The Australian government has committed new funding to boost preparedness for the potential arrival of a deadly strain of bird flu.

The government on Monday announced an additional 95 million Australian dollars ($63.9 million) for biosecurity, environmental, and public health measures to protect Australia against the H5N1 strain of high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).

Australia is the only continent where the strain has not been detected. A global outbreak has caused mass deaths of wild birds and some mammal species since 2021, news agency reported.

Experts have warned that the spread of the strain to Australia is inevitable and could occur as migratory birds arrive in the country for southern spring and summer.

Actress Hina Khan has revealed that she is nearing her last cycle of her chemotherapy and shared a picture of her “single eyelash”, which she tagged as her “motivation.”

Hina shared a closeup picture of her eyelash. She shared the same picture in her stories section and called it “The last leaf.”

For the caption, she wrote: “Wanna know what’s my current source of motivation? Once part of a mighty and beautiful Brigade that adorned my eyes. My Genetically long and beautiful lashes..”

“This BRAVE , LONE WARRIOR my last standing Eyelash has fought it all beside me Nearing the last cycle of my Chemo this single Eyelash is my MOTIVATION. We shall see this all through

An Air India flight operating from Mumbai to New York was diverted to Delhi on Monday, following a security concern arising out of a bomb threat. According to the sources, Mumbai airport received a message on X (formerly Twitter) regarding a bomb threat in the flight bound to New York.

The message was conveyed to security agencies in Delhi and the call was taken to divert the aircraft to Delhi. According to Delhi Police, the aircraft is currently stationed at the IGI Airport, and all standard safety protocols are being diligently followed to ensure the safety of passengers and crew on board.

All security agencies at the airport are on alert. "We request your cooperation and refrain from spreading unverified information. Further updates will be shared in due course," said a senior police officer at Delhi airport. The Air India Spokesperson released a statement, saying "Flight AI119 operating Mumbai to JFK on October 14 received a specific security alert and on instructions of the government's security regulatory committee was diverted to Delhi.

The Indian stock market indices opened in green on Monday with Sensex trading at 81,690.83 after rising 309 points or 0.38 per cent at 9.18 a.m. At the same time, Nifty was trading at 25,062.9 after rising 98.70 points or 0.40 per cent.

The market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 981 stocks were trading in the green, while 401 stocks were trading in the red. On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 1830 stocks were trading in the green and 901 stocks were trading in the red.

Nifty Bank was at 51,357.60 after rising 185.30 points or 0.36 per cent. The Nifty Midcap index was trading at 59,220.50 level after gaining 7.80 points or 0.01 per cent. At the same time, the Nifty 100 index is at 26,132.05 after gaining 77.95 points or 0.30 per cent.

Wipro, HDFC Bank, L&T, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, NTPC, and Kotak Mahindra are the top gainers in the Sensex pack. Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, Nestle, Bajaj Finserv, and Axis Bank are the top losers in the list of losers.

Led by solar and wind energy, India has crossed the 200 gigawatt (GW)-mark in renewable energy (RE) production in the month of September.

As per latest data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the renewable energy-based electricity generation capacity (including small and large hydro, biomass and co-generation and waste-to-energy) crossed the 200 GW-mark in September.

The total RE production reached 201,457.91 MW, driven by solar at 90,762 MW and wind energy production at 47,363 MW.

The country’s total non-fossil fuel-based power capacity now stands at 46.3 per cent of the total installed electricity generation capacity.

KG Mobility and Renault Korea Motors have made strong challenges with their new models in the midsize SUV segment, which has been largely dominated by Hyundai Motor Group, according to industry data on Monday.

According to the Korea Automobile and Mobility Industry Association, KG Mobility's Actyon and Renault Korea's Grand Koleos, both SUV brands introduced this summer, sold 1,686 units and 3,900 units, respectively, in September.

Their combined market share totalled 24.8 per cent in the total domestic midsize SUV market last month, reports news agency.

The joint market share of the two models has shown an increase since their launches in August. The joint share of the Actyon and Grand Koleos jumped 19.7 percentage points from the 5.1 percent reading in August.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed that Israel will prevent Hezbollah forces from reoccupying the southern Lebanese border area after the operation ends.

According to a statement from his office on Sunday, Gallant toured the Lebanon-Israel border, visited an observation post overlooking southern Lebanon, and held a situational assessment with military commanders.

He stated that Israel regards "the entire first line of (southern Lebanese) villages with Hezbollah infrastructure" as its "military targets."

According to Gallant, Hezbollah militants have constructed numerous underground tunnels and weapons storage facilities in these villages, reports news agency.

Japanese police have referred to prosecutors their case against the manager of a Tokyo rental go-kart business for allegedly allowing foreign tourists without valid driver's licenses to drive go-karts on public roads, local media reported.

The referral without detention on September 3 by the Metropolitan Police Department was due to the belief that the manager, a man in his 40s, merited indictment because of the potential to cause a serious accident, Kyodo News reported on Friday, citing investigative sources.

The rare enforcement action alleges the manager of the company in Tokyo's Ota Ward rented go-karts to two foreign tourists who did not possess valid international driver's licenses in April, allowing them to drive on public roads, news agency reported quoting the report.

In a tragic accident on Dussehra, eight members of a family died when their car in which they were travelling, plunged into Mundri Canal, here on Saturday morning, police said.

The bodies of 7 of them have already been recovered, while the search operation for a missing girl is on.

The family, including three children and four women, was on their way to the Guru Ravidas temple in Guhna village to offer prayers when the accident occurred. They left home at around 8.30 on Saturday morning.

Their car, an Alto, reportedly went out of control near Mundri and fell into the canal.

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College (BBSBEC) proudly secured the First Runner-Up position in the prestigious IKGPTU Intercollege Football Tournament, held from October 8 to 10, 2024. The tournament saw the participation of 14 teams from colleges affiliated with IKG Punjab Technical University.