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A fresh arrest was on Tuesday made in the Tiger Shroff firing case, with Haryana’s Sonipat police arresting a man identified as Sameer, who allegedly facilitated contact between the shooters and Anil Pandit. Notably, Pandit, who reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, is suspected of operating from the US and has alleged links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

In a significant development, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin his three-day visit to India on Tuesday to advance bilateral ties in energy, trade and investment, defence, critical technologies, and exchange views on the West Asia crisis. This would be Rubio’s second India visit this year which comes amid persistent friction in bilateral ties. During his earlier trip in May, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar besides attending a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting.

The West Bengal Health Department has stepped up preparations for the remaining days of Durga Puja after a stampede in north Kolkata killed 19 people and injured 25 others. Doctors and medical teams will be stationed at five major pandals in the city to ensure prompt treatment if another emergency occurs.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile attack on a military camp in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers and injuring around 200 recruits, Yemeni military officials and the provincial government said. The Houthis acknowledged targeting the camp, in one of the deadliest attacks since fighting intensified again this summer.

Amid violent protests in France, US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) issued a stark warning regarding the future of Europe, saying that France and the broader continent face total collapse unless they immediately seal their borders and deport migrants who “hate their countries. “And, as you know, Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon. And that wasn’t the deal. That wasn’t the deal. I told Emmanuel Macron, you should close up your borders,” Trump said.

The first image of the suspected attackers, who allegedly opened fired at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff while he was in his car at the Juhu area in Mumbai, has emerged. The two accused could be seen wearing white shirts, while one of them also had a hat.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-day summit his US counterpart Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month, aiming to end the conflict with Ukraine that began in February 2022 ins Moscow’s favour. The development comes as Putin seeks further improving his relations with Trump, a move that has irked Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday met actor Tiger Shroff at his residence following a firing incident in Mumbai and assured the family of the state government’s support. Shinde condemned the incident and said no attempt to threaten or intimidate public figures would be tolerated.

The ongoing T20I series between India women and Zimbabwe women continued with the two sides taking on each other at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, on October 18th. It is interesting to note that the hosts came into the clash on the back of a win in the first T20I after playing decent cricket.

A video circulating shows gunfire directed at a car belonging to Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening. Shroff escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person were injured, police said.