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31 Oct 2022

Brazil

Brazil presidential election: Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has returned to power in Brazil after 20 years by defeating far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a tight runoff election.

30 Oct 2022

United Kingdom

Russian agents hacked former UK PM Lizz Truss's phone: Report

The personal phone of the former prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Lizz Truss, who set an off-putting record of holding office for 44 days, was hacked by Russian agents working for President Vladimir Putin, as per a Daily Mail report.

30 Oct 2022

Seoul

How the Halloween night horror unfolded on streets of Seoul

Halloween festivities turned into a tragedy in the South Korean capital of Seoul after an uncontrollable crowd triggered a stampede on Saturday night, leaving at least 151 dead and over 100 others injured.

29 Oct 2022

South Korea

South Korea: 151 killed, over 100 injured after Halloween stampede

At least 151 people were killed and over 100 injured in a stampede in the South Korean capital Seoul.

29 Oct 2022

Canada

Immigrants constitute quarter of Canada's population; largest proportion from India

As per Statistics Canada's latest census data, Indians constitute a major portion of the immigrant population in Canada.

28 Oct 2022

Vladimir Putin

Modi true patriot, can pursue independent foreign policy: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised India's "independent" foreign policy and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a true patriot.

28 Oct 2022

United Kingdom

PM Modi congratulates UK counterpart Rishi Sunak, discusses trade deal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rishi Sunak, the newly-appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), in first phone call on Thursday evening.

28 Oct 2022

Iran

Iranian forces open fire at Mahsa's 40th mourning day protests

Iranian forces allegedly fired upon the mourners who had gathered to mark the 40th day of the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, on Wednesday.

27 Oct 2022

Pope Francis

Pope Francis warns against watching excess news, pornography

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has warned against watching excess news and pornography.

26 Oct 2022

Apple Watch

Woman 'buried alive' by husband calls cops using Apple watch

In a miraculous incident, an Apple watch saved the life of a woman in the United States.

26 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

UK PM Sunak reshuffles cabinet with Dominic Raab as deputy

Starting work immediately after his formal appointment, the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reportedly asked for the resignation of several ministers from the cabinet of his predecessor, Liz Truss.

25 Oct 2022

Winston Churchill

Why is Winston Churchill trending after Sunak became UK PM?

As Rishi Sunak emerged victorious in the race to become the United Kingdom's prime minister—the third in two months—on Monday, over 7,000 kilometers away, Indians were celebrating that he has proved "Winston Churchill" wrong.

25 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

'Elected to fix mistakes': UK PM Sunak in first address

Addressing the public on the first day of formally taking over as the United Kingdom's prime minister, Rishi Sunak said that he has been elected to "fix mistakes."

25 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

Akshata Murty: From humble Bengaluru girl to UK's first lady

Rishi Sunak scripted history on Monday after winning the race to lead the Conservative Party and became the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

25 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

King Charles to appoint Rishi Sunak as UK PM today

Rishi Sunak is set to be appointed as the first prime minister of color of the United Kingdom on Tuesday after meeting King Charles III.

24 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak wins UK PM race as Penny Mordaunt withdraws

After receiving support from the majority of the Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs), Rishi Sunak has won the race to become the party's new leader and the United Kingdom's next prime minister.

24 Oct 2022

United Kingdom

Runner-up to frontrunner: Sunak likely to become UK PM today

Rishi Sunak—the runner-up in the United Kingdom's last prime ministerial race—is almost set to assume the top post on Monday, said reports.

24 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

Everything about Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, frontrunner in UK PM race

Rishi Sunak is vying to become the first Indian-origin prime minister of the United Kingdom.

23 Oct 2022

Plane Crash

Gold's Gym owner, 5 others die in plane crash

A small plane crash in Costa Rica on Saturday reportedly killed at least six people, including the German businessman who owned Gold's Gym.

23 Oct 2022

Xi Jinping

China elects 'most powerful leader' Xi Jinping for 3rd term

Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected for the record third term on Sunday as China's leader, solidifying his status as a powerful ruler.

22 Oct 2022

Xi Jinping

Reluctant to leave, China's ex-president Hu Jintao forcefully escorted out

Baffling visuals from the closing ceremony of the week-long 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday showed the former President of China Hu Jintao being escorted out.

22 Oct 2022

Hair Care

US woman sues L'Oreal, claims company's hair products caused cancer

A woman in the United States on Friday sued French cosmetics giant L'Oreal after she developed a rare uterine cancer, Agence France-Presse reported.

22 Oct 2022

FATF

Pakistan out of FATF's grey list after 4 years

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money-laundering and terrorism-financing watchdog said on Friday that it has removed Pakistan from its "increased monitoring" list, often known as the "grey list".

22 Oct 2022

Donald Trump

US Capitol Hill riots: Probe panel summons Trump to testify

A probe panel investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill violence in the United States has summoned former President Donald Trump to testify on November 14.

21 Oct 2022

United Kingdom

Will Liz Truss decline £115,000/year grant as ex-PM of UK?

Liz Truss is entitled to almost £115,000, around Rs. 1 crore, a year, despite serving the United Kingdom as Prime Minister (PM) for only 45 days.

21 Oct 2022

Pakistan News

Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan for 5 years

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan for five years from holding public office on Friday.

21 Oct 2022

India

Meet Suella Braverman, who resigned from cabinet before Liz Truss

Suella Braverman, Indian-origin British politician, had resigned from the former United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss's cabinet.

21 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt emerge frontrunners for UK PM post

After Liz Truss announced her decision to resign as the Prime Minister of the UK amid the country facing economic and political turbulence, the spotlight is back on her probable successors.

20 Oct 2022

Liz Truss

UK PM Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office

In an embarrassing yet expected development, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned from her post 45 days after coming to power. This is the shortest term for a British PM.

20 Oct 2022

Ukraine

Russia declares martial law in 'Ukraine annexed' regions

Russia has declared martial law in four territories that it claimed last month as its own.

19 Oct 2022

Antonio Guterres

UN chief Antonio Guterres criticizes India over human rights performance

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday chastised India for its record on human rights.

19 Oct 2022

COVID-19

UK couple names daughter Lockie after COVID-19 lockdown

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought us fear, stress, and anxiety, it also gave us an opportunity to spend some precious time with our loved ones at home.

19 Oct 2022

China

UN: China again blocks India-US proposal to blacklist Pak-based terrorist

China has blocked a bid by India and the United States (US) to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Shahid Mahmood as a global terrorist at the United Nations (UN).

19 Oct 2022

Saudi Arabia

Anti-kingdom tweets: Saudi Arabia jails US citizen for 16 years

Saudi Arabia sentenced an elderly US citizen of Saudi origin to 16 years for his old tweets critical of the kingdom.

19 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak

UK: Over 50% Tory members want PM Truss to quit

The United Kingdom appears to be in the midst of yet another political crisis, with Conservative Party MPs publicly demanding Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation.

18 Oct 2022

Egypt

New documentary series features Egyptologist's 'dream discovery' of sarcophagus

Every archaeologist has the fantasy of making one such discovery in their life that tells us something important about our past.

18 Oct 2022

United Kingdom

Went too far, too fast: Truss backtracks on tax reforms

After a series of sudden tax reforms worsened the economic turmoil, United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday apologized for going "too far, too fast" with the same.

17 Oct 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis

Blasts rock Ukraine capital Kyiv second time in a week

The Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv was on Monday rocked by alleged Russian drone strikes for the second time in a week, leaving several residential buildings damaged.

16 Oct 2022

Vladimir Putin

Russia: Putin's mobilization chief found dead under 'suspicious circumstances'

The mobilization efforts by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine received a major setback on Sunday.

16 Oct 2022

Russia

Russia: Shooters open fire during mobilized troops training; 11 dead

As Russia is mobilizing people to take training and fight Ukrainian advances, two shooters killed at least eleven soldiers and left over two dozen injured on Saturday.