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From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.

Switzerland legalises suicide machine, Sacro; Painless death within one minute

New Delhi: Switzerland has legalised a coffin-shaped capsule called Sarco which is reported to give a relatively painless and peaceful death within one minute....

Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison

New Delhi: A Myanmar court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison for inciting dissent against the military...

Angela Merkel announces new curbs for unvaccinated, backs mandatory shots

New Delhi: The outgoing German chancellor and her successor announced sweeping new restrictions for the unvaccinated and backed mandatory anti-coronavirus shots on Thursday. Both Angela...

Mockery of Democracy in Pakistan: Rs 2,000 being paid to people for ‘buying’ their...

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday directed the Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a report on the alleged ‘purchase...

Protests against COVID-19 curbs rock Netherlands, Belgium, France

New Delhi: People continued to protest against COVID-19 curbs in parts of the Netherlands, France and Belgium. People continued to show up in numbers across...

For 85 minutes, Indian origin Kamala Harris became first woman to get US presidential...

New Delhi: US Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman with presidential power in the US on Friday, when President Joe Biden temporarily...

Afghanistan: Unemployment forces journalists to become street vendors

New Delhi: After Taliban took control, Afghanistan has been been in economic turmoil, forcing journalists in the country to become street vendors. Organizations supporting media...

Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada makes first public appearance in Afghanistan

Kandahar: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada reportedly on Sunday made his first public appearance in Afghanistan. According to Taliban officials, Akhundzada met his supporters in...

PM Modi arrives in Vatican City to meet Pope Francis ahead of G20 Summit

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Vatican City on Saturday to meet Pope Francis ahead of the highly anticipated Group of...

China re-imposes fresh lockdowns amid rising COVID-19 infections, spread to 11 provinces

Hong Kong: China is re-imposing fresh lockdowns amid rising COVID-19 infections, the country recorded more than 100 cases across 11 provinces over the last...

Top Stories

‘I am grateful that my name is Mahi-ndra, says businessmen Anand Mahindra praising M...

New Delhi: Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni mesmerized everyone yesterday with his powerful performance in the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings...

Urfi Javed set to go clothless in LSD 2’s long uncut scene, Director says,...

New Delhi: Social media sensation & controversial model Urfi Javed is known for her blunt attitude and bold dressing sense. In Dibaker Banerjee’s much-awaited...

India world’s largest democracy, important strategic partner, says US

Washington, DC: The US Department of State spokesperson, Matthew Miller, was put on the spot to address recent publications alleging democratic backsliding in India...