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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Allahabad High Court has stayed the conviction and sentence of a man convicted in a 2017 murder case after noting that he wished to contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election either as an independent candidate or, if possible, on a BJP ticket….
Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed envoy to Pakistan, Rajeh Tami Albugamy, met Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday (October 19, 2026) and discussed matters of mutual interest and regional security dynamics, the army said. During the meeting at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made under the framework of…
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At least six miners were killed Monday (October 20, 2026) when an open-pit gold mine collapsed in a remote corner of Colombia’s Nariño Province, authorities said. Jorge Tovar Castillo, a disaster response official in Nariño, said that an additional 12 to 15 miners have been reported as missing following the accident in the municipality of…
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Platforms allotted shares worth ₹8,109.85 crore to 212 anchor investors at the top end of its price band, after institutional demand for the offering exceeded ₹2.5 lakh crore, more than 30 times the amount available in the anchor book, according to a stock exchange filing and people familiar with the matter. The allotment of 7.24…
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Finance Minister S. Jaishankar with the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Mumbai on October 19, 2026. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar expressed his delight in welcoming UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Mumbai airport on…
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A Palestinian man speaks with Israeli forces as they detain another Palestinian man during the olive harvest at Palestinian-owned olive groves in Deir Abu Mashal, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli settler attacks risk setting off an “explosion” in the occupied West Bank, a senior Palestinian…
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A rare drone attack on Sudan’s capital killed three children Monday (October 19, 2026), a rights group said, as both sides in the country’s war step up airstrikes that have killed dozens of civilians in the Kordofan region in recent days. Also Read: More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in 6…
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino. File | Photo Credit: Reuters UEFA has given FIFA a November 2 deadline to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino’s aborted attempts at a secretive investment plan for the World Cup and other governance issues. The latest move in a power struggle between the two governing bodies came in the week…
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Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik addresses a protest. File | Photo Credit: ANI BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday (October 19, 2026) demanded to know whether the BJP’s “dependence” on NDA ally TDP was the reason for the state government’s “silence” on Andhra Pradesh issuing a notification for…
A Kuki organisation in Manipur on Sunday (October 18, 2026) announced a “total shutdown” of National Highway 202 for four days to protest the continuing violence and the “absence of a credible security arrangement”. NH-202, also called the Imphal-Ukhrul road, was a key alternative route when National Highway-2, Manipur’s lifeline, was closed to certain communities…
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