise support for its anti-corruption draft.

Oct 3: Magsaysay award winner Nileema Mishra, who was denied a U.S. visa, was granted the permit to visit the country by the American consulate in Mumbai.

Oct 3: Apple Inc. unveils a faster, more powerful iPhone in its first major product event in years without Steve Jobs presiding. New CEO Tim Cook led the show.

Oct 6: India and Pakistan agree to issue multiple-entry visas to businessmen valid for a year.

Oct 6: The world's highest webcam installed in the Nepalese Himalayas, beaming live images of Mount Everest to scientists studying the effects of climate change on the planet's tallest peak. The solar-powered camera — set at 18,618 feet on Kala Patthar, a smaller....