Month: October 2026

Awareness safety drive held for fishing boat owners

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Awareness safety drive held for fishing boat owners

Rishikonda marine police along with the Fisheries Department officials held an awareness meeting for fishing boat owners at the Fisheries Development Officer’s office in Kothuru village, Bheemunipatnam mandal, on Friday. Circle Inspector M. Apparao, Sub-Inspectors G. Murali Krishna and P. Manoj Kumar, and Fisheries Development Officer R. Eshwar Raj attended the meeting. Boat owners from…

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Karnataka HC notice to govt. on BDA’s plan to construct new building for its headquarters by demolishing existing one

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Karnataka HC notice to govt. on BDA’s plan to construct new building for its headquarters by demolishing existing one

High Court of Karnataka | Photo Credit: File Photo The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the issue of notice to the State government and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on a petition challenging the decision of the BDA to demolish its existing headquarters and construct a new building in its place. A division bench…

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IND vs WI second T20: Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford dazzle as West Indies draws level

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IND vs WI second T20: Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford dazzle as West Indies draws level

Conventional wisdom would’ve predicted an easy win for the defending team, but not against a marauding West Indian batting order with Shai Hope leading from the front on October 9, 2026 | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The Indian juggernaut has finally been halted. Chasing may be the preferred template in modern T20Is, but not when…

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Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says

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Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says

Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without “pressure and threats”, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday (October 9, 2026), amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the West Asia. Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the…

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World

Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 3 people as Kyiv struggles to counter escalating attacks

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 3 people as Kyiv struggles to counter escalating attacks

Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said on Friday (October 9, 2026), as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days. “One man was killed, and five people were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region…

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Japan protests Russia’s extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and eight other court staff

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Japan protests Russia’s extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and eight other court staff

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan on Friday (October 9, 2026) slammed Russia’s request for the extradition from the Netherlands of the president of the International Criminal Court, a Japanese national, and eight other officials of the court based in the European country. The extradition requests came after Moscow…

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Pakistan says ‘substantial’ forces, resources already in Saudi Arabia under defence deal

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Pakistan says ‘substantial’ forces, resources already in Saudi Arabia under defence deal

Pakistan on Friday (October 9, 2026) said a “substantial number” of its forces and resources were already deployed in Saudi Arabia, reaffirming its commitment to protect the kingdom’s sovereignty under the Makkah defence agreement, amid concerns over the Houthi threat. Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan made the remarks at his weekly press briefing in…

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Saudi authorities say three killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

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Saudi authorities say three killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

An airline pilot was among three Saudi citizens killed in attacks targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft, the kingdom’s civil aviation authority said on Friday (October 9, 2026). Several people “of different nationalities” were wounded. The attacks on Thursday (October 8) were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and…

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