The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has seemingly extended an olive branch to the Communist Party of India (CPI) after ideological differences emerged between the two ruling front allies over the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s controversial move to seek Prime Minister’s Schools for Raising India (PM-SHRI) scheme funds for the State’s “cash-strapped” general... Read More

Five houses were damaged after lightning struck on October 19 and trees fell on October 20 in Udupi district. According to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, lightning damaged the houses of Shantarama Kotiyan at Padu village, Sharada at Amparu village, and Girija Devadiga at Maravanthe village on the night of October 19. The loss to these... Read More

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi. File. | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as its new ODI captain on Monday (October 20, 2025). Afridi replaces Mohammad Rizwan and will lead Pakistan in next month’s three-match home series against South Africa in Faisalabad from Nov. 4-8. The cricket board... Read More

In this image provided by the Myanmar military on Oct. 19, 2025, soldiers stand next to Starlink machines as they seize KK Park online scam center in Myawaddy township, Karen State, Myanmar. Photo: The Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border... Read More

A Singapore court on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) acquitted three women, including one of Indian-origin, of organising a pro-Palestine procession around the presidential palace, after finding they were unaware of the route being prohibited under the Public Order Act. Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, and two other Singaporean women, each contested one charge under the... Read More

Senior IAS officers Kavitha Ramu (left) and H. Krishnanunni (right) | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu government led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has deputed 12 IAS officers to districts where heavy rains have been forecast by the India Meteorological Department. They would camp in these 12 districts to ensure preparatory measures, in... Read More

The water level in Papanasam dam on Tuesday stood at 93.25 feet (the maximum level 143 ft.) with an inflow of 1,031.92 cusecs and a discharge of 100 cusecs. The level in Manimuthar dam stood at 95.85 ft. (118 ft.) with an inflow of 531.81 cusecs and nil discharge. Published – October 21, 2025 05:45... Read More

“This morning, a man convicted of serious crimes was deported to Kabul – the first deportation to Afghanistan since 2021,” Chancellor Christian Stocker of the conservative Austrian People’s Party wrote on X. | Photo Credit: Reuters Austria deported an Afghan national back to his home country on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) for the first time... Read More

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace. Also Tuesday (October 21),... Read More

The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) registered a suo motu case regarding the ‘encounter death’ of Sheikh Riyaz, based on a newspaper report. The case relates to the recent arrest of the deceased in connection with the murder of police constable M. Pramod Kumar. Reports allege that Sheikh Riyaz attempted... Read More