Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (Red) wins at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships against Kenya’s Victor Nyadera (Blue) in the 63.5kg round-of-64 match. (PTI Photo)
Indian-origin Anita Anand is Canada's new Defence Minister as PM Trudeau reshuffles Cabinet
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and Governor General Mary May Simon (R) pose with Minister of National Defence Anita Anand (C) during the cabinet's swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Maharashtra crosses 3 crore fully vaccinated citizens milestone
Maharashtra crossed the milestone of three crorefully vaccinated citizens."It's a big feat for our healthcare system. We are also making sure to reach the goal of fully vaccinated households = fully vaccinated Maharashtra," said CMO. (ANI)
Law enforcement officials in the USand Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet, the Justice Department said Tuesday. (AFP Photo)
World Health Organisation (WHO) official Dr Margaret Harris says, "Decision on BharatBiotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin's Emergency Use Listing (EUL) recommendation expected within 24 hours." (ANI)
Biden denounces coup and 'horrific violence' in Myanmar
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced the military coup and "horrific violence" in Myanmar at a summit with ASEAN leaders, the White House said. (AFP)
Dengue cases rise in Gwalior leads to scarcity of hospital beds
An increase in the number of dengue cases in Gwalior led to a scarcity of beds in some hospitals.Dr Manish Sharma said, "A total of 1165 cases of dengue have been reported in Gwalior so far, 60 per centof them are children." (ANI)
Streets are flooded during heavy rainfall on the island of Sicily, in Catania, Italy.
Activists from NGO Rio de Paz protest with 200 lunchboxes with red paint in reference to blood, against the death of 19-years-old Gabriel Hoytil Araujo, a young Black man shot dead during a police operation in Morro do Piolho slum, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Reuters Photo)
Plea filed before Delhi HC for labelling of all products as vegetarian or non-vegetarian
Two suspected cases of AY.4.2 variant of Covid sent for genome sequencing: Sudhakar
Chennai Air Customs has seized 131 grams of psychotropic substances including MDMA tablets, meth crystal, amphetamine, and 142 grams of ganja from four postal parcels at the Foreign Post Office in the city. (ANI)
You need to look at options if Hardik is not bowling, Bhuvneshwar has to increase his pace: Lee
The Indian team is good enough to reach the semi-finals of T20 Word Cup but for the side to play at its full potential, Hardik Pandya "needs to start bowling" and Bhuvneshwar Kumar must crank up the pace, feels former Australian speedster Brett Lee.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi testifies for first time in junta court
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified for the first time in a junta court on Tuesday, four months after being put on trial by the military, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 1 coup, with nationwide protests and more than 1,100 people killed by security forces, according to a local monitoring group.
Indian Army & J&K Police recover arms from counter-terror operation site in Poonch
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SIT arrests 2 in connection with lynching of BJP workers
The SIT probing theLakhimpurKheri violence case on Tuesday arrested two people in connection with the lynching of BJP workers, according to a statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
Eight people were killed in the October 3 violence and of them four were farmers, allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers. Angry farmers then allegedly lynched some people in the vehicles. (PTI)
New Akhada Parishad President Mahant Ravindra Puri
Newly elected President of Akhada Parishad Mahant Ravindra Puri withAkhada ParishadGeneral Secretary Mahant Hari Giri and sadhus, performsthe 'Ganga Pujan' ritual at Sangam, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo)
HC says Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao needn't surrender till November 18
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said poet Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who is on interim bail, need not surrender before the Taloja prison authorities until November 18 and adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by him to next month. Rao, 82, had been granted interim bail for six months on medical grounds by the HC on February 22 this year. (PTI)
CISF found Rs 58 lakh cash from passenger at Lal Quila metro
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected Rs 58 lakh cash from a passenger at Lal Quila metro station on October 23during baggage screening through X-BIS machine. The passenger was identified as Raju Ranjan, a resident of Sirsapur. (ANI)
NCB team to probe allegations of corruption by Prabhakar Sail on October 27
A five-member team of NCB will go from Delhi to Mumbai tomorrow to probe the allegations of corruption made by Prabhakar Sail, who is a witness in the drugs-on-cruise matter of Mumbai. The team will comprise DDG NCB Gyaneshwar Singh along with fourother NCB officers. (ANI)
Migrants from Central America and Haiti rest as they join a caravan heading to Mexico City, in Huixtla, Mexico.
Aryan Khan bail hearing adjourned for tomorrow
Hearing on bail application of accused Aryan Khan has been adjourned for tomorrow by the Bombay High Court
BKU holds protest in UP, demands Ajay Mishra’s dismissal
The Bhartiya Kisan Union held a protest outside the DM’s office here, demanding for dismissal of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with Lakhimpur violence.
The BKU workers sent a memorandum in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the District Magistrate.
The BKU's demonstration came after the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) gave a call to organise nationwide protests on Tuesday to mark the completion of 11 months of farmers' agitation against the three central agricultural laws and to press their demand for Mishra’s dismissal. (PTI)
Ethiopia launches air strike on rebel 'training centre': Govt
Ethiopia's military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called a rebel training facility just outside the regional capital Mekele.
Tigray was pounded by near-daily aerial bombardments last week in a sign the military was stepping up its use of air power in the year-long war against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). (AFP)
Gunmen kill 16 worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
Gunmen have killed 16 worshippers at a mosque in central Nigeria, a government official said Tuesday, in the latest violence in the restive region.
Angry Sudanese stood their ground in street protests against a coup, as international condemnation of the military's takeover poured in ahead of a UN Security Council meeting. (AFP Photo)
De Kock misses out as South Africa opt to bowl against West Indies
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and invited West Indies to bat in their second Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.
Legendary former Rangers manager Walter Smith dies, aged 73
Former Rangers and Scotland manager Walter Smith has died at the age of 73, the Glasgow giants confirmed on Tuesday. Smith is Rangers second-most successful ever manager, winning 21 trophies across two spells in charge. (AFP)
'No consumption, no possession of drugs, Aryan has been wrongly arrested', says lawyer
"Six gms of Charas was recorded from Accused Number 2 (Arbaz Merchant), and I (Aryan) have no relation with him except for arriving with him there. There was no recovery. There was no proof of consumption," says former AG Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Aryan Khan. (ANI)
Women protest world's 'silence' over crisis in Afghanistan
Covaxin vaccine review underway, WHO says
A World Health Organisation technical advisory group was reviewing data on India's Covaxin shot against Covid-19 on Tuesday with a decision on its emergency use listing likely soon, a spokesperson said.
"If all is in place and all goes well and if the committee is satisfied, we would expect a recommendation within the next 24 hours or so," Margaret Harris told journalists at a UNpress briefing. (Reuters)
NHRC issues notice to Union Ministry of Labour and Employment to show cause why it should not recommend Rs 2 lakhs as monetary relief to the next of kin of a Covid-19 patient, who died due to medical negligence of ESI hospital in Delhi. (ANI)
Aryan Khan not just drug consumer but also involved in trafficking, tampering witnesses: NCB to HC
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday opposed the bail plea filed by actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, who was arrested earlier this month in the cruise drugs seizure case, alleging the 23-year-old was not just a consumer of drugs but also involved in illicit drug trafficking.
This picture taken on October 14, 2021, shows Asho, a little girl betrothed to a 23-year-old man whose family was indebted, sitting outside a tent at the Shamal Darya Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis Province. Child marriage has been practised inAfghanistanfor centuries, but war and climate change-related poverty have driven many families to resort to striking deals earlier and earlier in girls' lives.
Winter Session of Parliament to be held from 29th November to 23rd December
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Goa on 30 October to begin Assembly poll campaign in the state
Bodies of 5 trekkers from West Bengal, who went missing during an expedition in the Himalayas, retrieved from Sunderdhunga glacier, says Bageshwar district magistrate
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to meet Health Ministers of States tomorrow over ramping up of vaccine administration
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu administers oath to TMC MP Sushmita Dev & BJP MP S Selvaganapathy in Rajya Sabha
SC to pronounce on Wednesday its order on batch of pleas seeking independent probe into Pegasus snooping matter
Assam relaxes Covid curfew in the state
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) issues a new SOPs relaxing Covid-19 curfew timings in the state. Night curfew between 11pm and 5am, shops and dine-in restaurants to remain open till 10 pm
Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede reaches NCB office in Delhi
Congress General Incharge of UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to address a 'Pratigya Rally' in Gorakhpur on 31st October
Sonia Gandhi emphasises on discipline, unity at key AICC meet; says strengthening organisation must override personal ambitions
Supreme Court directs Uttar Pradesh government to provide protection to the witnesses in Lakhmipur Kheri incident
Supreme Court directs Uttar Pradesh government to provide protection to the witnesses in the incident. The Court also directs that statements of witnesses be recorded expeditiously.
Mehbooba Mufti's DNA is defective, she has to prove how much of an Indian she is: Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Mufti's tweet
A few civilians were injured when terrorists lobbed a grenade in the Sumbal bridge area of Bandipora today; details awaited: Jammu and Kashmir Police
Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of general secretaries, State in-charges and Pradesh Congress Committee Presidents at party headquarters in Delhi
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Navjot Singh Sidhu arrive at AICC headquarters
Nawab Malik shares letter from unnamed NCB official in fresh salvo against Sameer Wankhede
Amarinder Singh, eyeing his own party, to hold briefing on October 27
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will hold a briefing in Chandigarh on Wednesday (October 27) at 11 am, his media advisor said.
Foreign national air travelers to the US will be required to be fully vaccinated & to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the US. New vaccination policy will go into effect for international travelers on November 8: Spokesperson, US Dept of State
Amit Shah pays tribute to 40 CRPF jawans who were killed in 2019 Pulwama terror attack
Fire breaks out in Delhi's Old Seemapuri area, 4 dead
Modi govt's wrong policies responsible for farmers' plight, alleges Congress
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US mall shooting leaves two dead, four hurt
Two people were killed Monday and four others were injured -- including a police officer -- when a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall in the US state of Idaho.
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