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Election officials collect their ballot boxes at the distribution centre ahead of the MLC elections, in Patna on October 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Polling for biennial elections to eight Bihar Legislative Council seats began at 8 a.m. on Friday (October 23, 2026) amid tight security, with 5.32 lakh voters eligible to decide the…
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The Story So Far: Meta was ordered on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to pay a fine of $25 billion to the U.S. state of New Mexico after a jury found last month that the company had misled its users regarding data privacy, in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This is one of…
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The Story So Far: Meta was ordered on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to pay a fine of $25 billion to the U.S. state of New Mexico after a jury found last month that the company had misled its users regarding data privacy, in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This is one of…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will clash with his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro in a second and final televised debate on Friday (October 23, 2026), as both make a last-ditch effort to sway undecided voters. The son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro beat Mr. Lula by two percentage points in the first…
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Army soldiers patrol outside the Pichincha Provisional detention centre in Quito on October 22, 2026. Eight inmates died on October 22, 2026, during riots at two prisons in Ecuador, the agency responsible for managing the country’s prisons (SNAI) reported. | Photo Credit: AFP Corrections officials in Ecuador said eight people were killed and 10 more…
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Naman Dhir loves a flourish. He has made only 110 international runs in six innings across the two white-ball formats, but 88 of those — a staggering 80% — have come through boundaries. The powerful right-hander has smashed 10 fours and eight sixes from the 49 deliveries he has faced in One-Day International and Twenty20…
A high wave hits ashore in Keelung, northern Taiwan on Thursday (October 22, 2026), as typhoon Champi approaches the area. | Photo Credit: AP Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday (October 23, 2026) ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which is forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain, though the storm…
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FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football (soccer). | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United States will host the inaugural women’s football Club World Cup in 2028, FIFA announced on Thursday (October 22, 2026). “The decision was taken in view of its experience in organising FIFA tournaments, the…
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About six months ago, a team of officers in Andhra Pradesh’s Counter Intelligence Cell (CIC) noticed an unusual pattern of messaging across various social media platforms, including interactive messaging applications such as WhatsApp. What intrigued the officers was an abnormal frequency of incoming and outgoing international communications. The communication pattern was immediately red-flagged. The CIC…
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The flesh looked pounded. Contusions piled upon contusions. As forensic surgeon Hithesh Sanker examined the battered body that was laid on the post-mortem table, suspicion gave way to a grim realisation—this was no ordinary death. The man had been lynched. He had no name. He could not speak. He could communicate only through sign language….
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