Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has revealed details of an alleged assassination plot against her and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, after her ousting from power. “Rehana and I survived—just 20-25 minutes apart, we escaped death,” Hasina said in an audio message posted on the Bangladesh Awami League‘s Facebook page. The 76-year-old leader was ousted…
KOCHI: Mushrooms and magic mushrooms are neither scheduled narcotic or psychotropic substances nor mixtures as defined under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act but merely fungi, Kerala High Court (HC) has noted while granting bail to a Bengaluru man in an NDPS case.The petitioner, Rahul Rai, was arrested by Mananthavady excise officials from…
AHMEDABAD: Mohammed Irshad Ansari, a resident of Chartoda kabrastan in Gomtipur, knocked on the Gujarat high court‘s door to save his mother’s grave, which has been demarcated by the civic body for demolition along with variuos shops and residential units for road expansion.Ansari was among 41 petitioners who filed the petition in the HC. Rest…
Line of vehicles crowds the road as residents flee from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7 (AP Photo) The devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire, one of the most destructive in California history, has raised questions about the timing of evacuation orders. According to an Associated Press’ analysis of…
They say, all supermen wear capes. Some wear bibs. Mo Farah is one of them.One of only two athletes to win the 5000m and 10,000m gold at successive Olympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016), the 41-year-old visited the Times Of India office at CST in his capacity as an event ambassador of the Tata…
The Israeli cabinet on late Friday officially approved a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, a major step in achieving peace after more than 15 months of conflict in Gaza. The agreement comes after intense negotiations mediated by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar.The negotiations, held primarily in Doha, Qatar, were led by top diplomats, intelligence officials,…
South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol (File photo) South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court on Saturday to oppose his formal arrest over last month’s imposition of martial law, according to his lawyers.Yoon, detained since Wednesday following a large-scale police operation at his home, could…
TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform, faces a potential shutdown in the United States on Sunday, January 19, unless the government offers clear assurances to service providers regarding their liability under a new federal law banning the app. The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld the federal law, clearing the way for a nationwide TikTok ban….
The looming threat of a trade war between Canada and the United States could become the most significant in decades if US President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his plans to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, according to Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly. Speaking at a press conference in Washington on Friday, Joly described…
PILIBHIT: A 29-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly stripped in front of several villagers in a sugarcane field when she tried to rescue her husband’s younger brother from the clutches of his attackers, who were brutally beating him over some dispute. Six accused were booked following a complaint.The victim, belonging to a village under Kheri police…
