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PANJIM: Veteran actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday morning after suffering a severe cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa. The actor was 75 when he breathed his last. While talking to local media, Malhar Patekar, son of Nana Patekar, confirmed that the veteran actor passed away on October 8 at the age of 75. He was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa. He was rushed to the Manipal Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival due to a heart attack....more
WASHINGTON: US billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that "certain oligarchs" are blocking Starlink's satellite communication services in India to maintain their monopoly in the country. Musk made the remarks while responding to a post by the DodgeDesigner handle on X about the alleged non-availability of mobile coverage in over 11,000 Indian villages. "Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in order to maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people," Musk posted on X....more

By Deepak Arora
EDISON (New Jersey): World Food Movement (WFM), a U.S.-based nonprofit working to expand access to nutritious meals for students and food-insecure communities, conducted a student meal program at Essex County College in New Jersey on Tuesday. As part of the program, entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert Vadra served meals to students and interacted with members of the college community, bringing attention to the importance of food access and nutrition support for students pursuing their education....more
UNITED NATIONS: UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said Monday that reform of the Security Council is ultimately in the hands of Member States, after India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar renewed his criticism of an increasingly ineffective UN and called for a "better UN.” Haq was responding to questions at the Secretary-General’s daily briefing about Jaishankar’s remarks that the UN has failed to keep pace with a rapidly changing world....more

UNITED NATIONS: The 81st session of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week brought 194 delegations to the podium, including 113 heads of state and government, as the world body confronted a packed agenda ranging from wars and climate change to artificial intelligence and reform of the international system....more
UNITED NATIONS: India on Saturday called for a stronger and more predictable international order, warning that conflicts, terrorism and the growing weaponisation of finance, technology, trade and supply chains are deepening instability across the world. Addressing the high-level debate of the 81st UN General Assembly, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the United Nations was entering its ninth decade at a time when conflicts and confrontations had become the world's primary concern. He said the consequences were being felt far beyond the countries directly involved in wars....more

NEW DELHI: India has proposed a three-part Russia-Ukraine truce that would halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure, keep grain and energy flowing through Black Sea ports, and end strikes on commercial shipping in the strategic waterway, people familiar with the proposal said....more
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects the Iran war to end shortly before or after the midterm elections. U.S. Central Command also said Monday that its forces have redirected 130 ships since the start of its blockade of Iranian ports....more

LONDON: Nearly four hours after flight BA295 rapidly descended 28,000 feet while declaring a general emergency, British Airways on Monday said the aircraft had landed safely at London's Heathrow airport....more
RIYADH: Three civilians have been killed and 36 injured in Houthi-claimed attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement from the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were targeted in two separate attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday....more

NEW DELHI: The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in September crossed ₹2 lakh crore, registering a 14.7% year-on-year increase, government data released on Thursday showed. Gross GST collections stood at ₹2,03,521 crore in September 2026, compared with ₹1,77,365 crore in September 2025....more
NEW DELHI,: Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Pawan Khera and others were briefly detained at Delhi's Akashvani Bhavan as they staged a sit-in seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation on Tuesday. However, they were released after being taken to a police station at the city's Kingsway Camp....more

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the United States wants to broker a new round of talks with Ukraine and Russia on ending the four-and-a-half-year war and hold it by the end of October. The US-led peace efforts have been largely stalled with Washington's attention shifted to its war with Iran and as Ukraine says Russia has ramped up its aerial attacks across the war-torn country....more
GUWAHATI: India captain Shubman Gill scripted history on Wednesday with a sensational achievement. The right-handed batter raced to his second double hundred in ODI cricket in just 117 balls. With this, Gill became the fastest batter in the history of the format to score a double century....more |