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‘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…

Alberta, home to about five million people, is Canada’s energy heartland and holds a substantial share of the country’s oil reserves Oil-rich Alberta is voitng on whether to begin a process that could eventually lead to its separation from Canada, putting the country’s national unity to the test.The non-binding referendum does not ask Albertans to…

Sensitive products such as dairy, sugar, edible oils and key agricultural commodities remain excluded from concessions NEW DELHI: The India-New Zealand trade agreement is set to kick in from Tuesday, allowing duty-free entry for all products from the country, apart from opening the doors for professionals and investment of $20 billion.On Monday, the first-ever export…

At least 2,400 people were arrested, while authorities estimated that around 3,000 businesses had been damaged or looted US President Donald Trump has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over the escalating unrest in France, claiming that “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon” and blaming immigration for the violence that has swept…