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EntertainmentPhoto: HT HealthIn Bengaluru, a unique cafe called After Hours transforms a 16-seater apartment into a cozy social space. It offers themed menus, specialty coffee, soft music, and warm lighting, creating a relaxed atmosphere for strangers to connect without awkwardness or crowds. This concept caters to those seeking a slow, intentional cafe culture away from home and work.
HT Health··Bengaluru
WorldPhoto: NDTV WorldPavel Prigozhin, aged 28, manages a business empire worth over $400 million annually, including gold mines, arms trading, mercenaries, and drugs. He leads around 500 mercenaries from Bangui, Central African Republic. Pavel inherited the empire after his father, Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a 2023 plane crash. His father had led the Wagner Group, active in Ukraine and Africa, before dying post-rebellion against Putin.
NDTV World··Bangui
PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to discuss the Ukraine conflict. The meeting aims to negotiate an end favoring Moscow, excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Putin suggested this during an October 9 call with Trump, which also included a deal on Russian diesel fuel sales. Kremlin confirmed talks about the summit are ongoing.
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TechnologyPhoto: NDTV TechQubic paused its layer-1 blockchain after attackers exploited weak wallet recovery seeds to steal about 2.94 quadrillion QU tokens, valued at $1.4 million. Around 87.1% of the stolen tokens remain on the network, while the rest were sent to MEXC, which blocked the receiving account. Qubic's team is preparing recovery options pending network operator approval, with no restart date announced yet.
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PoliticsPhoto: Amar UjalaAt the OIC Foreign Ministers' meeting in Baghdad on October 17-18, India strongly rejected anti-India remarks, calling them baseless and unacceptable. The Ministry of External Affairs accused Pakistan of exploiting the OIC for its narrow agenda. India affirmed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as integral parts of India, highlighted economic progress post-Article 370 removal, and questioned Pakistan's control over PoJK.
Amar Ujala··Baghdad
PoliticsPhoto: News18Two spa managers, Sajith and Nishant, were arrested in Kovalam, Kerala, for allegedly sexually exploiting a 16-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh. The case surfaced during an investigation into the girl's disappearance, revealing two Aadhaar cards with different ages. The girl's aunt and her partner were also detained in Andhra Pradesh. Kerala's Child Rights Commission registered a suo motu case, and the state government announced a crackdown on illegal spas amid these allegations.
News18··Kovalam
HT Health··Bengaluru
Photo: HT HealthIn Bengaluru, a unique cafe called After Hours transforms a 16-seater apartment into a cozy social space. It offers themed menus, specialty coffee, soft music, and warm lighting, creating a relaxed atmosphere for strangers to connect without awkwardness or crowds. This concept caters to those seeking a slow, intentional cafe culture away from home and work.
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