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Balasore man held in 3 qtl marijuana haul
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a notorious narcotics smuggler and recovered a whooping three quintals of marijuana (ganja) which he was supposed to deliver to receivers in neighbouring Jharkhand. Interestingly, the police said Rahul Sethi, the alleged smuggler, was...
Death toll rises to seven in Odisha boat tragedy
Bhubaneswar: The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies Saturday, a senior official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized Friday evening, recovered...
Read moreUS sanctions three Chinese firms, one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme, the State Department has announced. The names of the companies are Xi'an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade and Granpect Co. Ltd from China and Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant from Belarus. These entities “have engaged in activities or transactions that have...
Read moreCash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout
Washington/Islamabad: Pakistan has made a formal request to IMF for seeking the next bailout package in the range of USD 6 to USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate financing, a media report said Saturday. Cash-strapped Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package for three years under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)....
Read moreElon Musk’s India visit postponed due to crucial Tesla quarter results
New Delhi: Elon Musk, Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed.” “But I do very much look forward to visiting later this year,” Musk added Last week,...
Read moreMan sets himself on fire in New York outside Trump’s criminal trial court
New York: A man set himself on fire outside Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection was underway in the criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump, according to media reports and videos posted on social media. The incident took place Friday noon. The man was engulfed in flames and was rushed to hospital later, Xinhua news agency reported. The man threw pamphlets into the air and poured accelerant on himself,...
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US sanctions three Chinese firms, one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme, the State Department has announced. The names of the companies are Xi'an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade and Granpect Co. Ltd from China and Minsk Wheel...
Death toll rises to seven in Odisha boat tragedy
Bhubaneswar: The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies Saturday, a senior official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized Friday evening, recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi river,...
Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout
Washington/Islamabad: Pakistan has made a formal request to IMF for seeking the next bailout package in the range of USD 6 to USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate financing, a media report said Saturday. Cash-strapped Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details...
Rihanna regrets showing off too much skin in her past fashion appearances
Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Rihanna has reflected on some of her past fashion choices, expressing regret over certain aspects. The multi-hyphenate spoke about her favourite looks and her least favourites. The mother of two revealed that one of her current "fashion icks" is showing off too much skin, reports ‘People’ magazine. She told ‘British Vogue, "It's gonna sound...
Elon Musk’s India visit postponed due to crucial Tesla quarter results
New Delhi: Elon Musk, Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed.” “But I...
Man sets himself on fire in New York outside Trump’s criminal trial court
New York: A man set himself on fire outside Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection was underway in the criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump, according to media reports and videos posted on social media. The incident took place Friday noon. The man was engulfed in flames and was rushed to hospital later, Xinhua news...
Unknown aircraft bombed two Iraqi military bases near Baghdad
Baghdad: Two Iraqi military bases were bombed after midnight Saturday by an unknown aircraft in Babil province, south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told the media. The airstrikes were carried out by drones and targeted two bases belonging to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in the Mahawil area, in the northern part of Babil province,...
Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha attacked by mob in Bengaluru, urges K’taka CM to act
Bengaluru: Popular Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha said Friday that she is afraid to step outside in the streets of Bengaluru after her family was attacked by a mob for speaking in Kannada and appealed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Karnataka Police to take strict action against the miscreants involved in the incident. Senior BJP leader and Opposition...
Damning Indictment
I n a significant development in a more than decade-old Case, the Supreme Court has handed a major victory to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) by overturning its earlier directive. Previously, the apex court had ordered DMRC to pay an arbitration award of Rs 8,000 crore to Anil Ambani’s firm, Delhi Airport Metro Express Ltd (DAMEPL)....
IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad fined Rs 12 lakh each for slow over rate
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings counterpart Ruturaj Gaikwad have been fined Rs 12 lakh each as their teams maintained a slow over rate in their Indian Premier League match here. Playing at home, LSG beat defending champions CSK by eights wickets in the match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal...