Top 10 world news: Cyclone Dana to make landfall in Odisha; India-Canada tensions, and more

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Eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal were bracing for severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' Thursday night (Oct 24), prompting authorities to cancel flights, trains and order evacuation of more than 1.1 million people.

India’s High Commissioner to Canada, who is now back in his home country after being recalled last week, has accused Ottawa of providing refuge to Khalistani terrorists. Sanjay Verma, the diplomat, also termed Canada’s move to declare him a ‘person of interest’ in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case as a "kind of back-stabbing".

Two Indian Army soldiers and two porters were killedThursday (Oct 24) after their vehicle was attacked by terrorists near Botpathri in Gulmarg, Kashmir,close to the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan.The vehicle belonged to the 18 Rashtriya Rifles (RR).

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Thursday (Oct 24) pitched for reforms at established global institutions to create an equitable world order. Speaking at the BRICS Summit in Russia’s Kazan, the top Indian diplomat repeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message of peace, saying it was not an era of war.

France's foreign minister said on Thursday that Paris' international conference for Lebanon raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India.He will take oath on November 11, a day after incumbent Justice D Y Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65.

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (Oct 24) met with the newly-elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir to discuss key issues. According to media reports, Shah assured CM Omar Abdullah that statehood will soon be granted to the union territory, fulfilling a promise made to the Supreme Court of India.

Days after a wave of bomb hoaxes affectedseveral Indian flights, at least 85 flights of IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received similar threats on Thursday (Oct 24).

Washington Sundar repaid the faith of the Indian selectors on Thursday (Oct 24) by pickingseven wickets in the first innings of New Zealand in the second Test match. Washington, who came into the side replacing Kuldeep Yadav, showed his class with the ball while playing at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. His seven wickets also meant New Zealand were bowled out for 259 in the final session on Day 1.

Several prominent stars of the Hollywood lobby have come in support of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. And, if recent reports are to be believed, the most recent one who will be supporting Harris in the presidential race is none other than the Queen - Beyonce!