Month: October 2026

Kochi synagogue arson accused linked to two earlier fire incidents: Police

October 19, 2026 admin

The Kadavumbhagam Synagogue at Mattancherry in Kochi is in a dilapidated condition on October 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The SIT probing a possible terror link in the arson near a synagogue in Ernakulam market has found that the accused was allegedly involved in two similar incidents earlier this year, police sources said…

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Pakistan providing ‘whatever support needed’ to defend Saudi Arabia: Army

October 19, 2026 admin

Senior Pakistan Army general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A senior Pakistan Army general has said that his country was providing “whatever support is needed” to protect Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and holy sites, amid escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on the Gulf country. Also read | Pakistan says ‘substantial’ forces,…

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CAS verdict on Senegal AFCON title appeal ‘expected end November’

October 19, 2026 admin

Senegal’s Sadio Mane, centre, and Morocco’s Neil Yoni El Aynaoui challenge for the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations final. File | Photo Credit: AP The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Monday (October 19, 2026) that a verdict on Senegal’s appeal of the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup…

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Detained Suu Kyi receives U.K. royal package: Myanmar government

October 19, 2026 admin

Aung San Suu Kyi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain’s King Charles III on Monday (October 19, 2026), authorities said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months and describing her as a “special female prisoner”. Also read | Myanmar’s Aung San…

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Row erupts over Daler Mehndi’s performance at Kunjapuri Fair in Uttarakhand

October 19, 2026 admin

Daler Mehndi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A controversy erupted during the cultural evening of the historic ‘Siddhpeeth Maa Kunjapuri Tourism and Development Fair’ in Uttarakhand’s New Tehri on Sunday night (October 18, 2026), involving a performance by Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi. During the event, Cabinet Minister and Narendra Nagar MLA Subodh Uniyal…

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Former Punjab MLA Simarjeet Bains sentenced to one year in defamation case

October 19, 2026 admin

A Patiala court on Monday (October 19, 2026) sentenced former Punjab MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains to one year of rigorous imprisonment in a defamation case filed by former State Health Minister Brahm Mohindra. The verdict was pronounced by Chief Judicial Magistrate Ekta Sahota. The court held that Mr. Mohindra had proved his case through oral…

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Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows

October 19, 2026 admin

A man described as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer, looks behind a television where a recording device had been placed at a conference room in OpenAI offices, in a still image from surveillance video included in a charging document after U.S. federal agents the man and charged him with installing…

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India’s agrivoltaic capacity is expected to be more than 5-gigawatts in next 3-4 years: MNRE Secretary

October 19, 2026 admin

MNRE Secretary Santosh Sarangi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s agrivoltaic capacity could scale to more than 5-gigawatts in the next three to four years subject to enthusiasm from states and their ability to notify feed-in tariffs, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary at the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) told reporters at a briefing ahead…

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Telangana plans 14-month foodgrain buffer to cover over 3 crore people amid El Niño threat

October 19, 2026 admin

The State is planning to build a foodgrain security buffer covering up to 14 months, with officials asked to ensure that pending rice supplies reached government stocks on schedule. File image for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana government is planning to strengthen its foodgrain security buffer to protect 3.42 crore Public…

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Srinagar-bound bus attacked in Ludhiana’s Khanna; no one injured

October 19, 2026 admin

A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones near Doraha in Punjab, barely a day after another bus of the same company was targeted in Haryana. The incident took place on Sunday night (October 18, 2026) when the bus was passing through Doraha in Khanna, said police. A stone thrown from the roadside smashed…

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