KALABURAGI (GULBARGA), KARNATAKA, 21-10-Deputy Commissioner B. Fauzia Taranum paying tribute at the martyrs memorial in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Deputy Commissioner B. Fauzia Taranum on Tuesday said that the Police Department plays an indispensable role in maintaining peace, law and order in society, both during normal times and emergencies. She was... Read More

In this Sunday, July 3, 2022 file photo, veteran Bollywood actor Asrani addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday (October 20, 2025) paid heartfelt tributes to veteran actor Govardhan Asrani, popularly known as Asrani, describing him as a versatile performer who created an enduring... Read More

Houthi rebels released five Yemeni United Nations staff members, and allowed 15 international ones to move freely within the UN compound, after detaining them there in Sanaa over the weekend, a UN spokesperson said Monday (October 20, 2025). Stéphane Dujarric also said Houthi security forces had left the compound after the latest of such raids... Read More

In this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo, Bollywood actor Asrani being felicitated at an event, in Guwahati, Assam. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran actor Asrani will always be remembered for portraying the dictatorial jailer in “Sholay” as it was a role he was born to play, says director Ramesh Sippy. Condoling the death of... Read More

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an $8.5 billion critical minerals deal at the White House on October 20, 2025. The agreement aims to boost U.S. access to rare-earth resources as China imposes stricter export controls. Trump called it a game changer, while Albanese said it elevates the alliance. The pact... Read More

Ahead of the low pressure persisting in the Bay of Bengal which is likely to bring in good rainfall over the next 48 hours in the southern districts, the District Collectors of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi chaired review meetings and visited several vulnerable areas on Tuesday to assess the efforts taken to avert flooding... Read More

Sri Mukhalingeswara Swamy temple in Mukhalingam Village, Skakulam district.. | Photo Credit: File Photo SRIKAKULAM/VIZIANAGARAM Temples dedicated to Lord Mahashiva in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts are gearing up for the month-long auspicious celebrations of the Karthika masam . Special prayers including Rudrabhisekhamas and other devotional programmes will begin on October 22 and conclude on November... Read More

Bihar will go to the polls in November. There are 243 seats, and three major players. The NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing 20 years of incumbency. There are also adverse reports about his health, and his ability to lead for another term. The BJP doesn’t have a strong electoral face either. As for the... Read More

President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, on October 17, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week was “positive,” even though he did not secure Tomahawk missiles for the fight against Russia. In... Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign an agreement on rare earth and critical minerals during a meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal... Read More