Month: October 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after coach Jorge Jesus confirms rift

October 1, 2026 admin

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session in Sweden on September 29, 2026 | Photo Credit: via Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo’s international future was plunged into doubt ‌on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) when he abruptly left Portugal’s training camp in Copenhagen shortly after coach Jorge Jesus acknowledged tensions between the pair. The 41-year-old’s departure came a…

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Farmers complain of dry spell induced crop loss in excluded talukas from drought GR

October 1, 2026 admin

Official rainfall data from Automatic Weather Stations show 94% of normal rainfall, leading Mudkhed and Mukhed talukas in Nanded district of the Marathwada region to be excluded from the drought-hit list, while wells in the same banana-growing belt are running dry, affecting banana plantations. Farmers in these talukas said they have suffered losses, but because…

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Commissioner of Railway Safety conducts high-level safety review meeting for South Coast Railway

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The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Central Circle, Madhavi, convened a high-level safety review meeting with the General Manager of South Coast Railway (SCoR), Sandeep Mathur, at the zonal headquarters here on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). The high-level session was attended by Chief Safety Officer Ch.P.R. Vittal, along with all Principal Heads of Departments…

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Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

October 1, 2026 admin

This screen grab, taken from video footage released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting a man named Yaniv, describing him as one of the passengers who managed to break into the flydubai aircraft’s cockpit at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. According to…

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Hegseth announces new drone command, cuts to 20% of generals in ‘State of the Force’ speech

October 1, 2026 admin

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced some major changes to the U.S. military on Wednesday in what he called his “State of the Force” address, including establishing a new drone command and cutting 20% of the nation’s generals and admirals. The Pentagon will also launch an effort to study the future of warfare that will…

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Bolarum arms theft accused claims eight others helped him steal the cache

October 1, 2026 admin

File photo of DGP C.V. Anand, along with senior police officers, displaying the arms recovered from the accused, at a presser. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The 10-day police custody of former Army Havaldar Upputholla Mallesh, accused of stealing 12 firearms and over 1,800 rounds of ammunition from the 20 Battalion, Madras Regiment premises at…

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U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee woman’s imminent execution

October 1, 2026 admin

A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Tennessee woman was expected to be put to death Wednesday (September 30, 2026) for the murder of a high-school friend in what would be the first execution…

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Punjab Congress chief Warring set to quit, Vijay Inder Singla frontrunner for post

October 1, 2026 admin

Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. File photo: @AICC/X via ANI Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring is set to be replaced following weeks of infighting in the state unit, party sources said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Former minister and MP Vijay Inder Singla has emerged as the frontrunner for the post ahead…

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Building community in Bengaluru, one ghost at a time

October 1, 2026 admin

It began at a dinner party in Hyderabad. By the end of the evening, attended by people from around the world, Tarun Sridharan, who was at the party, says. “We started telling ghost stories, personal ones,” Tarun, an Indian-American litigator and marketing professional, is also the creator of Odd Compass, an animated YouTube channel focusing…

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Trump says flydubai pilot ‘a hero’, plumber steadied plunging aircraft

October 1, 2026 admin

The pilot who staved off the attempt to crash the aircraft has been identified as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, and hailed a “hero” by Netanyahu and many others. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the flydubai pilot as a “hero” for fighting off a knife attack from the co-pilot, opening…

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