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Delhi Police arrest Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi
Delhi Police have arrested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of the opposition party of India and his sister Priyanka Gandhi. They were arrested from a protest procession towards the office of the Election Commission and later a sit-in programme on Tuesday. The alliance of opposition parties ‘INDIA’ was observing this programme raising the demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the allegation of irregularities over the special intensive revision of the voter list.
Dinesh Trivedi’s meeting with Modi in Delhi, Tarique Rahman’s India visit in discussion
India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has held a meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after going to Delhi on an unscheduled visit. The meeting between them took place around 1pm local time on Tuesday.
Belgium's Francis Halzen wins Nobel physics prize
Belgian Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and his discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
32 killed as Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashes in Ondo
All 32 people aboard a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft were killed when it crashed in southwestern Nigeria’s Ondo State on Monday (October 5).
US-German trio win medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
700 Houthis killed in 257 strikes across rebel-held areas, Yemen army says
The Yemeni army said on Saturday it killed at least 700 Houthi fighters in 257 operations across several fronts. In a statement on social media, military spokesman Col. Majed al-Nuzaili said government forces carried out the operations using warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles and rocket launchers.
Houthis claim missile, drone strike on Aramco facility in Riyadh
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it launched a combined ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday (October 3), claiming the strike caused fires at the site.
World Animal Day today
World Animal Day is being observed worldwide today, October 4, with a focus on animal welfare, biodiversity and the importance of protecting animals and their habitats.
France student protest escalate as 1,747 arrested in a day
Student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings have escalated into violent clashes with riot police across France, disrupting hundreds of schools and leading to 1,747 arrests in a single day.
Protests in India demanding CEC's resignation, over 700 detained
Delhi Police detained more than 700 people from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas on Friday, October 2, centring protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. Among them were Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and members of various student organisations.