Syrian and Russian joint airstrikes targeted militant positions in the rural areas of Syria's northwestern provinces of Idlib and Latakia, killing 30 militants, according to local media.

The airstrikes hit sites belonging to extremist rebel groups, reports, quoting local media outlet Al-Watan Online, without providing additional details.

Syrian and Russian forces have intensified their military operations in the area, which remains a stronghold for rebel groups.

At least six people were killed and five others injured in a road accident involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo, the traffic police said.

Mayowa Odewo, spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Oyo, told reporters in the main city of Ibadan that two heavy-duty trucks, two tricycles, and a minibus had multiple collisions in the Amuloko area of the state, causing heavy traffic after the incident on Monday, news agency reported.

Odewo said one of the trucks appeared to have lost control and rammed into the other vehicles. He said the five injured were rushed to a nearby hospital by witnesses and passersby, while the remains of the deceased were deposited in a morgue.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested by the Gurugram Police for allegedly killing his wife to "get rid of her" due to frequent altercations between the couple, an official said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Gautam, a native of Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, they received information that on the intervening nights of October 13 and 14, a woman living in a rented accommodation in village Narsinghpur was lying lifeless in her room.

Polling for approximately 1.05 lakh candidates contesting for the posts of panch and sarpanch in Punjab began on Tuesday with voting happening through ballot boxes, officials said.

The voting will continue till 4 p.m. after which the ballots will be counted at the respective polling stations. The election is underway amid tight security arrangements despite calls for postponement by the Congress over alleged irregularities in nominations.

There will be more than 19,000 polling booths, covering over 13,000 gram panchayats.

A total of 3,798 candidates have been unanimously elected for the position of sarpanch, while 48,861 candidates have been selected for the panch. Elections in 28 gram panchayats have been cancelled, and one has been halted. As a result, voting will now take place for 9,398 gram panchayats.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday announced a partnership with domestic pharma giant Zydus Lifesciences to initiate Phase 2 clinical trials of the drug Desidustat in patients with sickle cell disease.

ICMR formalised a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zydus for a Phase IIa, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Desidustat oral tablet against sickle cell disease -- a genetic blood disorder characterised by the presence of abnormal haemoglobin (Hb).

This comes after drug regulator DCGI recently granted permission to conduct a Phase IIa trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Desidustat.

Desidustat is a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (PHI) that stimulates the production of erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that boosts red blood cell production when oxygen levels are low in the blood.

Two people have been killed and 15 others injured, some critically, after a passenger jeepney collided with a cement mixer truck in Sorsogon province, Manila, police said on Monday.

Police said the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. local time on Sunday after one of the jeepney's front tyres burst, causing it to swerve to the opposite lane and collide head-on with the oncoming truck.

The passengers were tossed out of the jeepney onto the road due to the impact of the collision, added the police, news agency reported.

Police detained the truck driver, and an investigation is underway, news agency reported.

'World Standards Day' is celebrated all over the world on 14th October every year with a unique theme. This year World Standards Day, was celebrated by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh on Monday 14 October, 2024 at J.W. Marriott Sector-35, Chandigarh, with this year's theme on "SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure."

Desh Bhagat University (DBU) hosted an insightful expert talk on the critical issue of space debris by Mr. Rajinder Kumar Verma, a renowned space scientist and expert in aerospace engineering. The event attracted students, faculty members, and space enthusiasts alike, offering a deep dive into the growing problem of space debris and its implications for future space exploration and satellite communication.

After the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup ends on October 20 in Dubai, India will be playing three ODIs against New Zealand on October 24, 27 and 29, respectively, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

As per the fixtures announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the three-match series is a part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship 2022-25. New Zealand are currently placed sixth in the 10-team championship standings, having won only eight of their 18 ODIs so far.

India, who are the hosts for the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, have gained automatic qualification for the mega event. Apart from India, top five teams in the championship table will progress to the main event, while the remaining four sides will have to go through the qualifiers to earn their spots for the World Cup.

With both teams expected to be at their full strength for the short ODI series, it means players from both teams will miss initial matches of the 2024 Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia.

Arsenal are confident their strong defensive backline, which they have curated under Mikel Arteta’s tenure as head coach, will remain intact after reports suggested that Real Madrid are showing heavy interest in procuring the services of William Saliba.

William Saliba, who has made his case for being one of the top defenders in Europe, has no intentions of leaving Arsenal, especially after he signed a four-year contract extension in 2023, according to a report.