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President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but acknowledged…
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Police have booked five Samajwadi Party workers and some unidentified people for allegedly protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, raising slogans, burning his effigy and blocking a road here, officials said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). Police alleged that the protesters raised slogans and made objectionable remarks against Kumar without permission from the competent…
Actor Nana Patekar. File | Photo Credit: Manjunath H.S. Veteran Actor Nana Patekar passed away at his Goa residence during the early hours of Thursday (October 8, 2026), after suffering a heart attack. The 75-year-old actor was brought to a private hospital after he was found unconscious at his apartment at Dona Paula, near Panaji,…
When Telangana’s MeeSeva platform moved from Oracle to the open-source PostgreSQL database in April 2026, it was more than a change in the software running behind a government website. It marked an attempt to move a critical public-service platform away from a proprietary database after about 15 years of use. The migration story could also…
Jamaal Howard, 46, was “chatty” during the 45-mile (70-kilometre) drive from the death row prison to the Huntsville Unit, where executions are carried out. File | Photo Credit: AP A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening (October 7, 2026), becoming the 30th person executed in the…
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Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks during a press conference after the INDIA bloc leaders. File | Photo Credit: ANI The INDIA bloc’s request for an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu to apprise her of its concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has so far drawn a…
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Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on reviews of some of its lending programs, potentially unlocking about $1.21 billion in financing pending board approval, the fund said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). If the board approves the deal, Pakistan could access about $1…
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Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday (October 7, 2026), Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not blame any party for the attacks at…
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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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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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