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AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Kerala has held a holiday company and a cruise operator guilty of deficiency in service after a family reached Kochi for a booked cruise trip only to learn that it had been cancelled without prior notice.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,…

Man heckles JD Vance in North Carolina rally A protester demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files interrupted US Vice-President JD Vance’s speech on Monday at a Republican campaign rally in Hendersonville, North Carolina, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.Just few minutes into Vance’s address, a man standing directly behind the vice-president stood…

New Zealand have done their homework on India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and are preparing specific plans to counter his explosive hitting, with pacer Jacob Duffy hoping home conditions will pose a fresh challenge for the 15-year-old ahead of the five-match T20I series beginning on Thursday.Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm with…

‘Entire terror ecosystem must be dismantled’: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet with Ishaq Dar present NEW DELHI: With Pakistan’s deputy PM Ishaq Dar in the room, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday delivered a strong message against terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe.Addressing representatives of SCO member countries, Rajnath said…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to walk out of Portugal’s national team camp following a reported disagreement with coach Jorge Jesus has cost the superstar forward a 30-day suspension and a fine of €255 ($285), with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) describing the punishment as “adequate and sufficient”.The FPF announced the disciplinary…

An Indian and an Australian soldier during Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025 near Perth. (Image credit: Indian Army) India and Australia have begun the fifth edition of their joint army exercise AUSTRAHIND at the Foreign Training Node in Thiruvananthapuram, as the two countries widen cooperation in maritime security, interoperability and defence industry. The exercise started on Monday,…

Trump blames immigration for France protests US President Donald Trump invoked violent unrest in France to attack Democrats and rally support for Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, warning that similar scenes could unfold in the United States if his political opponents prevail in the November 3 midterm elections.Earlier, Trump claimed he had warned French…

Stock market holiday on Dussehra NEW DELHI: Domestic equity markets will remain closed on Tuesday, October 20, for Dussehra, giving investors a break from regular trading on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The festival is listed as a full trading holiday in the 2026 market calendar.Investors will not be…

Trump hints at long-awaited US hostage release, says Russia did little to help Iran US president Donald Trump has hinted at a possible breakthrough in efforts to secure the release of an American hostage held in Russia. He also defended his decision to keep diplomatic negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putin open on Ukraine, Iran,…

The motive behind the attack remains unclear, with Albanese urging people not to speculate An Australian lawmaker was allegedly hit twice by a driver who made a U-turn before returning to ram into her outside her electoral office, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has said, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as a…