October 2026

Defence minister Rajnath Singh addressing the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) NEW DELHI: India’s extensive expertise in counter-terrorism is not theoretical classroom knowledge but it is an experience hard-earned on the ground through decades of directly confronting complex, cross-border security challenges, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in the Philippines on Thursday.Addressing the 13th ASEAN…

Texas’s historic Imperial Sugar Char HousePhoto: Google Maps Street View After more than two decades of vacancy, failed redevelopment plans and gradual deterioration, Sugar Land’s historic Imperial Sugar Char House is finally set to receive the rescue many residents have waited years to see. The Sugar Land City Council approved a $15 million preservation project…

File photo: This photo provided by Brunk Auctions shows the original, hand-drawn survey of the Mason-Dixon Line at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. A hand-drawn map of the Mason-Dixon Line, which became a symbol of the divide between free and slave states in the United States, sold for $950,000 at an…

The final tally, which included the remaining double-envelope ballots, confirmed Likud’s position as the largest party with 27 seats The counting of votes in Israel’s election has confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud as the largest party in the next Knesset, but left his right-wing bloc short of a parliamentary majority.According to official figures released…

File photo: Election Commision of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana, Telangana, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi, extending the deadline for final publication of voter lists.According to separate letters issued by the commission on October 29, the…