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In a takedown of Pakistan for its non-stop support to terrorism that killed hundreds of people, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj dismissed Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's accusations against India, telling the United Nations General Assembly, "Look who is talking". "We are completely engaged in fighting poverty; alas our neighbour Pakistan seems only engaged in fighting us," Ms Swaraj said at the gathering of leaders from 193-member countries. In a speech that took swipes at Islamabad, Ms Swaraj asked Pakistani leaders to introspect, reminding them that though both countries became independent at the same time, India was known as an IT superpower, and Pakistan, for terrorism.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave her second speech at the UN General Assembly. The union minister came down sharply against Pakistan. Directing her remarks to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she asked how did the nation should introspect how it emerged "export factory for terror". Ms Swaraj called on world leaders to gain common ground in acting against global terrorism. The leader, gave her strong and short speech in Hindi. Yesterday, Ms Swaraj and the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including the situation in the neighbourhood and the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

The Congress on Saturday demanded that the Narendra Modi government explain how underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's wife managed to visit Mumbai last year undetected and said that it raises questions on the credibility of the Centre and Maharashtra government as well as the state and central security agencies.

Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) B.S. Sandhu said on Saturday that an international alert has been sounded for three top Dera Sacha Sauda sect functionaries - Honeypreet, Pawan Insan and Aditya Insan - and raids were being conducted to arrest them.

It's been over 30 hours since female students at Uttar Pradesh's prestigious Banaras Hindu University launched a protest against the university administration's alleged victim-shaming after one of them reported an incident of molestation on Thursday.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against "fake samajwadis", signalling fresh strain in the party's top ranks.

The murder of 28-year-old journalist Santanu Bhowmick in Tripura has triggered massive outrage across the country. Two men have been arrested for his murder and kidnapping while he was covering a clash in Tripura on Wednesday.

China and India are working together to "take forward" their relationship leaving behind the Doklam episode, the Chinese Consul General here has said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj slammed Pakistan in her address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A newly married couple allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves at their home in suburban Malad, police said today.

The West Bengal government for the first time has come up with special passes for tourists so that they can visit all Durga Puja pandals in and around the city. The state tourism department has issued the 'Sharodotsav 2017 special guest passes' for the Pujas and the Red Road carnival on October three, a tourism department official said today

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian's tenure has been extended by one year, the Finance Ministry has confirmed; it was supposed to end on October 16.

Senior journalist K J Singh and his 92-year-old mother were found murdered at their residence in Punjab's Mohali, officials said today.

A 25-year old woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by four men in a moving vehicle on Friday, police said.

A 101-foot idol of Goddess Durga made of bamboo is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bamboo sculpture. About 5,000 bamboo poles have been used in the making of the idol.