Jean-Marc Villard’s cookery school has a lot to offer to enthusiasts, but do visit the local farmers’ market lo learn all about local produce read more

A Ferris wheel lit up during the Dussehra fair at Ramlila ground near Red Fort in New Delhi.

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Christine is now driven by the desire to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a strong finish at the DLF Golf and Country Club will further her cause. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2R) holds a bow and arrow at an event as President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind look on, ahead of the burning of an effigy of Ravana at an event marking the end of the festival of Dussehra at Luv-Kush Ramleela Committee in Lal Qila Maidan.

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Though he did not name any countries, Pakistani media has reported that the government was consulting allies like China and Saudi Arabia for financial help. read more

A 24-hour shutdown, called by the Sabarimala Samrakshna Samiti, began on Thursday morning even as pilgrims continued to make their way to the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Shops, business establishments and educational institutes remained closed due to the bandh. Pilgrims are stranded at many locations since government vehicles have also kept off roads.

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Protestors block the road at Nilakkal base camp in Kerala. On Wednesday, at least three women journalists were attacked by an angry mob on their way to report the protests over the Supreme Court’s verdict to allow women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa. Also, a woman who was on her way to pray at the temple wearing jeans was stopped, reported IANS.

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Durga Puja 2018: The festivities are incomplete without pandal hopping, digging into some delicious food and getting those selfies clicked. These are the top 5 pandals across the country. read more

Several Indian citizens – including economic offender Mehul Choksi – have accessed investment schemes that lead to citizenship in such countries in recent years. read more

Bill MacDonald, program coordinator of the new Commercial Cannabis Production Program at Niagara College, instructs his students inside the marijuana lab. As Canadians usher in the legalization of recreational cannabis this week, 24 students are becoming the first in the country to get formal credentials in growing pot.

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The 31-year-old Matthew Hedges , who was researching the UAE’s foreign and internal security policies after the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions, was detained at Dubai airport on May 5. read more

According to news agency ANI, talks between the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), the tantri (supreme priest of Sabarimala temple) and the erstwhile royal family of Pandalam to resolve the row over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple have failed. The Board said that they can discuss the review petition on October 19.

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Biswajit Daimary, Rajya Sabha MP representing Bodo People’s Front (BPF), also said photographs of commander-in-chief of banned United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) Paresh Baruah should be used in promotional campaigns. read more

The ‘illegal immigrants’ said they used to work as labourers in Bengaluru and wanted to go to their home country via Tripura. The group included 10 men, 8 women and 13 children, railway police said. read more

BJP chief Amit Shah said that the BJP had created a “record” in honouring women while the Congress had done nothing for them despite being in power for a long time. read more