Australia: Multiple people injured after gunshots in Sydney

IANS | October 5, 2025 7:15 PM

Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) Police in the Australian State of New South Wales said in a statement on Sunday evening that a man was taken to the hospital suffering a gunshot wound, and a number of other people have reported injuries.

Stone pelters will be dealt with firm hand, not with flowers: UP minister on Bareilly violence

IANS | October 5, 2025 7:08 PM

Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharampal Singh on Sunday justified the Yogi government’s firm stance on trouble-mongers and hooligans during the recent violent protests in Bareilly and said that those engaging in violence will be dealt with a firm hand and not be showered with flowers, as the law of the land must reign supreme for maintaining law and order.

Karur stampede: Special Investigation team begins probe

IANS | October 5, 2025 4:00 PM

Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Madras High Court, has formally begun its inquiry into the deadly stampede that occurred during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader and actor-turned-politician Vijay’s campaign rally in Karur, which left 41 people dead and more than 100 injured.

Global silence on PoJK killings by Pak troops is ‘deafening’, says media report

IANS | October 5, 2025 1:52 PM

Tel Aviv, Oct 5 (IANS) The demand for basic rights like affordable electricity, flour, and dignity by Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) protesters and their killings by Pakistani troops were criticised by a human rights expert who also questioned the “deafening” global silence on the brutality, a media report said on Sunday.