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From France to Albania, social unrest is setting Europe’s streets ablaze

October 20, 2026 admin

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe. Crowds have taken to the streets for weeks in major cities, resulting in arrests, looting, injuries, and violence across France, Italy and Albania. In Spain and Portugal,…

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Asian Para Games 2026: Deepthi Jeevanji takes women’s 400m T20 gold

October 20, 2026 admin

India’s Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in the Asian Para Games’ women’s 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36sec in Nagoya on Tuesday (October 20, 2026). The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner…

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Cristiano Ronaldo suspended for 30 days and fined for walking out on Portugal camp

October 20, 2026 admin

File photo of Cristiano Ronaldo. | Photo Credit: Reuters Walking out on the Portugal camp earned Cristiano Ronaldo a 30-day suspension and 255 euros ($285) fine from the national federation. The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday (October 19, 2026) called the punishment “adequate and sufficient.” The federation said Ronaldo fully…

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India asks its nationals in Italy to exercise caution, avoid crowded areas amid protests

October 20, 2026 admin

Protesters run along a street strewn with debris during a protest over the state of public services and the rising cost of living in Milan, Italy, October 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuter The Indian Embassy in Rome on Monday (October 19, 2026) asked Indian nationals to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas due to…

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Migrants have taken over France, they must close the borders: Trump on France riots

October 20, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump used the protests roiling France to score some quick political points on Monday (October 19, 2026), as the upcoming midterm elections force his Republican party to face strong headwinds. At a rally in Kansas, the U.S. President launched into a lengthy tirade about France, which he said was being “conquered, looted,…

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France protests: Paris police issue overnight curfew in two areas to try to prevent further disorder

October 20, 2026 admin

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the “Yellow Vests” movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions…

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Political mercury rises in Punjab ahead of Amit Shah’s visit

October 20, 2026 admin

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: ANI Political temperature rose on Monday (October 19, 2026) ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s slated visit to Punjab on October 20, during which he is set to meet the families of those who lost their lives after speaking out against the drug menace. Editorial…

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Two Indian nationals among 28 charged with election fraud in California

October 20, 2026 admin

The criminal charges include making false statements in a naturalisation application and some of the defendants also are charged with fraudulent voter registration. File. | Photo Credit: AP Two Indian nationals are among 28 green card holders charged with election fraud in California, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday. According…

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How an SUV carrying 27kg of mephedrone exposed a clandestine drug factory

October 19, 2026 admin

A poultry farm in Maharashtra, laboratory equipment purchased in Hyderabad, cash payments exchanged near JNTU in Kukatpally and conversations conducted through encrypted messaging applications were among the clues that helped Telangana’s EAGLE Force uncover an interstate synthetic drug manufacturing network. The investigation, which began with the seizure of 27.2 kg of mephedrone in August, led…

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Japan successfully launches probe in historic Mars moon mission

October 19, 2026 admin

Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, is seen in this undated image taken by NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday (October 20, 2026) that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars’s…

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