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Mumbai bar staff booked for serving liquor to minor girls

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- A manager and staff of a suburban Mumbai bar were booked by the police for allegedly serving alcohol to underage girls. The case came to light after a 15-year-old girl reportedly b... Read More


Bengal illuminates as Kali Puja and Diwali converge

Kolkata, Oct. 20 -- Bengal was enveloped in a radiant celebration today as Kali Puja and Diwali coincided, transforming the state into a symphony of lights, colours and cultural fervour. The twin fes... Read More


We want positive ties with both India and Pakistan, no one can dictate to us: Afghan Taliban Defence Minister Md Mujahid

Kabul, Oct. 20 -- Afghanistan's Defence Minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, has said that Kabul wants to maintain positive ties with both Pakistan and India, stressing that no one can dictate t... Read More


Pakistani authorities demolish 1,200 Afghan refugee homes in Karachi as part of nationwide deportation campaign

Karachi, Oct. 20 -- Pakistani authorities, amid an increased crackdown on the nationwide deportation of Afghan nationals in the country, demolished over 1,200 homes in a long-standing Afghan refugee s... Read More


Former Bilaspur Sadar MLA Dr. Babu Ram Gautam passes away

Bilaspur, Oct. 20 -- Senior Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh MLA Dr. Babu Ram Gautam passed away at his residence here last night after a prolonged illness, the party announced. Gautam, 72... Read More


HP Chief Minister distributes sweets and gifts at Girls' Ashram and Nari Seva Sadan

Shimla, Oct. 20 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu visited the Girls' Ashram near Shimla today and celebrated Diwali with the children living there. He extended Diwali g... Read More


Two killed, dozen injured in gas leak explosion in eastern Brazil

Sao Paulo, Oct. 20 -- At least two people were killed and a dozen others injured when a gas leak explosion ripped through several homes in Olinda, a city in eastern Brazil's Pernambuco state, local me... Read More


Colombia dismisses U.S. claims of president's involvement in drug trafficking

Bogota, Oct. 20 -- Colombia's government rejects Washington's recent accusations that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is involved in producing and distributing illicit drugs, the Colombian Foreign M... Read More


S. Korea's auto export grows for 4th month in September

Seoul, Oct. 20 -- South Korea's automotive export grew for the fourth straight month due to solid demand from Europe and Asia, government data showed Monday. Car shipment jumped 16.8 percent from a y... Read More


ADB, World Bank sign 3 bln USD agreement to boost lending capacity in Asia-Pacific

Manila, Oct. 20 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has signeda 3-billion-U.S.-dollar sovereign exposure exchange agreement (EEA) with the World Bank to increase the ADB's lending ca... Read More