Last respects to N.D. Tiwari
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, N.D. Tiwari, passed away on Thursday afternoon after a prolonged stint of hospitalisation in New Delhi.
Considered the leader of the pro-Sonia Gandhi faction during the Narasimha Rao years of the Congress, Mr. Tiwari was known for being a canny politician and a good administrator. N.D. Tiwari, former CM of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, passes away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Shirdi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the crowd during a function to hand over keys to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) at Shirdi, Maharashtra, Friday, October 19, 2018.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted the previous Congress-led governments, saying they were “not serious” about poverty alleviation and their sole objective was to promote the “name of a particular family“. The Prime Minister was in Shirdi, Maharashtra, to a gathering after launching several public welfare works. Before his address, Mr. Modi performed puja at the Saibaba temple. He also participated in an event marking the conclusion of the year-long Saibaba Samadhi centenary programme organised by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust. He also issued a silver coin in the name of Saibaba.
Militants killed in Baramulla
A masked Kashmiri protestor stands in front of a burning tyre during a protest in the old city of Srinagar on Friday, October 19, 2018.
Two militants were killed in a shootout in north Kashmir's Baramulla. Earlier in the day, the Army killed three infiltrators in the district.
The police said it was a brief shootout. One AK rifle, two Chinese pistols and ammunition were recovered from the site of shootout, the police said.
Ranil Wickremesinghe in Delhi
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Ms. Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Ms. Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Ms. Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
He is set to visit PM Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral matters, according to official sources in Colombo.
Mr. Wickremesinghe's visit to New Delhi is seen as significant for both countries. New Delhi has been concerned with the slow pace of several India-aided projects in the island, while Colombo appears inclined to iron out issues, in order to better balance its ties with key partners India and China.
Durga Puja festivities end
Bengali women apply vermillion on each other before bidding adieu to Goddess Durga marking the culmination of Durga Puja festivities at Kalibari in Chandigarh on Friday, October 19, 2018
The frenzy around Durga Puja came to an end on Friday with the reverberating beats of the ‘Dhaak’ (or drums) and the last ritual of the festive celebration of Bengali community - ‘Sindhoor (vermillion) Khela’. Conch shells were blown amidst ‘dhaak’ beat, while the aroma of ‘bhog’, sweets and other delicacies hung temptingly in the air.
Bengali women across the country performed ritual, Sindoor Khela, on Vijayadasami, Friday. As per the tradition, they first apply it on the idol of Goddess Durga on Vijayadashami and then on other women while wishing them a happy married life.
Children initiated into the world of letters
A child, accompanied her parents performs 'Vidyarambham' on the auspicious day of Vijayadasami, which marks the culmination of Navratri festival, at a temple in Thoothukudi on Friday.
Thousands of children were initiated into the world of letters on Friday, at temples and pre-schools across the country as part of the 'Vidyarambham' ritual marking the conclusion of the Navaratri festival.
The elders held the hands of small children and helped them write their first alphabets, preferably in their mother tongue, in a plate of rice grains.
Devotees protest amid tension at Sabarimala
Devotees including children staging a sit-in protest, against the police escorting two young women, at the path leading to the Lower Tirumuttom, at the Sabarimala hill shrine on Friday, October 19, 2018.
Two women, including a reporter from Hyderabad, began trekking to Sabarimala hill Friday amid strong protests by devotees opposing the entry of girls and women of menstrual age into the Lord Ayyappa temple.
Their attempt to reach the shrine came a day after a New Delhi-based woman reporter of a foreign media outlet made a failed bid to visit the temple.
Meanwhile, the house of a woman, Rahna Fathima, who had gone to Sabarimala in the wake of the apex court order permitting the entry of women of all age groups was vandalised by miscreants at BSNL quarters at Panamppilly Nagar in Kochi on Friday morning.
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Royals Harry and Meghan go barefoot on Bondi
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet Grant Trebilco and Sam Schumacher, founder and co-founder of OneWave, a local surfing community group raising awareness for mental health and wellbeing at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Friday, on October 19, 2018.
British royals Harry and Meghan kicked off their shoes and donned tropical garlands Friday as they hit Sydney’s famed Bondi beach for the latest stop on their Australian tour.
Expectant Meghan put on a summer dress and set aside her high heels, while Harry ditched his usual suit for chinos as the couple lapped up cheers from Australian fans and enjoyed Bondi’s surf.
Taliban attack kills top Afghan officials
The head of NATO troops in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, center left, Kandahar Gov. Zalmay Wesa, center right, and their delegations attend a security conference, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The three top officials in Afghanistan's Kandahar province were killed, including Wesa, when their own guards opened fire on them at the conference Thursday, the deputy provincial governor said.
A Taliban spokesman said the target was Miller, who escaped without injury, according to NATO.
U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with supporters in a hangar at Missoula International Airport in Missoula, Montana, U.S. October 18, 2018.
President Donald Trump suggested without evidence Thursday that Democrats or their allies are supporting a “caravan” of Central American migrants who are traveling north aiming to enter the United States.
Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally in Montana, Trump said immigration is now one of the leading issues in the 2018 midterms, and he accused Democrats of supporting the migrants because they “figure everybody coming in is going to vote Democrat.”
The comments mark the injection of one of Trump’s signature 2016 campaign themes back into national conversation as he looks to boost Republican turnout to maintain their congressional majorities in 2018.
