Russia launched fresh strikes against Ukraine at dawn on Sunday, a day after vowing to retaliate for what it called a “terrorist attack” on the city of Belgorod. Several Iranian-made “Shahed” drones targeted Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight, according to local authorities, as the two sides have taken turns accusing each other of pummelling…
British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis walked down memory lane to remember his “high & low life of diplomacy” in 2023. The UK envoy on Friday said that he faced an oops moment during UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty’s first official visit to India in September for the G20…
The government on Sunday declared pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir a banned organisation for fomenting terrorism and spreading anti-India propaganda in the Union territory. Announcing the decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the group was found spreading anti-India propaganda and continuing terror activities to fuel secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir. The…
Earlier this month, the gold prices had skyrocketed again due to tensions in the Middle East.
In a tragic incident, a man died by suicide after allegedly killing his wife in Ernakulam district on Sunday morning, the police said. The incident was reported from Piravom, 31 kilometers from here. According to police, the man also allegedly attacked his two daughters before taking the extreme step. The injured daughters have been admitted…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday asked the Mumbai civic commissioner to illuminate temples and buildings here with decorative lights and “celebrate Diwali” on January 22, the day of consecration of Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and more than 6,000 people are expected to…
London’s Big Ben on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of its “bongs” to ring in the New Year being broadcast live across the world. Ever since New Year’s Eve 1923 when BBC engineer A.G. Dryland clambered onto a roof opposite the British parliament to record the strikes, live transmission has become an annual tradition. The unmistakable…
A 32-year-old man suffering from a mental ailment allegedly made a hoax call to the Maharashtra police’s control room about a bomb in Mumbai, police said on Sunday. The police traced the man to Amravati, but no arrest was made as he was found to be mentally unstable, an official from Amravati police said. The…
About 80 people were detained after the police raided a rave party in Maharashtra’s Thane late last night. Officials said they have been detained for illegally consuming drugs at the party. They have been sent for a medical examination, they said. Police have seized drugs like LSD, charas, ecstasy pills, and marijuana from the party….
An American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen Saturday as it responded to a call for help from a container ship that was hit in a separate strike, the US military said. The missiles were launched from territory controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a…