Two CRPF personnel killed in Manipur militant attack
Imphal: Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured as militants attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The militants attacked an IRBn (India Reserve Battalion) camp at Naranseina in the Moirang police station area, they said. "The...
Read moreIsrael demands release of at least 33 hostages to prevent Rafah attack
Tel Aviv: Israel has demanded the release of at least 33 hostages by Hamas to prevent the planned attack on the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry told IANS that the demand was put forward by Mossad chief David Barnea before the visiting Egyptian delegation headed by its intelligence chief Major General Abbas Kamel. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has already...
Read morePunjab Kings beat KKR by 8 wickets after world record chase
Kolkata: Led by Jonny Bairstow's incredible hundred, Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they overhauled the 262-run target set by Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets to spare in the IPL here Friday. PBKS bettered South Africa's 259/4 against West Indies in March last year. In the IPL, Rajasthan Royals held the previous record for chasing down 224...
Read moreKejriwal as CM even after arrest puts political interest over national interest: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the city government over the issue of non-supply of books to the children studying in MCD schools, saying the continuation of Arvind Kejriwal as the chief minister even after his arrest puts political interest over national interest. The court said the Delhi government was "interested in appropriation of power". The court's observations came after the Delhi government counsel said the matter requires...
Read moreSC’s EVM order: Former CECs say 100% cross-verification not needed
New Delhi: Former chief election commissioners Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order rejecting pleas to go back to the ballot system and hold complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with paper trail machines, and said the present system of matching results was sufficient. Delivering its verdict on a clutch of petitions, the top court said persistent doubts and despair in EVMs create distrust in the electoral process and reduce citizen...
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At least four killed in drone attack on gas field in Iraq
Baghdad: Four people were killed in a drone attack on a gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region, prompting condemnation from both regional and federal authorities. Peshawa Hawramani, the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said in a statement that the strike killed four Yemeni nationals working in the field and inflicted significant damage on the infrastructure...
Israel demands release of at least 33 hostages to prevent Rafah attack
Tel Aviv: Israel has demanded the release of at least 33 hostages by Hamas to prevent the planned attack on the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry told IANS that the demand was put forward by Mossad chief David Barnea before the visiting Egyptian delegation headed by...
Robert Downey Jr. wants to return as Iron Man, but there’s a small problem
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has expressed interest in reprising his role as Iron Man. However, there is one problem, the character died at the end of Avengers: Endgame. Speaking with GamesRadar at the Sands: International Film Festival, the film’s directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, seemed baffled at the notion of a Downey return. "I...
‘Stranded’ Aditi Rao Hydari watches ‘airport circus’: New lows every day
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Priyanka’s daughter Malti designated ‘chief troublemaker’ on ‘Head of State’ set
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Meta loses billions of dollars in quest to lead AR-VR market
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In the middle of the Lok Sabha elections frenzy, the Haryana government finds itself tangled in a peculiar accusation of discriminatory practices and bureaucratic tangles. Y Puran Kumar, a senior IPS officer with a knack for details, has written a whimsical complaint to Chief Secretary T.V.S.N. Prasad. His lament? The rather lackluster car he has been allotted....
Two CRPF personnel killed in Manipur militant attack
Imphal: Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured as militants attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The militants attacked an IRBn (India Reserve Battalion) camp at Naranseina in the Moirang police station area, they said. "The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targetting the...
At least 3 dead as truck hits 2-wheeler
Rourkela: Three youths were killed on the spot when the two-wheeler they were riding on was hit from the rear by a coal-laden truck close to the NTPC Power Plant at Darlipali under Bhasma police station late Thursday night. The three deceased were identified as Raghuranjan Pradhan, Ashish Bhoi and Rupak Dharua. The driver of the truck...
Nine Keonjhar villages face acute drinking water scarcity
Hatadihi: With normal life severely affected due to the heatwave, residents in two locked panchayats under this block of Keonjhar district are facing acute drinking water scarcity. The situation has turned really bad as the tube wells in the villages are not working. Many opined that the groundwater level has decreased at an alarming rate and that...