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Pope Leo spoke out in defence of the poor and pensioners, insisting that particular concern be shown for those affected by illness, dependency and disability a veiled reference to the governments controversial cuts to disability assistance

A Syrian official said that an initial force of about 600 Syrian special forces fighters is expected to be deployed to Saudi Arabia in the coming week

The gunman aimed at random people as he drove by the city's Main Square, Krakow police said

Stephen Miller, one of U.S. President Donald Trumps closest aides for decades, will replace Susie Wiles, who becomes the first major White House casualty from the Democratic landslide earlier this week

The Justice Department under Donald Trump has pursued cases against a number of perceived enemies, and several prosecutors have lost their jobs over their reluctance or inability to bring charges

On his social media site, Donald Trump praised Susie Wiles and said shed continue working for his political organisation

The move indicates the military's increasing confidence in its ability to control territory in the Southeast Asian nation after it claimed advances following a string of offensives

India describes U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as a biased organisation that lacks credibility

Visakhapatnam-based Indian para-badminton coach M.V. Murali Krishna, whose team won 16 medals (three gold, five silver, and eight bronze), calls for grassroots-level growth to nurture Indias para-athlete talent

Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari alleged that the Modi government at the Centre has destroyed the country with its policies

Experts attribute this decline to the deployment of the Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNR[B]) resources and also to currency defence put up by RBI through dollar sales

News broadcaster BFM TV reported that the passengers included children travelling to middle and high schools in the area, with a photo from the scene showing the bus had veered off the road and landed in a ditch

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Pralay quasi-ballistic missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. Conducted as part of user evaluation trials, the test achieved all mission objectives and marks a significant step towards the missiles induction into the Indian armed forces. Developed by Research Centre Imarat and other DRDO laboratories, Pralay is a key component of Indias indigenous missile developm

Research cannot be an occasional activity that faculty undertake after completing everything else; it must be recognised as a fundamental responsibility supported by appropriate incentives, rigorous evaluation and opportunities for continuous intellectual engagement

The tremors were also felt in neighbouring Mugu and Bajhang districts

Analysts attributed the fall to fears that Democrats could threaten the AI data centre investment boom, as the Nasdaq had its worst session in percentage terms since April 2025

In the capital's central Enghelab square, crowds gathered to observe the burning of the poster featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, his Vice President J. D. Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Prosecutors had described the 51-year-old, who starred in the films Get Him to the Greek and Arthur, as a ruthless, sexual predator

The demonstrations come as the eurozone's second largest economy battles to redress its finances, six months ahead of elections to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron

Gerrymandering assumes that voting preferences remain unchanged between election cycles; but when the traditional supporters of a party turn against it, constituency maps matter little.

It will be the first time that Mr. Trump, a Republican who also held the White House from 2017 to 2021, has had to contend with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress

Critics on both sides argue that Mr. Netanyahu pulled Mr. Trump into a war hecould not win. Now when even the Vice-President is blaming the war for the electoral defeat, the real target is the special relationship with Israel

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at events in Indore and Ujjain that the Opposition was spreading anarchy by challenging democratic institutions, and remarked that Rahul Gandhi seemed to be coming from Pakistan and doing politics

The rally on Sunday is expected to bring together opposition leaders and workers from across the country

Yadav was speaking at a rally in connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arrajakta Hatao' (save democracy, end anarchy) march

Government data shows that Indias oil sourcing remains highly concentrated, with just Russia and the UAE accounting for 60% of oil imports

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India for the second time in five months, with stops in Mumbai and Jamnagar and talks on trade, energy and connectivity. As Rubio and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepare for the next Modi-Trump talks, have differences over trade, tariffs, Russian oil and immigration been bridged? In this episode of WorldView, we examine five key takeaways from the visit and five unanswered questions.

Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his obstinate refusal to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight

The applicant, Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury, cited the Supreme Courts decision in Aureliano Fernandes vs State of Goa case and claimed that banks had failed to constitute Internal Committees as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.

A stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, West Bengal, killed 19 people, including four children. Seven people, including two committee office-bearers, have been arrested. Kolkata Police have registered a culpable homicide case as the State government announces compensation and introduces stricter crowd management measures at Durga Puja pandals.

I say to our enemies: Do not test us -- you will receive harsher blows than you have suffered to date, Benjamin Netanyahu said

A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot a suitable site to the 20 flat owners within six months before demolishing their apartments

The significant observation was made by a Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16

The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and politically motivated propaganda cannot alter that reality

Following a joint intelligence operation between Mumbai and Rajasthan police, three suspects, including a minor, were detained at the Kota railway station after being intercepted aboard a Pune-Jaipur train. The arrests come in connection with a shooting that occurred a day earlier outside Bollywood actor Tiger Shroffs Juhu home, leaving his driver and a bystander injured while the actor escaped unhurt. Identified as Ritik from Bihar and Rehan from Haryana, the suspects reportedly planned to flee

At least 1,800 people have been arrested as violent protests sweep France amid public anger over rising living costs and poor school conditions. President Emmanuel Macron has rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nuezs resignation and ordered a review of security failures.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh criticized the ruling government over the law-and-order situation, questioning how a criminal gang can operate freely and open fire on actor Tiger Shroff in a BJP-ruled state while its leader is imprisoned in Gujarat, demanding accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Actor Imran Khan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a Mumbai Police notice directing him to leave India by October 28. The U.S. citizen was briefly detained near a protest in Mumbai on October 10 but maintains that he neither participated in the demonstration nor had any links to its organisers. Khan has also received a notice questioning his OCI status. The High Court will hear his plea on October 26.

Four Canadian soldiers were killed and 39 others injured, including 19 critically, after a fast-moving fire swept through a military training area at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on October 17. Officials said strong winds caused the flames to spread nearly one kilometre in just 36 seconds, catching soldiers during live-fire combat training. An investigation into the incident is under way.

More than 10 people had gone to the hills near Nongshum around 7 a.m. to collect firewood when they were ambushed by the suspected militants, firewood collectors said