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Bengaluru police issue 19-point Deepavali safety guidelines, warn of legal action against violators
According to the guidelines, people have been advised to purchase and use only certified green crackers and burst them strictly between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court.
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Former deputy tahsildar sentenced to 8 years’ RI in bribery case
Babu sentenced to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹1 lakh by a Vigilance Court for a 2014 bribery case in which he accepted multiple payments to release a seized laterite stone-cutting machine.
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Iranian military ordered to counter any attack swiftly and without restraint
Iran's military chiefs should meet any attack on its country with an immediate and unrestrained response, Supreme Leader Mjotaba Khamenei has ordered.
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Iran warns of unfettered retaliation if attacked as mediators try for peace
Iran’s supreme leader says Tehran’s potential response will not be restricted by geography.
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Bengaluru Police trace source of ‘sting’ video; probe focuses on who handed it to Ritesh Pandey
A preliminary investigation has found that the claim that the recording was made in 2023 is false. The police suspect that the same video was circulated on different social media platforms in September and October this year.
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‘There’s Pain In My Mind And Soul,’ Says US Woman Who Survived Botched Execution
Convicted murderer Christa Pike said on Friday that she is in constant pain, a month after surviving a botched execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee. Since the botched execution, Pike’s lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
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Missing woman suspected to have crossed LoC into Pakistan
Rubina Kousar, a resident of Karni village near the LoC, took her goats out for grazing on October 30 but did not return home with preliminary information suggesting she may have crossed the LoC into PoK along with the livestock
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Protests outside Poland’s constitutional court: What’s the crisis about?
Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference.
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US woman who survived botched execution says she’s in constant pain
Convicted murderer Christa Pike said Friday that she is in constant pain, a month after surviving a botched execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee. Since the botched execution, Pike’s lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
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Sowore, police clash over account of attack in Ekiti
By Rotimi Ojomoyela & Ayobami Okerinde The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has disputed the Ekiti State Police Command’s account of an incident in which he sustained injuries at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, insisting that he and his associates were attacked by suspected political thugs. The statement read, “The attention of the Ekiti State Police Command has been drawn to a message circulating on social media alleging that Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, was…
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‘Plantation tourism’: court victory signals hope in Jamaica’s fight to keep beaches public
A temporary injunction in the coastline battle for beaches to be publicly accessible, not sealed off for private developments, is just a step in fighting what islanders call a tourism model that disadvantages Jamaicans When the Australian human rights lawyer Eva Buzo emerged from the sea on to the shores of One Man Beach in Montego Bay on Sunday after her gruelling, nearly 11-hour-long swim, the thunderous pulse of welcome drums was drowned out by the chants of “free beach” from jubilant supporters. Here in Jamaica’s tourism capital, against a backdrop of jagged mountains and sunset-tinted clo
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How ‘sin bin’ for red light jumpers saves cyclists from being saddled with a fine
Police scheme in City of London offers errant cyclists a choice – watch a roadside safety video or pay a £50 penalty When Aman cycled through a red light in the City of London this week, he was surprised when the police pulled him over. Aman was one of 30 cyclists caught in the first 20 minutes that morning, as part of a new scheme by City of London police to dissuade cyclists from running red lights.
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Supreme Court seeks report from ECI on Form 7 misuse allegations
Election Commission says it did not accept any Form 7s filed in violation of norms in U.P.; poll officials took prompt corrective steps, it says after Congress MP alleges widespread fraud during SIR
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Navy marines kill 34 terrorists, disrupt ISWAP/Boko Haram operations in Lake Chad
By Kingsley Omonobi Nigerian Navy Marines at the Naval Base Lake Chad in conjunction with 403 Amphibious Brigade Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Hadin Kai, have recorded significant operational gains against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the Lake Chad area, neutralising 34 ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists in the waters. “In a separate operation on 30 October 2026, the Nigerian Navy Marines deployed at Naval Base Lake Chad conducted an offensive strike against identified Boko Haram terrorist enclave at Dumba.
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Galamsey fight remains ineffective despite NAIMOS arrests and seizures – Awula Serwah
The Executive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, says Ghana has made little meaningful progress in the fight against illegal mining, warning that the country remains at risk of an ecological catastrophe. However, Ms Serwah’s assessment raises questions about whether enforcement, equipment seizures and reclamation plans are sufficient to dismantle illegal mining networks and protect Ghana’s water bodies and forests.
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NTSA arrests 12 drivers in Meru, eight test positive for drink-driving
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested 12 drivers and impounded their vehicles after a night-time road safety operation in Meru County, with eight found driving under the influence of alcohol. The arrests come as NTSA intensifies road safety enforcement ahead of the festive season through its Msimu Bila Ajali, Usalama Barabarani campaign.
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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know my passengers had AK-47 rifles – Okadaman tells court
Read Also: NYSC kidnap: DSS witness exposes how suspects were identified The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliyu, Mohamed Aliyu and Babangida Ali, over the kidnap of 20 prospective NYSC members. In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps.
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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know passengers in my bus had AK-47 rifles – Driver tells court
In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps. Udoh, after identifying Usman Aliyu as one of the attackers, also said that the kidnappers took away five of his passengers and 15 from Jeremiah’s bus, into the bush.
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Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak awarded to 490 police personnel
It is conferred on members of police forces, security organisations, intelligence wings, branches and special branches of States and Union Territories, CAPFs, CPOs, the National Security Guard and Assam Rifles
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Violence in Punganur: High Court hears Midhun Reddy’s plea to quash FIRs
Midhun Reddy's counsel argued that the cases were foisted on frivolous grounds
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NYSC kidnap saga: Two witnesses testify in court
By Chidi Nkwopara The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliyu, Mohamed Aliyu and Babangida Ali, over the October 1, 2026, kidnap of 20 prospective members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, who were travelling to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps.
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Theni jailbreak: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay orders suspension of superintendent in-charge over security lapse
R. Krishnaraj, Superintendent of Madurai Central Prison, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Salem Central Prison