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Mona Agarwal Wins Gold in Women's 10m Air Rifle at Asian Para Games

Indian para shooter Mona Agarwal won the gold medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle event at the Asian Para Games by scoring 250 points in the final. Avani Lekhara secured the silver with 249.6 points, giving India both gold and silver in the event. Mona also set a new Asian Para Games record in the qualification round with 629.1 points. Mona hails from Sikar, Rajasthan, and overcame polio at nine months old.

Prabhat Khabar··Sikar

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28-Year-Old Pavel Prigozhin Runs $400M Empire with Mercenaries

Pavel 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.

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Putin Proposes Summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine Conflict

Russian 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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Qubic Halts Blockchain After Attacker Drains 1,400 Wallets

Qubic 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 Ujala

India Condemns OIC's Anti-India Remarks, Accuses Pakistan of Misusing Forum

At 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

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Two Spa Staff Arrested for Minor’s Sexual Exploitation in Kovalam, Kerala

Two 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.

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