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Dalit man assaulted for staying, worshipping at Ballia temple in Uttar Pradesh; two booked

The two accused allegedly abused him using caste-based slurs and assaulted him on October 18

19 Oct 2026 12:49 pm
Premier League: Arsenal edge Forest with late goal, Man United held by Leeds

Brighton crushes Palace to move five points behind Manchester City

19 Oct 2026 12:46 pm
Tiger Shroff escapes death in Juhu firing incident, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde meets actor

Actor Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt after shots were fired at his car in Mumbais Juhu area on Sunday evening, leaving two injured. Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde visited the actors residence, while CM Devendra Fadnavis assured swift action as police investigate the shooting and search for suspects.

19 Oct 2026 12:33 pm
BJP veteran leader L. K. Advani discharged from Delhi hospital after improvement in health

L. K. Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on October 16, following a chest infection and pulmonary complications.

19 Oct 2026 12:30 pm
Four friends clicking selfies on overbridge killed after truck hits SUV in Varanasi

Three of the four victims have been identified as Aman Yadav, Golu Yadav and Alok Mishra; two of the injured are in critical condition

19 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Mamatas party asks if BJP government put spectacle over safety in awarding Chorbagan puja

The Mamata Trinamool Congress party questioned the recognition given to the puja, which had also won awards for best lighting, best pandal and best environment-friendly puja

19 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Israel Police arrest eight suspects over settler attacks on diplomats, U.S. photojournalist in West Bank

The suspects were held under an operation named Olive Leaf after settlers attacked Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats in separate incidents

19 Oct 2026 12:14 pm
Pakistan Army officer killed in IED blast

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has paid tribute to security forces for killing the four terrorists and expressed grief over the death of the Army officer

19 Oct 2026 12:09 pm
Rubio says no pause in U.S. intel sharing with Ukraine

Marco Rubio said that Donald Trump wanted Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin to concentrate on ending the war

19 Oct 2026 12:09 pm
19 Oct 2026 12:08 pm
Bombay HC to hear on October 26 plea filed by actor Imran Khan against leave India notice

Terming the leave India notice issued to him by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Mumbai as arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional, actor Imran Khan on Saturday (October 17, 2026) moved the Bombay HC seeking its quash

19 Oct 2026 11:57 am
Tiger Shroff firing incident: Police have identified suspects, will arrest soon, says CM Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis said that either suspects or handlers are operating from Maharashtra

19 Oct 2026 11:44 am
Fuel surcharge formula revamped in Keralams power sector; new regulatory asset surcharge also gets nod

Measures are part of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commissions KSERC (Multi-Year Tariff) Regulations, 2026, which will take effect from April 1, 2027

19 Oct 2026 11:44 am
Bathukamma, Dasara celebrations held in Vienna, Austria

The event aimed to preserve and promote Telugu culture and traditions among the Telugu diaspora and pass them on to younger generations

19 Oct 2026 11:42 am
French President Macron refuses Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation after protests

The Interior Minister submitted his resignation to the president on Sunday (October 18, 2026), the Elysee palace said in a statement

19 Oct 2026 11:33 am
Mahamaagham festival faces uncertainty amid dispute over management, leadership

Margadarshak Mandalam, a body of Hindu ascetics, accuses Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar Swami Bharati of sidelining existing organisers and failing to maintain financial transparency

19 Oct 2026 11:22 am
The burden of choice: when a plethora of options hinder both patients and doctors

More information doesnt automatically empower. True empowerment happens through shared decision-making, a genuine psychological partnership where clinical evidence meets a patients personal values and priorities

19 Oct 2026 11:18 am
Tiger Shroff firing: FIR lodged against three unidentified persons; Mumbai Crime Branch takes over probe

Tracking down the three unidentified shooters remains the primary challenge for law enforcement agencies, and further investigation is underway, the police added.

19 Oct 2026 11:08 am
Keralam Forest department in a quandary over permission to fell trees

The department, which had booked cases against two persons accused of felling trees on a holding located in the Cardamom Hill Reserve in Idukki, backtracks on the decision by accepting the contentions of the accused and approaches court to withdraw proceedings

19 Oct 2026 11:06 am
At 17.1 degree Celsius, Delhi records this months coldest night so far

The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature likely to touch 32 degrees Celsius

19 Oct 2026 11:05 am
Drug peddlers held in Gadag

The accused allegedly brought ganja from Solapur in Maharashtra

19 Oct 2026 10:56 am
Anbumani Ramadoss undergoes elective knee procedure

As per a medical bulletin, Dr. Ramadoss underwent the procedure at Chennais Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road

19 Oct 2026 10:52 am
Congress says ex-MLA pressured to join BJP, refused after Rahul Gandhis intervention

The Congress said former MLA Rahul Bondre was being targeted with police notices over his educational institution in Chikhli after he declined to switch sides

19 Oct 2026 10:47 am
Hyderabad airports X account hacked, cryptocurrency promotion posts published

At around 1.30 a.m., the airports X handle, @RGIAHyd, published posts promoting StonkFun Season 1, an eligibility checker linked to the Stonk App and the Solana cryptocurrency ecosystem.

19 Oct 2026 10:39 am
Rupee rises 9 paise to 94.80 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Forex traders said the rupee has witnessed its sharpest rally in seven months. However, the surge in Brent crude oil to $110 per barrel poses the biggest threat to this recovery.

19 Oct 2026 10:23 am
Police raid ganja farm in Belagavi, arrest farmer

The cannabis had a total weight of 202.75 kg and had a total value of 1,01,37,500

19 Oct 2026 10:06 am
One dead, several injured in clashes in Manipur's Thoubal district, prohibitory orders clamped

District authorities imposed prohibitory orders restricting people from leaving their residences in the two affected areas where a few houses and vehicles were also burnt.

19 Oct 2026 9:38 am
19 Oct 2026 9:33 am
Albanian PM refuses to quit as violent protests enter sixth day

Hundreds of protesters gathered again at noon in front of the Education Ministry chanting Rama, resign amid a tense standoff with police.

19 Oct 2026 9:29 am
How Keralam can overcome its legacy infrastructure deficit

The accumulated gap cannot be overcome within a reasonable time frame by budgetary resources alone, says T.M. Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister of Keralam, underscoring the importance of a mechanism like KIIFB for the State

19 Oct 2026 9:24 am
Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal: report

The proposed summit comes amid warming ties between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin especially after the U.S. President announced a deal to buy Russian diesel

19 Oct 2026 9:20 am
The 'Spiral Campaign': Denmarks forced contraception case of Inuit women | Explained

Thousands of Greenlandic Inuit women and girls were fitted with IUDs without their consent between the 1960s and 1990s, in a birth-control programme reportedly aimed at controlling the islands population; decades later, Denmark has apologised and approved compensation for the historic wrong, while questions of accountability, colonialism and human rights violations remain unresolved

19 Oct 2026 9:15 am
Venezuela Opposition alliance confirms Nobel laureate Machado as leader

The coalition's announcement comes as one Opposition faction engages in political transition talks with the interim government, following the US ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro

19 Oct 2026 9:11 am
Zelenskyy speaks to U.S. envoys as Trump lashes out

Earlier, Donald Trump said that he was in the process of negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine and making great progress, but claimed Zelenskyy doesn't want to end this war

19 Oct 2026 9:10 am
Beijings population expected to become super-aged by 2035

Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the countrys economic strategy

19 Oct 2026 8:46 am
Indias scheduling SNAFU how much is too much?

In these last 114 days since Shreyas first walked out for the toss, India have played 21 matches against Ireland, England, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the West Indies. Imagine playing every one of these matches, in different time zones

19 Oct 2026 8:35 am
Grass fire at Canadian military base kills 4 soldiers, critically injures 19 other people

The fire crossed established firebreaks before being contained with help from municipal firefighters.

19 Oct 2026 8:16 am
Teja Singh Samundris legacy takes centre stage in BJPs pro-Sikh push in Punjab

As the centenary of his martyrdom is being observed this year, the BJPs top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have frequently invoked Samundris legacy at public rallies

19 Oct 2026 8:16 am
Analysing female labour of the North East States and Union territories

While the geography of female labour force participation is changing, it is not at a uniform pace

19 Oct 2026 7:59 am
After a decade of disruption, Pattanam needs a renewed vision

Pattanams archaeological discoveries reveal an ancient settlement connected to a vast network, but the wider research and educational programme was disrupted; reviving it could transform Pattanam into a global centre for multidisciplinary research, learning and community participation

19 Oct 2026 7:53 am
The trouble with wearing your health on your finger

Ouras new GLP-1 features promise to keep pace with a changing body. My increasingly loose ring suggests the company has more to consider

19 Oct 2026 7:21 am
France protests: Macron vows to hold accountable those who sought to bring down the Republic

Macron blamed unrestrained violence on insurrectionist elements from radical far-left groups, joined by numerous criminals

19 Oct 2026 7:01 am