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 moreMoscow renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia
Kyiv: Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country's energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defence systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Ukraine's air force said Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which 21 had been shot down by Ukrainian air defences. In a post on Telegram, Minister of...
Read moreMamata Banerjee loses balance while boarding helicopter
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her balance and fell while boarding a helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district Saturday afternoon. She was on the way to Kulti for an election rally when the incident happened. "The CM fell inside the helicopter after losing her balance while she was trying to sit. She is fine," a senior officer, who was accompanying Banerjee, told PTI. Following the incident, she...
Read moreAt 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 Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. He denounced the attack as a "terrorist act" committed...
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...
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MI opt to field against DC; Prithvi Shaw misses out
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals here Saturday. MI made one change to its playing XI, bringing in Luke Wood for Gerald Coetzee. The Delhi side made a couple of changes, bringing in Kumar Kushagra and Lizaad...
Moscow renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia
Kyiv: Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country's energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defence systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Ukraine's air force said Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which 21 had...
Mamata Banerjee loses balance while boarding helicopter
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her balance and fell while boarding a helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district Saturday afternoon. She was on the way to Kulti for an election rally when the incident happened. "The CM fell inside the helicopter after losing her balance while she was trying to sit. She is...
Pakistan to tour NZ next year for 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that its national side will tour New Zealand next year to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals. The series, the sixth between the two nations since 2023, was finalised during a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) CEO Scott Weenink in Lahore on the...
Archery WC: Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events
Shanghai: Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam's incredible presence of mind helped her bag a stunning hat-trick of gold medals as she spearheaded India's dominance at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai Saturday. The world No. 3 Jyothi fought past tournament top seed Andrea Becerra of Mexico in a tight shoot-off finish 146=146 (9*-9)...
Leading IT firms in India lost close to 70K employees in last fiscal year
New Delhi: Amid the muted revenue growth in the Indian IT services sector due to global macroeconomic headwinds, leading IT companies saw a drop of nearly 70,000 employees in the last fiscal year (FY24). Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro and Tech Mahindra, among others, lost maximum employees in FY24. While Infosys saw its employee headcount drop...
Odisha: Three killed in Angul as motorcycle collides with truck
Angul: Three persons were killed as their motorcycle collided with a truck in Odisha's Angul district Saturday morning, police said. The accident happened on NH-55 in the Panchamahala area of the district, they said. All three persons died on the spot. They were identified as Krupa Dehury (48), Rajendra Pradhan (21) and Subrat Pradhan (17). They were...
BJP eying anti-incumbency, Modi wave in Odisha to defeat BJD: Tomar
Bhubaneswar: The BJP will benefit from the anti-incumbency against the Biju Janata Dal government, which is in power for an unbroken 24 years in Odisha and a strong Modi wave to dethrone Naveen Patnaik from the helm of the state, claimed senior saffron party leader Vijaypal Singh Tomar. In an interview with PTI, Tomar said, "There is...
WhatsApp’s new filter option will let users get list of their favourites from chats tab
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that will offer users a dedicated "filter" to quickly get a list of their favourites from the chats tab on Android. According to WABetaInfo, the feature is set for release in a future update of the app. With this new chat filter, users will get to easily...
Malayalam hit ‘Manjummel Boys’ to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from May 5
New Delhi: Malayalam survival thriller Manjummel Boys will be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from May 5, the streamer announced Saturday. The hit movie, written and directed by Chidambaram, hit the theatres February 22 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics. Manjummel Boys also became the highest-grossing Malayalam film by...
