Also in focus: The Bombay High Court directs the BMC to re-upload Dia Mirza’s firecracker-free Diwali campaign video; the NDA leads in Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body polls and former Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is arrested over alleged child sexual abuse.
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The United States has carried out what it calls defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a day before crucial U.S. midterm elections. The strikes come amid rising tensions in West Asia and uncertainty over the possibility of a negotiated settlement with Iran. Also in focus: The Bombay High Court directs the BMC to re-upload Dia Mirza’s firecracker-free Diwali campaign video; the NDA leads in Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body polls and former Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is arrested over alleged child sexual abuse.
