Iconic Sri Lankan cricket team supporter 'Uncle' Percy Abeysekera passes away

The 87-year-old Abeysekera, who was fondly called as Uncle Percy by fans and cricketers alike, was a constant presence on cricket grounds across the world where his country played

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Israel says hit military infrastructure in Syria

Syria's Defence Ministry said Monday Israel struck at around 1:35 am (2235 GMT) "from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting two positions of our armed forces in the Daraa countryside, causing some material losses"

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Gehlot’s meeting with octogenarian BJP MLA generates interest in political circles

The Congress leader’s meeting with Suryakanta Vyas is seen as an attempt to woo her Pushkarna Brahmin community even as the BJP has denied her ticket, apparently for her advanced age

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Bangladesh Opposition chief held after anti-PM protests

The police also made a series of raids on the homes of senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders, party spokesman Zahir Uddin Swapan said

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U.S. says burden on Israel to distinguish between Hamas, Gaza civilians

Israel’s military has been urged to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, where health officials in the Hamas-run territory say more than 8,000 people have already died in three weeks of air strikes

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Uttar Pradesh JD(U) urges Nitish to contest Lok Sabha election from Phulpur or Varanasi

It says there are about 20% of Kurmi people in Phulpur, the caste that the Bihar CM belongs to

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Taiwan presidential frontrunner joins huge crowds at east Asia's largest Pride march

The event took place ahead of Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections in January and Vice President Lai Ching-te joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s delegation, seeking to cement its position as a defender of liberal values

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Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivka grinds on

Russia has accused Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste storage facility in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant and said its air defenses shot down a total of eight Ukrainian drones

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Spanish clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children, probe estimates

The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of over 8,000 people found that 0.6 percent of Spain’s adult population of around 39 million people said they had suffered sexual abuse by members of the clergy when they were still children

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Officials to look into regularisation of houses in Labour Colony of Vijayawada

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Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees once again: Ambassador of Palestine Adnan Abu Al-Haija

Israeli Defence Forces have not achieved any military objective by carrying out bombing raids over the Gaza Strip as no major leader of Hamas has been harmed in these attacks, says the envoy

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Anna University cautions colleges against violating norms for admission to postgraduate courses

The university has been receiving complaints about PG students who do not attend college full-time but manage to get full attendance, says V-C; warns students enrolling in such programmes that their degree will be declared invalid

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Now, D.K. Shivakumar proposes renaming Ramanagara as ‘Bengaluru South’ district

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International Solar Alliance to release ‘Solar Stocktake’ report

The ISA, which is steered by India and France, is scheduled to hold its sixth annual meeting in Delhi later this month

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Israel-Hamas war | World leaders seek pause to fighting to allow aid into Gaza

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on October 24 and agreed on broader diplomacy “to maintain stability across the region and prevent the conflict from expanding,” the White House said

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Chairman of Jubilee Hills Public School remanded to judicial custody in rape case

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V.K Pandian, private secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, takes voluntary retirement

Pandian has been shadow of Mr. Patnaik in governance and personal space for quite sometime and his retirement was widely expected.

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Turkiye's Erdogan submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to Parliament for ratification

Turkiye’s presidential communications directorate said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signed the protocol on Sweden’s NATO accession, which was then submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly

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CCB arrests four on kidnapping charge

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Commission seeks steps to address falling conviction rates in POCSO cases

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BJP eyes deeper inroads among Dalits, women in U.P. through outreach conferences

BJP is holding 12 conferences for Dalits and women across U.P. over a two-week period; outreach efforts stepped up before Lok Sabha polls as BSP is seen to be losing its relevance among SC voters

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CAG report on COVID-19 procurements justifies Opposition charges: Satheesan

The CAG report affirms the graft allegations raised by Congress MLA P.C. Vishnunath in the Assembly that PPE kits worth ₹1,032 cr were purchased by KMSCL, at rates which were 300% more than the actual price of the items, that too from dubious firms, he says.

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Indigenous teenager dies in Australian custody: officials

The teenage boy's death was the first of a person in youth custody in Western Australia since current record-keeping began in 1980, the justice department said

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U.S. journalist working for Radio Free Europe detained in Russia

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the U.S. Congress-funded outlet’s Tatar-Bashkir service, “needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately,” RFE/RL acting president Jeffrey Gedmin said in a statement

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Minimally invasive procedure used to treat two patients with chest tumours

City hospital treats elderly patients using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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Two held for killing factory employee

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As they trade charges on nepotism and sexism, WHO contest between Bangladesh and Nepal gets heated

Both Bangladesh and Nepal have proposed candidates for the WHO Regional Director’s post, pitting a veteran from the world health body against Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter

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SpiceJet flight to Tel Aviv develops a snag

It was then taken to Jordan’s Amman airport, which was the nearest facility available to rectify the issue

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State’s peak demand rose 10.04% to 19,045 MW in first half of 2023-24

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Explained| Israel, Hamas, and the laws of war

What are the international laws when it comes to questions of war, civilian attacks, hostage-taking etc? Is collective punishment for a crime conducted by specific persons legal? Is the warning given by Israel to Gaza residents to evacuate adequate?

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Bengaluru police launch poster campaign against smoking

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Indian Army studying the attacks on Israel, especially the use of power gliders

Other relevant agencies are also studying the attacks very closely given the nature of the terror threats that India faces, a source said

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Denad panchayat accused of dumping waste in wildlife habitat in Kil Kotagiri

Garbage collected from more than 2,000 households in the panchayat is dumped on a land adjoining a reserve forest along the Sholur Mattam to Neergandi road, say residents

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Israel 'emergency government' sworn in amid war against Hamas

Netanyahu and Gantz announced on October 11 that they had agreed to join forces for the duration of the fighting, and with a three-member "war cabinet"

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India likely to skip China’s BRI summit

India did not attend the summits in 2017 and 2019, having raised concerns about the BRI.

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Karnataka constitutes 15-member panel to frame State Education Policy

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Successful runway friction test at Kalaburagi Airport

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Telangana Assembly Election 2023 | KCR will become Chief Minister again, says KTR

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Israel fighting a war that it did not choose, says Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Israeli Foreign Minister demands Hamas not to harm hostages

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CM Baghel invokes regional pride for Congress repeat in Chhattisgarh

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Xi Jinping tells top senator U.S.-China relations impact 'destiny of mankind'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is the latest high-level American official to go to China as Washington seeks to ease tensions with Beijing, leading a six-person delegation

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Bapatla police save 66 persons from drowning at beaches in one year

Trained swimmers, local police, Marine police and Tourist Outpost police executed the operations, says SP Vakul Jindal

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Iran President Raisi backs Palestinian self-defence, warns Israel

"Iran supports the legitimate defence of the Palestinian nation," President Ebrahim Raisi said, quoted by state television.

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Members of human rights outfit observe fast demanding Cauvery water release

The hunger fast was aimed at bringing to bring more people in the State to understand the gravity of the issue, says party’s State president

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Keeping “strict vigil”, ITBP conducted 2,899 patrols along China border from April to December 2022: MHA

The number of patrols, around 300 per month, are said to have increased after the latest border row with China began in 2020; each border outpost sends about ten patrols per month, an official said

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Stalin alleges conspiracy to reduce Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

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Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel

A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a larger crisis

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Former BJP Minister S.T. Somashekar airs his opposition to JD(S)-BJP alliance

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Nobel laureate Yunus appears before Bangladesh graft watchdog

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is facing around 175 separate criminal and labour tribunal cases related to social business firms he set up in Bangladesh aimed at creating jobs and bringing services to the poor

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At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim

The 163-hectare South Lhonak lake suddenly overflowed into the Teesta river, creating flash floods that destroyed the Chungthang dam; IISc scientists warned of the dangerous expansion of the lake

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Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets

Imran Khan has not made any public appearance since August, when he was arrested after his conviction in a graft case

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TMC team dragged from Union minister’s office as protest falls on deaf ears

Party National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee warned that if dues aren’t released in two-months the party will return to protest in greater numbers 

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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates second set of India’s Asian Games medallists

The second batch had a majority of shooters who had accounted for a rich haul of 22 medals out of the 59 that India has won so far in the Games

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Heavy rain, lightning kills eight people in Jharkhand

Parts of Jharkhand have been receiving incessant rains since Saturday evening, which damaged several culverts, diversions, and also claimed several lives

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North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 children killed in Utah plane crash

The crash of the single-engine Piper plane was being investigated, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a post on X, the social media website formerly called Twitter.

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Details of schoolchildren in Kerala sought for updating UDISE+ for 2023-24 academic year

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South Western Railway organises cleanliness drive in all its stations and offices

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Stalin pays tributes to Sivaji Ganesan

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Ravi, CM to observe Gandhi’s birth anniversary together

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Study says maximum shortfall of 1,200-1,600 MW in peak demand likely in Jan-Jun ’24

State’s peak power demand in 2024 is expected to be 20,806 MW in April, 19,785 MW in May and 19,800 MW in June. An all-time high peak demand of 19,387 MW was logged on April 20, 2023 

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Stalin warns DMK district secretaries of action if they fail to ensure win in LS poll

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On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate

With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next.

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Woman constable drowns in overflowing drain in Bhadrachalam

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Have full faith that EC will make right decision, says NCP leader Jayant Patil on party name and symbol row

Both Sharad Pawar group and the Ajit Pawar factions have submitted petitions to the EC concerning the party’s name and symbol after the split on July 2

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Kazan meet makes no headway on equal rights in Afghanistan

Moscow Format failed to extract any promise from the Taliban representatives on a timeline for government formation or on restarting girl’s education; amid embassy closure threat, Indian diplomat attends meet along with Taliban Foreign Minister

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