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17  october     06h25
The Jewish Pakistan I Never Knew
South Asia    It was much later in life that I discovered how deeply Pakistan’s history was intertwined with Jewish heritage and, in ways I had never imagined, ...
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Kubbra Sait takes sarcastic dig at Imran Khan’s Leave India’ notice: Everybody is shaking’
South Asia    Imran Khan has been asked to leave India by October 28 after he was briefly detained for participating in a political protest in Mumbai on October 10...
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Weekly Defence Dispatch: Is Pakistan opening a drone terror route via Rajasthan? IAF’s new satellite, Agniv...
South Asia    IAF Gets a Second Military Satellite as Wars Move Into Space Russia’s first strike in Ukraine went after a satellite network, not a city. About an ...
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Chickpea prices hit 1,000 per tonne as importers rush to lock in supply
South Asia    Australian chickpeas are in hot demand, with delivered prices surging this month towards 1,000 per tonne in some regions. It is a significant jump ...
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We Want The Regime Down’: Prakash Raj Slams Centre, Questions PM Modi’s Har Ghar Tiranga’ Slogan
South Asia    Prakash Raj calls for democratic regime change, accuses the Centre of suppressing protests. He also went on to question PM Modi’s Har Ghar Tiranga’ ....
16  october     21h13
The Great Calcutta Riots: Challenging Communal Narratives Of 1946 - OpEd - Eurasia Review
South Asia    Key Takeaways: The article reassesses the August 1946 Great Kolkata Riots, contending that a Muslim League call for a peaceful Direct Action Day ...
17  october     02h43
Imran Khan ’Leave India’ Row: Delhi Belly Director Abhinay Deo Demands Respect For Actor - ’Let People Have Opinions’
South Asia    Filmmaker Abhinay Deo has urged people to respect Imran Khan’s opinions and privacy amid reports of a ’Leave India’ notice issued by Mumbai Police. ....
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Prahaar’ review: Legal drama is overwhelmed by the larger tragedy
South Asia    The trial for Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has just begun when public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam ...
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TVK functionary arrested over 135 kg meth trafficking in Nagapattinam
South Asia    Following Boopalan’s arrest, TVK Nagapattinam district secretary M Sugumaran announced his removal from the party’s primary membership and all ...
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Stalin targets TVK after arrest of party district functionary in 270 cr drug seizure
South Asia    Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) DMK leader M.K. Stalin attacked the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) following the arrest of its Nagapattinam ....
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Anti-democratic, emergency-style mindset’: BJP’s CR Kesavan counters P Chidambaram, slams Rahul Gandhi
South Asia    New Delhi: Countering senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s defense of the phrase regime change, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National ...
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Flight FZ1073: The Script That Didn’t Run
South Asia    Whatever was planned for Flydubai Flight FZ1073, the world was ready to tell one story, and India should ask why. Consider the version of 30...
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Global Hunger Index 2026: Pakistan ranks 106th out of 122, reports one of the poorest performances in South Asia
South Asia    Pakistan ranked 106th out of 122 countries in the 2026 Global Hunger Index, with a score of 25.5, placing it in the serious hunger category. The ...
16  october     21h55
Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu
South Asia    Oct 16 - Missiles struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, while a Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a ...
17  october     01h03
Notes of unity
South Asia    Some twenty years ago, I was in Lahore for an academic conference, where I met an aspiring classical vocalist who travelled every week to learn from ...
16  october     05h49
Kiran Rao Reacts After Imran Khan Is Asked To Leave India: Studied Here, Worked Here, Loved Here’
South Asia    Filmmaker Kiran Rao has backed Imran Khan after he was asked to leave India by October 28 over his participation in a Mumbai protest, while the actor...
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India’s per capita GDP estimated below Bangladesh in 2026: IMF
South Asia    The per capita gross domestic product of Bangladesh at current prices is estimated to be 2,886 against India’s 2,749. The International Monetary ...
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Anti-India Slogans Raised After ’Beef Khichdi’ Served Near Dhaka Temple
South Asia    A group of Islamic history students has now announced plans to slaughter cows on the campus today, coinciding with Durga Puja. Anti-India slogans...
17  october     05h10
Pakistan Taliban Stages Multiple Attacks Against Security Forces at 12 Locations; Claims Dozens of Casualties
South Asia    The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for 12 attacks in several parts of Pakistan within a 24-hour period. Pakistan’s South...
16  october     04h05
Pakistan not your family’s property’: Fazlur Rehman invokes fall of Dhaka in warning to Asim Munir
South Asia    Pakistan’s military leadership has been warned against concentrating excessive power in its hands by senior opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, ...
17  october     05h55
5.7 Magnitude earthquake shakes Khuzdar in Pakistans Balochistan: Shallow 10 km depth causes severe shaking
South Asia    A powerful earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, occurred in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Saturday morning, October 17, 2026, around 10:06 AM....
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolts Pakistan’s Balochistan
South Asia    Islamabad: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department ...
16  october     07h45
ISI hikes India espionage budget to Rs 1,300 cr; targets Navy, IAF via HUMINT network
South Asia    Digital Desk New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly raised its annual espionage budget targeting ...
17  october     04h07
This week in Explainers: Why Imran Khan was issued a Leave India’ notice
South Asia    Last Sunday, when India’s Cockroach Janta Party planned to stage a massive protest at India’s iconic site, Jantar Mantar, against Chief Election ...
16  october     12h47
Kiran Rao mocks leave India’ notice to Imran Khan as actor prepares to challenge Mumbai police action in HC
South Asia    Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao has reacted to the Mumbai Police’s notice asking actor Imran Khan, nephew of her ex-husband Aamir Khan, to leave India ...
17  october     04h37
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender The trouble with resilience
South Asia    Dear Reader, Mark Twain, who lost a ton of money in speculation, so much so that he had to declare bankruptcy, wrote that October is one of the ...
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Press freedom group condemns Pakistan’s crackdown on live coverage of security incidents
South Asia    Digital Desk New York, Oct 17 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation called on Pakistan authorities to withdraw sweeping ...
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PIB selects four research proposals, each researcher to receive Tk 3 lakh
South Asia    The Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) has selected four researchers to receive a total of Tk 12 lakh in grants to conduct studies under its guest ...
16  october     10h07
Imran Khan was trying to get an Indian passport, admited to being an American citizen, was frustrated to not be able to vote in India: ’I have voted for Barack Obama’
South Asia    Actor Imran Khan is currently making headlines after being detained at a CJP protest in Mumbai and then getting a notice from the Foreigners Regional...
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The blur of sea and sky is separated every so often by turtles breaking the surface’ - An Indian Ocean passage
South Asia    Katabatic winds tumble down Phuket’s hillside, sending marbled streaks across the boat-scattered bay. Our anchor comes up with a thud - like a full ....
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