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India hammer 216/7 against Zimbabwe in third Women’s T20 in Raipur.
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TDP Faces Criticism Over Alleged Attacks on Women YSRCP Candidates in Andhra Pradesh
October 20, 2026
Amaravati, Oct 20: Allegations of attacks and intimidation against women candidates of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) during Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body elections have triggered criticism of the ruling
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Warns Protests Can Fuel Political Divisions
October 20, 2026
Colombia Gold Mine Collapse Kills 14 Miners, Seven Injured in Nariño
October 20, 2026
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Is Jagan a political extension of Modi or Just an Issue-Based Friend?
By Gopavajhala Diwakar YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s stand on the Election Commission of India has renewed the debate over his political relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led government. While YSRCP has supported several government initiatives in Parliament, it has also opposed key Bills on constitutional, minority-rights and state-specific issues. The political relationship between YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)
International News
Russian aerial blitz kills 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets US, European officials in Norway
October 20, 2026
Kyiv, Oct 20 (AP) Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine
UN rights experts voice alarm at ‘heavy-handed police response’ to youth protests in India
October 20, 2026
United Nations, Oct 20 Over 20 UN human rights experts on Tuesday voiced alarm at the “repeatedly heavy-handed police response”
Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours
October 20, 2026
FGN35 SCO-LD RAJNATH ****’No justification’ for terrorism and ‘no double standards’ in addressing it: Rajnath Singh at SCO Dushanbe: India
Driver charged with intentionally injuring Australian federal lawmaker
October 20, 2026
Melbourne, Oct 20 (AP) Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker
National News
‘Attacks, intimidation’, criminal cases won’t force us out of local body polls: YSRCP
October 20, 2026
Amaravati, Oct 20 The YSRCP state coordinator, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, on Tuesday said alleged “attacks, intimidation” and criminal cases will
BJP announces national office-bearers for Yuva Morcha
October 20, 2026
New Delhi, Oct 20 The BJP announced national office-bearers for the party’s Yuva Morcha on Tuesday, appointing seven youth leaders
Kolkata stampede: Bengal CM meets 5 bereaved families to hand over ex gratia; slams opposition
October 20, 2026
Kolkata, Oct 20 Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari crisscrossed West Bengal on Tuesday, meeting bereaved families of five victims of the
Never felt so deeply saddened in life: Amit Shah after meeting kin of drug menace victims in Punjab
October 20, 2026
Ludhiana, Oct 20 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said he never felt so deeply saddened in life as
Regional News
Muslims welcome Adityanath’s Gorakhpur Vijayadashami procession
October 20, 2026
Dussehra celebrated across Punjab, Haryana
October 20, 2026
Those seeking to divide society inspired by Ravan: Adityanath
October 20, 2026
Man shot at near Durga puja pandal in Patna
October 20, 2026
Sikkim Adventure Tourism Festival from Nov 1-7
October 20, 2026
Two killed, nine injured in road accidents in Jharkhand
October 20, 2026
Man beheads wife, kills father in West Bengal’s Bankura
October 20, 2026
Animal sacrifice at Durgabari temple as part of Maha Nabami rituals
October 20, 2026
Gujarat CM Patel performs ‘Shastra Pujan’ on Dussehra in Gandhinagar
October 20, 2026
Man (26) stabbed to death in Thane district; minor among 2 held
October 20, 2026
Business News
In second visit in 5 months, Rubio calls on India to scale up US energy and defence buys
October 20, 2026
Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 20 India and the US on Tuesday moved to expand energy and defence cooperation despite ongoing friction
India, US share extraordinary alignment on core issues that matter: Rubio
October 20, 2026
Mumbai, Oct 20 Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said there is an “extraordinary alignment” between India and the
Jaishankar, Rubio and Al Nahyan meet in Mumbai to advance regional energy and economic priorities
October 20, 2026
Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 20 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh
In talks with Jaishankar, Rubio pitches for deeper energy trade between India and the US
October 20, 2026
Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 20 India and the US on Tuesday looked at expanding energy and defence cooperation amid continuing friction
Sports
Bengal beat Services by 60 runs in Ranji Trophy Group C
October 20, 2026
