Month: October 2025

Nirav Modi claims ‘sensational developments’ to come in U.K. extradition case

October 19, 2025 admin

Nirav Modi, in prison for over six years, has told a United Kingdom court there are “sensational developments” to come when his Indian extradition case on fraud and money laundering charges reopens for a hearing in London next month. The 54-year-old fugitive diamantaire appeared in the dock before High Court Judge Simon Tinkler at the Royal…

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Chandrayaan-2 makes first ever observation of Sun’s impact on Moon, says ISRO

October 19, 2025 admin

A artist’s depiction of the Chandrayaan 2 Lander Vikram on the Moon. Photo: YouTube/ISRO Official The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the first-ever observation of the effects of the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientific instruments, ISRO said on Saturday (October 18, 2025). This observation would help…

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire during talks, mediator Qatar says

October 18, 2025 admin

Local residents, who fled their homes following border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces, wait for transportation in Chaman, a town on the Pakistan side of the border. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced…

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U.S. claims Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

October 18, 2025 admin

A drone view shows tents of displaced Palestinians, following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire…

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Israel says Hamas hands over ‘2 coffins of deceased hostages’ to Red Cross in Gaza

October 18, 2025 admin

Israel’s military said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages” from Gaza to the Red Cross late on Saturday (October 18, 2025), while Israel increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire. No names were immediately released. Israel announced earlier on Saturday that Gaza’s sole crossing with…

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Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 17 dead

October 18, 2025 admin

A passenger bus in northeastern Brazil crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side, killing at least 17 people, authorities said on Saturday (October 18, 2025). The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, police said. The number of injured, who were taken to nearby hospitals, was not immediately clear. The vehicle crashed in…

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U.S. will send survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ back to Ecuador and Colombia, says Trump

October 18, 2025 admin

“The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,” U.S. President Trump said on Truth Social. File. | Photo Credit: AP The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their…

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What are the new PF withdrawal guidelines? | Explained

October 18, 2025 admin

Though employees can withdraw up to 100% of the eligible balance in the PF including employee and employer share during their service, a new provision has been made that 25% of the contributions in an account should be maintained as minimum balance at all times. File. | Photo Credit: Supreet Sapkal The story so far:…

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Employees’ Union protests Emirates NBD’s takeover of RBL Bank for ₹26,850 crore, says it’s an onslaught of foreign capital on Indian banking

October 18, 2025 admin

Private sector RBL Bank Ltd’s Employees Union has protested the takeover of the bank by UAE’s public sector lender, Emirates NBD for $3 billion and said this was an onslaught by international finance capital. “In recent years, we have witnessed a concerning trend of increasing foreign control over Indian banks. It began with Laxmi Vilas Bank,…

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Amir Khan Muttaqi: Taliban’s diplomatic front

October 18, 2025 admin

Visiting the Deoband Darul Uloom during his recent India tour, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, described the institution as “Madar e Ilmi”, or alma mater, which in a way provided a glimpse of Mr. Muttaqi’s evolution as a fighter and a diplomat. Born in 1970 in a Pashtun family in Zarghun village of…

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