The Indian senior men’s football team will have both Sunil Chhetri and Sandesh Jhingan back in action as head coach Khalid Jamil named his 23-member squad for the upcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers away fixture against Singapore on October 9. Chhetri, 41, who had announced his international retirement earlier this year before making a comeback, did […]
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2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for immune system research
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for ‘their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance’
India’s BRO finishes building world’s highest motorable road at Mig La Pass
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed constructing the world’s highest motorable road, the Likaru-Migla-Fukche route
Offbeat India: Bengaluru engineer ‘astonished’ as auto driver claims ownership of two houses, AI startup investment
A Bengaluru engineer said he was left astonished after learning that an auto driver he met owns two houses worth around Rs 4–5 crore and earns Rs 2–3 lakh per month in rental income
Singapore man fined SGD 3,500 for Instagram ‘joke’ about blowing up Etihad Airways flight departing from Changi Airport
The convict, Azim Shah Abubakar Shah, aged 22, was a national serviceman with the Singapore Civil Defence Force. He was travelling overseas on vacation in February 2025 when he cracked this sick joke. He was fined on October 6 for the offence.
Indian-origin motel manager shot dead in Pittsburgh; suspect charged
An Indian-origin motel manager was shot dead at point-blank range in Pittsburgh on Friday after stepping outside to check on a disturbance,
Trump urges swift action from Israel, Hamas on Gaza plan, warns of ‘massive bloodshed
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to move quickly toward finalising a Gaza peace plan
51 die in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall in eastern Nepal; rescue efforts underway
At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods
1,000 climbers stranded on Tibetan side of Mt Everest after blizzard; rescue going on
Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear out the snow blocking access to the area, which sits at an altitude of more than 4,900 metres. Some tourists have already been rescued, BBC reported, quoting local media.
Israel, Hamas prepare for Gaza truce talks in Egypt ahead of 2-year mark of war
Egypt will host delegations from Israel and Hamas on 6 October 2025 to discuss the proposed exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, the country’s foreign ministry said. US envoy Steve Witkoff is also joining the talks, according to an Egyptian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
