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A 21-year-old student at a premier engineering college in Bengaluru was arrested by the police Thursday on charges of rape following a complaint by his senior that he sexually assaulted her in a men’s bathroom in the college premises on October 10. The accused, identified as a sixth-semester student, was arrested after the woman, a seventh-semester student, filed a police complaint on October 15, a police officer said. “A case of rape has been registered. The suspect has been arrested, and sent to judicial custody. The matter is under investigation,” the officer added. According to the police, the two students…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Citing the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) as a major investment opportunity for Indian companies, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday said that the transcontinental nation is encouraging to have an Indian industrial zone alongside the Gulf of Suez, north-west of the Red Sea. “We have a special industrial zone for China in this region, and for Russia. We are also encouraging to have an Indian industrial zone alongside the Suez Canal Economic Zone, and we are providing all kinds of facilitations, all kinds of incentives to the Indian companies. Don’t forget the fact…

India won the Asia Cup after defeating Pakistan but has yet to receive the trophy, which has become a subject of controversy. Different accounts have emerged, including an inaccurate claim suggesting that Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi took the trophy to Pakistan, demanding that the Indian team accept it from him personally. However, the truth appears slightly different, although Naqvi’s insistence on the trophy being accepted from him is genuine. According to Cricbuzz’s report on September 29, the trophy – refused by the Indian team at the Dubai International Stadium when Naqvi tried to present it is currently…

India, Ethiopia discuss enhancing cooperation in defence capacity-building New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi met Ethiopia’s Chief of Land Force and Military Advisor General Alemshet Degife Balcha in New Delhi on Friday, with discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in training, peacekeeping and defence capacity-building. The meeting showcased the shared commitment of India and Ethiopia towards fostering stronger defence ties and promoting regional peace and stability through multilateral engagement. “On the sidelines of UNTCC2025, General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS, interacted with General Alemshet Degife Balcha, Chief of Land Force and Military Advisor, Ethiopia. The discussions focused…

South Korean govt strengthens security measures after signs of hacking into administration platform Seoul, Oct 17 (IANS) The South Korean interior ministry said Friday it has strengthened security measures for online government systems after detecting signs of the government’s administration platform being hacked. The move came two months after Phrack, an online cybersecurity publication, reported in August that South Korean government branches and companies appeared to have been targeted by hackers. “In mid-July, (we) confirmed signs through the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that an external internet PC accessed the Onnara system via the Government-Virtual Private Network (G-VPN),” the ministry said,…

Talks still under way on plan to repatriate 59 South Koreans detained in Cambodia: Seoul Phnom Penh, Oct 17 (IANS) South Korea is still in talks with Cambodia to finalize plans to repatriate 59 nationals detained over online job scams, a joint response team said Friday, after Cambodian police announced they would be deported this week. The response team, currently in Phnom Penh to address the crime targeting South Korean citizens, said in a message to the media that talks were still ongoing with Cambodian officials to finalize details of the repatriation plan, apparently dismissing Cambodia’s earlier announcement, Yonhap News…

South Korean President Lee’s approval rating edges down to 54 per cent: poll Seoul, Oct 17 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating inched down to 54 per cent, a survey showed Friday. In a Gallup Korea survey of 1,001 adults conducted Tuesday through Thursday, the positive evaluation of Lee’s performance declined 1 percentage point from the previous poll conducted in the fourth week of September, Yonhap News Agency reported. The negative assessment of Lee rose 1 percentage point to 35 per cent. Among the respondents, 16 percent who gave a positive evaluation cited the economy, while 18…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who is contesting the assembly polls from Tarapur constituency on a BJP ticket, has declared moveable and immoveable assets worth over Rs 10 crore, while leaving room for controversy over his age and educational qualification. The senior BJP leader, who submitted his documents on Thursday, also admitted to have two criminal cases pending against him, one at Patna for allegedly defying prohibitory orders in 2023 and another in his native district of Munger, where Tarapur is situated, for “violation” of the model…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday celebrated his country’s status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump on Thursday announced his second meeting this year with Putin a day before he was to sit down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. A date for the meeting has not been set, but Trump said it would take place in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, and suggested it could happen…

Indian embassy intervenes for repatriation of Hyderabad man forced to join Russian Army Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Moscow has requested the Putin government to ensure an early discharge of Mohammed Ahmed of Hyderabad from the Russian Army and his safe repatriation to India. The Indian embassy took up the issue after AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi took up the issue with the Foreign Secretary. Ahmed, 37, a resident of Khairatabad here, was forced to join the Russian Army in the war against Ukraine after being duped by a job agent. Ahmed’s family approached the…