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India marks Dasara burnings and Durga immersions | In pictures

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:41
From idol immersions to Ravana effigy burnings, visuals from across the country as communities mark the end of Navratri with Dasara, Vijayadashami and Durga Puja festivities
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expresses concern over 'eviction notice' to Race Course Mosque in New Delhi

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:41
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the failure of the waqf authorities to defend the mosque was also alarming
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Iranian Vice-President, Tajikistan Prime Minister

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:32
"Pleasure to meet H.E. Mr Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice President of Iran on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said
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Government school teacher in Villupuram fosters scientific temper among rural students

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:13
At Kangeyanur Panchayat Union Middle School near Villupuram, science teacher Maria Joseph has spent nearly two decades creating opportunities for students to kindle their interest in science.
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Karnataka BJP State chief B.Y. Vijayendra predicts internal rebellion in ruling Congress

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:11
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is trying to point an accusing finger at the Centre to divert public attention, says Karnataka BJP president
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UN experts urge India to curb force against unarmed student protesters

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:05
The UN experts said in a statement that “this crackdown reflects a broader, troubling pattern”, adding that they alerted the Indian authorities on the “undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and the targeting of student activists, amongst others”
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HR&CE Executive Officer was rightly dismissed from service for failing to protect temple land: Madras High Court

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:40
Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan also invokes the parens patriae jurisdiction and calls for details regarding steps taken by Tamil Nadu government to retrieve the land
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Medical interns resume strike in J&K government hospitals over stipend hike

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:37
Demand increase from ₹12,300 to ₹30,000; refuse to call off agitation without official order 
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Rubio says U.S. to discuss refining Venezuelan crude with Reliance, adds India made ‘substantial progress’ in diversifying energy supplies

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:27
The ​U.S. ‌Secretary of ​State also said that India and U.S. are ‘very very close’ to finalising the trade deal
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Man killed as car crashes into Krishna water pipeline near Nagole Metro Station; supply restored after five-hour repair

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:14
Impact sends water gushing over 20 feet into the air, flooding roads near Nagole Metro Station; HMWSSB officials repair damaged air valve and restore drinking water supply across affected areas
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It is state-sponsored terrorism: Mamata Banerjee over extension of custody of 2 CJP leaders

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:06
She also alleged that Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were being subjected to torture
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Haryana’s BPS Government Medical College becomes first Indian college to win international innovation prize

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:04
IMU-Ron Harden Innovation in Medical Education (IMU-RHIME) Award is aimed at encouraging innovations in medical education and recognising innovations by academics, “which otherwise might go unnoticed”
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Calcutta HC says inquiry commission headed by retired judge be appointed into Chorbagan stampede

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 10:54
A division Bench led by Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge said a sitting judge cannot head the inquiry per a Supreme Court directive, rejecting the State government’s proposal
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How an SUV carrying 27kg of mephedrone exposed a clandestine drug factory

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 23:13
A 27.2 kg mephedrone seizure led EAGLE Force to a clandestine laboratory in Maharashtra, exposing a network of chemical suppliers, equipment dealers and suspected drug manufacturers with links to Hyderabad
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Allahabad High Court stays conviction of murder convict who wishes to contest 2027 U.P. polls

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 20:57
The court granted bail to the appellant, noting that he was a political figure and an active Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker before his conviction
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Jaishankar welcomes UAE’s Foreign Minister Al Nahyan in Mumbai

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 19:48
PM Al Nahyan, who is also the UAE's Foreign Minister, will hold wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on October 20
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Naveen Patnaik questions Odisha government’s 'silence' on Andhra's poll notification for disputed Kotia villages

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 17:28
The decades-old dispute involves both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh claiming their right over 21 of the 28 villages of Kotia Gram Panchayat
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Kolkata Metro services disrupted for around 1 hour due to technical glitch

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 17:24
The disruption came at a time when large numbers of people use the Metro to visit Durga Puja pandals across the city on Maha Ashtami
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CISF jawan nabs ‘suspicious’ man in escalator-stairs chase at Delhi Metro station

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 17:12
The CISF said in the post that it recovered an ‘unidentified semi-solid substance’, suspected to be gold, concealed in a stitched portion of the man's undergarment, kept in his bag
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