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China calls on US to respect facts and multilateral trade rules

Beijing, Oct. 16 -- China has urged the United States and related companies to respect facts, follow international trade rules, and stop actions that harm China's interests, after US President Donald ... Read More


Political Polarisation and the Crisis of GovernancePublished on: October 16, 2025 1:07 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Pakistan's political landscape today is more polarised than at any point in recent memory. Instead of engaging in constructive dialogue, political parties are locked in a cycle of... Read More


Supreme Court allows use of 'green' firecrackers on Diwali

India, Oct. 16 -- Delhi-NCR is set to have a cracker of a Diwali this year - quite literally. The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR between ... Read More


BJP announces candidates for Budgam, Nagrota Assembly bypolls

Srinagar, Oct. 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir, naming Aga Syed Mohsin for Budgam and Devyani Rana ... Read More


Actor Akshay Kumar Moves Bombay HC Over Deepfake Videos

India, Oct. 16 -- Actor Akshay Kumar has reportedly moved the Bombay High Court (HC) to protect his "personality rights" against AI-generated deepfakes. As per LiveLaw, the actor sought the HC's inte... Read More


'Pregnancy an excuse.': K'taka Congress MLA faces backlash for sexist remarks against pregnant officer

India, Oct. 16 -- Massive outrage broke out among the public after Karnataka Congress MLA Shivaganga Basavaraj from Channagiri reportedly made derogatory remarks against a pregnant forest range office... Read More


JD(U)'s 1st Bihar list out as NDA irons out differences

India, Oct. 16 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates, its partner the Bharatiya Janata Party, two lists of 30 candidates, a third partner, Chirag Paswan's Lo... Read More


MEA announces transition to reinstating embassy in Afghanistan in "next few days"

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that the upgrade of India's Technical Mission in Kabul to a full-fledged Embassy of India will take place in the next few days. ... Read More


SC dismisses Telangana govt's petition on 42 pc BC reservation

Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 16, dismissed the Telangana government's petition on 42 percent reservation for backward classes in local body elections. The Telangana go... Read More


Sensex jumps over 850 points, Nifty 50 ends above 25,550; what drove the Indian stock market higher? Explained

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Indian stock market witnessed healthy gains for the second consecutive session on Thursday, October 16, with benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty 50 rising by over a per cent ... Read More