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Pope names 21 new cardinals cementing his mark

ROME POPE Francis named 21 new cardinals on Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor.

Russia strikes Ukraine with Shahed drones, four different missiles

KYIV RUSSIAN forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said on Sunday.

B'desh imposes travel ban to hills as sectarian violence claims five lives

DHAKA BANGLADESH on Sunday imposed a travel ban on three southeastern hill districts amid sectarian tensions between local ethnic minority communities and Bengali settlers in the region, which has left five people dead and several injured.

12 Bihar children drown while bathing in rivers

ATLEAST 12 children drowned while bathing in rivers in two separate incidents in Bihar on Sunday.

To curb child marriages, Assam offers financial incentives for girl education

TAKING its war against child marriage to a 'decisive phase', the Assam government on Sunday implemented \"Nijut Moina\", a scheme encouraging girl students to pursue higher studies.

IAF-SDRF op saves 2 foreign women mountaineers

THE Indian Air Force (IAF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Sunday jointly rescued two foreign women mountaineers stranded at 6,015 metres en route to Chaukhamba III Peak in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

5 nominations by L-G may tilt scales in govt formation

THE nomination of five members to the Assembly with voting rights by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha would hold the key to government information in Jammu and Kashmir in case of a hung Assembly.

Saini rejects exit polls, says BJP will form govt alone

HARYANA Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday rejected exit poll predictions claiming the BJP will form the government in the state with full majority for a third time after the results are announced on October 8.

Gang rape & murder of schoolgirl: HC orders second post-mortem

THE Calcutta High Court on Sunday ordered that a second post-mortem be conducted on the schoolgirl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.

Junior doctors on relay hunger stir for justice to RG Kar victim

AGITATING junior doctors continued their hunger strike until death on Sunday in Dharmatala area of Kolkata, demanding justice for the woman medic raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and workplace safety.

PM, Muizzu likely to sign bilateral agreements today

MALDIVES President Mohamad Muizzu landed in Delhi on Sunday, beginning his threeday official visit to India.

Bhagwat: India a Hindu nation, must unite beyond castes and languages

RASHTRIYA Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reaffirmed his stance that Bharat is a 'Hindu-Rashtra' and urged Hindus to unite beyond caste, creed, and language differences.

India-Bangla ties strong structurally: Jaishankar

EAM says UN is like an old company, behind times but occupying space

Can't deny suspension of sentence due to pending trial

IN a significant order, the Supreme Court recently observed that the pendency of trial against an accused in a case cannot be a ground to deny him the benefit of suspension of sentence in another.

NHRC notice to govt over plea on pedestrians' rights

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways over the deaths and injuries to pedestrians due to negligence or inaction of authorities.

Cong poser: Why do BJP MPs object to Buch's appearance before PAC?

A political war of words broke out on Sunday between the ruling BJP and the Congress after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) decided to summon SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and TRAI officials on October 24.

Muslim body to present views in next meet of JPC on Waqf Bill on Oct 14-15

A two-day meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) will be held from October 14 to scrutinise the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024.

RIGHT TO PRIVACY HIT BY POLITICAL ATTACKS

POLITICAL rhetoric, particularly in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has always been problematic. While some utterances were understandable if seen in the context in which they were made, others were malicious in nature but the loud mouths have always, with a few exceptions, have had their way.

RESOLVE LABOUR UNREST WITHOUT CAUSING DISRUPTION

THE month-long workers' strike at the Samsung plant in Tamil Nadu is reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s, when employee protests were a constant irritant in the country's industrial hubs.

CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR SRI LANKA'S NEW ADMINISTRATION

The island nation's new president has promised to tackle burning issues like corruption, terrorism, and the economic crisis. But the challenge will be delivering on these post November 14

OLD PROMISES TO THE JEWS FROM AGES PAST

WITH Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falling last week between October 2 and 4, and Israel in the news, I recalled my experience of another important Jewish festival.

Anvar praises Stalin, says DMK 'most secular', takes a dig at CM Pinarayi

SEEKING to put the CPM on further defensive, MLA PV Anvar tried to juxtapose the 'principled and strong anti-Sangh Parivar stand' of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu with the 'clandestine deal' between the CPM and the BJP in Kerala.

Bengaluru airport sees operational loss of ₹55 cr in 2024, reveals agency

THE Bengaluru international airport, which was the country's most profitable earlier, has recorded a loss of crore in the financial year ending 2024, reveals a professional credit rating agency.

Woman suffers abuse from employer in Muscat, pleads AP govt to rescue her

A woman from Yeturu village in Chandarlapadu mandal of NTR district, has alleged severe physical and mental abuse by her employer after going to Muscat for work.

3 dead, houses damaged after heavy rain in K'taka

Downpour occured due to cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal

DRI unearths ₹941-cr gold diversion scam in TN

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Chennai Customs have unearthed a ₹941-crore scam, in which six jewellers from Chennai had allegedly diverted around 2,170 kg of gold under the pretext of exporting gold jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia between 2020 and 2022.

Revanth counters Modi on farm loan

STRONGLY responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that the Telangana government failed to keep its crop loan waiver promise, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday described the Congress' guarantee as a 'golden guarantee'.

AAP minister hits out at BJP over bus marshals

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the recruitment of bus marshals, accusing the BJP of avoiding its commitments.

BJP leaders praise Modi's property, power reforms

DELHI BJP leaders gathered at the 'Thank You Modiji' rally in Burari on Sunday, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for resuming property mutation and eliminating the need for no-objection certificates (NOCs) for power connections in certain areas of the city.

Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan

CLIMATE activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began a hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan in the national capital after the Delhi Police denied him permission to protest at the iconic Jantar Mantar.