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Nearly 100 schools receive bomb threats in Delhi NCR, MHA says ‘appears to be hoax call’
New Delhi/Noida: At least 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR area received bomb threats through emails Wednesday leading to chaos and widespread alarm but “nothing objectionable” was found, officials said, requesting people not to panic. The schools were evacuated after local police were informed about the threat emails. According to Delhi...
Read moreMajor jolt to Congress in Delhi as MLAs Naseeb Singh, Neeraj Basoya quit party; blame alliance with AAP
New Delhi: In a major setback to the Congress party, two of its leaders and observers for two Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh have resigned from the party. The two leaders in separate letters addressed to party president Mallikarjun Kharge have majorly blamed the Congress' AAP alliance for their quitting the parties. Neeraj Basoya, former MLA and party Observer for the West Delhi Parliamentary Seat, has...
Read moreAntony Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza truce deal
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived in Israel where he will meet the country's President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday to push forward the Gaza ceasefire deal. This is the seventh visit of Blinken since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out October 7, 2023. The Israel Prime Minister's office in a statement Tuesday night said that the meeting with Herzog will be...
Read moreChina’s advanced third aircraft carrier begins sea trials amid South China Sea tensions
Beijing: China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials Wednesday as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the US in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The ship left Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard Wednesday morning for the sea trials, primarily to test the reliability and stability of the aircraft carrier's propulsion and electrical systems, the state-run Xinhua news...
Read moreTwo Samajwadi Party leaders booked in HM Amit Shah’s edited video case
Lucknow: Two Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders have been served summons in connection with the edited video speech of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. SP candidate from Ambedkar Nagar, Lalji Varma, has been served notice and was even subjected to initial questioning. "This is a clear attempt to prevent me from filing nomination and contesting election from Ambedkar Nagar but incidents like Surat cannot be repeated everywhere. See the haste with which...
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Police probing whether Bishnoi gang received help from anti-national elements outside India
Mumbai: The Mumbai police probing the firing outside Hindi film actor Salman Khan's residence here are trying to find out if the Lawrence Bishnoi gang received help in the form of funds or weapons from anti-national elements active outside India, officials have said. Two persons had fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai's Bandra area,...
Couple killed as car hits roadside tree in Odisha’s Kandhamal district
Phulbani: A man and his wife were killed after their car hit a roadside tree in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Wednesday. The accident occurred Tuesday evening at Raikia town when they were returning home from Berhampur railway station after dropping their daughter there, a senior officer said. The couple was admitted to a local health facility...
Nearly 100 schools receive bomb threats in Delhi NCR, MHA says ‘appears to be hoax call’
New Delhi/Noida: At least 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR area received bomb threats through emails Wednesday leading to chaos and widespread alarm but “nothing objectionable” was found, officials said, requesting people not to panic. The schools were evacuated after local police were informed about the threat emails. According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), at least 97 calls...
Bella Hadid takes a step back from modelling
Los Angeles: Supermodel Bella Hadid has shared that she is taking a step back from her glamorous career and starting anew in Texas with her ‘partner’ Adan Banuelo. “After 10 years of modelling, I realised I was putting so much energy and love and effort into something that, in the long run, wasn't necessarily giving back to...
Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr cheer ‘Avengers’ co-star Jeremy Renner’s recovery
Los Angeles: Actors Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr are celebrating their 'Avenger' co-star Jeremy Renner's recovery after his 2023 fatal snow plow accident. Hemsworth and Downey Jr said in a new interview that the crew is still in contact with each other via a group text chain, which is how they initially found out about Renner’s...
Major jolt to Congress in Delhi as MLAs Naseeb Singh, Neeraj Basoya quit party; blame alliance with AAP
New Delhi: In a major setback to the Congress party, two of its leaders and observers for two Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh have resigned from the party. The two leaders in separate letters addressed to party president Mallikarjun Kharge have majorly blamed the Congress' AAP alliance for their quitting the parties....
‘No evidence that cipher was in Imran’s custody’: Islamabad High Court
Islamabad: In a fresh twist in the cipher case, the Islamabad High Court has observed that the Federal Investigation Agency has nothing to prove that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan retained the confidential diplomatic cable and it went missing from his possession. An Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice...
Elon Musk lays off entire Tesla charging network team
New Delhi: Elon Musk has disbanded Tesla's charging team in a new layoff round, a move which was unexpected and "surprising to everyone". The layoffs at Tesla's Supercharger network come despite onboarding top automakers like Ford and General Motors to use its connectors. Tesla's Supercharger network has the connector technology known as the North American Charging Standard...
Eight IPL players named in Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad
Kabul: Eight players featuring in the ongoing Indian Premier League have been named in the 15-member Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad to be led by star all-rounder Rashid Khan. Hashmatullah Shahidi, who captained Afghanistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup, has been left out of the squad named by the Afghanistan Cricket Board. Left-handed opener Hazratullah Zazai,...
IPL 2024: MI skipper Hardik Pandya fined for slow over-rate offence
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians' (MI) captain Hardik Pandya has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow Tuesday. "As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 24 Lakh"...