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Kancha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition, passes away

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of the 1953 Everest expedition of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, passed away at his residence in Nepal's Kathmandu at the age of 92.... Read More


Powerlifting: Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo breaks world record again in Cairo

Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- Nigeria's powerlifting icon, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, has once again etched her name in history, setting a new world record of 168kg in the women's over 86kg category at the ongoing... Read More


Central Bank of India Q2 PAT climbs 33% YoY to Rs 1,213 cr

Mumbai, Oct. 17 -- Profit before tax (PBT) decined 6.08% YoY to Rs 1,471.48 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025. Operating profit dropped 17.52% to Rs 1,785.62 crore from Rs 2,164.93 crore i... Read More


UN report raises alarm over China's transnational human rights violations

Geneva, Oct. 17 -- The latest Annual Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and accompanying reports from the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General have dr... Read More


Yamuna froth-free for Chhath, claims CM; AAP questions defoamer use

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inspected the Yamuna riverbank at Kalindi Kunj to review ongoing clean-up efforts and water quality ahead of Chhath Puja, even as the Bhara... Read More


Sharjeel Imam withdraws from Bihar Assembly elections

Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- Political prisoner and former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Sharjeel Imam, announced on October 17 that he will withdraw from the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. ... Read More


Former SEC Director arrested on corruption charges

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- Former Executive Director of the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) and businessman, Nilu Dilhara Wijedasa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Brib... Read More


छात्र-छात्राओं ने कला उत्सव में दिखाई प्रतिभा

पौड़ी, अक्टूबर 17 -- शिक्षा विभाग के समग्र शिक्षा के तहत आयोजित जिला स्तरीय कला उत्सव में जिले के विभिन्न स्कूलों के छात्र-छात्राओं ने अपनी प्रतिभा का शानदार प्रदर्शन किया। इस दौरान छात्र-छात्राओं ने ग... Read More


Newly elected RUCSU VP pledges to build inclusive campus

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The newly elected Vice President of the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU), Mostaqur Rahman Zahid, has pledged to work with all students, including those who lost in... Read More


National Action Plan to address Human-Elephant conflict, Court told

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- The Attorney General yesterday informed the Court of Appeal that a National Action Plan is currently being prepared by the authorities to mitigate the growing human-elephant conf... Read More