Month: October 2026

Tanker off Qatar reports hits from multiple projectiles: U.K. maritime agency

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Tanker off Qatar reports hits from multiple projectiles: U.K. maritime agency

A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar reported being struck “by multiple projectiles”, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the UKMTO maritime agency said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). The incident took place 51 nautical miles (94 kilometres) off the coast of the tiny Gulf state, the British agency said, adding that authorities…

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Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Cote d’Ivoire

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Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Cote d’Ivoire

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File Photo: @DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) held talks with Cote d’Ivoire’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Niale Kaba on strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus on trade, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare. The Minister arrived in Cote d’Ivoire…

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Delhi HC asks Centre to consider plea for body-worn cameras for police managing protests, crowd

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Delhi HC asks Centre to consider plea for body-worn cameras for police managing protests, crowd

Police officials seen wearing the Body Camera during a protest against CEC Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar near Chief Electoral Officer Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) asked the Centre to consider a representation a petition seeking standard operating procedures for police and rapid action force personnel…

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Karthik upsets Kamboj; Manish, Vaidehee reach quarters at Fenesta Open

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Karthik upsets Kamboj; Manish, Vaidehee reach quarters at Fenesta Open

Pranav Karthik pulled off a major upset, rallying from a set down to knock out fourth seed Udit Kamboj in the second round of the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). Kamboj won the first set 6-1 and was neck-and-neck with his younger rival in the second set, which…

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Rohan Bopanna returns to action, will represent Gurgaon Grand Slammers in TPL

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Rohan Bopanna returns to action, will represent Gurgaon Grand Slammers in TPL

Rohan Bopanna of India. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former world No. 1 Rohan Bopanna and 2023 Australian Open men’s doubles winner Rinky Hijikata were on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) revealed as marquee players of their respective teams at the Tennis Premier League (TPL) ahead of the player auction on October 12 in Mumbai….

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Cornell students stage sit-in to protest university’s handling of alleged 2024 gang rape

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Cornell students stage sit-in to protest university’s handling of alleged 2024 gang rape

A sign is displayed as some of the Cornell University students taking part in a seven-hour sit-in protest representing the seven hours that Jane Doe alleges she was sexually assaulted in a case involving seven members of Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity sit outside Toni Morrison Dining Hall, while other participants remain inside, in Ithaca, New…

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Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency

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Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency

A demonstrator carries a makeshift figure with Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro’s picture during a protest by students against what organisers say is the growth of the far-right movement, ahead of the runoff of the Brazilian presidential election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of Brazilian students…

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Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died

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Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died

A man at the protest camp at Puerta del Sol square holds a flyer with a picture of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, following her death, in Madrid, Spain, on October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose dramatic eviction ​last month sparked…

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Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorisation

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Trump administration plans to charge international students ,000 for work authorisation

For decades, the H-1B program has allowed young engineers and scientists from across the world, especially India ‌and China, to turn years of study at U.S. universities into high-paying jobs and a path to permanent U.S. residency. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ​proposed that international students pay at…

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Christa Pike’s first words after surviving execution: ‘Where am I?’ attorney says

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Christa Pike’s first words after surviving execution: ‘Where am I?’ attorney says

Luke Ihnen, attorney for Christa Pike, speaks during a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. | Photo Credit: AP Christa Pike, who regained consciousness almost six days after Tennessee’s failed attempt to…

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