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Gujarat's Kutch district, a very high-risk seismic zone experienced a mild earthquake of 3.6 magnitudes on October 25 at 8:18 AM. Authorities from the Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar claimed that the earthquake was detected with an epicentre 12 Km west-south-west of Anjar town in Kutch and had a depth of 19.5 Km. Reportedly, no injuries or destruction of property were recorded.

Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security announced on October 24 that their forces have killed Al-Qaeda's second in command Al- Masri in Ghazni province. A federal arrest warrant against Masri was issued by the US in 2018 and was listed in the Most wanted terrorist record of Federal Bureau of Investigation. The US accused Masri for providing illegal material support & resources, and was also involved in the planning to kill the US… read-more

Chairperson of tech-giant Samsung and South Korea's richest person Lee Kun-hee passed away on October 25. The 78-year-old had been in hospital for more than six years after suffering a major cardiac arrest. Lee held the majority single-person stake (4.18%) in the Samsung Electronics. The company, in its condolence statement, said, “Chairman Lee was a true visionary who transformed Samsung into the world-leading innovator and industrial… read-more

Union government has allowed Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to build 47 border outposts along the LAC. In addition, Home Ministry has also approved procurement of "special clothing" and "equipment" required for high-altitude locations. Addressing on ITBP's 59th Raising Day, Union Minister GK Reddy remarked that recent incidents "have broken the myth of some countries of having a powerful army". ITBP guards the 3,488-km-long border running… read-more

A novel plant species of the Sahyadri globe thistle, 'Echinops Sahyadricus', has been discovered in the northern Western Ghats. Researchers - Sushant More, a resident of Mumbai and Fabio Conti, an Italian citizen - discovered the species in Maharashtra's Pune district. Reportedly, the plant species grow in monsoon season and yields fruits around December. Besides, the plant species discovered is also endemic to western Maharashtra.