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Multiple Complaints Filed Against Man Accused of Assault and Fraud in Goa; Police Probe Underway

Goa, Oct. 17 -- Four young women aged between 18 and 20 have accused one Raj Prashant Thakur of sex ual assault, while two other individuals claim to have been cheated of more than Rs 20 lakh each. De... Read More


UN accuses France of 'serious violations' of the rights of child migrants

France, Oct. 17 -- France has committed "serious and systematic" violations of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has found. In a re... Read More


Truce extended: Pakistan, Afghanistan eye peace in DohaPublished on: October 17, 2025 8:13 PM

PESHAWAR, Oct. 17 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until planned peace talks conclude in Doha, security sources confirmed Friday. The extension follows deadly ... Read More


$100,000 H-1B visa fee row: US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump admin, claims federal law violation

India, Oct. 17 -- President Donald Trump's plan to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications has triggered a lawsuit from one of the nation's largest business groups. The US Chamber of Comm... Read More


New OTT releases: Movies, web series to watch during Diwali weekend; Baaghi 4, Santosh, Bhagwat, Kishkindhapuri, more

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- This Diwali weekend, a number of new movies and web series will be available on OTT on platforms like SonyLIV, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, SunNXT, Netflix, Aha and JioHot... Read More


India-Nepal discuss strengthening defence cooperation, reaffirm commitment to regular defence dialogue

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi met Nepal Army's Lieutenant General Pradeep Jung, ACOAS on the sidelines of the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' C... Read More


Afghanistan's Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire foll... Read More


Vietnam, Indonesia seek to tap multi-sector economic cooperation potential

Jakarta, Oct. 17 -- Vietnam and Indonesia are stepping up efforts to strengthen their economic partnership across multiple sectors, aiming to unlock new opportunities in trade, investment, and innovat... Read More


Noor Wali Mehsud resurfaces in video week after Pakistan's strike in Afghanistan. Who is TTP chief?

India, Oct. 17 -- A week after a suspected Pakistani airstrike in Kabul targeted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Noor Wali Mehsud, the militant leader appeared in a video message on Thursday, d... Read More


Why's Pakistan Burning?

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- The recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistan against suspected terrorist facilities inside Afghanistan were meant to salvage Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir's i... Read More