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Imran Khan sustains bullet injury on leg after shots fired at rally
According to Geo News, the former Prime Minister Imran Khan sustained bullet injuries on his leg, but is reported to be safe. According to the police, the suspect who opened fire on Khan's container has been arrested. Several other people, including PTI leader Faisal Javed, also sustained injuries, Geo News reported.
Italian economy facing downgrades amid inflation, energy concerns
Moody's on Wednesday slashed its assessment of the country's banking system from "stable" to "negative", and said it expects conditions for the banking sector to deteriorate further over the coming 12 to 18 months, especially with regard to the performance of bank loans and broader earnings, reports Xinhua news agency.
Islamabad High Court directs PTI to maintain peace during sit-ins, rally
The observation came during the hearing of PTI's plea against the government for not issuing the party a no-objection certificate for its sit-in in the capital city, Geo News reported. As the PTI's long march continues its journey toward the federal capital, the party on October 31 filed a petition, seeking permission to conduct its jalsa and sit-in in addition to providing security to marchers.
Imran Khan says long march will continue until polls announced
Earlier, the plan was to reach the federal capital by November 4, which was later revised to November 8-9 and then again to November 11, The News reported. The march entered the seventh day on Thursday.
Pakistan Minister claims Imran is inviting martial law
In a statement on Wednesday, she said that innocent people were losing lives due to the "bloody march" of the former Prime Minister, "who is bent upon creating chaos and anarchy to satisfy his ego in achieving ulterior motives", The Express Tribune reported.
Indian-origin MP ushers in Hindu Heritage Month in Canada
The Canadian House of Commons had passed a unanimous resolution moved by Arya earlier this year to have November proclaimed as the Hindu Heritage Month. "Today I marked the historic beginning of Canada's national Hindu Heritage Month
Ethiopian government, rebels announce deal to end conflict
The peace accord was signed on Wednesday in the South African capital Pretoria, days after an African Union (AU)-led negotiation, which was facilitated by Olusegun Obasanjo, the bloc's high representative for the Horn of Africa and former president of Nigeria, along with the former president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, and former deputy president of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
Can't take democracy for granted any longer: Joe Biden
In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening from the Union Station in Washington D.C., the President said: "As I stand here today, there are candidates running for every level of office in America -- for Governor, for Congress, for Attorney General, for Secretary of State who won't commit to accepting the results of the elections they're in.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy for the first time since 2019
According to CNET, on November 1 at 9.43 a.m. ET (7.13 p.m. IST), the Falcon Heavy mission, known as USSF 44, lifted off from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center with a military micro-satellite prototype named TETRA-1 and a larger, unconfirmed satellite. The rocket's side boosters returned for a successful, nearly simultaneous landing not far from the launch pad less than 10 minutes after liftoff. After launching a classified payload into orbit for the US Space Force, the central core booster was disposed of in the ocean.
India's new visa centre opens in London to address delays
The visa centre, which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, will be operated by VFS Global -- the outsourcing and technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions. "The number of appointments we have been able to do has increased greatly... to about 40,000 per month, thanks to our partners at VFS," Doraiswami said in a video message shared on Twitter.
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