POLITICS
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Oct- 2025 -29 October
Post-Diwali pollution spikes respiratory and pregnancy-related cases in Delhi-NCR
Delhi-NCR hospitals report a sharp rise in respiratory and pregnancy-related complications following Diwali, as air quality plummeted to “very poor” levels. Experts warn that high pollution poses serious risks for children, the elderly, and expectant mothers, urging preventive measures. New Delhi: The days following Diwali have once again brought a sharp decline in Delhi-NCR’s air quality, with hospitals reporting a noticeable surge in respiratory and pregnancy-related complications. Doctors across the region have attributed this spike to the combined effects of air and noise pollution caused by the widespread bursting of firecrackers, particularly during late-night hours. According to pulmonologists and gynaecologists, both outpatient and emergency cases saw a sharp rise between October 20 and 23, as pollution levels soared far beyond permissible…
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29 October
Rabid jackal killed in Bahraich after injuring five villagers
A rabid jackal in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district attacked five villagers in two villages under Nanpara forest range before being beaten to death by locals. Injured victims are receiving anti-rabies treatment, and forest officials confirmed the animal had rabies. Bahraich: A rabid jackal was beaten to death by villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district after it attacked and injured five persons in two villages under the Nanpara forest range, officials said on Saturday. According to reports, the first incident was reported from Mogariya village on Friday morning, where the jackal attacked 65-year-old Tahsildar. Later in the afternoon, the same jackal attacked Kesrani Devi (55) in Masood Nagar Basthanwa village, when she was working in the fields. Her brother-in-law Ramkaran Verma, who…
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29 October
India tells UN: Democracy alien to Pakistan, urges end to repression in occupied Kashmir
At the UN, India slammed Pakistan for lacking democratic values and violating human rights in occupied Kashmir. India’s envoy P. Harish said democracy and constitutional principles are alien to Pakistan, urging it to withdraw from illegally occupied territories and end repression. United Nations: Concepts of democracy and constitution are alien to Pakistan that operates under the shadow of the military, and it can’t understand how the ideals are integral to Kashmir, India has said, demanding that Islamabad end repression in areas it illegally occupies. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir exercise their fundamental rights in accordance with India’s time-tested democratic traditions and constitutional framework,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said on Friday. “We, of course, know that these…
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29 October
Indian nurse jailed, caned in Singapore for molesting male visitor at hospital
An Indian staff nurse at Singapore’s Raffles Hospital has been sentenced to a year and two months in jail and two cane strokes for molesting a male visitor under the pretext of “disinfection.” The 34-year-old was arrested days after the June incident. Singapore: An Indian national working as a staff nurse at a Singapore premium hospital was sentenced to a year and two months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to a molestation charge. Elipe Siva Nagu, 34, molested a male visitor to the Raffles Hospital in June, after claiming that he wanted to “disinfect” the victim, The Straits Times reported. He was suspended from his nursing duties soon after the offence. The offence caused the…
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29 October
Indian-American govt employee arrested for holding ‘second, full-time job’
Indian-American state employee Mehul Goswami, 39, was arrested in New York for allegedly working a second full-time job while being paid by the state, defrauding over US$ 50,000. Charged with grand larceny, he faces up to 15 years in prison New York: The US authorities have arrested an Indian-American government employee on charges of “grand larceny” for allegedly working a “second, full-time job” during the hours he was being paid to perform his official duties as a state employee. Mehul Goswami, 39, a resident of Latham in New York, was arrested last week by a joint team of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Inspector General’s Office. “Goswami is accused of working a second job in the…
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29 October
Kerala HC quashes criminal case against teacher for caning students
The Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of caning three students, ruling he acted only to enforce discipline, not to harm. The court said minimal force was used and found no evidence of injury or malicious intent Kochi: The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against a school teacher for caning three of his students, who were fighting each other in the classroom, saying that he only intended to enforce discipline and had no intention to hurt them. Justice C Pratheep Kumar said that according to the class 5 students statement, they were fighting each other in the classroom with sticks and it was at that time the Maths teacher intervened “to enforce discipline”. The…
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29 October
UK police hunt suspect after ‘racially aggravated’ rape of woman of Indian heritage
UK police are hunting a white male suspect after a 20-year-old woman, believed to be of Indian heritage, was raped in a racially aggravated attack in Walsall. CCTV footage has been released as police appeal for public help to identify the attacker. London: The UK Police has issued an urgent appeal to trace a white male suspect after the “racially aggravated” rape of a 20-year-old woman, believed to be of Indian heritage, in northern England. The West Midlands Police said it was called to the Park Hall area of Walsall on Saturday evening following concerns for the welfare of a woman in distress in the street. The force released CCTV camera footage of the suspect as part of a public appeal…
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29 October
Indians among 14 crew rescued by Sri Lankan Navy from distressed vessel
Nine Indian sailors were among 14 crew members rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy after their merchant vessel, Integrity Star, suffered engine failure 100 nautical miles south of the island nation. The rescued crew was brought safely to Hambantota port. Colombo: Indian sailors were among the 14-member crew rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy from the merchant vessel Integrity Star after it experienced engine failure. Naval spokesman Commander Buddhika Sampath said the vessel was in distress 100 nautical miles south of Sri Lanka and the “crew was in a desperate situation”. Nine of the 14 crew members were Indian nationals. Sampath said. Upon receiving the distress alert, the Samudura craft was deployed for a search and rescue operation under the directives…
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29 October
Bhagavad Gita ‘nectar of wisdom’ for modern world, say Chinese scholars
At a symposium in Beijing, Chinese scholars hailed the Bhagavad Gita as a “nectar of wisdom” and “miniature history of Indian civilisation.” They said its teachings on duty, detachment, and harmony remain deeply relevant to modern life and global challenges. Beijing: The Bhagavad Gita is the “nectar of wisdom” and a “miniature history of Indian civilisation” offering answers to the spiritual and material dilemmas faced by people in modern times, noted Chinese scholars said articulating a rare public reverence for the ancient Indian scripture. Speaking on Bhagavad Gita at a symposium on ‘Sangamam – A Confluence of Indian Philosophical Traditions’ organised by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday, Chinese scholars termed Gita as a philosophical encyclopaedia of India, highlighting its timeless…
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29 October
US$ 100 million Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as Mona Lisa
One week on, and the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage. Some say it will make celebrities of the very jewels it sought to erase, much as the Mona Lisa’s turn-of-the-20th-century theft transformed the then little-known Renaissance portrait into the world’s most famous artwork Paris: The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty Crown Jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, and the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage. Yet the crime is also a paradox. Some say it will make celebrities of the very jewels it sought to erase, much as…
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