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Diwali, also called Deepavali in some parts of India, is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in the country. If you are looking for a quick and easy way to send festive greetings online to your family and friends, here’s how you can send stickers and personalised messages on WhatsApp and Instagram. Here’s how WhatsApp’s Diwali sticker pack looks like. (Express Photo) How to send Diwali WhatsApp stickers? This year, WhatsApp has launched a special animated sticker pack for Diwali wishes. Available via the app’s community channel, this sticker pack is useful for quickly wishing your friends and family this…

US President Donald Trump said the deal had been negotiated over the last four to five months.Published On 20 Oct 202520 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed an agreement on rare earth and critical minerals as China tightens control over global supply.The two leaders signed the deal on Monday at the White House.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTrump said the agreement had been negotiated over four or five months. The two leaders will also discuss trade, submarines and military equipment, Trump said.Albanese described it…

The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 local commercial vehicle owner and operator associations in Kolasib district. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Truckers and other commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have called for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated condition of National Highway-306, the State’s vital link, an agitating leader said on Monday (October 20, 2025).The blockade will be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) of drivers and owners of commercial vehicles in Kolasib town, he said.NH-306, a stretch of…

The European Council on Monday (October 20, 2025) approved conclusions on a ‘New Strategic EU-India Agenda’ announced earlier by the European Commission, welcoming the “strong impetus” it provides to relations between the European Union and India. The Belgium-based council, responsible for the general political direction and priorities of the 27-member economic bloc, highlighted efforts on both sides to conclude an India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of the year. Its conclusions this week endorse the Joint Communication on the new agenda and its objective of deepening EU-India ties, including prosperity and sustainability, technology and innovation, security and defence,…

Twenty minutes of safe midday sun on forearms and face, brisk walking in a nearby park, climbing steps, or doing surya namaskar deliver Vitamin D and weight-bearing stimulus that tells bones to stay strong. File photograph used for representational purposes only Strong bones rarely make headlines, yet without them the simplest daily acts would be impossible. That invisible strength is exactly what osteoporosis, whose name comes from the Greek for “porous bone,” quietly erodes. World Osteoporosis Day, marked on October 20 each year, is a prime time to put the spotlight on osteoporosis. Far more than a natural part of…

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, speaking at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, Calif. in June 2022. Jerod Harris/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Jerod Harris/Getty Images North America Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins is asking President Trump to remove the audio of one of his performances from a contentious AI-generated video which Trump posted on his Truth Social account on Saturday evening. In the fake video, a crown-wearing Trump is in a fighter jet emblazoned “KING TRUMP.” Accompanied by Loggins singing “Danger Zone” – a hit single from the 1986 movie Top Gun – the plane dumps…

In today’s fast-paced world, sleep deprivation has almost become the norm. Whether it’s binge-watching, doomscrolling, chasing a work deadline, finishing a science project, or simply lying awake overthinking, sleep is often the first thing to be tossed out of the window. According to a 2025 sleep statistics report, about one-third of adults worldwide get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night. And even if we set aside the long-term consequences, the immediate effects are unavoidable with fatigue, poor concentration, and mood swings derailing an entire day. Curious about just how damaging it can be to sleep for only…

PatnaOctober 19, 2025 07:40 AM IST First published on: Oct 19, 2025 at 07:40 AM IST From Nitish Kumar’s performance as Railways Minister that convinced former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to project him as the NDA’s chief ministerial candidate to his ideas on women’s empowerment and his views on socialism, secularism and communalism, a book documents the Bihar CM’s speeches in Parliament and the less talked about facets of his time as a parliamentarian. Published in five volumes, Nitish Kumar’s Statesmanship in Parliament has been edited by political scientist and Bihar OBC Commission’s former member Jag Narayan Singh Yadav and was recently released in Patna. “Though…

Starlight Serenade, Encino and Absolute Gorgeous excelled when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Oct. 20) morning.Inner sand: 600m: Foujita (Shahrukh) 41. Easy. Foxy (T.S. Jodha) 39. Moved fluently. Johnny Mac (Nazil) 38. Moved well.800m: Talking Point (S.J. Sunil) 52, 600/39. Moved freely. Absolute Gorgeous (S. Kamble) 48, 600/36. Excelled. Mr. Brainwash (S.G. Prasad) 52, 600/38. Urged. Divine Star (A. Gaikwad) 53, 600/39. Worked freely. Amazing Ruler (Merchant) 52, 600/39. Worked well.1000m: Crimson Pirate (Vivek G), Spotlight (Pranil) 1-12, 600/42. They were level. Little John (S. Amit) 1-11, 800/55, 600/41. Moved fluently. Spanish Eyes (S. Amit) 1-4, 800/50, 600/38.…

new video loaded: What to Know About the ICE Raid at a Hyundai PlantICE and other law enforcement agencies detained nearly 500 workers in Georgia in September. Farah Stockman, who covers manufacturing for The New York Times, describes the fallout from the incident and what could be next for foreign factory investments in the U.S.By Farah Stockman, Gabriel Blanco, June Kim and Claire HoganOctober 20, 2025