Former sarpanch shot dead in Punjab’s Ludhiana by bike-borne assailants
A 55-year-old former village sarpanch was allegedly shot dead in Punjab’s Ludhiana by bike-borne assailants on Saturday. The incident happened around 6:30 PM, when victim Navtej Singh alias Neetu was returning home to Krishna Nagar from his village in his Toyota Innova. The attackers fired eight to 10 rounds at his car on South City Road in the Ladhowal area of Ludhiana before fleeing the spot, as per reports.
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Indian-run pharma plant in Ukraine targeted in Russian drone strikes, 1 killed: Reports
A pharmaceutical plant in Ukraine’s Sumy was hit in a Russian drone attack, leaving one person dead and several others injured, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.
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Former India cricketer backs Tilak Varma to become Virat Kohli’s successor in ODIs after Asian Games gold
The Indian team put forth an exceptional performance as the gold medal in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games 2026. The Men in Blue, led by Shreyas Iyer, defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the summit clash of the tournament and clinched the gold medal in the process as well.
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Zinedine Zidane comes to Cristiano Ronaldo’s defence after controversial national squad exit
Veteran Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the spotlight of late. On the back of a subpar campaign at the FIFA World Cup 2026, many thought that Ronaldo would announce his retirement from international football. However, with some management changes and Jorge Jesus coming to the helm, Ronaldo made a return.
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US ‘deliberately’ becoming a ‘lonelier power’: Jaishankar flags shift in America’s global role
Flagging a shift in global balancing and highlighting the rise of China, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar said on Sunday that the United States (US) is becoming a “lonelier power” not because it is out of options, but by choice.
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‘Nobody can give you a time frame’: India on Sheikh Hasina’s return to Bangladesh
India cannot provide any deadline for the return of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as Dhaka’s extradition request is still being examined through a legal process, Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said on Saturday.
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Who were the 2 extra pilots on flydubai flight who stepped in during cockpit attack?
The identities of the two additional pilots who helped bring a flydubai flight under control during a mid-air cockpit attack remain undisclosed, even three days after the incident. Flydubai has only said that the two were members of its crew who were travelling as passengers on the same aircraft. The airline has not explained why their identities have not been made public.
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‘Easy way or hard way’: Trump says US to decide on Iran, claims Tehran has been ‘decimated’
As the Middle East conflict continues to escalate, US President Donald Trump said Washington will decide on Iran, warning that the outcome would come either the “easy way or the hard way” while asserting that Tehran has been “decimated”.
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Fresh evidence submitted to CBI in Disha Salian death case, advocate seeks custodial interrogation of accused
Advocate Nilesh Ojha, representing Satish Salian in the Disha Salian death case, said on Saturday that several points raised by him earlier were being substantiated as more evidence emerged. He also claimed that a report submitted to the Home Ministry regarding the reinstatement of former police officer Sachin Vaze had raised fresh questions in the case.
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Uttarakhand voter count drops by over 8 lakh after SIR, check how many voters left in state
The final electoral roll for Uttarakhand, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), lists around 71.58 lakh voters, nearly 8 lakh lower than the number of electors at the start of the revision process. The final list was released on Saturday (October 3).
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